Telemystery: TNT Announces Fall/Winter 2011 Crime Drama Dates

In a press release earlier today, TNT announced its Fall and Winter 2011 schedule, including returning dates for its crime dramas and the launch date for TNT Mystery Movie Night. (Yes, that's yet another new name for the series, dropping the word "Tuesday", but the reason for the change will soon become clear.)

Leverage returns with the first of eight new episodes on Sunday, November 27th, followed a day later with the first of five episodes of The Closer and the first of five episodes of Rizzoli & Isles. Then, on January 17th, the fourth season of Southland premieres.

The TNT Mystery Movie Night opens its six episode run on Tuesday, November 29th with an adaptation of Scott Turow's Innocent. The next day, Wednesday, November 30th, an adaptation of Sandra Brown's Ricochet airs. The following week, also on consecutive days, December 6th and 7th, we'll see adaptations of Hide by Lisa Gardner and Silent Witness by Richard North Patterson. Then on Tuesday, December 13th, TNT airs Good Morning, Killer, April Smith's adaptation of her own mystery featuring FBI agent Ana Grey. Finally, on Tuesday, December 20th, the holiday-themed Deck the Halls will air, an adaptation of a mystery by Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark.

At least one of the above made-for-television film adaptations — Good Morning, Killer by April Smith — is believed to be a pilot for a potential series.

(Source: TNT Press Release.)