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TNT renews 'Rizzoli & Isles'

Angie Harmon arrives at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 30, 2011. UPI/Phil McCarten
1 of 2 | Angie Harmon arrives at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 30, 2011. UPI/Phil McCarten | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- TNT says it has ordered a third season of its Boston-set police drama "Rizzoli & Isles," starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.

The show is in the midst of its second season, which is to continue through September. The second season is to resume in November and wrap up in December.

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The third run of fresh episodes is to begin airing in summer 2012.

"This summer, 'Rizzoli & Isles' has proven that last year's record-breaking ratings were just the beginning of this show's remarkable track record," Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, said in a statement Friday.

"With a terrific cast, a top-notch production team and the kind of stories TNT fans crave, 'Rizzoli & Isles' is poised to continue its success alongside blockbuster TNT series like 'The Closer' and 'Falling Skies.'"

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