FBI Dramas

Fox has announced its 2009-2010 midseason line-up and, and it includes 2 new unique crime related action dramas.

One series stars Fringe’s Mark Valley as an unusual private contractor who works to keep his clients alive.
The other series (Past Life) pairs an NYPD detective and a gifted psychologist (Kelli Giddish, seen here) who work to solve crimes that must be solved in the present and past(?). Are we talking time travel here, or past lives?
Human Target
Courtesy of DC Comics, and executive producers McG and Simon West, Mark Valley will star as Christopher Chance, a very “different” sort of private contractor …read more

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Not only is Lie To Me coming back for Season 2 this fall, but it’s coming back in a BIG way. It gets the coveted spot of Monday nights at 9:00 PM, right after ratings monster, House. What makes this series so popular? Maybe it’s because the science of body language and truth telling have always been popular.

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So what’s next for CBS and CTV’s police drama Flashpoint?

Amid all the amazing season finales last Friday, some of us probably needed two DVRs just to keep up. Flashpoint, the riveting police drama that’s full of tense scenarios with an emotional backdrop, had some modest ratings for its Season 2 finale, Exit Wounds (8.4 million…just behind Numb3rs’ 9.6 million).

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Who on Criminal Minds puts themselves in danger to save others tonight? Morgan, Reid? 

Besides the episodes of Law and Order tonight (reruns) I caught this evening, at 8:00 PM on Fox, Lie To Me airs it Season 1 finale. It features the Lightman Group investigating a terrorist attack that occurs just outside of Washington, D.C. Mekhi Phifer stars as FBI Agent Reynolds, and he contacts the group and brings them on board to find the terrorists. Cal and Zoe also get a scare as they are concerned their daughter might be in danger.
Criminal Minds’ new episode, Amplification, …read more

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Get ready for Season 2 of Southland! NBC has renewed this new police drama, for 13 episodes. Take a look at the short official trailer for the show and read why this show is coming back.

 
Created by ER producer John Wells, Southland takes a unique and charged look at a Los Angeles police unit. From the emotionally charged Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) to the seasoned training cop John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz), the characters and series have charmed enough viewers into NBC saying yes.
The seven episodes that have premiered so far focus on what happens between LAPD patrol …read more

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On Friday April 24, CBS’ Flashpoint and Numb3rs took the lead!

Friday night’s episodes of Flashpoint and Numb3rs helped bring CBS to the ratings winner’s circle. Flashpoint’s new episode attracted 8.2 million viewers which left ABC’s Supernanny in the dust.
Flashpoint’s episode, called Remote Control, featured a bank worker whose wife is kidnapped, and he learns his own brother may be responsible. In this short clip above, you see the bank worker as he is apparently speaking to his wife one last time. Talk about tense..she’s also pregnant with their child.

The new episode of Numb3rs, which put agent …read more

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Check out the latest new and spoilers for some of our favorite general crime drama and FBI drama series. Read more about Fringe, Criminal Minds, 24, The Closer, and NCIS. Check out this short fan video featuring Criminal Minds.

 
I just saw the preview for next new episode of Criminal Minds that features Alex O’Loughlin (Moonlight). I had to laugh because in the official preview, it says “Alex O’Loughlin is back…”. Ha! CBS knows they should have kept Moonlight, and if I were them, I’d soak up as much O’Loughlin/Moonlight magic as possible. I bet there are a bunch of …read more

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True crime is represented tonight in a case so compelling that it captured the hearts of many. It’s every parent’s nightmare. Lifetime Movie Network will broadcast the world premiere of the movie, Natalie Holloway tonight at 8:00 PM ET.

It tells the story of the Alabama high school teenager Natalee Holloway (Amy Gumenick) who went missing in Aruba in 2005. It also details the desperate search by her mom, Beth Twitty (Tracy Pollan). Grant Show stars in this movie as well.
The movie is based on the book written by Beth Twitty, called “Loving Natalee: A Mother’s Testament of Hope …read more

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Described as a gripping network crime series, NBC’s and ER creator John Well’s Southland has burst onto the scene, with a story of a tough and experienced Los Angeles cop assigned to train a young rookie. Check out the short trailer for the series below:

The story is set on the backdrop of Los Angeles, and takes a look at not just the cops, but the victims, their families, and the criminals. Southland airs on Thursdays at 10:00 PM ET on NBC.
Watching the series, I get the feel of something between The Shield and Third Watch.  I also get the …read more

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Would SVU be the same without Detectives Benson and Stabler? Check out this short fan video, and read more about NBC possibly replacing these two on Law & Order: SVU.

Can it be true? NBC is mulling over replacing actors Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni on Law & Order: SVU if they continue to ask for higher salaries. Detectives Benson and Stabler have become staples of this series.
Now that the 11th season of SVU had become an inked deal, the actor’s current contracts expire in May, and that leaves room for the stars to renegotiate new deals. According to Ausiello …read more

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