Southland lands on TNT while NBC continues to suck

in TV by griffn — November 3, 2009 at 9:00 am | 0 comments

Good news: Southland has survived its moronic cancellation by NBC and found a home on TNT. Bad news: It looks like we may only get six new episodes from now until the 2010 fall season.

TNT has picked up the critically acclaimed series SOUTHLAND, closing a deal with Warner Bros. Television that will bring the drama from Emmy^®-winning producer John Wells (ER, The West Wing) to the network in January. TNT has obtained exclusive rights to air all six episodes that have been shot for the second season, as well as the seven episodes from the series’ first season. SOUTHLAND will air on TNT Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), beginning with the first episode of the series on Jan. 12.

But the question is will TNT air the profanity that was too much for network television unbleeped?

Meanwhile, the dramas NBC did decide to keep are failing miserably. Trauma has already been cancelled and Mercy will probably be off the air by spring. And The Jay Leno Show continues to be a ratings black hole that drags down and destroys everything within its gravitational pull. Good.

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