TNT Takes Aim At Traditional Network Programming

TNT announced their summer schedule, and it looks like they’ve got the Big 4 networks in their sights. Beginning June 8, TNT will air two-hour blocks of original programming during primetime Monday-Wednesday. What’s so groundbreaking about that? TNT will be airing 40% as much original content as Fox, and 60% as much as the CW. The lines between “network” and “cable” are getting even blurrier.

Here’s a look at what’s on TNT’s schedule this summer:

Mondays (beginning June 8)
9PM ET – The Closer
10PM ET – Raising the Bar

Tuesdays (beginning June 16)
9PM ET – Hawthorne (new show starring Jada Pinkett Smith)
10PM ET – Saving Grace

Wednesdays (beginning July 15)
9PM ET – Leverage
10PM ET – Dark Blue (new show about undercover LAPD officers)

USA Network will announce its summer schedule soon, and NBC is planning a full summer slate of new programming, both of which we’ll profile soon. What do you think, Nice Girls, are you ready for a full year of original programming divided between network and cable? Or do you wish you had the summers to catch up on what you missed during the traditional season?