TNT making more cop dramas
After the success of The Closer, you can't blame TNT for going with a proven formula.The cable network is close to greenlighting two police drama pilots, a project from Jerry Bruckheimer about young undercover officers and Bunker Hill starring Donnie Wahlberg (which actually already received an a pilot order).
TNT's certainly been a busy little bee, stacking up new series left and right. Besides these two pilots, they've got Time Heals, starring Jada Pinkett Smith as a hospital nursing director; Night and Day, with William Fichtner playing an agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Men of a Certain Age, a dramedy featuring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher.
All these pilots are in addition to the new series TNT are launching this year. Raising the Bar already premiered to big numbers earlier this month (although subsequent weeks dropped in the ratings), while Leverage (about modern-day Robin Hoods) and Trust Me (about ad execs) debut later this year.
And of course, there's the Closer spinoff that's in the works.
What do you think -- is TNT becoming the foremost cable network for dramas ... or is it biting off more than it can chew?

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