Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles is a TNT television series starring Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The one-hour drama is based on the Rizzoli & Isles series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. It premiered on July 12, 2010. On December 9, 2014, TNT renewed Rizzoli & Isles for an 18-episode sixth season that began June 16, 2015. On July 23, 2015, TNT renewed the show for a 13-episode seventh season to premiere in 2016. On January 7, 2016, it was announced that the seventh season will be the series' last.

Premise

The series' backstory is inspired by the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. Rizzoli appears in the series' first novel, The Surgeon, and Isles is introduced in the second, The Apprentice, which serves as the basis for the television series. Boston detective Jane Rizzoli has been investigating a serial killer named Charles Hoyt. Hoyt, who was banned from medical school for fondling a corpse, used his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill people, usually choosing couples so that he could induce the most fear in his victims. Rizzoli ascertains Hoyt's location, but as she is searching for him, she is hit in the back of the head and knocked unconscious. She is pinned to the floor by scalpels and awakes as Hoyt prepares to cut her throat, but Vince Korsak, Rizzoli's partner, locates her and shoots Hoyt, saving her life. Rizzoli, reasoning that Korsak would never trust her as his partner after seeing her so vulnerable, applies for a new partner.

List of Rizzoli & Isles episodes

Rizzoli & Isles is an American crime drama series based on the novels by Tess Gerritsen, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as the respective title characters. It premiered on TNT on July 12, 2010, and set a record as cable TV's most watched commercial-supported series launch. The premiere was later recognized as the all time most successful cable series launch, with DVR viewers the week of the premiere increasing viewership to just over 9 million.

The first two seasons aired Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The series was quickly renewed for a second season on July 30, 2010, after airing only three episodes. The third season premiered on a new night and time, Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning June 5, 2012. Seasons 4 and 5 have aired, and Season 6 is continuing.

As of September 1, 2015, 86 episodes of Rizzoli & Isles have aired, ending with its sixth season's summer finale.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2012)

Season 4 (2013–14)