While genre thrillers like The Last Ship and The Librarians still do good traffic for the network, lighter fare like Rizzoli & Isles, Franklin & Bash and Perception have all been replaced on TNT.
TNT specifically has opted to go in a new, prestige TV-oriented direction with its programming.
Murder in the First is just the latest casualty on the network, although it seems as if Murder in the First fits in to the new lineup a little better than some of the channel’s older programming.
The cancellation of ok-faring cable shows is a move that we’ve seen keep happening as cable networks like TNT and USA have changed up their programming lineups to reflect the newly competitive cable landscape.