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It's official !

USA is replacing sci-fi/paranormal with action/cop shows.

Law & Order: CI is taking over the slot that "The 4400" used to hold, and USA's newest series "In Plain Sight" take over our 10pm slot beginning this summer.

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Premiering this Summer on Sunday, June 8

NEW YORK – February 29, 2008 – USA Network, the #1 network in basic cable, announced today that it will reclaim Sunday nights in dramatic fashion this summer with back-to-back original series, featuring the veteran hit LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, continuing season seven on Sunday, June 8 at 9/8c, and the newest in USA's roster of bold originals, IN PLAIN SIGHT, premiering immediately following at 10/9c.

IN PLAIN SIGHT stars Mary McCormack ("The West Wing," "Private Parts") as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal working in the highly secretive branch of the witness protection program (WITSEC) who relocates Federal Witnesses - many of them who are career criminals, and many who are innocents that had the misfortune of witnessing a crime. They all have one thing in common – someone wants them dead. Mary's job is to see that doesn't happen, while at the same time attempting to manage her own dysfunctional family. IN PLAIN SIGHT also stars Frederick Weller ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "The Shape of Things"), Lesley Ann Warren ("Desperate Housewives," "Will & Grace"), Nichole Hiltz ("NYPD Blue," "Strong Medicine"), Paul Ben-Victor ("The Wire," "Entourage"), Cristian de la Fuente (upcoming in "Dancing With The Stars," "Side Order of Life," "Ugly Betty"), and Todd Williams ("Tilt," "Third Watch"). IN PLAIN SIGHT was created and written by David Maples ("Home Improvement," "Huff"), who serves as executive producer alongside Paul Stupin ("Dawson's Creek," "Beautiful People") and comes from Universal Media Studios.

LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT takes viewers into the minds of its criminals while following the psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve the crimes. The squad investigates high-profile cases, usually homicides, such as those involving VIPS, local government officials and employees, the financial industry and the art world. Criminal Intent differs from other series in the "Law & Order" franchise because it gives a great amount of attention to the actions and motives of the criminals, rather than showing (almost exclusively) the police and prosecution's side of the case. The show stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Chris Noth, Kathryn Erbe, Julianne Nicholson and Eric Bogosian. LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios and is Dick Wolf's third installment of the "Law & Order" brand, the second-longest running drama series in the history of television. Wolf, Warren Leight, Peter Jankowski and Norberto Barba are executive producers.
bondboy007
Wow!! YEAH!!! More Law & Order mess. Does USA really think that it will get any better ratings than TDZ. USA did little to no advertising for the Dead Zone and pulled it because it wasn't bringing in the ratings it wanted. Complete bull****.
Bubba_Bridges
Hi Bubba here, I already read this, looks like they are moving ahead. sad.gif
LynMichel
USA network and TNT might as well rename themselves 'Law and Order'. That's what they show the most on each of these networks.
McKenzie
QUOTE (LynMichel @ Mar 25 2008, 03:00 PM) *
USA network and TNT might as well rename themselves 'Law and Order'. That's what they show the most on each of these networks.



I concur. We only had the 4400 and Dead Zone in the summer, so why ax them? I can live without 10 year old reruns of Law & Order, thankyouverymuch. dry.gif
BGBDWLF
I for one am getting so burned out on Law and Order and its spinoffs on both channels. It seems like every time I turn the tube on that is all that is on. Thank god for "The Discovery Channel", lol.

BGBDWLF
carwiz28
I am so sick of Law and Order. It is on all day and all night everyday!! USA and TNT should change their names to the Law and Order channel. Law and Order and every reality show ever made--- enough already!!!!
croscoe
There are 8 shows on USA that are crime/police related. Eight!

USA should change their slogan to: "Cops Welcome"

I do enjoy L&O CI, Monk and Psych, but come on! In Plain Sight is just plain awful.
CrucifaxAutumn
In Plain Sight is about as entertaining as sand in my shorts.

I like the L&O shows a lot, but screw USA, I'll watch 'em on other channels. And this original episode thing isn't gonna hook me...I'd love it if they didn't take away DZ, but I'll never watch USA as long as they don't correct this injustice. I may be indirectly giving them money by watching on NBC, but at least the media giant will know they blew it with one of their sister networks.

Besides, I can probably catch up over the next few years on all the other channels showing L&O.

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