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"Major Crimes is to be screened exclusively in the UK on the Universal Channel. The police procedural series is a spinoff of long-running show The Closer, which ended with a seventh series in 2012. Major Crimes stars Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica) as Captain Sharon Raydor, head of the LAPD&amp;#039;s Major Crimes Division and a character first introduced in season five of The Closer. Channel 5 had previously stated the show was &amp;quot;under consideration&amp;quot; for a spot in its schedules. The show&amp;#039;s first series was a ratings success in the US, with its debut episode attracting 9.5 million viewers when DVR playback is taken into account. It was renewed for a second series in September last year. James Newton, Channel Director of the Universal Channel, said: &amp;quot;With its engaging characters, great story-telling and outstanding ensemble cast, Major Crimes has had millions of US fans gripped week after week. &amp;quot;It is high-quality US procedural crime drama at its entertaining best and we are extremely proud to give it centre stage in the Universal Channel schedule.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Low Winter Sun&amp;#039; remake, &amp;#039;Monday Mornings&amp;#039; to air in UK on FOX &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Chicago Fire&amp;#039; gets UK Sky Living return date Watch a promo for Major Crimes below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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