Major Crimes, Season 1

Theme and Synopsis

The theme for this season is fairness. The first season will explore how fair life can, or cannot be, both professionally and personally. The season opens with Provenza believing he would be in charge of Major Crimes, only to be unceremoniously replaced by Captain Raydor, leaving him questioning the fairness of this turn in his career. At the same time, Raydor finds herself unfairly passed over for a promised promotion, forging a connection between the two.

Central to the theme is the fairness of the new plea bargaining model proposed by Assistant Chief Taylor.  Unlike Brenda, whose training makes her adept at getting confessions, Sharon Raydor is more pragmatic about how to send the bad guys to jail, and sees a plea bargain as a means to close the cell door behind them. 

Episode List: 2012

Image	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)	Airdate	#
	Reloaded	James Duff	Michael M. Robin	August 13, 2012	#101
	Before and After	Steven Kane	Steve Robin	August 20, 2012	#102
	Medical Causes	Michael Alaimo	Paul McCrane	August 27, 2012	#103
	The Ecstasy and the Agony	Adam Belanoff	Arvin Brown	September 3, 2012	#104
	Citizen's Arrest	Duppy Demetrius	David McWhirter	September 10, 2012	#105
	Out of Bounds	Ralph Gifford & Carson Moore	Rick Wallace	September 17, 2012	#106
	The Shame Game	Leo Geter	Leo Geter	September 24, 2012	#107
	Dismissed with Prejudice	Jim Leonard	Jon Tenny	October 1, 2012	#108
	Cheaters Never Prosper	Mike Berchem	Stacey K. Black	October 8, 2012	#109
	Long Shot	Michael Alaimo	Sheelin Choksey	October 15, 2012	#110

Ratings

Source: TVbythenumbers.zap2it.com

No.	Title	Original air date	Viewers (in millions)	Rating (Adults 18–49)	Rank per week on Cable
1	Reloaded	August 13, 2012	7.18	1.2	#2
2	Before and After	August 20, 2012	5.40	0.9	#1
3	Medical Causes	August 27, 2012	5.74	0.9	#8
4	The Ecstasy and the Agony	September 3, 2012	5.87	1.0	#2
5	Citizen's Arrest	September 10, 2012	4.96	0.9	#6
6	Out of Bounds	September 17, 2012	4.67	0.8	#3
7	The Shame Game	September 24, 2012}	4.30	0.8	#4
8	Dismissed with Prejudice	October 1, 2012	4.17	0.7	#21
9	Cheaters Never Prosper	October 8, 2012	4.33	0.7	#21
10	Long Shot	October 15, 2012	5.13	0.9	#11