TNT has ordered 15 more episodes of its series "The Closer" starring Kyra Sedgwick, to run in summer 2007.

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The announcement for the third season's production came two weeks after the show's second season premiere smashed the ratings record for a basic cable original scripted series with 8.3 million viewers, the Hollywood Reporter reported Friday.

"This show has been everything we hoped for and more," said Michael Wright, senior vice president of original programming for TNT and TBS. "We are extremely proud to renew it and look forward to another fantastic year working with everyone involved."

"The Closer," from the Shephard/Robin Co. and Warner Bros. TV, stars Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, a transfer from Atlanta who is the head of the homicide division of the Los Angeles Police Department.