Rizzoli & Isles Rizzoli & Isles Rizzoli & Isles is a TNT television series starring Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The one-hour drama is based on the series of "Rizzoli & Isles" novels by Tess Gerritsen. It premiered on July 12, 2010, and aired 105 episodes in seven seasons, concluding on September 5, 2016. The series' backstory is inspired by the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. Rizzoli appears in the series' first novel, "The Surgeon", and Isles is introduced in the second, "The Apprentice", which serves as the
Rizzoli & Isles strong in the ratings, as 7.55 million viewers tuned in for the premiere episode. "Rizzoli & Isles" was the second most-watched cable program on the evening of July 12, 2010, behind its lead-in, "The Closer", which had 110,000 more viewers. The show finished the week in third behind "The Closer" and the final episode of "Deadliest Catch". The premiere set a record as the highest-rated debut for a commercial-supported cable series, and it was the second-highest debut ever for a basic cable TV series. "Rizzoli & Isles" is second only to the 2008 premiere of "Raising the Bar", which attracted