Brenda�s Past Threatens to Surface on TNT�s THE CLOSER; Paramedics Try to Recover from Bombing on SAVED Monday, August 14

2006 Emmy� Nominee Kyra Sedgwick Stars in THE CLOSER at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do, Boiler Room) Headlines SAVED at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

The drama heats up on TNT with two exciting new episodes of the hit series THE CLOSER and SAVED Monday, August 14. On THE CLOSER, Brenda Leigh Johnson, played by 2006 Emmy� nominee Kyra Sedgwick, worries her past may come to light and threaten the squad�s confidence in her at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). And on SAVED at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), Wyatt Cole (Tom Everett Scott) and his fellow first-responders continue to reel from the effects of a bomb blast at a medical clinic.

THE CLOSER�s premiere episode on Monday, June 12, scored ad-supported cable�s largest audience delivery ever for an original scripted series telecast, beating its own record set with the premiere episode of season one. Meanwhile, SAVED scored big in its premiere, delivering more than 5.1 million viewers.

THE CLOSER � �The Other Woman�

Directed by Lesli Glatter, Written by Steven Kane

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is called to testify in the case of Pope vs. Pope, a custody hearing between her boss, Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons � Law & Order, Spider-Man), and his estranged wife. But the proceedings may make Brenda�s past relationship with Pope public, causing Brenda concern that such a revelation may threaten the squad�s trust in her.

Meanwhile, Brenda�s team investigates the death of a woman whose identity may have been stolen by a drug addict

THE CLOSER�s Screen Actors Guild Award�-nominated ensemble cast also features Corey Reynolds (The Terminal, Tony nominee for Hairspray) as Sgt. David Gabriel, Brenda�s right-hand man; John Tenney (You Can Count on Me, Get Real) as FBI agent Fritz Howard, Brenda�s boyfriend; Robert Gossett (Arlington Road, The Net) as Commander Taylor, head of the Robery Homicide Division; G.W. Bailey (M*A*S*H, St. Elsewhere, Police Academy) as cantankerous Det. Lt. Provenza; Tony Denison (Melrose Place, The Amy Fisher Story) as slick detective Andy Flynn; Michael Paul Chan (Robbery Homicide Division, The Insider) as technology-minded Detective Mike Tao; Raymond Cruz (Collateral Damage, Training Day) as Detective Julio Sanchez; and Gina Ravera (The Temptations, Soul Food) as Detective Irene Daniels.

THE CLOSER comes to TNT from The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television and is executive-produced by Greer Shephard (nip/tuck, The D.A.), Michael M. Robin (nip/tuck, The D.A., NYPD Blue) and James Duff (The D.A., The Agency) and produced by Andrew J. Sacks (The D.A, Adaptation and Two Soliders). Gil Garcetti, Los Angeles district attorney from 1992 to 2000, is a consulting producer.

Turner Network Television (TNT), a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is television�s destination for drama and one of cable�s top-rated networks. It offers original movies and series, including the blockbuster detective series The Closer, starring Emmy�, Golden Globe� and Screen Actors Guild Awards� nominee Kyra Sedgwick; Saved, a new character-driven drama starring Tom Everett Scott; and this summer�s four-week television event Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Without a Trace, Law & Order, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, Charmed and Judging Amy; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards�; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming to the basic cable industry.