TNT fired over sneak peeks for "The Closer" and "Raising the bar" for Monday, August 17.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar - On "Raising the Bar," Jerry tries an emotional case involving a prison killing, while Richard has his hands full with an over-eager Public Defender in an all new episode “Bobbi Ba-Bing” – Monday, Aug. 17, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
On "Closer", Brenda’s niece becomes an important part of her latest case in an all new episode “Maternal Instincts” – Monday, Aug. 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
The Premise:
A shooting in a school parking lot leaves one person dead, another person critically wounded and a car loaded with marijuana. Brenda and Fritz, meanwhile, spar over how to handle Charlie (Sosie Bacon), especially after Brenda brings her niece into the middle of the case. And Provenza decides to make a big life change.
Directed by David McWhirter; Written by Leo Geter; Created by James Duff
Series Regulars Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – Kyra Sedgwick Asst. Police Chief Will Pope – J.K. Simmons Sgt. David Gabriel – Corey Reynolds Commander Taylor – Robert Gossett Det. Lt. Provenza – G.W. Bailey Lt. Andy Flynn – Tony Denison Lt. Mike Tao – Michael Paul Chan Det. Julio Sanchez – Raymond Cruz Buzz Watson – Phillip P. Keene And FBI Agent Fritz Howard – Jon Tenney
Guest Stars Charlie – Sosie Bacon Dr. Cathcart – Mandy June Tuppin Jake Burrell – Philip Ettinger Oscar DeLeon – Will Morales Javier DeLeon – Daniel Zacapa Rosa DeLeon – Norma Maldonado Vanessa Almassian – Inbar Lavi Frank Almassian – Michael Rose
On "Raising the Bar," Jerry tries an emotional case involving a prison killing, while Richard has his hands full with an over-eager Public Defender in an all new episode “Bobbi Ba-Bing” – Monday, Aug. 17, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
The Premise:
Jerry defends a young man who stabbed a fellow inmate. But the client should never have been in jail in the first place. Richard works with a new PD, Ashley (The O.C.’s Autumn Reeser), defending a homeless man arrested for panhandling. But the overly enthusiastic, immensely smart Ashley finds constitutional grounds for dismissing the case, then hopes to follow that up with a class action lawsuit against the city.
Directed by Matt Penn; Written by David Feige; Created by Steven Bochco & David Feige
Series Regulars Jerry Kellerman – Mark-Paul Gosselaar Rosalind “Roz” Whitman – Gloria Reuben Nick Balco – Currie Graham Michelle Ernhardt – Melissa Sagemiller Marcus McGrath – J. August Richards Charlie Sagansky – Jonathan Scarfe Richard Patrick Woolsley – Teddy Sears Roberta “Bobbi” Gilardi – Natalia Cigliuti and Judge Trudy Kessler - Jane Kaczmarek
Guest Stars Judge Dominick Ventimiglia – Jon Polito Frank Lewis – Glenn Plummer Judge Edith Washington – Vernee Watson Jawara Obasi – Robbie Jones David Steinberg – Max Greenfield Jeff Johnson – Chris Babers Ella Jaffe – Stephanie Carrie Ashley Hastings – Autumn Reeser Donald Hildebrand – Bruno Amato Johan Sharifi – JB Blanc Doris Castillo – Meredith Monroe
Smallscreen Trivia from TNT:
On the Monday, Aug. 17, episode of TNT’s "Raising the Bar", former cast members from two popular primetime soaps are going to vie for the affection of public defender Jerry Kellerman, played by Saved by the Bell alum Mark-Paul Gosselaar. At the end of the episode, Kellerman will have to decide if he wants to pursue a relationship with fellow public defender Bobbi Gilardi, played by former Beverly Hills 90210 co-star Natalia Cigliuti, or start dating gang expert Doris Castillo, played by Dawson Creek’s Meredith Monroe. Bobbi might have the edge, however, especially considering Cigliuti’s connection to Saved by the Bell as a cast member of its follow-up series Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
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