Women's Murder Club

Viewers can look forward to three fresh episodes of Women's Murder Club as ABC brings the police procedural-legal drama back on the air beginning April 29.  This announcement comes as a pleasant surprise to fans considering that the show was almost canceled due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Set in San Francisco, California, Women's Murder Club is a show that centers on the lives of four women, consisting of a homicide detective, an assistant district attorney, a medical examiner and a newspaper reporter, who come together to use their expertise and talents in their respective fields to solve murder cases.  Despite leading different lives, they are bound together by a close friendship, which makes them more effective in uncovering clues to the city's most gruesome homicides.  The series stars Angie Harmon as Lindsay Boxer, Aubrey Dollar as Cindy Thomas, Laura Harris as Jill Bernhardt, and Paula Newsome as Claire Washburn.

The show premiered on October 12, 2007, drawing more than 10 million viewers for its pilot installment “Welcome to the Club."  Although it ranked number 1 in its timeslot, it mostly earned mediocre reviews.

The one-hour series based on the novels of James Patterson will air for three weeks in the 10pm Tuesday slot, consequently replacing Boston Legal in its regular post.  Supporters of Boston Legal will have to follow the attorneys of Crane, Poole & Schmidt when it moves to Wednesday night at 10pm beginning April 30.  Unfortunately, this effectively trims down Men In Trees from the network's schedule for several weeks.

Men In Trees, which stars Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, is expected to resume its second season yet again on Wednesday, May 28.

While Women's Murder Club hasn't returned, fans can still enjoy new episodes of Men In Trees and Boston Legal, which presently occupies the Wednesday and Thursday 10pm slots respectively on ABC.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: ABC, The Futon Critic
(Image courtesy of ABC)