Remember how TNT announced last August that the otherworldly Holly Hunter cop drama Saving Grace will present its fourth and final season this summer? Well, now the network is apparently taking that scheduling back.

According to television-industry website The Futon Critic, TNT has confirmed that fans will get to see the series’ nine-episode farewell months earlier than originally indicated.

Actor Bokeem Woodbine was a familiar presence during the first two seasons of TNT’s Saving Grace, when he played ill-fated death-row inmate and Grace’s fellow Earl charge Leon Cooley. Although he’s no longer with the show, Woodbine lends his talent to the new feature flick Black Dynamite, a so-called blaxploitation action spoof that opens on October 16.

Woodbine fills the role of Black Hand Jack in the movie, which follows the adventures of the title character (The Dark Knight’s Michael Jai White), a legendary 1970s superhero-style mythical figure who’s on a mission to take down “The Man” and his/their/its plan to …read more

And some people gripe about regular old Nielsen ratings.
As difficult as it may be to believe, TiVo actually collects television-viewing data based on affiliation with major U.S. political parties. Is anyone surprised that the recent most-watched show among those with a Democratic persuasion is the edgy Holly Hunter crime drama Saving Grace?

Well, I know I’m not shocked in the least. According to TiVo numbers from July 2009, Saving Grace bests deserving series like Bravo’s Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (#2) and even its fellow TNT cop drama The Closer (#3) among Democrats who watch TV.

As previously posted, TNT stars Kyra Sedgwick and Holly Hunter were both up for a Best Lead Drama Actress Emmy during the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony that aired on September 20.

The actresses lost to Damages star Glenn Close, unfortunately, but that didn’t stop them from looking spectacular on the red carpet. Follow the jump to see just what knockouts they were.

TNT’s top two leading ladies — Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer and Holly Hunter of Saving Grace — attended the September 20 ceremony for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards, but neither actress won the Best Lead Drama Actress statue.

Instead, the honor went to their fellow veteran thespian Glenn Close (pictured above on the red carpet before the festivities, looking cool and unworried in chic shades), who stars in basic-cable network FX’s intense original legal drama Damages.
Considering all of the incredible talent nominated this year, I can’t say I’m disappointed at this outcome. Kyra and Holly are still winners, no matter …read more

The Closer’s Kyra Sedgwick and Saving Grace’s Holly Hunter are more than just top TNT talent. When the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony airs on CBS tomorrow, September 20, at 8pm ET, the dynamic actresses will battle each other for the second year in a row to win a prized Best Lead Drama Actress statuette.

Although neither of their shows and none of their co-stars have been nominated for an Emmy this year, it’s notable that the series stars themselves have scored a Best Lead Drama Actress nomination every single year that their respective TNT cop show has aired.

There is a definite end date in sight for the Holly Hunter cop drama Saving Grace.

TNT recently announced the network plans a summer 2010 series finale for the show, which will come at the end of a 9-episode fourth season. Star and executive producer Hunter is an Academy Award winner, and she has also scored two Emmy nominations for her captivating performance on Saving Grace.

Saving Grace closes its third season and current summer run with the August 18 episode “Am I Gonna Die Today?.”

The latest case that Grace and her fellow OCPD colleagues tackle involves a well-known doctor and philanthropist who kills an intruder at his home, leaving the criminal’s accomplice as the main target of the subsequent investigation.

What a thought-provoking title. Tonight, August 11, TNT presents the latest new episode of Saving Grace, uniquely called “Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me.”

My first instinct is to ask what, exactly, does a “lesbian attack” look like, but I’m sure the answer to that obvious question will become clear as the episode unfolds.

Saving Grace goes nationwide during the brand-new August 4 episode appetizingly titled “Popcorn.”

Follow the jump for details and some very nice photos, especially if you’re a devoted fan of Bailey Chase’s Butch and/or Gregory Cruz’s Bobby.