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

Remember TNT’s short-lived original series Trust Me from earlier this year? That was the advertising dramedy starring Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack (pictured below) and Ed’s Tom Cavanagh, which was swiftly canceled in April after just one season.

If you were a fan of the show, then I’ve got good news. No, TNT hasn’t decided to resurrect Trust Me. But you can catch McCormack on an upcoming episode of NBC’s hit crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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.

Lovely HawthoRNe star Jada Pinkett Smith celebrates her 38th birthday on September 18, 2009.

Born in 1971, the talented actress has a lot to be happy about these days, too. Not only is she one of the most prominent thespians in Hollywood, but her new TNT original drama is all set for a second season following its recent successful rookie run.
Jada is pictured above at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held in Los Angeles, California, on February 22, 2009. As always, she looks smashing.
HawthoRNe will return to TNT for Season Two in 2010.

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TNT’s newest original series, Dark Blue, closes its ten-episode first season with the September 16 finale “A Shot in the Dark.”

The heat turns way up for Team Carter when the group’s leader not only becomes the top suspect in an undercover DEA agent’s murder…

Those who caught the September 9th summer finale of Leverage already know a little something about the dramedy’s latest secret weapon: Star Trek: Voyager veteran Jeri Ryan.

The recent star of the short-lived James Woods legal drama Shark joined the TNT series during “The Lost Heir Job” for what is destined to be a highly entertaining multi-episode run.

TNT sure has excellent timing. On Tuesday, September 15, just one day before the September 16 first-season finale “Shot in the Dark” airs, Dark Blue star Omari Hardwick is set to answer all of the questions fans have been dying to ask.

The actor, also a star of TNT’s short-lived 2006 paramedic drama Saved, will take to the Internet at 2pm ET to interact with participants during a live online video chat.

There’s just one last episode left in the current rookie season of TNT’s latest original series Dark Blue following the brand-new September 9 installment “Betsy.”

As the summer run winds down, Team Carter sets its sights on a major smuggler…

Leverage is ending its Season Two summer run on a very high note with Star Trek: Voyager veteran Jeri Ryan (pictured below) guest starring on the September 9 finale “The Lost Heir Job.”

During the last episode of the 2009 summer season…