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'' is an American

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created by

Ann Biderman Ann Biderman (born August 15, 1951) is an American film and television writer. She is the creator and executive producer of the NBC/TNT series ''Southland'' (2009–2013), and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in ...

. It began airing on

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on April 9, 2009. NBC announced that ''Southland'' had been renewed for a second season with an initial 13 episode order to begin airing on Friday, September 25, 2009, at 9:00 pm, one hour earlier than its original Thursday time slot. Shortly before its scheduled premiere, NBC moved the opening of its second season to October 23, 2009, citing the need to promote the show more fully. On October 8, 2009, just two weeks prior to the scheduled premiere, NBC announced that the series had been canceled. On November 2, 2009,

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announced it has purchased the rights to ''Southland''s original seven episodes, as well as six completed episodes of what would have been its second season. ''Southland'' began airing its second season on March 2, 2010. On April 26, 2010, the network ordered 10 episodes for its third season, which began airing on January 4, 2011. A fourth season was ordered on March 22, 2011, which premiered on January 17, 2012. The fifth season premiered on February 13, 2013. On May 10, 2013, TNT announced that ''Southland'' had been canceled after five seasons.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

Season 2 (2010)

Season 3 (2011)

Season 4 (2012)

Season 5 (2013)

Ratings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Southland Lists of American crime drama television series episodes