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Selleck's 'The Closer': A TV Flop's Forgotten Tale
1 Nov
Summary
- Tom Selleck's sitcom 'The Closer' aired only 10 episodes.
- The show's ratings failed to gain audience momentum.
- Kyra Sedgwick's unrelated series of the same name succeeded.
Tom Selleck's 1998 sitcom, "The Closer," met a swift end after airing only 10 episodes between February and May of that year. The CBS series featured Selleck as an advertising executive aiming to launch his own agency, but it failed to resonate with viewers.
This forgotten show stands in stark contrast to the unrelated crime drama "The Closer," which starred Kyra Sedgwick. Sedgwick's series, which premiered in 2005, enjoyed a much longer run of 109 episodes on TNT and earned its lead actress an Emmy Award in 2010.
While "The Closer" title proved unsuccessful for Selleck, he later found enduring fame in crime dramas. His most iconic role was as Thomas Magnum in "Magnum, P.I." from 1980 to 1988, for which he won an Emmy. More recently, he starred as Commissioner Frank Reagan in "Blue Bloods" for 14 seasons, concluding in 2024.
