NEW YORK (AP) — Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year.

Season two of "Southland" has been scrapped before it started, according to Variety.com. The show was scheduled to return Oct. 23.

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"Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986)

In the past few seasons for network TV, there have been a few shows that were destined for greatness from their very first pilot episodes:

The immediate fate of NBC's heralded Thursday night 10 pm slot seems to be in stable, if not extraordinary, hands; Southland provides a gripping snapshot of the life of a Los Angeles police officer.

Ben McKenzie is constantly reassuring fans he hasn't given up on his acting career - after they confuse him for a real police officer on the set of new cop drama Southland.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Ben McKenzie, formerly of "The O.C.," is making the leap from troubled suburban youth to rookie Los Angeles police officer in the new drama "Southland."

Nothing is a secret when Gossip Girl is around. With all her little pre-teen minions running around Manhattan snapping photos, she definitely has all the help she can get

Happy Birthday to "Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986), "The O.C." actor Benjamin McKenzie (1978), "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard (1978), "Into the Blue" actor Paul Walker (1973), Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde (1968),