TNT Likely to Pick Up 'Southland'

According to The Hollywood Reporter it's looking more and more likely that TNT will pick up the recently canceled 'Southland'. Though a deal isn't yet official it seems likely because of TNT's affinity for cop dramas and the fact that six episodes are already in the can and NBC has no intention to air them. I'm extremely surprised that 'Southland' is garnering so much interest from cable networks when so many other critically-acclaimed canceled-too-early series simply faded away after they were canceled (Veronica Mars, Pushing Daisies, Arrested Development, etc.). While I'm happy for 'Southland' fans that the show will probably continue on, it's not a great sign for the quality of network television that an ever-increasing number of critically-acclaimed series are forced to migrate to cable.