Burn Notice

Burn Notice is the second great comedy/drama to come out of the USA network this summer (the first one being The Starter Wife). Michael is the main character, played with wit and charm by Jeffrey Donovan, who was a spy/contractor/CIA operative and gets a “Burn Notice” in the middle of a negotiation in Africa and is subsequently dumped in Miami(by the government I assume, but this is part of the mystery), with assets frozen and credit ruined and a 24/7 FBI tail. Michael is desperate to find out who burnt him and get back into the spy game, and this quest becomes the main ... Read Full Story

An All New Season of Burn Notice Kicks off June 4 In Its New Time-Slot: 9/8 Central Feel the Burn Go Covert: Download the Shows on iTunes Explore the Music of the Series Amazon.com Widgets Season 3 Photo Slideshow Can't Get Enough of USA Network? Amazon.com Widgets Bookmark this on Delicious Print Page “Spies aren’t trained to fight fair; spies are trained to win,” former CIA operative Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) explains in season three’s opening episode “Friends and Family.” Utilizing the same “My name is Michael Westen,” self-deprecating narration that precedes every episode-- allowing new viewers to catch up every week and join ... Read Full Story

Every city has its own unique pulse of life. That's what Jeff Freilich, executive producer of the USA network series "Burn Notice," believes. By setting the show in Miami — and actually filming it here — producers have been able to make the city itself a character. "Burn Notice," whose third season begins Thursday, is the top-rated cable show and the first scripted television series to shoot at least three seasons primarily in South Florida since "Miami Vice" more than two decades ago. Shows like "CSI Miami" are mostly filmed in Los Angeles. As a multiethnic, multicultural, international city located in a tropical climate, ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The summer's hottest cable series will be back. Sources said that USA Network has renewed its flagship action drama, "Burn Notice," and breakout freshman hit "Royal Pains." The pickups come amid another sizzling summer for the basic cable network, which is wrapping up July as cable's most-watched network, finishing first in the second-quarter ratings race. The Thursday combo of "Burn" and "Pains" has been the main driver of USA's ratings surge, with all fresh episodes of the series landing in the top 20 programs on ad-supported cable for the month. On July 9, new episodes of "Burn" and "Pains" ... Read Full Story

All of us at LA-Story.com adore this show-- as much for the action but so much more than that is what drives Burn Notice and creates the dynamic popularity of the show's fanbase. Whether it's the "bad a$$/take no prisoners" attitude of Fiona ( Gabrielle Anwar ), the amazing humor meets "sidekick" of Sam ( Bruce Campbell ) or the amazing abilities of Michael Westen to be the new "McGyver" ( always teaching you how to become a "citizen spy" with his bag of tricks) with a twisted perspective and background ( Jeffrey Donovan ) with additional characters of Madeline, Michael's mother ( Sharon ... Read Full Story