the mumbling and talking fast seems to be the "new" thing in all of the new tv shows............have to put the volume up to catch everything said and no my ears are fine.........Major Crimes is still a question in my must see list.........some of the new things coming up in the fall sound quite interesting............hope there are more than 10 episodes in the new season..........to many breaks for "specials" and "sport events".......JMHO