The game is over for Coach Daniels (Ed Marinaro) and his team. There won’t be a fourth season for Blue Mountain State. The Spike TV series has been cancelled.
The comedy series revolves around the on and off-field antics of Pennsylvania college football powerhouse, Blue Mountain State. Coach Daniels has his hands full with the hijynx of his wife (Denise Richards) and students like team captain Thad (Alan Ritchson), quarterback Alex (Darin Brooks), and team mascot Sammy (Chris Romano).
The comedy performed decently for Spike in season one and realized significant gains in season two. The cable channel reported that the series saw a 33% increase with men 18-34, a 50% climb in men 18-24, and a 14% increase with men 18-49.
Total viewership dropped however in season three which kicked off this past September. While some episodes of season two had attracted 1.25 million viewers, at least one episode of season three garnered only half as many viewers. Spike TV aired the last two episodes of the season on November 30th. It turns out they’ll also be the last of the series as well.
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Lionsgate, the studio that produces Blue Mountain State, apparently considered shopping the series to other outlets but it didn’t work out. The cast and crew were recently told that season four wouldn’t be happening.
While it’s been reported that the show was cancelled due to a decline in ratings, producer Eric Falconer says differently. He tweeted, “BMS wasn’t cancelled because of a drop in ratings. Season 3 was actually up 20% + in all male demographics vs S2. It was a budget issue.”
As recently as last week, Falconer was still hoping to hear that the show had been picked up for season four. However, it seems that State was actually living on borrowed time with Spike — even during season three. Last August, Spike TV executive VP Sharon Levy told Variety that the cable channel would be focusing on only non-scripted programming for the immediate future.
Of the cancellation news, Ritchson wrote, “Sad day for #BMS fans.” He followed that up with, “I can’t thank the dedicated cast, crew, and fans enough for all the love and support. Portraying Thad was a dream come true. I’m grateful.”
Brooks thanked the cast and crew and “everyone who made this show possible…a HUGE thank you!! Love you guys!!”
What do you think? Are you sorry that Blue Mountain State has been cancelled? Would you follow the show to another channel? Would you be interested in a BMS movie?
Image courtesy Spike TV.
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I would watch a movie or season 4, 5 ,6 ,7 8. This show is great. I think it is just really starting to catch on. Spike is dumb for canceling this show. What show is even on spike worth watching?
There is no way that I can go any longer than I have without laughing until I cry at Alex, Sammy, and Thad Badasstle! Tv now sucks!
this is the funniest tv show ever i can’t even understand why they don’t keep trying to bring it back i could watch it constantly and still laugh even if i know everything thats gonna happen its bull that they cancelled bms
I hope there is a season 4! I love this show so much! It’s really funny. I think a movie of blue mountain state would be awesome! I would totally watch it!
Man!!! How’d the hell…… Do you 86 a show!! When the ratings grow every Damn season they should bring it BACK IF THEY CAN BRING BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!! On mtv….. They can Give B.M.S. ANOTHER SEASON….. JUST HOPE IT WON’T TAKE 15 years…..
I really don’t care what channel its on. It could be on the food network and I would watch it. Bring back BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE!
HELL YEAH!!!!! I would follow it any where, and a movie would be amazing!
Dude season 3 was even more funny, un cancel the show and bring on season 4!!!! Please keep it going
!!!! I was asked to be on season 3 from one of your talent scouts/ talent producers. I regret saying no, I hope you guys do make season 4 and if you end up looking for new cast members count me in!!! Go Goats!!!!
Dude i watched it on netflix….i wanna c more!!!
Bring it back bro-migos
f¤¤¤ this whay did they cansel everi good f¤¤¤ show that is good .like ok this is a good show lets cansel it f¤¤¤ f¤¤¤ this i hate wtf ahhhhh
It seems like the show fell off with no radon, NONETHELESS I STILL LOVED THIS SHOW! Hope it gets renewed somehow or gets a movie with everyone in it for one last laugh.
Definitely should give us a movie at the very least one last two hour laugh fest where we get some closure with the players.
BMS can’t be cancelled! I’ll have nothing to look forward to on Wednesdays! ): I would mos-def follow BMS to another channel, but Spike just seems like home when I watch it.
Imdb rating 8.4!! And it gets canceled?! Ridiculus! Best comedy I’ve ever wached…. Its like Game of thrones would be canceled…. pure nonesence…..
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