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.
**** i hate that tere will be no more seasons would love to see Alex and Harmond again. FFS bring it back!!! If not so atleast make a movie !!!
I wonder how much they want to pay for making season 4 and 5?
Its the best ******* serie’s i’ve seen!!!!!
Bring it back. Make a season 4 or a movie
Bring BMS back!!!! Greatest show ever.
I loved that show, at times it had me in stitches laughing so hard bring it back! It’s the only series that I made sure to see every episode.
Bring it back!! I need dis
I loved bms that was my favorite show to watch and it is sad that it got canceled I was really hoping that there would be a fourth season
Give the show an R-rating and all that goes with that, and switch it to HBO!
I was praying for a season 4 and very stunned another broadcaster didn’t want to pick up this EPIC series which could be turned in to something a lot bigger than it already is!!!!!!
why do great shows get the axe and shows that suck keep getting another season? thank you to all the cast and crew of BMS for makeing me laugh so much. Good Luck in what you do next
BMS was hilarious! I’d love to see a season 4, they should just get put on another channel like showcase or something. But if it doesn’t happen then a BMS movie should be made forsure! I could see that being a success and a half, I for one would go see it, ****** right!
Best ever series made… I think season MUST be made… My friends love it… I love it… eish… would have liked to see Sammy again… that one makes my stomach hurt because of laughter…
I love BMS. I was looking forward to a season 4. My heart broke knowing that they show was canceled. I don’t watch much tv but I sure as hell was there when BMS came on.
Should have been on HBO and given better funding/advertisement. Similar TV show style as The Newsroom, Game of Thrones, The Wire, the Walking dead and Spartacus in that they were/some still are awesome.
Funniest, most original show I have seen and great characters/actors. No prompted laughs, just the all natural humour and calamity I was looking for. This was not your cookie cutter TV show, no, this was golden and pure comedy. Laughter from season one to season three. If you haven’t seen this show yet, I would highly recommend watching it. I felt hurt when I found out this show was cancelled. I think it would make a great movie as long as it sticks to the same humour and greatness the show brought to the screen. BRING IT BACK PLEASE. Sincerely,… Read more »
Me to man….
Im watching them on Netflix. Quite impress with this show. Jut checked hoping season 4 would pop up soon on Netflix. But its friggin cancelled WTF! Come on Netflix, pull an arrested development and make other BMS seasons!!!