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.
Great show should of kept going with more series
They should bring the shoes back and make a movie or a few movies I haven’t heard of the TV show but last month I seen it couldn’t stop watching it so yes more shows or movies….
i have no idea why this series was cancelled in the first place, because its definitely not because of the amount of viewers. that is complete bull, everyone wants to see a season four???!!! are you kidding me.
If a season four did perhaps come out, imagine all the attention and hype that this would stirr up? There should and NEEDS to be a season four. GO GOATS.
thanks,
James Warrington
BMS is an amazing show. Yes it relies heavily on male viewers, but who cares on spike TV where it was a male dominated channel. I just thank who ever made it possible to have BMS on Netflix (where it sits on 4.5/5 stars) so I can watch the series over again. Can’t wait for the movie now!!!!
Wish BMS wil make another season maby another thousends of seasons BMS the best Alex Darin Brooks is an legend
I was just introduced to BMS a few days ago on Netflix and I couldn’t stop watching. I watched all 3 seasons in just a few days and when I read that there wasn’t going to be a season 4, I was outraged. At the very least, season 4 could have had Alex finishing out his senior year looking at going pro and not finding out until the finale. The entire show may have been strictly based on sex, drugs, and alcohol which portrays any outlook of college life, but it also showed aspects of leadership, teamwork, and looking towards… Read more »
BMS is the best there has to be a season 4 and so on!!!!
It sucks that they wont finnish the story behind Alex’s college career or that we wont see what happens to Thad
I watch the whole thing in 2 days i miss it a lot 🙁 I wanted a 4th 5th series 🙁
Bms is awesome! I can’t believe there will be no more! It’s hilarious I can’t get enough, I own all 3 seasons and the movie and I can’t say how many times I’ve watched them all and laugh just as hard now as when I first saw them! Please make season 4!
Corey
I love this show …I watched it on Netflix and I fell in love with it I watched the whole 3 seasons in 5 days I loved this shoe..they should really think about making a movie or a season 4..im sad that it was canceled.. When I found out I was so mad..so yeah I wish it was back
They’re making a movie called the rise of Thadland and I also watched all three seasons in 5 days
Im in tears please spike please bring blue mountain state back please i beg u please
BMS MOVIE.. Coming at the end of this year!
Gimme a hell.. Gimme a YEAH!
Absolutely gutted that the show was cancelled. Just watched it all on Netflix and to say the least I’m hooked. The fact that I’m from Scotland and that I wasn’t broadcasted very well over here means we miss out on shows like this. It really needs a resurgence. GO GOAT’S
I’m from Scotland too and never heard of this show till last month and that’s me just watched the last episode 🙁 I’m gutted about it been cancelled also , would be great to see a season 4
The BMS movie is coming!
September 2015
Gimme a HELL, Gimme a YEAH!
I am a 23 yr old woman and I love this show. I wish that it would come back. Def. a supporter.