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.
Im so thad this got cancelled
Netflix should grab this
I like the show and would definitely follow it to another channel
Please bring back BMS! Blue mountain state was the best show!!
season 4yall its still Alex Moron senior year/graduation season 5 yhu can do going pro marry mary jo or he having a fun life with donnie sammy n the kicker n thad come back season 5 n 6 thad alex donnie the kicker become BMS coaches n sammy cheerleader n mascot coach….bring BMS BACK!!!!!! #BMS #BRINGBMS!!!BACK
bring BMS back BMS!! BMS!!! Bms÷!!! #ilovebmsbringitbackpleaseeeee
Yes, I’d follow the show on another channel, just being the amazing show back.
#BRINGBACKBMS
Really miss this show. It died to young, I would definitely still watch. Though the movie was great it’s not the same as watching a TV series. I think this would be a great show for Netflix to add to their original productions
Really hope that it’s gets picked up again, one of the best and funniest series I’ve watched! Hopefully all the cast will still want to when if it gets the go ahead for more seasons!!
The best show that have seen in a while got into it on Netflix and then it just ends on season 3 some one needs to bring the show back its
Best show but just seen it for the first time on netflix only to see that it ended after 3 seasons, hope it gets picked up by another network and season 4, 5, 6 etc go ahead.
This is bull****. Why netflix do u expose me to the funniest coolest shoe ever made and then cut me off like wtf. I’m four years late at that. Dude I am not a happy woman, and I’m a wife with five year old and I ****** love it. Are you kidding. What a binge tease. This just isn’t right. I love Thad he ***** with his team mates but he loves em deep down. Love when he ripped that previous touch down record plaque off the wall and screamed how it’s about his boy Alex. He was like the… Read more »
I’ve been through alot with this show… Not only i watched it when im drunk and when im high, this show made me started playing football
yo i just started watching BMS and ive just finished watching the last episode come on why did you cancel the show its amazing i was so hooked you guys could of made 2 more seasons out of material you had from the first 3 BRING BACK BMS
Same here bro, got tears up when watching the last 2 episodes and now im gonna cry more. This show made me started playing football
The show was hilarious. Miss it a lot. They should have stretched out one college year into 2,or 3 seasons! Great characters, fun story. Lots of good shows out there. But few made me bust out laughing like BMS did! I watch it over and over!