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.
BMS needs to be renewed!!!!! literally all my friends love the series and have watched the series 3 or more times over, comedy central should take over bms and re air it. i have hundreds of friends in washington state and in georgia and they love the show, problem with spike tv is there not as known as comedy central and most ppl dont watch that channel. please bring back bms, its the ****!!! guarantee on comedy central ratings will go out the roof
BMS should air on comedy central! How can they just cancel a show right before Morans senior year!? Pathetic.
i loved this show. i spent 10 hours watching all three seasons on netflix i was so addicted, i wanna see Morans senior year, and i always laugh seeing harmon tripp his balls off
I loved BMS!!!! Please bring it back!!!!
Please put bms back on at first i was watching pair of kings and then i stopped watching it cause they replaced mitchel musso i was really sad so i started watching bms and it was really fun like pair of kings know their not showing anymore videos please please
Football season starts and no BMS… Reignited depression. BMS was my favorite show ever. I’d give up all the other series I’ve been watching for one more episode of BMS.
I was legitimately depressed when i found out this show was cancelled. I would follow it anywhere no matter what it was. If it’s BMS, I’m going to watch it and I’m going to love it.
I would follow BMS wherever it went!!! I havent watched a show that made me actually laugh like that in a long time! Please bring it back!!! MOJITOS!!!
They have got to bring back this show!!!!!! For the sake of humanity!!!!!!_
I loved BMS! I wish they would bring it back or on another channel or something!! Such a great show and an amazing cast!! Put it on TBS or soemthing like that where you will get more fans and money… something but BRING IT BACK!!!
Please bring Blue Mountain State BACK!!!!!! one of the best shows ever atleast on another channel or something
I would follow the show to a different channel
Provably the saddest thing I’ve read on the Internet. BMS was one of the best tv shows I’ve ever season D:
Best show ever . Bring it back! Now i have nothin to watch
I just found out, hadn’t had cable during it’s last season, and literally JUST finished watching the last season on Netflix. The show was awesome, one of the few comedies that I could just about watch anytime. I think Falconer’s words about “budget issues” being the reason for cancellation couldn’t be any truer…or sadder. Spike TV and most other networks are switching almost exclusively to “unscripted” “reality tv” swill, just because its cheap and makes a short quick buck. I can’t wait for the day that programs are no longer dependent upon channels, and that day is coming. You see… Read more »