Last year, Under the Dome was quickly renewed for another season on CBS. No such luck this time around. Will it be renewed for a third season or will the series be cancelled instead?
Under the Dome revolves around residents of Chester’s Mill in Maine after a large transparent dome cuts them off from the world. Those on the inside must work to survive with limited resources and rising tension. The large cast includes Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Natalie Martinez, Britt Robertson, Alexander Koch, Nicholas Strong, Colin Ford, Mackenzie Lintz, Jolene Purdy, Aisha Hinds, Dean Norris, Eddie Cahill, and Karla Crome.
Last year, the show started strong but lost a lot of steam over the course of the season. It ended up averaging a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.21 million viewers.
Season two has seen a big decline in the ratings. It’s dropped 41% in the demo to a 1.6 rating and dropped 36% in viewership, to 7.14 million. On the positive side, it’s still the network’s highest-rated scripted series of the summer.
Last summer, CBS President and CEO Les Moonves noted that, because of deals with Amazon and overseas distributors, Under the Dome was profitable for the corporation even before the series had even premiered.
Recently Moonves told investors that, even though the show’s ratings are way down, it is still profitable — generating $2.5 million per episode before they air.
Based on this information, it sounds very likely that Under the Dome will return for a third season next summer. If they plan to end it, hopefully they’ll close the story properly.
But, what do you think? Should Under the Dome be renewed for a third season or should it be cancelled? How long should this series run?
10/9 update: CBS has renewed Under the Dome for a third season.
Please renew this show, we never got missed an episode, even if we had to dvr it!!!! Great show, please give us another season, the cliff hanger is killing us!
RENEW PLEASE!!!!!!!
Please renew, can’t end this way!!! It is a great show, I’m over 50, still loved it….RENEW PLEASE!
Yet again a decent series will probably be cancelled without tying up all the loose ends. For the sake of the audience when a show is dropped please bring it to a close properly and give it a final episode.
You’ve taken us this far. You have to at least give us some sort of ending that doesn’t leave us hanging! Stephen King is one of the greatest mystery writer! Don’t spoil his work by shutting down the story before there is an end to all the suspense. I know he is not the writer on this but you can’t stop before it’s finished. Please renew one more season and give us an end worthy of associating his name with the show. I know he wouldn’t leave us hanging. If he is willing to keep producing the show then as… Read more »
Not pleased with the way under the dome season 2 ended. Want to see more nowww. Please hurry up and bring it back soon.
I Love Under the Dome I tnk the Show Should Contin For The Nxt Season The Show must go on The Finale Left it open For the third season Ty
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I loved under the dome i would love to see a season 3. Season 2 was left open would love to see it all come to a good end. Big Jim still only thinks of himself.
Please renew this show!!!!!
I love this program CBS must renew season three otherwise there is no ending. The Season Finale was great.
I love Under The Dome this kc kid doesn’t watch very good tv shows
Please don’t cancel “Under the Dome!” My husband and I have been hooked to this show since the first episode. We haven’t missed one show in two years. Tonight it didn’t have a concrete conclusion, so we’re left hanging. I don’t think that’s an appropriate way to end a series that has lasted for two years. We would expect more, and especially final answers as to why the dome covered this town as well as it’s purpose? These questions need to be answered to be fair to the loyal viewers who have been watching for so many episodes. Please, please,… Read more »
At least do a movie of the end . Hate shows that have known end
DIE DOME DIE
CBS MILKING this nonsense for 3 years when INTELLIGENCE and others are cancelled; not to mention GARBAGE shows like Survivor and Big Brother surviving
IDIOT VIEWERS; IDIOT CBS
Doesn’t take HREE YEARS to read King’s book !!!
Such a good f’n point about this trash still being kept alive and going and actual GOOD series like intelligence and hostage being cancelled… WHAT GIVES!
Would love Under the Dome to return for another season. Season 2 left it open. Need closure!