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.
I LUV “Under The Dome” Please renew or give a spectacular ending.
I dont know if I want to wait til next June to see how the story continues. Too much time in between to wait.
Oh. dear. Under the Dome now has terrible production values, is totally plotless, and has embarrassing writing. The production values were always low-budget-dreadful, but at least the show had a certain almost tongue-in-cheek B-sci-fi-movie drive to it. It has meandered into flaccidity because it has no direction. Each episode is mainly very generic perils with an “oh, look! A new painting from your mother!” or similar supposedly story-arc-related throw-away at the very end of the show to fool people into coming back next week. Well, I got fooled all season and will not be coming back if there is another… Read more »
Please renew Under the Dome. Clever show.
I understand the series can not continue on forever. But please end it with an explanation. I get involved in a series and they end up being canceled without and ending. Please consider your viewers that have followed the series since the beginning and give us at lease and final show if not another season.
Thanks for a great show.
i loves show the under the dome . please countie season 3 no camceled.
We, all the fans need a 3th season. The makers of the show did an awesome job and the actors and actresses, the main make this show so worth watching it. CBS should renew Under The Dome. Under The Dome is an unique show and nothing great like this has ever been on TV before. We need answers to the questions we got at the end of the finale of season 2. We need that Barbie and Julia get reunited again and get their happy ending. We need the people out of the dome and answers about why the dome… Read more »
I think it must be renewed. Otherwise it’ll exit on a cliffhanger like “Revolution” did.
Didn’t you hear? All dramatic series on network channels are *REQUIRED* to end every season on a cliffhanger. The writers get horsewhipped if they don’t. It’s the network’s subtle way of displaying how little regard they have for their viewers. What’s your reward for watching every episode of a low-rated show? A cliffhanger that will never be resolved and a big F*** You! from the network.
The only exception to this rule is when the network has announced the final season ahead of time.
Until people start loudly objecting to this idiotic practice, it will continue.
Please don’t end the show with the end of season two. There are so many unanswered questions we need answered. Like what is the dome? Where and why is it there? What is Barbie’s father’s part in creating it? Will any of the people get out? Does Big Jim get his due? Many many more. We need a season three to give it a proper finale.
Under the Dumb should be put out of its misery. I tried, tried to watch season 2, but everytime I did I was amazed how bad it had gotten.
I agree.
Please rene the show,just love this show, but want to see what happento the people that is left there. Wouldl like to see a happy ending. Dont do this to your viewer. Please renew.
Please renew the show, gotta have a 3rd season. I look forward to mondays every week. Its so suspenseful and entertaining. Love it!!!!
Under the dome is my favorite program, instead of canceling the series they should call season 3 the finals and don’t leave your audience hanging.
I look forward to watching ‘The Dome’ every week and have all Steven Kings novels and I’m watching Haven as well. They took great liberties with the show but please don’t cancel.
Nope please cancel this totally moronic insult to all human life forms forthwith as this TV show “Under the Dome” proves the “Dumbing Down Of America” Is a fact these days!
We Will Season 3!!…Season 3!!… Season 3!!… Season 3!!…Season 3!!…Season 3!!
For those looking for a season 3…
WHERE can it go? Jim is DEAD thank GOD…Junior needs acting lessons; someone needs to learn how to write scripts. The dialog is inane… Barbie’s dad thrown in there as a Red Herring!
SPOILER ALERT:
I believe in King’s book ‘the aliens’ created the Dome…reasons unknown…but why should CBS continue with THAT story line anyway?
LET IT DIE!