Weeks after its season 2 finale cliffhanger, Under The Dome has received a renewal from CBS.
CBS announced today that its hit summer series, Under The Dome, will air its third season in the summer of 2015.
Season 2 of Under The Dome was the summer’s top scripted series, with 11 million viewers, 2.7/08 in adults 18-49 and 3.6/10 in adults 25-54. In spite of this, there have been rumors of the show’s impending cancellation. However, it looks like CBS is more confident in the show’s success than many of its fans.
“We’re committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming with a wide variety of storytelling,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. “We continue to see summer as a great place for unique concepts, innovative business models and passionate television audiences.”
Summer 2015 will see Under The Dome alongside the Halle Berry-helmed drama Extant, which has been renewed for its sophomore season. They will be joined by the previously-announced freshman drama Zoo, based on James Patterson’s bestselling novel of the same name, and the next edition of the summer reality hit Big Brother, which has been renewed for 2015 and 2016.
Season 2’s finale killed off several characters (including new season 2 addition Rebecca, who will not be missed), saw Big Jim go off the deep end, and left the citizens of Chester’s Mill this close to finally getting out from under that godforsaken dome. But considering the show is still titled Under The Dome, that’s as close as they are likely to get.
What do you think season 3 has in store?
Under The Dome star Rachelle LeFevre tweeted about the renewal:
psst @Mike_Vogel @EddiePCahill @colinfordactor @mackenzielintz @gracevcox @AishaHinds #AlexKoch-meet u at the place where we put that thing:)
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 9, 2014
“That thing”? The egg. Or maybe Melanie’s ghost? Only time and season 3 will tell.