Tca: cbs’ ‘under the dome’ renewed for second season

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TCA: CBS’ ‘Under The Dome’ Renewed For Second Season You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content July 29, 2013 8:33am SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. CBS will be


staying _Under The Dome_ beyond this summer. At the top of its TCA presentation today, the network announced a second-season renewal for the series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel to


return next summer. King will pen Season 2’s opening episode._ “_This is the way television should be,” CBS Corp CEO Leslie Moonves said. He touted the blueprint the network followed with


the series, which could be done on a lower summer license fee thanks to strong international sales and the deal with Amazon, which aired the episodes four days after their CBS premiere.


“It’s been a great new model,” Moonves said._  Under The Dome_, originally developed at CBS’ sibling Showtime, has been a strong ratings performer. After a big premiere, which soared to a


4.6 rating in 18-49 and 17.8 million total viewers in Live+7, it kept steady. Its ratings have been on a growth path for the last two weeks, most recently drawing 2.7/8 and 11.4 million in


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