Series mastermind Brian K. Vaughan (“Lost”) has long said he wants to do more seasons and “Dome” is the most watched show of the summer and ties the Stern-fueled “America’s Got Talent” as the summer’s top show in the key (adults 18-49) demo.
Les Moonves also announced at CBS’ TCA presentation that Stephen King, whose novel forms the basis of “Dome,” would write next season’s first episode.
Top Summer Shows
(adults 18-49; older weeks in parentheses; repeats in gray)
2.8 (2.7) (2.7) (2.9) (3.3) Under The Dome
2.8 (2.5) (2.6) (2.4) (2.6) America’s Got Talent (Tu)
2.5 (2.4) (2.1) (---) (---) Big Brother (We)
2.5 (2.1) (2.1) (1.9) (---) Big Brother (Su)
2.4 (2.9) (2.8) (1.1) (---) America’s Got Talent (We)
2.4 (2.5) (2.3) (2.2) (2.2) True Blood
2.3 (2.2) (2.0) (1.7) (2.2) Big Brother (Th)
2.3 (2.2) (2.3) (1.0) (2.4) MasterChef
2.2 (2.1) (2.1) (---) (2.1) Hell’s Kitchen
2.0 (0.9) (1.9) (1.7) (1.7) Love And Hip Hop
“Dome” also pulls much better ratings than most of CBS’ regular-season programming, which is saying something:
CBS Regular Season
(as of mid-May; 18-49 finals; repeats in grey; older weeks in parentheses)
4.9 (4.9) (4.5) (3.1) (3.0) Big Bang Theory
3.5 (3.2) (2.8) (2.4) (2.0) 2½ Men
3.1 (3.1) (2.8) (2.2) (2.7) NCIS
2.7 (2.6) (1.5) (2.4) (1.5) 2 Broke Girls
2.6 (2.7) (1.3) (2.7) (---) How I Met Your Mother
2.6 (2.4) (2.9) (2.7) (2.6) Survivor
2.5 (2.4) (1.4) (1.6) (3.0) Criminal Minds
2.4 (2.4) (2.4) (2.3) (---) Amazing Race
2.4 (2.2) (2.7) (1.3) (2.7) NCIS LA
2.4 (2.4) (2.4) (1.6) (1.8) Person of Interest
2.3 (2.4) (1.3) (2.2) (---) Mike & Molly
2.2 (1.9) (1.5) (---) (2.4) CSI
2.1 (2.1) (1.6) (2.1) (---) Rules Of Engagement
1.9 (2.0) (2.0) (---) (1.4) Elementary
1.9 (1.7) (1.2) (1.8) (---) Hawaii Five-0
1.7 (1.6) (1.6) (1.4) (---) The Mentalist
--- (1.6) (1.5) (1.7) (---) The Good Wife
1.3 (1.3) (---) (1.3) (1.5) Blue Bloods
--- (1.2) (1.2) (1.6) (1.5) CSI NY
1.2 (1.3) (1.4) (1.5) (1.5) Golden Boy
1.2 (1.5) (1.9) (2.3) (1.4) 60 Minutes
1.2 (1.7) (---) (1.5) (1.7) Undercover Boss
1.0 (0.9) (1.0) (1.2) (---) 48 Hours
0.9 (1.0) (0.8) (0.9) (1.5) Vegas
