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

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 the fast nationals last week.