Is Scream season 3 going to end the slashing madness? Ever since MTV’s release that the show is going to dwindle down from twelve to six episodes, many begin to wonder. Season 3 is set to premiere sometime in 2017.
The ratings for the television show are not looking good. In its first season, Scream rakes in 1.03 million viewers in its premiere. But after the finale, the show takes home 0.75 million viewers only. Its second season did not do so well either. The opening starts with 0.40 viewers and ends with 0.38 million. The Halloween special on October 18 spells the future of the third season. According to Deadline, MTV is playing the numbers game. …show more content…
With six episodes, it seems the survivors of Lakewood will only have a short time to live. However, there is still a possibility that the show is going to have an extension. If MTV is able to see the ratings pick up during the first few episodes of Scream season 3, it may extend the series.
Using the Scream Halloween Special as the jump off point, there is no telling if the slasher is going to stop killing. It all boils down to how much information the show runners can cram in order to give the right ending. Is six episodes enough?
The season is reportedly set to focus on the remaining characters further down the time line. And will Scream season 3 going to reveal the identity of this killer? Or will it leave the slasher’s identity as a mystery for