On most summer evenings, a scripted series premiere would be the most interesting thing happening on broadcast. And tonight, NBC's got one, the co-production
Siberia, a scripted drama about a fictional reality series gone wrong. But that number will be much less intriguing than week two of CBS'
Under the Dome, whose breakthrough 3.3 premiere a week ago could be a real game-changer for the networks' long-half-assed efforts at year-round programming.
Under the Dome is an unfortunate piece of competition for
Siberia, but
Siberia may at least have a reasonable lead-in in the premiere of
American Ninja Warrior. Getting above a 1.0 will be tough, but a really strong
Dome hold may force it to pull that off.
Siberia Over/Under: one third of tonight's Under the Dome rating. (Result will be based on finals rounded to one decimal point.)
