NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The premiere of CBS's "Under the Dome" beat almost everything else on television Monday, but CBS's rivals should still be happy about the success of the Stephen King miniseries -- because it bodes well for them, too. The promising debut of "Under the Dome" suggests a scripted show can do well, even in summer. And it partially validates broadcasters' recent strategy of ordering fewer episodes of splashy new shows, then promoting them as "event" series. For years, cable aired fewer episodes per season than broadcast networks, in what might arguably be considered a quality-over-quantity approach. "Under the Dome," which was originally developed at Showtime, boasted...
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