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Battlestar dips in viewers
By Colin Mahan - TV.com
October 10, 2006 at 01:22:00 PM | more stories by this author
Season-three premiere of space opera off almost 30 percent from last season.
Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica suffered casualties in its fight against the evil robot Cylons.
The Sci Fi Channel series' October 6 season-three premiere garnered 2.2 million total viewers. That's down from the 3.1 million the show drew for its season-two premiere in July 2005.
Still, the episode, which featured Apollo in a fat suit and told of the humans creating an insurgency to battle the Cylons on New Caprica, was the number one cable program on Friday night. In the important 18-49 demographic, the show was watched by 1.4 million viewers.
Science fiction fans have had a lot to choose from since Battlestar left the airwaves.
This fall, NBC premiered Heroes, which is drawing high ratings and was given a full-season pickup last week. The Sci Fi Channel also has a new darling in the quirky comedy-drama Eureka, which was just given a second-season pickup.
Battlestar star Jamie Bamber spoke to TV.com a few weeks ago, saying he thought season three was the best season yet.
By Colin Mahan - TV.com
October 10, 2006 at 01:22:00 PM | more stories by this author
Season-three premiere of space opera off almost 30 percent from last season.
Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica suffered casualties in its fight against the evil robot Cylons.
The Sci Fi Channel series' October 6 season-three premiere garnered 2.2 million total viewers. That's down from the 3.1 million the show drew for its season-two premiere in July 2005.
Still, the episode, which featured Apollo in a fat suit and told of the humans creating an insurgency to battle the Cylons on New Caprica, was the number one cable program on Friday night. In the important 18-49 demographic, the show was watched by 1.4 million viewers.
Science fiction fans have had a lot to choose from since Battlestar left the airwaves.
This fall, NBC premiered Heroes, which is drawing high ratings and was given a full-season pickup last week. The Sci Fi Channel also has a new darling in the quirky comedy-drama Eureka, which was just given a second-season pickup.
Battlestar star Jamie Bamber spoke to TV.com a few weeks ago, saying he thought season three was the best season yet.