SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel Official Season 4 Ratings

morjana · #1 October 14th, 2007, 11:13 PM

SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel ratings week 9/24/07 -- 9/30/07

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/

Top Ten SciFi Channel Shows

Ghost Hunters--------------1.4
Eureka---------------------1.2
Stargate Atlantis-----------1.2
ECW-----------------------1.1
Species: Awakening--------1.1
Doctor Who----------------1.0
Alone in the Dark-----------0.9
Flash Gordon---------------0.7
10.5 part two--------------0.7
War of the Worlds----------0.7

Briangate78 · #2 October 14th, 2007, 11:14 PM

So is this good that SGA was in the top 3? I could of sworn SGA had more viewers than Eureka.

Avenger · #3 October 15th, 2007, 12:13 AM

It's good that it's in to top three, but bad that SciFi viewership is down in general.

GateMan2000 · #4 October 15th, 2007, 06:50 AM

Hopefully they don't cancel because they would lose a ton more viewers!

Briangate78 · #5 October 15th, 2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Avenger

It's good that it's in to top three, but bad that SciFi viewership is down in general.

This just proves a point that DVR is being a major factor. It's not just SGA that is hurting, it's everyone. It is very realistic that SGA has about a 0.2 to 0.3 rating DVR dropoff from the Season 3 premiere to the Season 4 premiere. Heck it was about 15 months ago, DVR had more than doubled almost tripled in overall households from July 2006 to Now.

SG13-NightOps · #6 October 15th, 2007, 08:50 AM

I'm shocked! It had a higher rating than ECW!

Far as I remember, that usually never happens. That changes things a bit.

prion · #7 October 15th, 2007, 08:59 AM

There's already a thread on the season 4 ratings at

http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=47425

where you'll find some interesting discussion on the ratings

Briangate78 · #8 October 15th, 2007, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SG13-NightOps

I'm shocked! It had a higher rating than ECW!

Far as I remember, that usually never happens. That changes things a bit.

I know right!! Also, This is what drives me crazy, look at Eureka!!! A 1.2! Come on SGA is not doing bad to the risk of being cancelled.

It truly is a different ballgame when you look at the overall network. No matter what show Sci-fi puts out, it's not going to see numbers above a 1.5 during this season anymore.

prion · #9 October 15th, 2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

I know right!! Also, This is what drives me crazy, look at Eureka!!! A 1.2! Come on SGA is not doing bad to the risk of being cancelled.

It truly is a different ballgame when you look at the overall network. No matter what show Sci-fi puts out, it's not going to see numbers above a 1.5 during this season anymore.

Oh, hey, in your dreams! (referring to your doctored shots of Sam and the new man in her life *cough cough*) in your sig

Briangate78 · #10 October 15th, 2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by prion

Oh, hey, in your dreams! (referring to your doctored shots of Sam and the new man in her life *cough cough*) in your sig

LOL, yes that can be in my dreams, but the ratings bump speculation needs to be a reality.

GateLadyM · #11 October 15th, 2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

I know right!! Also, This is what drives me crazy, look at Eureka!!! A 1.2! Come on SGA is not doing bad to the risk of being cancelled.

Eureka has been pulling about 1.7 this whole season and has consistently been SciFi's #1 show. Last week it was up against "House", which got a 10.7, and a 1.2 against that kind of competition seems to be better than SGA's 1.2 against a weaker Friday lineup - "Numbers" won the 10:00 p.m. Friday slot with a 6.2.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/

Look at articles under "Fresh From Nielsen"

Briangate78 · #12 October 15th, 2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GateLadyM

Eureka has been pulling about 1.7 this whole season and has consistently been SciFi's #1 show. Last week it was up against "House", which got a 10.7, and a 1.2 against that kind of competition seems to be better than SGA's 1.2 against a weaker Friday lineup - "Numbers" won the 10:00 p.m. Friday slot with a 6.2.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/

Look at articles under "Fresh From Nielsen"

What about 20/20 and Las Vegas? Plus Friday is the most DVR'd day and 10pm is the most DVR'd time slot.

Mitchell82 · #13 October 15th, 2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

What about 20/20 and Las Vegas? Plus Friday is the most DVR'd day and 10pm is the most DVR'd time slot.

Exactly. It's not doing bad at all. It is up against tough competition not to mention SGA an scifi being in the top dvr'd list.

Briangate78 · #14 October 15th, 2007, 08:31 PM

Is it me but does that top 10 seem to keep falling in average as the weeks go by?

I've never seen that many 0.7's before.

morjana · #15 October 21st, 2007, 11:05 PM

SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel ratings - "Lifeline"

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/

Top Ten SciFi Channel Shows

Ghost Hunters--------------1.5
Eureka---------------------1.4
ECW-----------------------1.2
Stargate Atlantis-----------1.1 - "Lifeline"
Doctor Who----------------1.0
Grizzly Rage----------------1.0
Bionic Woman---------------0.9
Dark Ride-------------------0.9
Timeline--------------------0.9
Marabunta------------------0.8

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/1/07 -- 10/07/07

Briangate78 · #16 October 21st, 2007, 11:09 PM

Official Ratings to date...
Adrift - 1.4
Lifeline - TBD

Mitchell82 · #17 October 21st, 2007, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by morjana

SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel ratings - "Lifeline"

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/

Top Ten SciFi Channel Shows

Ghost Hunters--------------1.5
Eureka---------------------1.4
ECW-----------------------1.2
Stargate Atlantis-----------1.1 - "Lifeline"
Doctor Who----------------1.0
Grizzly Rage----------------1.0
Bionic Woman---------------0.9
Dark Ride-------------------0.9
Timeline--------------------0.9
Marabunta------------------0.8

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/1/07 -- 10/07/07

Well I was hoping 1.2 but since Adrift's 1.2 went to 1.4 I bet this will go to 1.3 or 1.4. So still holding steady and hmmm Flash Gordon ain't even in top 10. Even more reason for SGA to get season 5.

Briangate78 · #18 October 21st, 2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell82

Well I was hoping 1.2 but since Adrift's 1.2 went to 1.4 I bet this will go to 1.3 or 1.4. So still holding steady and hmmm Flash Gordon ain't even in top 10. Even more reason for SGA to get season 5.

Being in the top 5 is also a good sign. Plus ECW is supposed to be ending on Sci-fi, and Eureka's 1.4 was their big season finale.

Mitchell82 · #19 October 21st, 2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Briangate78

Being in the top 5 is also a good sign. Plus ECW is supposed to be ending on Sci-fi, and Eureka's 1.4 was their big season finale.

True but ECW was a waste of space in the first place.

morjana · #20 October 22nd, 2007, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell82

Well I was hoping 1.2 but since Adrift's 1.2 went to 1.4 I bet this will go to 1.3 or 1.4. So still holding steady and hmmm Flash Gordon ain't even in top 10. Even more reason for SGA to get season 5.

Here's a recap of the ratings that Flash Gordon has pulled in:

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/6/07 -- 8/12/07

Flash Gordon 1.5 - Premiere

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/13/07 -- 8/19/07

Flash Gordon didn't make it to the top ten. For info, the lowest rated show that week on the top ten list was Disaster Zone at 1.0

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 08/20/07 - 08/26/07

Flash Gordon 0.8

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 8/27/07 -- 9/2/07

Flash Gordon didn't make it to the top ten. For info, the lowest rated show that week on the top ten list was Android Apocalypse at 0.9.

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 9/3/07 -- 9/9/07

Flash Gordon didn't make it to the top ten. For info, the lowest rated show that week on the top ten list was Beast of Bray Road at 0.8.

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 9/10/07 -- 9/16/07

Flash Gordon at 0.8

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 9/17/07 -- 9/23/07

Flash Gordon didn't make it to the top ten. For info, the lowest rated show that week on the top ten list was The Stand part two at 1.0.

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 9/24/07 -- 9/30/07

Flash Gordon at 0.7.

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 10/1/07 -- 10/07/07

Flash Gordon didn't make it to the top ten. For info, the lowest rated show that week on the top ten list was Marabunta at 0.8.

So...out of NINE weeks of reported ratings, Flash Gordon has only made it on the top ten list FOUR times - with a high rating of 1.5, and a low rating of .07. -- which gives the series an average rating of 0.95.

Now, I've seen on the internet articles mentioning that this show only gets a micro-portion of the budget that the SciFi Channel allotted to BSG (and quite frankly, it shows in EVERY detail).

But still...

I'm not going to guess here what I think the SciFi Channel is thinking.

Life is too short.

Morjana