S8 Premiere breaks ratings records :)

[Elwe Singollo]

According to Gateworld's headlines, found at http://gateworld.net/news/ratings.ht...89664047,85793,

Stargate has gotten the highest ratings ever, for both the series and the network. SG is the first original series to have over 3 million viewers on Scifi, i'm so proud of our show

Although i know this thread should fit in the 'Stargate News', this thread is related to S8, so if the mods have any problems, you guys can just move this topic

[aAnubiSs]

Good Work!

[Elwe Singollo]

I think all around, Stargate in repeats, first run episodes, syndication, dvd sales, it universally does good

[aAnubiSs]

It's doing great!

[the adventurer]

Now, lets see how Atlantis fares.

Wouldn't it be crazy if it did BETTER?

[keshou]

The season premiere of Stargate SG-1 left all previous ratings records in the dust on Friday, scoring a 2.4 household rating.

Woohoo! Fabulous ratings for a very good episode. The way they've been promoting Atlantis I bet it's going to get very good ratings as well.

Thanks for posting the news. I'm sure this makes all the people who are working so hard on (two) shows this year very very happy.

[Elwe Singollo]

I don't think it would be crazy , just that something new will carry on the strong ratings

[aAnubiSs]

Don't jinx it!

[Elwe Singollo]

Woohoo! Fabulous ratings for a very good episode. The way they've been promoting Atlantis I bet it's going to get very good ratings as well.

Thanks for posting the news. I'm sure this makes all the people who are working so hard on (two) shows this year very very happy.

It would be a bummer if Atlantis didn't get better if not as good ratings as the SG1 premiere with the millions of dollars spent on advertising. And if it doesn't do as good, but still good, i'll still be happy for the show, because some people just simply don't like spin-offs But i think it would be a bummer for scifi since they did spend more time advertising Atlantis than SG1 this summer, pre-summer.

[Torley]

YAY! Team spirit. Yeah it'll be interesting to see where the ratings are at, and all those ad dollars have to go somewhere.

As of now I can't really think of many people who would watch Atlantis but not SG-1... unless they have become tired of SG-1's arcs or something. So at first at least, SG-1 is going to be the base show with people watching Atlantis in a complementary way.

[AgentX]

As of now I can't really think of many people who would watch Atlantis but not SG-1... unless they have become tired of SG-1's arcs or something. So at first at least, SG-1 is going to be the base show with people watching Atlantis in a complementary way.

That's what I'm thinking as well. I don't think Atlantis is different enough to attract viewers that aren't already watching SG1. I expect a fairly substantial viewer holdover from SG1 to Atlantis.

Back to SG1. WOW, those are some great numbers. I'm glad they mentioned the actual viewer total as opposed to the rating, I can never quite understand those. It is definitely going to be hard for SciFi to see this show go after the tremendous ratings it keeps on getting.

[brandohall]

you have to remmeber that I, Robot comes out the same day as Atlantis too..

[the adventurer]

Jive talking Will Smith and his robot posse are going to die under the might of Atlantis.


We hope

[Ugly Pig]

Woo hoo! Great ratings for a great episode!! If this keeps up throughout the season, maybe SciFi will beg RDA to come back for a season 9!

[Anthro Girl]

Yippiee!!!!!!! <do happy dance> That is so incredibly cool!

If this keeps up throughout the season, maybe SciFi will beg RDA to come back for a season 9!

They may beg, but they may not get what they want. In any case, it's great to have validation that the show is a success in the ratings and longevity book.

[Ugly Pig]

Yippiee!!!!!!! <do happy dance>

I shall join you!

They may beg, but they may not get what they want.

I know, but it probably won't hurt.

[Anthro Girl]

I know, but it probably won't hurt.

Yes, but at least it'd be fun to watch!

Gawd, I love that dancing piggy!

[Ugly Pig]

Gawd, I love that dancing piggy!

Why thank you, I've been practicing intensely.

[morjana]

Stargate has gotten the highest ratings ever, for both the series and the network. SG is the first original series to have over 3 million viewers on Scifi, i'm so proud of our show

Wow!

That is such fantastic news -- Woo-hoo!

TPTB must be dancing a jig!

Quality attracts viewers -- and Stargate SG-1 is a quality show. "New Order" was ambitious, and it connected with viewers.

Thanks for sharing the news!

Morjana

[Vyse]

Great news, Stargate is constantly growing and building momentum. This brings up a question I have. Do you think that Stargate could end up over taking Star Trek? I certainly think so, Stargate has been increasing it's fan base, while Trek's have been dwindling ( I stopped watching ENT, horrorible writing ).