http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article323592.ece
EXCERPT:
Much of the best of Sci Fi is simply good drama, he insists, a fact which
helps to explain why in August 51 per cent of the channel's audience was female
(although 48 per cent is a more usual figure). Betts notes that "as the guns
and bombs drop away women are more likely to watch".Sadly for Betts, rival
commissioning editors are aware of Sci Fi's increasingly broad appeal and - with
bigger budgets - are bidding for the best programmes. Lost was snapped up by
Channel 4, while Battlestar Galactica and Stargate went to Sky One. Living TV
(which is aimed mainly at women) has recognised the female fascination with the
paranormal and made the turf its own, and next year BBC3 will seek to
capitalise on the success of the relaunched Doctor Who with its own adult sci-fi
spin-off called Torchwood.
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EXCERPT:
Much of the best of Sci Fi is simply good drama, he insists, a fact which
helps to explain why in August 51 per cent of the channel's audience was female
(although 48 per cent is a more usual figure). Betts notes that "as the guns
and bombs drop away women are more likely to watch".Sadly for Betts, rival
commissioning editors are aware of Sci Fi's increasingly broad appeal and - with
bigger budgets - are bidding for the best programmes. Lost was snapped up by
Channel 4, while Battlestar Galactica and Stargate went to Sky One. Living TV
(which is aimed mainly at women) has recognised the female fascination with the
paranormal and made the turf its own, and next year BBC3 will seek to
capitalise on the success of the relaunched Doctor Who with its own adult sci-fi
spin-off called Torchwood.
*The whole article is worth reading*
*Click on link above full text*
Also it's more mainstream, and sorry to be against the Sci-Fi Channel here, but that's good, if Stargate is on with multi-genre shows such as the Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, Scrubs etc. like it is at the moment, then it gets pumped into the mainstream more people are inclined to watch it, rather than being sidelined to those who would seek out for it specifically, thousands (or more) of people in the UK like Stargate because it's on a channel they watch, they may not go out of their way to see it, until the Sci-Fi Channel becomes truly mainstream, I think it would be a terrible idea to move the shows.
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