SciFi Wire: Official SciFi Channel ratings for season three

[Ouroboros]

So what kind of ratings did the BSG premiere get last week?

[morjana]

So what kind of ratings did the BSG premiere get last week?

According to the press release reprinted at The Futon Critic, BSG's 3rd season premiere did quite well in the ratings:


From The Futon Critic:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.a...0061009scifi01

10.09.06 - 06:33 PM]

'BATTLESTAR' SEASON 3 PREMIERE LEADS SCI FI TO TRIPLE-DIGIT RATINGS
GAINS

Released by Sci Fi

#1 Cable Series for the Night

'SCI FI Friday' Reasserts Dominance

New York, NY - October 9, 2006 - Building on the summer ratings heat
that brought SCI FI more than 15 million new viewers via its original
series 'Eureka,' 'Who Wants to Be A Superhero?' and 'ECW,' the
Channel kicked off the fall with the hotly-anticipated season 3
premiere of 'Battlestar Galactica' (October 6, 9-11pm ET/PT). In the
face of stiff competition, the two-hour opener was the #1 cable
series of the night. And in combination with its lead-ins, 'Heroes'
(rebroadcast @ 7pm) and 'Doctor Who' (new episode at 8pm), SCI FI
reasserted its dominance on Friday nights, with triple-digit demo
increases vs. 4Q05.

The 'Galactica' season 3 premiere delivered a 1.8 HH rating with 2.2
million total viewers (P2+) - out-delivering its season 2.5 average
in total viewers (+2%), P25-54 (+7%) and P18-49 (1.4 million, +4%).

SCI FI's 7pm-11pm SCI FI Friday lineup averaged a 1.4 HH rating, 1.7
million total viewers (P2+), 1.2 million P25-54s and 1.0 million P18-
49s. Compared to the same time period last year (4Q05), this reflects
increases of:

+93% in P2+

+75% in HH Ratings

+120% in P25-54

+134% in P18-49


(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)

Morjana

[caty]

Ok, down to this point I get it, but the rest is beyond me...

The 'Galactica' season 3 premiere delivered a 1.8 HH rating with 2.2
million total viewers (P2+) - out-delivering its season 2.5 average
in total viewers (+2%), P25-54 (+7%) and P18-49 (1.4 million, +4%).

SCI FI's 7pm-11pm SCI FI Friday lineup averaged a 1.4 HH rating, 1.7
million total viewers (P2+), 1.2 million P25-54s and 1.0 million P18-
49s. Compared to the same time period last year (4Q05), this reflects
increases of:

+93% in P2+

+75% in HH Ratings

+120% in P25-54

+134% in P18-49


(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)

Morjana

[Chick Starbuck]

Ok, down to this point I get it, but the rest is beyond me...

It just means the even though the show didn't show very much growth from last year, it still managed to whoop every record Scifi ever had for those slots. Scifi's little game of splitting up the lineup sort of paid off for them, they get to charge full ad prices all year long, but all shows are suffereing some loss of viewers. If too many viewers run, the show get booted, in the case of SG-1.

[expendable_crewman]

On the Save SG1 site, I read that the 1.8 ratings for BSG's premiere meant 30% fewer viewers tuned in for its season 3 premiere (last week) than for its season 2 premiere last year.

How does that get spun into the joyful numbers posted above?

A 30% loss of viewers would be tragic.

Source:
http://savestargatesg1.com/news/?p=422

[sueKay]

So in reality there hasn't been a *huge* difference in BSG and Stargate ratings, but Sci Fi spins this rating in a positive light after criticising SG?

hardly fair.

[Chick Starbuck]

Well, not really, because you're looking at the wrong numbers. BSG's second season premiered at 2.6 (a number that was oddly high), but the season closed with a 1.8. It stayed at 1.8 for the third premier. During the second seasons course, ratings leveled off at around that number. The big reason their spinning the numbers positively (besides managing good numbers in the fall, a first for them) is because it was the only one of the three to keep it's previously aired episode's audience. Both SG's fell dramatically from their 2/9 premiers to 2/9 finales, like BSG, but also from their 2/9 finales to 3/10 premiers, which BSG did not.

Sort of confusing, but whatever. I'm not a ratings mongul.

I was happy to hear that ratings for SG1/A's half season actually averaged higher than their premiers. I'm hoping that BSG does the same.

[morjana]

SG1/SGA - SciFi Wire: Ratings for week of 4/9/07 -- 4/15/07:

From SciFi Wire:

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

TOP TEN SCIFI CHANNEL SHOWS


ECW------------------------1.7
Stargate SG-1--------------1.5 - "The Quest. Part 2"
The Stand part four---------1.4
Stargate Atlantis-----------1.4 - "The Return, Part 2"
Painkiller Jane--------------1.3
Clive Barker's Plague--------1.3
The Stand part three-------1.3
The Dresden Files----------1.2
The Stand part two--------1.2
The Stand part one--------1.1

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 4/9/07 -- 4/15/07

[morjana]

SG1/SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel ratings week 4/16/07 -- 4/22/07:

From SciFi Wire:

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

Top TEN SciFi Channel Shows

ECW--------------------------1.5
Dinotopia part three-----------1.5
Dinotopia part two------------1.3
Stargate Atlantis-------------1.2 - "Echoes"
Cursed-----------------------1.1
Dinotopia part one------------1.1
Stargate SG-1----------------1.1 - "Line in the Sand"
Painkiller Jane-----------------0.9
Final Destination 2------------0.9
Jake 2.0----------------------0.7

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 4/16/07 -- 4/22/07

[PG15]

Painkiller Jane-----------------0.9

Yikes, and I thought the Stargates' ratings were bad...

[morjana]

SG1/SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFI Channel Ratings week 4/23/07 -- 4/29/07:



From SciFi Wire:

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

Top TEN Sci Fi Channel Shows

Lake Placid 2--------------------2.2
ECW------------------------------1.4
Stargate Atlantis----------------1.3 - "Irresponsible"
Crocodile 2: Death Roll----------1.1
Jeepers Creepers 2---------------1.1
Snakehead Terror-----------------1.1
Frankenfish----------------------1.1
Stargate SG-1--------------------1.1 - "The Road Not Taken"
Painkiller Jane------------------1.0
Crocodile------------------------1.0

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 4/23/07 -- 4/29/07

[PG15]

Heh, this is probably the first time in months that SciFi had something above 2.0.

[morjana]

SG1/SGA - SciFi Wire: SciFi Channel ratings week 4/30/07 -- 5/6/07:


From SciFi Wire:

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

Top TEN SciFi Channel Shows

ECW------------------------------1.6
Sightings: Heartland Ghost---------1.2 (starred Beau Bridges)
Lake Placid 2----------------------1.2 (repeat of movie)
Stargate SG-1--------------------1.2 - "The Shroud"
Stargate Atlantis------------------1.1 - "The Tao of Rodney"
Cabin Fever-----------------------1.0
Trilogy of Terror II-----------------1.0
Stephen King's Rose Red-----------0.9
House of the Dead 2---------------0.9
Cursed----------------------------0.9

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, 4/30/07 -- 5/6/07

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Ooops..."Painkiller Jane" didn't make the top ten...

[wm_1987]

Now this is just my opinion, so nobody get mad. But maybe the reason that Atlantis had it lowest rating in recent history (as GW put it) with “Tao of Rodney” is because they are highlighting the same character over and over again. Rodney is being shown a lot this season. They have a great cast of actors with the four team members. Lets actually use them.

[Falcon Horus]

Now this is just my opinion, so nobody get mad. But maybe the reason that Atlantis had it lowest rating in recent history (as GW put it) with “Tao of Rodney” is because they are highlighting the same character over and over again. Rodney is being shown a lot this season. They have a great cast of actors with the four team members. Lets actually use them.

That might be true.
The other reason why SG1 scored better this time... It was The Shroud and RDA was in it.