Know I been around and seeing people ask how did SyFy set SGU up to fail so let me tell you how they did that.
When season 1 rolled out they did advertise it, but not too much. They had a promo Ad here and there, but not too many. Season 1 started playing on Friday night at 9:00pm (Eastern Time) on October 2, 2009 and went in to its season break on December 9, 2009 with an average of 2 million viewers. The show came back on April 22, 2010 and finished up season 1 with an average of 1.8 million viewers.
The first half of season 1 had set the story up; the search for food, water, power and supplies. It also set the crews’ back-stories. This is the same for any starting out TV show. It would have been to the 2nd half of season 1 when the action starts.
When season 2 came back it was moved to Tuesday night at 9:00pm (Eastern Time) with little warning to it viewers. This move was done to make room on Friday night for WWE. SyFy is saying they did the move to help SGU because its ratings were dipping. This chart shows that season 1 was doing will and was stable. Yes it did dip from the start but that is normal in any new show.
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The first half of season 2 ended on November 30, 2010 with an average of 1.078 million viewers, almost half of the viewers it had in season 1 before the move that was to help save SGU.
During the season break SyFy announced on December 16, 2010 that it would not be picking up Stargate Universe for a 3rd season. This was only two weeks after SGU finished up its first half of season 2 with 10 episodes and still had 10 more to go. Also it is likely they made the decision much earlier before the 2nd half of season 2 finishes due to the fact how SGU ended. The last episode of SGU ended in a way that it would not really be a clip hanger but was. The crew may be safe in space, will fly in FTL out and around the drones and we all know Eli will find a way to save himself.
The 2nd half of season 2 airs on March 7, 2011 with no warning to its time change (again) till a week before the first episode aired and during that week they had little promo spots for it. The show was moved to Monday night at 10:00pm (Eastern Time) (this is the time slot they put shows to die and be forgotten). SGU finished up its 2nd half of season 2 with an average of 0.958 half of its season 1.
MGM asked SyFy for permission to make a movie and on April 17, 2011 it was said that the SGU movie was not going to happen.
For the repeated time change and lack of advertisement SyFy failed SGU. It is good to note that MGM has no part in the cancelation of SGU, that is all SyFy or NBC Universal. I hope this clears things up for anyone.
When season 1 rolled out they did advertise it, but not too much. They had a promo Ad here and there, but not too many. Season 1 started playing on Friday night at 9:00pm (Eastern Time) on October 2, 2009 and went in to its season break on December 9, 2009 with an average of 2 million viewers. The show came back on April 22, 2010 and finished up season 1 with an average of 1.8 million viewers.
The first half of season 1 had set the story up; the search for food, water, power and supplies. It also set the crews’ back-stories. This is the same for any starting out TV show. It would have been to the 2nd half of season 1 when the action starts.
When season 2 came back it was moved to Tuesday night at 9:00pm (Eastern Time) with little warning to it viewers. This move was done to make room on Friday night for WWE. SyFy is saying they did the move to help SGU because its ratings were dipping. This chart shows that season 1 was doing will and was stable. Yes it did dip from the start but that is normal in any new show.
Screen Shot 2011-12-28 at 9.37.58 AM.jpg
The first half of season 2 ended on November 30, 2010 with an average of 1.078 million viewers, almost half of the viewers it had in season 1 before the move that was to help save SGU.
During the season break SyFy announced on December 16, 2010 that it would not be picking up Stargate Universe for a 3rd season. This was only two weeks after SGU finished up its first half of season 2 with 10 episodes and still had 10 more to go. Also it is likely they made the decision much earlier before the 2nd half of season 2 finishes due to the fact how SGU ended. The last episode of SGU ended in a way that it would not really be a clip hanger but was. The crew may be safe in space, will fly in FTL out and around the drones and we all know Eli will find a way to save himself.
The 2nd half of season 2 airs on March 7, 2011 with no warning to its time change (again) till a week before the first episode aired and during that week they had little promo spots for it. The show was moved to Monday night at 10:00pm (Eastern Time) (this is the time slot they put shows to die and be forgotten). SGU finished up its 2nd half of season 2 with an average of 0.958 half of its season 1.
MGM asked SyFy for permission to make a movie and on April 17, 2011 it was said that the SGU movie was not going to happen.
For the repeated time change and lack of advertisement SyFy failed SGU. It is good to note that MGM has no part in the cancelation of SGU, that is all SyFy or NBC Universal. I hope this clears things up for anyone.
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