'Stargate Universe' Launches at Warp Speed
The first year of the latest "Stargate" installment has become the most watched season in the franchise series since 2005.
"Stargate Atlantis" Cast
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NEW YORK, NY—Continuing Syfy's sizzling ratings momentum that has seen it post a record 5 straight months of viewer gains, the winter season of "Stargate Universe" became the most watched "Stargate" franchise series since 2005 ("Stargate Atlantis" Season 1).
Including Live + 7 DVR viewing data, "Stargate Universe's" first year averaged 2.57 million total viewers, 1.63 million Adults 25-54, 1.43 million Adults 18-49 and 600,000 Adults 18-34, along with a 1.9 HH rating. The 10-episode season premiered Friday, October 2, and concluded on Friday, December 4.
Compared to the 2008-09 "Stargate Atlantis" Season 5, SGU jumped 51% in Adults 18-34, 33% in Adults 18-49, 28% in Adults 25-54 and 22% in total viewers.
"Stargate Universe" returns for a second season in 2010.
Edgier and younger in tone, "SGU" takes the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime Stargate fans and first-time viewers alike. The series stars Robert Carlyle, Ming-Na, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alaina Huffman, Louis Ferreira, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith.
"SGU" follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship's Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them
Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis," serve as executive producers and writers. "Stargate Universe" is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.
Including Live + 7 DVR viewing data, "Stargate Universe's" first year averaged 2.57 million total viewers, 1.63 million Adults 25-54, 1.43 million Adults 18-49 and 600,000 Adults 18-34, along with a 1.9 HH rating. The 10-episode season premiered Friday, October 2, and concluded on Friday, December 4.
Compared to the 2008-09 "Stargate Atlantis" Season 5, SGU jumped 51% in Adults 18-34, 33% in Adults 18-49, 28% in Adults 25-54 and 22% in total viewers.
"Stargate Universe" returns for a second season in 2010.
Edgier and younger in tone, "SGU" takes the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime Stargate fans and first-time viewers alike. The series stars Robert Carlyle, Ming-Na, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alaina Huffman, Louis Ferreira, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith.
"SGU" follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship's Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them
Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis," serve as executive producers and writers. "Stargate Universe" is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.
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