The highly anticipated finale of “Battlestar Galactica” on Sci Fi drew 2.4 million viewers, the largest audience in three years for the series. Friday night’s two-hour wrap up of the space saga drew a 1.7 household rating. It also had 1.5 million adults 18 to 49 and 1.6 million adults 25 to 54, the best...
“Lost” led the way at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films’ 35th annual Saturn Awards nominations. The ABC show received 11 nominations, followed by “Heroes” with six nominations and “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” with four nominations apiece...
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The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels celebrating shows including “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Mentalist,” “90210” and a combined evening for “Battlestar Galactica” and prequel “Caprica.” The full lineup, announced today by the Paley Center for Media, also features panels for “The...
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Sci Fi Channel has unveiled a “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon Detector application for the Apple App Store. The Cylon Detector app lets users take new or stored pictures and “scan” them. The subject’s face will appear in a “Battlestar” scene with a “Cylon” or “Human” verdict, which then can be sent to a...
Sci Fi Channel’s final episodes of “Battlestar Galactica” kicked off Friday night, Jan. 16, with a strong performance among several key demographics for the show and the basic-cable network. Friday night’s episode, “Sometimes a Great Nation,” scored a 1.6 rating among households, drawing 1.3 million...
When it comes to stories about the strange and unusual, nothing beats science fiction. Whether it’s exploring the mystery of life on other planets, in other dimensions or in our own backyards, this is one genre where there are no boundaries except the imagination. Because of that, sci-fi is also a genre...
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NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group and Propworx have teamed up to auction off props from Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica.” The props, costumes and set pieces will be auctioned live and online beginning Jan. 16 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif....
Sci Fi Channel has announced plans for the final episodes in the “Battlestar Galactica” series. The show will return to Sci Fi for its last round of original episodes on Jan. 16. Ten new episodes in a row will be televised, culminating in the show’s series finale on March 20.