SCI FI'S EUREKA IS #1 CABLE PROGRAM ON TUESDAY WITH 3RD SEASON PREMIERE

SCI FI'S EUREKA IS #1 CABLE PROGRAM ON TUESDAY WITH 3RD SEASON PREMIERE

NEW YORK � July 30, 2008 � Eureka, SCI FI Channel's hit original dramedy series about a secret U.S. town inhabited by geniuses, led the cable pack ranking #1 in the key Adults 25-54 demo with last night's season three premiere (July 29, 9-10pm). Scoring a 2.1 HH rating and an audience comprised of 1.426 million Adults 25-54, 1.301 million Adults 18-49 and 2.808 million total viewers, Eureka enjoyed its most-watched performance since the series first premiered on July 18, 2006.

Season three premiere ratings highlights include:

� Eureka was the #1 cable program for the day for Adults 25-54.

� Last night's premiere delivered Eureka's best performance for Adults 25-54 and 18-49 since the show's first season.

� Compared to the second season premiere of Eureka (July 10, 2007), this represents an increase of +11% in households, +1% in Adults 18-49, +4% in Adults 25-54 and +10% in total viewers.

� Eureka topped second place finisher, A&E's The Cleaner, in Adults 25-54 by more than 200,000 viewers.

Eureka is an offbeat, relatable dramedy with a unique sci-fi twist. Nestled in the Pacific Northwest, Eureka is a small town with big secrets. Shrouded in secrecy, the picturesque hamlet is actually a community of geniuses assembled by the government to conduct top-secret research. What they've unwittingly created is a place where anything imaginable can happen� and does. Eureka airs Tuesdays @ 9pm ET/PT only on SCI FI.

Executive produced by Jaime Paglia and Charlie Craig, Eureka stars Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Jordan Hinson, Ed Quinn, Erica Cerra, and Neil Grayston. The show is produced by SCI FI Channel, in association with Universal Cable Productions.

SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.