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[10/12/09 - 03:13 PM]
Second Season Premiere of Syfy's Sanctuary Scores Double-Digit Increases, While Stargate Universe Viewership Soars in Second Week
Syfy spins the numbers for Friday, October 9.
[via press release from Syfy]

FRIDAY NIGHT RATINGS RUMBLE!

SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF SYFY'S SANCTUARY SCORES DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES, WHILE STARGATE UNIVERSE VIEWERSHIP SOARS IN SECOND WEEK

Stargate Universe Beats Dollhouse For Second Straight Friday

New York, NY � October 12, 2009 � Maintaining Syfy's ratings surge, the second season premiere of Sanctuary leaped 18% in Adults 18-49 and 7% in Adults 25-54 versus last year's average, while grabbing nearly 1.9 million viewers (1.85) on Friday, October 9, at 10PM (ET/PT).

Sanctuary, starring Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne, delivered nearly one million Adults 18-49 (946,000) -- its second highest A18-49 delivery ever -- along with 1.15 million Adults 25-54.

From 9-10PM (ET/PT), Stargate Universe improved on last week's record setting performance (the highest franchise premiere mark in four years), by growing 22% in Adults 18-49 (1.37 million) and 13% in Adults 25-54 (1.49 million) � the best Stargate showing in these demos in four years � as well as garnering 2.4 million total viewers with a 1.8 HH rating.

For the second consecutive week, Stargate Universe bested FOX's Dollhouse in total viewers and key demos head-to-head at 9PM (ET/PT).

Created by Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis), Sanctuary is produced in association with Syfy and is distributed by Tricon Films and Television. Season 2 of the series will be executive produced by Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Keith Beedie and Tricon Films.

Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, serve as executive producers and writers of Stargate Universe. Stargate Universe is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in 95 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)





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