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[01/20/09 - 03:24 PM]
Battlestar Galactica Returns with Double-Digit Gains
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Friday, January 16.
[via press release from Sci Fi]

**RATINGS ALERT**

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA RETURNS WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS

New York, NY � January 20, 2009 � The final episodes of the Emmy and Peabody-winning series Battlestar Galactica made their highly-anticipated debut on Friday, January 16 at 10pm. The season 4.5 premiere episode, "Sometimes a Great Notion," earned a 1.6 Household rating, over 1.3 million Adults 18-49, over 1.4 million Adults 25-54 and more than 2.1 million total viewers.

Battlestar was the #1 cable program in the 10pm hour among Men 18-49 and Men 25-54, and SCI FI scored as the #3 cable entertainment network of the night among Adults 25-54 and #4 among Adults 18-49. Friday's episode delivered double-digit increases versus the show's highly-rated season 4.0 average � +23% in Household ratings and total viewers, +21% in Adults 18-49 and +15% in Adults 25-54.

Viewers also flocked to SCIFI.COM, the official online destination for all things Battlestar Galactica, making it the best day for the Website since 11/1/08 in page views, best day since 10/31/08 in uniques and best day since 10/7/06 in video streams. The Battlestar Galactica section of SCIFI.COM had its best day since 4/4/08 (season 4.0 premiere) in page views and uniques and best day in video since 10/7/06.

Battlestar Galactica is the gripping saga of humanity's last remnants and their struggle to find a new home while fleeing from their deadly Cylon enemies. Redefining the space opera with its gritty realism, Galactica's intensity, issues-driven topicality, and command performances have garnered it numerous awards, including two Emmy Awards and the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. The show was recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) as one of the most outstanding programs of the year two years running. The series is from Universal Cable Productions and is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. The outstanding ensemble cast is led by Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Grace Park. The series airs Fridays at 10pm on SCI FI.

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.





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