Farscape Ratings: 1/17/2003

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Here are last week's Farscape ratings from our friends at www.savefarscape.com...

Sci-Fi's national numbers for last Friday:

7 pm, Dead Zone - 0.52
8 pm, Farscape - 1.06
9 pm, Stargate - 1.57
10 pm, Tracker - 1.24
11 pm, Stargate - 0.96
12 midnight, Farscape - 0.81

Yes, the ratings went down from last week. But as others have commented already, ratings were down across the board on Sci Fi, not just for Farscape. Both Stargate and Tracker lost significant numbers of viewers as compared to last week, as well.

Context to consider:

Farscape doubled its lead-in at 8pm, and held much of its lead in at midnight (0.81 vs. 0.96).

This was a three-day weekend and that may have factored into the numbers. Given that the rest of the Sci-Fi lineup went down about the same amount as Farscape, we've suffered less of a loss from last week than it appears on the surface. We expect the numbers next week to come back up.

Among the competition was a heavily-promoted western (starring Tom Selleck) on TNT that pulled an impressive 5.68.

The airing of a strong episode can also translate into stronger
ratings the following week; in other words, Terra Firma was good
enough to draw more people back next Friday for Twice Shy.

Additionally, the DIY Media project hasn't hit the airwaves yet. This project is going to gain us a lot of attention, which could translate into more viewers for the show.

We understand the disappointment, we feel it too. However, the most important thing is that Farscape held its own proportionately despite the holiday weekend. Next week holds another chance, and the week after, another, and so on. The radio spots are airing now, the tv ads start on Monday, and another stunning ad runs on the front page of Variety on February 3. We've all worked much too hard to give up this
soon.
 
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