Axiom’s Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy

Warehouse 13 has Strong Debut for SyFy: The two hour premiere of Warehouse 13 scored strong numbers for the newly redubbed SyFy cable channel (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The debut pulled in 3.5 million viewers, impressive for a cable series, making it the third highest premiere in the network’s history, behind Stargate: Atlantis and Eureka and topping this past Fall’s premiere of Sanctuary. The premiere episode also took top honors among all cable shows for Tuesday night. The science fiction/supernatural series will air weekly on SyFy throughout the Summer on Tuesdays at 9 PM EST.

Dollhouse Premiere Delayed One Week: The previously announced return date for Dollhouse of September 18th has been pushed back one week to September 25th. FOX wanted to give the creative team enough time to put together at least three to four episodes that would run consecutively without a break once the show returns. Series  creator Joss Whedon will be writing and directing the Season 2 premier of the series. Dollhouse will air on Fridays at 9 PM EST.

Ratings Update: The Summer Science Fiction and Fantasy entries on the network schedules continued to limp along during the season of low viewership. Merlin pulled in a 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just under 4.3 million viewers last Sunday while The Listener continues to slide scoring only a 0.8 rating and less than 3.2 million viewers. On Saturday night, Kings and Eli Stone went barely noticed with the former making it up to only a 0.4 rating and 1.6 million viewers and the final episode of the latter achieving only a 0.6 rating and just under 2.8 million viewers.

Previous Update:

July 6th – SyFy to Reboot Alien Nation; Smallville May Continue Beyond 9th Season; Star Wars TV Series Ramping Up

Did we miss something?  Have a tip or piece of news relating to Science Fiction and Fantasy that you would like to share?  Send it to us at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com. If you have a blog or website, we will gladly link back to your original post for any news pieces you pass along.