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Ronald D. Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Set for Summer Season Two Premiere

By Steve Krutzler / 10:14, 23 February 2005 / General Genre/SciFi

The Sci-Fi Channel announced today that the second season of former STAR TREK writer Ronald D. Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA will debut this summer. The first season of thirteen episodes is currently airing Friday nights on the cable network.

According to a network release, BATTLESTAR has averaged over 3 million viewers since its January 14th debut in the U.S. The show has become "a ratings juggernaut, catapulting SCI FI to the top spot in cable among P25-54 for five consecutive Fridays," reads the release.

The second season order is for 20 episodes that will begin production in Vancouver, Canada next month. No exact date has been set for the show's summer 2005 premiere. Sci-Fi reports that the entire cast will return to their roles and Moore and producer David Eick will continue on. BATTLESTAR is Sci-Fi's highest-rated original series.

BSG airs Friday nights at 10 PM and season one also features the work of DS9 writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle.

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By: Josiah Rowe (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:57:32 on Feb 23, 2005

So they want to debut the second season this summer? Well, that's great for the fans (I hear that the first season finale is quite a cliffhanger).

SciFi's Schedulebot has the penultimate episode of S1 debuting on 25 March. In April, it continues to list BSG on Friday nights, but without episode titles. I think it's safe to assume that the finale will debut on April 1 (they've got a BSG marathon that evening, probably repeating the last several episodes of the season). Now, the schedulebot has BSG continuing after the 1st, but schedules are subject to change (especially that far out). Personally, I'm hoping that after "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2", SciFi will start showing the new Doctor Who (which, like BSG Season One, is 13 episodes). But there's still no confirmation on SciFi buying Doctor Who, and I worry that they'll decide they can't afford both BSG and Who. :(

Anyway, either Doctor Who or a repeat of the first season of BSG would give them a 13-week interregnum between the 1st and 2nd seasons of BSG. 13 weeks on from April 1 takes us to July 8 for a possible S2 debut. Is that feasible?

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By: 1701viper (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:13:14 on Feb 23, 2005

I Like BSG, but I miss Farscape on Friday's a heck of a lot more.

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By: ningle24 (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:41:26 on Feb 23, 2005

great the only decent bit of sci fi to fill the gap between the next trek

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By: falcon (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:23:45 on Feb 23, 2005

If 3 million viewers per episode is a ratings "juggernaut," then imagine how much bigger Enterprise could have been. What self-respecting network wouldn't want a piece of first-run Star Trek action? (Aside from UPN, of course.)

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Their plate is full... by prometheus 59650 @ 10:40:36 on Feb 23

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By: Brikar (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:20:50 on Feb 23, 2005

...Awesome.

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Summer debut: schedule? | Report this post to moderator By: Josiah Rowe (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:57:32 on Feb 23, 2005

I Like BSG....... | Report this post to moderator By: 1701viper (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:13:14 on Feb 23, 2005

Ronald D. Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Set for Summer Season Two Premi | Report this post to moderator By: ningle24 (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:41:26 on Feb 23, 2005

Imagine, if you will... | Report this post to moderator By: falcon (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:23:45 on Feb 23, 2005

Awesome | Report this post to moderator By: Brikar (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:20:50 on Feb 23, 2005

Summer debut: schedule? | Report this post to moderator
By: Josiah Rowe (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:57:32 on Feb 23, 2005

I Like BSG....... | Report this post to moderator
By: 1701viper (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:13:14 on Feb 23, 2005

Ronald D. Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Set for Summer Season Two Premi | Report this post to moderator
By: ningle24 (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:41:26 on Feb 23, 2005

Imagine, if you will... | Report this post to moderator
By: falcon (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:23:45 on Feb 23, 2005

Awesome | Report this post to moderator
By: Brikar (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:20:50 on Feb 23, 2005