The Sci Fi Channel will move its flagship series "Battlestar Galactica" to Sunday nights starting next month, after two-and-a-half seasons of anchoring the cable net's Friday-night block.
The change is designed to avoid what Sci Fi executive vice president and general manger David Howe says is tougher competition in the science-fiction genre from broadcast, such as CBS' "Ghost
Whisperer." But "Battlestar" will now go up against "Without a Trace" and other top offerings from cable and broadcast networks, on probably the most competitive night of the week.
Howe says he believes it will thrive in its new time slot, where it faces little or no direct genre competition from other networks. The series, Sci Fi's highest-rated original, has struggled a bit
during the first half of its third season. Through Nov. 17, the show's premiere installments averaged a 1.4 household rating and 1.8 million viewers--a drop from the 1.9/2.1 million during its
10-installment second half from January-March 2006.
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