POWERED BY WAREHOUSE 13, EUREKA AND GHOST HUNTERS, SYFY RANKS IN TOP FIVE AMONG ADULTS 25-54 IN AUGUST
Syfy.com Posts Best August Ever In Visits, Page Views and Video Streams
New York, NY � September 1, 2009 � Fueled by the programming triple-threat of summer sensation Warehouse 13, Eureka and Ghost Hunters, Syfy finished the first summer of its new brand identity by ranking in the Top 5 in Adults 25-54 among all basic cable entertainment networks, delivering 703,000 A25-54 viewers in August.
For the month, Syfy ranked in the top 10 among cable entertainment networks for Men 25-54 (#6, 389,000), Men 18-49 (#9, 318,000) and total viewers (#10, 1.3 million).
Syfy August Ratings Highights
Warehouse 13 is on track to deliver the most watched season for any original series in Syfy's 17-year history, garnering a 2.8 HH rating, 3,882,000 total viewers, 1,955,000 Adults 25-54 and 1,534,000 Adults 18-49.
The sixth episode of Warehouse 13 on Tuesday, August 11, at 9PM (ET/PT) was the most watched Syfy original series telecast ever, amassing 4.4 million total viewers.
In its new Friday 9PM (ET/PT) time period, Eureka is on pace to establish a new series high in Season 3.5 with 2,948,000 total viewers, while delivering a 2.1 HH rating, 1,585,000 Adults 25-54 and 1,248,000 Adults 18-49.
Maintaining its status as one of Wednesday's most popular programs, Ghost Hunters' new season is currently averaging a 1.8 HH rating, 2,623,000 total viewers, 1,655,000 Adults 18-49 and 1,756,000 Adults 25-54 in its 9PM (ET/PT) time slot.
Syfy.com
Online, Syfy.com scored its best August ever, jumping 7% in visits (5.0 million), 12% in page views (30.4 million) and 43% in video streams (5.7 million)*
Syfy Game Center ranked #1 in page views with 8.6 million page views (up +10% vs. July �09)
Warehouse 13 was the #1 show site in page views (2.8 million) and video streams (1.7 million).
Eureka delivered 2.2 million page views and 1.3 million video streams, marking its best month since Aug 08.
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Looking ahead to the fall season, Syfy's programming highlights include Destination Truth (Wednesday, September 9, at 9PM); Stargate Universe (Friday, October 2, at 9PM); Scare Tactics (Tuesday, October 6, at 9PM) and Sanctuary (Friday, October 9, at 10PM).
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