"Battlestar Galactica" renewed for 4th season

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Source: Sci Fi Channel

The Sci Fi Channel has announced that the sci fi show, Battlestar Galactica, has been renewed for a 4th season.  A total of 13 episodes have been ordered with an eye toward a January 2008 premiere.

The decision comes after the series' successful move to a new 10 p.m. timeslot on Sundays. Since moving, Battlestar Galactica's audience has grown over its third-season average by 8 percent in total viewers, by double digits in female viewers, by 19 percent in the show's target demographic of adults aged 18-49 and by 14 percent in adults 25-54. The Jan. 28 episode, "Taking a Break From All Your Worries," delivered 2.5 million total viewers and 1.6 million adults 18-49, the largest audience for any episode since the season-two premiere.

"We're thrilled to bring Battlestar back for another season," Mark Stern, SCI FI's executive vice president of programming, said in a statement. "This series has delivered on every level, from the writing to the acting to the production values. SCI FI is proud to be the home of the best show on television."


KJ's Take:  This should make a lot of people happy, and rightfully so.  There was a rumor that they were deciding between 13 and 22 episodes for the 4th season, I'm not sure what it means that they went with 13.