Battlestar Galactica earns season three

Wayne Hall of Syfy Portal is reporting that Battlestar Galactica has already been confirmed for a third season:

How much confidence does SciFi Channel have in two of its three top shows? Enough to pretty much give them a go-ahead for a third season.

Sources at SciFi Channel are reporting that SciFi has unofficially decided to award both "Battlestar Galactica" and "Stargate: Atlantis" third-season pickups. The news was shared by SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman during a guest appearance on Sci-Fi Saturday Night on New Hampshire's 610 WGIR.

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This is great news! Let the BSG fandom continue!

Source: Stargate SG-1 Solutions

Comments

[Scott A.]

Not to put a dampener in the enthusiasm, here, but we have to remember that the Sci Fi Channel VERY publicly and with much fanfare announced that "Farscape" had been renewed thru a fifth season... then proceeded to quietly CANCEL the show after production on the fourth season was done. Bonnie Hammer and her cronies are a bunch of liars. I won't believe that "Galactica" has been renewed for a full third season until the last episode of the third season has AIRED. Heck, at this point I only give 50/50 odds that we'll get a full second season!

[Trapper Markelz]

I didn't follow farscape that closely. It was before the age of DVRs and I remember it was always on Friday night which is a bad time for me.

Did Farscape have the ratings BSG did?

[Kakori]

Not really. Farscape's highest rated episode ever is matched with BSG's lowest. I'm pretty sure that it also cost more to produce--I recall reading that it was the most expensive show in Australia. I don't think we can consider the light green just yet, but odds are pretty good we'll be seeing a third season for BSG.

[arpi 16]

How many seasons will the new series have?

[Trapper Markelz]

I suppose as long as the show keeps getting the ratings it will keep getting renewed!