Stargate SG-1 returned from the holiday rerun break with solid ratings in syndication for the week of January 3. The first run of Season Seven’s “Lifeboat” earned a 2.0 average household rating, beating the next highest rated show in the first-run dramatic hour (excluding off-network series) by a whopping 33 percent.

Here’s how the top three series in the category came across the finish line:

Stargate SG-1 – 2.0 (“Lifeboat”)
Mutant X – 1.5
Andromeda – 1.4
She Spies – 1.4

Nearly 2.2 million households tuned in to the episode, an improvement of one-tenth of a ratings point from the last new episode, the week of November 22.

(Thanks to Morjana at SG1-Spoilergate for the tip)