‘Ethon’ ratings fall to season low

Stargate SG-1 hit the mid-point of the winter season of new episodes with the show’s lowest of the season on Friday, February 3 — and lowest first-broadcast turn-out in more than two years. Meanwhile, Stargate Atlantis held steady and Battlestar Galactica made a small gain to tie for the honor of The SCI FI Channel’s top-rated show of the week.

SG-1‘s “Ethon” premiered in the 8 p.m. time slot, earning a 1.5 average household rating. This is a drop of three-tenths of a point from the previous week, and the lowest first-run rating since Season Seven’s “Birthright” earned a 1.5 in August of 2003.

Atlantis followed at 9 p.m. with “The Tower,” holding steady with a 1.9 rating.

Battlestar Galactica gained a tenth of a point from the previous week at 10 p.m., with “Scar” also earning a 1.9 rating.

Stargate SG-1 did make a gain of three-tenths of a point over the previous week in its 11 p.m. rebroadcast (1.2 rating), indicating that many viewers may have opted to watch the show later. The series faced stiffer competition from popular network shows like Dancing With the Stars.

Atlantis and Galactica earned 0.9 and 0.6 ratings, respectively, for their late-night reruns.

Brand new episodes of SCI FI’s hit line-up continue this Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific!