Ratings for Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis bounced back on Friday, March 3, as the two series aired this season’s penultimate episodes. All three of The SCI FI Channel’s popular Friday night original series tied for the week, each with a 1.8 average household rating.SG-1 started the night at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, with guest star Claudia Black returning as Vala Mal Doran. The 1.8 rating for “Crusade” is an improvement of one-tenth of a point from the previous week’s episode.Atlantis held its lead-in audience at 9 p.m., with “Inferno” also earning a 1.8. This is up an impressive three-tenths of a point from the previous week.Battlestar Galactica rounded out the night, with part one of the season finale, “Lay Down Your Burdens.” The 1.8 rating remained even with the previous week’s episode.Ratings for the season finales will be available next week, along with season totals and averages. Stay tuned for GateWorld’s full run-down of the past year!(Source: Nielsen Galaxy Report, via Sci Fi Wire. Thanks to Erik Pasternak for the tip)