STARGATE ATLANTIS' AND 'SANCTUARY' FINALES
Published: January 12, 2009


TRIUMPH ON SCI FI

New York, NY - January 12, 2009 - SCI FI had two of the top ten
programs in cable entertainment on Friday, January 9, 2009 with the
series finale of Stargate Atlantis and the season 1 finale of
Sanctuary. This led Sci Fi to become the #4 cable entertainment
network among Adults 25-54 and #5 among Adults 18-49 in primetime for
the evening.

The series finale of Stargate Atlantis entitled "Enemy at the Gate"
(9 pm) delivered a 1.5 HH rating with 973,000 Adults 18-49, 1.15 MM
Adults 25-54 and 2.02 MM total viewers (P2+). This marks a season
high in all key measures and is the best performance for an Atlantis
episode since the season 4 finale on March 7, 2008. The second half
of the Sanctuary two-part season finale "Revelations" (10pm)
delivered a 1.6 HH rating with 900,000 Adults 18-49, 1.13 MM Adults
25-54 and 2.0 MM total viewers (P2+). This is the best performance
for the series since its premiere on October 3, 2008 in total viewers
and among Adults 18-49.

Season program highlights include:

For its fifth and final season (including all available timeshifting
data), Atlantis averaged a 1.6 HH rating with 1.06 MM Adults 18-49,
1.24 MM, Adults 25-54 and 2.1 MM total viewers (P2+). Compared to
season 4 Atlantis is up +14% in HH ratings, +5% in Adults 25-54 and
+5% in total viewers (P2+).

For its full first season (including all available timeshifting
data), Sanctuary has averaged a 1.8 HH rating with 1.04 MM Adults 18-
49, 1.36 MM Adults 25-54 and 2.35 MM total viewers (P2+). This is the
best performance for a first-year original scripted series on SCI FI
since the 2006 debut of Eureka.

Stargate Atlantis and Sanctuary were the #9 and #10 cable programs
for the day among Adults 25-54.

Stargate Atlantis follows the adventures of an intrepid team of
military and civilian explorers who travel the distant Pegasus galaxy
by means of a Stargate, a portal created long ago by a highly
advanced alien civilization called the Ancients. In their never-
ending quest to seek out other technologies left behind by the
Ancients, the Atlantis team encounters alien cultures - some friend,
some foe. The exceptional ensemble cast is led by Joe Flanigan,
Robert Picardo, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell, Jewel Staite and
Jason Momoa.