We saw and we loved the leaked Deadpool footage, we got our theatrical release date and now Fox has thrown out the rating. Deadpool will be rated PG-13, and I'm not sure why some people see this as the final [...]
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SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE Inspires One Billion Tweets. Seriously.
Did you watch it? Did you, perhaps, tweet about it? Because I did. And I wasn't alone. Sharknado 2: The Second One premiered last night on Syfy and it was a riot. It was absolutely hilarious, as it was meant to [...]
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HELIX is Infectious, Premiere Turns in Ratings of Epidemic Proportions
If you've recently found yourself roaming the pages of SciFi Mafia, we thank you. Secondarily, you may have noticed we've devoted a fair amount of space to Syfy's new series Helix. That's not just because Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore is [...]
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Multiple Records Set by DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Special Episode
Pat yourselves on the back, Whovians, we have become part of the record books. As we told you earlier, last Saturday's theater simulcast of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, did exceptionally well [...]
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Star and Showrunner of DEFIANCE Discuss the Pilot in Featurette, Plus Ratings News
If you watched the premiere of Defiance on Monday night, and if you posted about that on a social networking site, you were not alone. Not only did one of Syfy's biggest and most ambitious undertakings to date bring in [...]
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The Walking Dead Midseason Premiere Overruns the Competition
Yes friends, The Walking Dead is continuing its inexorable climb up and over the chain link fence that once separated cable ratings from network ratings. On Sunday's midseason premiere it in fact devoured ALL other shows in its timeslot with [...]
Read moreTwo Clips From Tonight’s New Episode of REVOLUTION
Congratulations to everyone involved in NBC's post-energy-apocalypse series Revolution on being the highest rated new series amongst the magical 18-49 year old demographic. Even though, as we told you last week, they received a full season pickup, the great ratings [...]
Read moreGlobal Domination Once Again Achieved by THE WALKING DEAD
As we told you last week, the U.S. The Walking Dead midseason premiere on February 12 set a basic cable record in viewership. As the premiere rolled out across the globe on Fox International Channels, the walkers continued their path [...]
Read moreTV Spot: Ghost Hunters Midseason Finale Tonight
Wow, time flies, it's already the Ghost Hunters midseason finale! And hang on - what the heck is going on? "The MOST important news in Ghost Hunters history will be revealed!" I'm pretty sure it's not about this most recent press release about last [...]
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Well Done, Everyone – THE WALKING DEAD Premiere Sets Basic Cable Record
Were you watching the season 2.5 premiere of The Walking Dead Sunday night? Wasn't it excellent? Don't worry, if you haven't seen it yet, you won't get spoiled here. We'll even give you a link to watch it online for free, [...]
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GRIMM Gets a Happily Ever After: A Full Season Pickup
We told you last week that rookie NBC series Grimm was given an order for two more episodes. Last night brought even better news: they have received a full-season pickup. As we told you recently with Once Upon a Time, [...]
Read moreGood News for GRIMM: Additional Episodes Ordered
So far, so good with Fridaymageddon. It's taking 2 DVRs recording a total of 8 different shows but the avalanche of sci-fi-related shows all scheduled for Friday has not broken me. There are happily no losers in this battle so [...]
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