Defiance Ratings Hold Strong!

[Defy]

good to hear

[dalendria]

Good to see that the viewership is holding so far. That bodes well for the series. If they keep delivering episodes like Kenya's, SyFy may have another hit.

I really would love to see about 4-5 seasons. They would have time to dig deeper into the Votans culture, history and life (before/after earth).

[Covington]

I'm happy - don't know what people want from a step up from "network" prime time tv.... I actually will dare to say - like this better than BSG - might have something to do with I have NO idea what they are doing... lol Good and bad thing. BSG=predictable.

[mikel1]

So sad to see Julie Benz in this trope after enjoying her so much in Dexter. I curse the makers of Dexter for killing her off. I watched episode 1 just to see her again, but couldn't sit through any more than 10 minutes of the childishness. Haven't got a clue how anyone can watch grown people pretend they are aliens in those silly costumes and take it even the slightest bit seriously.

[Zorlond]

I tried watching Dexter.

I have no flippin' clue how that series got a second season, much less still be going.

[Orge Lambart]

So sad to see Julie Benz in this trope after enjoying her so much in Dexter. I curse the makers of Dexter for killing her off. I watched episode 1 just to see her again, but couldn't sit through any more than 10 minutes of the childishness. Haven't got a clue how anyone can watch grown people pretend they are aliens in those silly costumes and take it even the slightest bit seriously.

Probably because a lot of people actually think on other planets somewhere in our huge galaxy the potential for life actually exist, which means we can pretend the Aliens we see on the television are like Aliens that may be out there. Most people understand that to be false, any other living thing we find is space is very likely to be nothing like us at all. Also more people are inclined to believe an Alien that looks almost human is very believable as opposed to some 8 foot tall furry Wookie.

[Schwa]

Probably because a lot of people actually think on other planets somewhere in our huge galaxy the potential for life actually exist, which means we can pretend the Aliens we see on the television are like Aliens that may be out there. Most people understand that to be false, any other living thing we find is space is very likely to be nothing like us at all. Also more people are inclined to believe an Alien that looks almost human is very believable as opposed to some 8 foot tall furry Wookie.

For aliens that actually act like aliens, I highly recommend Mars Attacks.

Intergalactic war because someone released a dove in peace.

[Myria]

Great news for the show - the ratings were steady with Episode 2 for the third episode, which means no precipitous drop in viewership so far. A drop from episode 1 to 2 is expected. It gets more worrisome if you see more substantial drops from episode to episode from there on. But so far, so good:

Episode 1: DEFIANCE SYFY 9:00 PM 2.7 1.0
Episode 2: DEFIANCE SYFY 9:00 PM 2.4 0.8
Episode 3: DEFIANCE SYFY 9:00 PM 2.3 0.8

Note: First number is viewers in millions, the second number is the rating for the 18-49 demo.

Episode 4: Defiance SYFY 9:00PM 1.98 0.6

Not a good trend.

[alienoid]

Episode 4: Defiance SYFY 9:00PM 1.98 0.6

Not a good trend.

Actually, your numbers are for Ep 5. Ep 4 was DEFIANCE SYFY 9:00 PM 2.15 0.8

[cusman]

I am watching the show the day after on syfy.com

I watch it the day after on Hulu Plus