Stargate Universe Picked Up for Fall 2010 Syndication

As with its predecessors, Stargate Universe has been picked up for syndication in three major cities in the United States for their Fall 2010 schedules. Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis both had full runs in syndication, which started after the first season of episodes aired on the original channels Showtime (SG-1, Seasons One through Five) and Sci Fi/Syfy (SG-1, Seasons Six through Ten; SGA, all five seasons).

Thus far, stations in three major cities have picked up the new show: New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Stations in other cities are most likely not far behind.

Here’s the announcement from WCIU in Chicago from their The Dog Blog:

Meanwhile, WCIU has also picked up weekly science fiction drama Stargate: Universe from MGM, with the clearance rate for the off-cable weekly drama currently at 65 percent, with WPIX-TV in New York and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles also on board for airing this fall.

New episodes of Stargate: Universe are currently running on SyFy. Stargate: Universe is the fourth television series in the Stargate franchise, often rivaling arch nemesis Star Trek for most spin-offs, films, and sequels from a science fiction program. The other three television series are Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Infinity, a short-lived animated version of the series (which ironically, isn’t connected with the live-action series or the films of the Stargate franchise.)

So, viewers will be seeing Season One of Stargate Universe in syndication at around the same time that Season Two premieres on Syfy this fall.

A reminder: SGU will return to Syfy with the second half of Season One on April 2.