The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter ||

Viewers Return For 'Battlestar Galactica' Premiere

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Apr-08-2008

"Battlestar Galactica" is back over the 2 million viewer mark for SciFi Channel, and is getting some of its best ratings in two years in key demographics as the cable channel's signature show returned to Friday nights.

The Season 4 premiere earned a 1.6 household rating for the 10 p.m. slot, which translated into 2.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research and Multichannel News. All but 600,000 of those viewers were in the adults between the ages of 25 and 54 demographic, while all but 100,000 of those were between 18 and 49.

The numbers were the best live and same-day viewing numbers in the 18-to-49 demographic since the original airing of "Resurrection Ship, Part 2" in January 2006, and its best performance in the 25-to-54 demographic since the show's third season premiere in October 2006.

The numbers are at least a spike overall compared to the third season, which averaged about 1.9 million viewers during its second half. It has, however, matched the 2.1 million viewers that tuned into the first half of the season when it aired on Fridays, possibly indicating that it was good for SciFi Channel to move the show back to its Friday timeslot.

"Battlestar Galactica" airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel.

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