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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdavis" data-source="post: 1237591" data-attributes="member: 8704">I think a big part of Sci Fi's problem wasn't the ratings, it was the high cost per episode Farscape had (you can nearly make a whole season of Scare Tactics for one episode of Farscape), It went from being the highest rated show Sci Fi ever had to not having the ratings to stay on the air in less than half a season. Heck it still got better ratings than the stuff they replaced it with (Tremors is already cancelled). It was a ratings vs cost decision. What does that mean for syndication? Well it cost a lot less to show a rerun than a new show, besides Sci Fi doesn't have to give up rights to the show, just exclusive rights (Stargate is syndicated on several channels). I bet if somebody cut a deal with Sci Fi they'd let it show other places, particularly if they could still show it too. Sci Fi's parent company (Vivindi/Universal) was just bought out/merged with NBC too and there are rumors of some shakeups and reorganizations, there could be changes on the way at Sci Fi too.</blockquote>