via press release:
SYFY SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIE STONEHENGE APOCALYPSE ROCKS THE EARTH TO ITS CORE, DRAWING 2.1 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS DURING JUNE 12 PREMIERE
New York, New York – June 15, 2010 – Syfy’s latest Saturday Original Movie, Stonehenge Apocalypse – which starred Hill Harper and Misha Collins – drew 2.14 million total viewers during its premiere on Saturday, June 12, from 9-11PM (ET/PT).
The movie also garnered 847,000 Adults 25-54 while averaging a 1.63 household rating. For the night, Syfy was the #3 network in prime (8-11PM) among Adults 25-54.
In Stonehenge Apocalypse, the ancient sandstone pillars of Stonehenge suddenly come to life, shifting along the earth’s power grid and creating devastating natural disasters around the world. Is Stonehenge really an alien terraforming machine, originally used to create a fertile, life-sustaining planet? And is its accidental re-activation going to destroy the earth? It is up to brilliant and eccentric radio show host Misha Collins (Supernatural) to prevent this by stopping a crazed cult leader (Hill Harper, CSI NY), eager for Armageddon. A production of Cinetel.
The next Syfy Saturday Original Movie will be Roger Corman’s Dinocroc vs. Supergator, premiering Saturday, June 26, at 9PM (ET/PT), stars David Carradine (Kill Bill) as a scientist working under a secret government charter. In the movie, directed by Jim Wynorski, a lush, tropical island becomes a terrifying “Green Hell” when two giant creatures escape an experimental facility and begin rampaging toward populated beaches, where unwary tourists soon find themselves on the monsters’ menu.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)
Some decent performance for SyFy Original Movie this year
Where are those 18-49 numbers the network wants so badly? I have to say, it wasn't one of their better efforts imho even with all the cult status actors and actresses they had. Oh well off to Dinocroc vs. Supergator!
It may have gotten decent ratings, Torrie H was good, but, the story was borderline absurd, the dialogue was sometimes embarassing, and the general acting – except for her – was abysmal – at least in my opinion. The only worse movie I've seen recently on their Sat night disaster fest was the all time terrible (except for its logo) Mongolian Death Worm. (Surprisingly enough I thought Princess of Mars was better than most – except for Traci L's wooden expression at all times).
Nevertheless, Stonehenge Absurdities or not, I'm glad SYFY got good ratings for the film – I just wish they'd get some better writers for some of those films and at least they're not as terrible as the endless horrible horror ones that all end up having essentially the same story over and over and over. Those are Really sickening ones.
“Dinocroc vs. Supergator”? They act like they should be proud of that.
“Dinocroc vs. Supergator”? They act like they should be proud of that.