The second and final season of ''
Stargate Universe'' was announced by
Syfy
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on December 13, 2009.
Like the first season, the second season consisted of 20 episodes. The series was moved from the
franchise's long history of Friday to Tuesday, along with ''
Caprica
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'', as Syfy had picked up
WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
The series resumed on September 28, 2009, USA. In Ireland & UK, the series resumed on October 5 at 9pm on Sky1 and Sky1 HD.
Syfy announced on December 16, 2010 that it would not be picking ''Stargate Universe'' up for a third season and that the Spring 2011 season would be the last to air on its channel.
Main cast
* Starring
Robert Carlyle as
Dr.
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Nicholas Rush
*
Louis Ferreira
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as
Colonel Everett Young
This is a list of characters in ''Stargate Universe'', an American-Canadian military science fiction serial drama which made its premiere on October 2, 2009, on the Syfy channel.
Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by R ...
*
Brian J. Smith
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as
First Lieutenant Matthew Scott Matthew or Matt Scott may refer to:
Sports
*Matthew Scott (footballer, born 1867) (1867–1897), English footballer for Sunderland
*Matthew Scott (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians FC and Scotland)
*Matthew Scott ...
*
Elyse Levesque as
Chloe Armstrong
This is a list of characters in ''Stargate Universe'', an American-Canadian military science fiction serial drama which made its premiere on October 2, 2009, on the Syfy channel.
Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by R ...
*
David Blue as
Eli Wallace
This is a list of characters in ''Stargate Universe'', an American-Canadian military science fiction serial drama which made its premiere on October 2, 2009, on the Syfy channel.
Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by R ...
*
Alaina Huffman
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as
First Lieutenant Tamara Johansen
This is a list of characters in ''Stargate Universe'', an American-Canadian military science fiction serial drama which made its premiere on October 2, 2009, on the Syfy channel.
Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by ...
* With
Jamil Walker Smith
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as
Master Sergeant Ronald Greer Ronald Greer may refer to:
* J. Ronnie Greer (born 1952), United States federal judge
* Ron Greer (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin politician
* Ronald Greer (''Stargate''), a character in ''Stargate Universe''
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* And
Ming-Na
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as
Camile Wray
Episodes
Ratings
The season premiere drew 1.175 million viewers in the US, lower than any episode in
Season 1.
[ Through its second season, SGU viewership continued to decline, falling below 1 million by the fourth episode and measuring only 0.814 million viewers for its thirteenth episode.][
]
Reaction to Cancellation
After the cancellation of ''Stargate Universe'', ''Stargate'' fans reacted angrily towards Syfy. On May 12, 2011, Syfy released a letter explaining its reasons for the series' cancellation.[ Despite ''Stargate Universe'' being jerked to Tuesday, the show managed to keep 75% of its audience. Despite this, SyFy cancelled the show replacing it again with wrestling.][
]
Media releases
See also
* List of Stargate Universe episodes
''Stargate Universe'' is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister shows, ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis''.
The show has stand-alone episo ...
References
External links
Season 2
on GateWorld
Season 2
on IMDb
{{Stargate
2010 Canadian television seasons
2011 American television seasons
Universe 02
2011 Canadian television seasons