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Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' is an American
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, and part of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. The show was developed by
Ronald D. Moore Ronald Dowl Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on ''Star Trek''; on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series, for which he won a Peabody Award and an Em ...
as a re-imagining of the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series created by
Glen A. Larson Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American musician, television producer, writer, and director. His best known work in television was as the creator of the television series ''Alias Smith and Jones'', ''Battlestar ...
. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the
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. The television series debuted in the United Kingdom on
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on October 18, 2004, and premiered in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 14, 2005. The
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of ''Battlestar Galactica'' is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the
Twelve Colonies of Kobol "Kobol's Last Gleaming" is the two-part first-season finale of the reimagined '' Battlestar Galactica'' television series. In the first part, the human fleet discovers the abandoned planet Kobol, the mythical birthplace of humanity, who left her ...
. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the self-serving and venal help of a human named
Gaius Baltar Dr. Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series '' Battlestar Galactica'' played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 '' Battlestar Galactica'' series. He is one of the show's primary characters. Personality G ...
, the Cylons, some now in human form, launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian spaceships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar ''Galactica'' appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama and President
Laura Roslin Laura Roslin is a fictional character in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, portrayed by Mary McDonnell. She is the President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol and is one of the primary characters in the show. Character biography Ba ...
, the ''Galactica'' and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as
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.


Series overview


Episodes


Miniseries (2003)


Season 1 (2004–05)


Season 2 (2005–06)


Season 3 (2006–07)


''Razor'' (2007)


Season 4 (2008–09)


''The Plan'' (2009)


Webisodes (2006–09)


Home media

Notes: # In addition to the
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releases, this set was also released on
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, on December 4, 2007. # ''Razor'', though being a television movie, is considered to be the first two episodes of season 4, hence the fourth season is technically 22 episodes and runs from 2007 to 2009. # This set does not contain the second half of Season 4, also known as ''The Final Season''. # This set does not contain ''The Plan''. # This set also contains the complete 1978 ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' series, including ''
Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original '' Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 10 ...
''. # This set also contains '' Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'', the complete ''
Caprica ''Caprica'' is an American science fiction drama television series. A spin-off prequel of the re-imagined '' Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), Caprica is set 58 years before the main series. ''Caprica'' shows how humanity first created the Cylo ...
'' series, the complete 1978 ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' series, the complete ''
Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original '' Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 10 ...
'' series, and the 1978 feature film based on the original series pilot episode. This set has been released in European French speaking countries only.


Broadcast ratings


Online availability


Apple iTunes

In January 2006,
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began offering the episodes for the miniseries, season 1, and season 2 for purchase on the U.S. version of the
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. In December 2007, the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content. The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008. In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition format at the UK iTunes Store.


Other channels

The series has also been available via
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. 78 episodes have been made available on the
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as of September 2020.


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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes, List of *1 * Episodes Reimagined Lists of American science fiction television series episodes