The second and final season of '' Stargate Universe'' was announced by

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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 ''

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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

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* David Blue as

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* With

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as Master Sergeant

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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. Series co-creator Brad Wright attributed this decline to its change in timeslot (from Friday night to Tuesday night, and then again to Monday night), stating: Syfy announced on December 16, 2010, that it would not be picking Stargate Universe up for a third season.

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. The letter discussed the fact that ratings during the first season had fallen significantly on the Friday timeslot, dropping over 25% of its viewership during the long hiatus between the first and second half of the season. This prompted Syfy to start the second season in the Tuesday slot making room on Friday for wrestling. 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

References

External links

Season 2
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