Syfy’s new Stargate Universe series premiered strong on Friday, with its 2.3 million viewers the best numbers for a Stargate series in four years, since season 2 of Stargate Atlantis.  The 1.12 million viewers between 18 and 49 was the best for a Friday premiere since Battlestar Galactica’s January 2005 airing. 

The first showing was head to head against Dollhouse, which at 2.1 million viewers, came in at about 10% less than Stargate Universe.  This also represented a substantial decline for Dollhouse from its already weak viewership (see “Dollhouse Premieres Weak”).

Stargate comics are produced under license by Dynamite Entertainment (see “Dynamite Gets Stargate”), which is releasing a prequel comic for the new SGU series.