The Siege (Stargate Atlantis) - Reception

Reception

"The Siege, Part 1" earned a household rating of 2.5, both "The Siege, Part 2" and "The Siege, Part 3" earned a household rating of 2.2. Part one and three got a GateWorld rating of three out of four, part two got three and half out of four. "The Siege, Part 3" topped the household rating scale in the summer of 2005. "The Siege, Part 3" was also given a syndication rating of 1.1. "The Siege, Part 1" and "Part 2" debuted on the Canadian broadcasting agency, The Movie Network on January 24 and January 31, 2005. "Part 1" debuted on March 18, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States. Part 3 of "The Siege" premiered on British channel Sky1 on October 19 at 8 p.m. The third part was viewed by 680,000 in the United Kingdom. Along with the season premiere of sister show Stargate SG-1's episode "Avalon", Stargate Atlantis's premiere episode of season two, "The Siege, Part 3", failed to attract many viewers, holding the average viewership rating it held in the previous season of Stargate Atlantis. While the show was not a success, together with Battlestar Galactica and Stargate SG-1, it made the Sci Fi Channel the top rated cable network in the United States for the 18–49 and 25–54 demographics. Stargate Atlantis had a higher household rating than Stargate SG-1, but a lower one than Battlestar Galactica.