Reception
"The Shrine" received a 1.2 household ratings (1.6 million viewers) from Nielsen ratings, which is considered average for the season so far. The episode was however, beaten by Eureka with 1.8, Ghost Hunters International with 1.6, and ECW on Syfy with 1.5, making "The Shrine" the fourth most viewed show on Syfy for that week. On Sky One, the episode received viewing figures of 497,000, which was the third most watched TV programme for the channel that week. IGN had given the episode a rating of 9.2 out of 10, which is considered outstanding. Tony Ireland Mell, the reviewer, praised the episode for numerous reasons, including the depth of Hewlett's character, through the day-by-day progression of McKay's video diary.
In 2009, Brad Wright's script for "The Shrine" was nominated for a Nebula Award, alongside The Dark Knight and Wall-E. It was also nominated for four Leo Awards in its upcoming 2009 show. The four nominations include "Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series" (nominated to Wright), "Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series" (nominated to Jim Menard), "Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series" (nominated to Brad Rines) and "Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series" (nominated to David Hewlett).
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