Actually, UPN's market saturation has decreased over the last 7 years, not increased. In 98, they indeed did have a high-90's market percentage. It's more like 65% now. As a matter of fact, they aren't even considered a full network any longer. They are considered a 'limited' network.
And again, you aren't taking into consideration the large percentage of markets that pre-empt Enterprise for local sports or other such nonsense. I've seen numbers in the 30% range for that. Obviously, this doesn't help at all for viewership numbers!
I stand by my statement that Enterprise would do very well on the Sci-Fi channel.
To call UPN a broadcast network is being very generous. It has less than 65% market saturation, which means it's a 'limited' network. Also, the affiliates that actually DO carry UPN often pre-empt Enterprise for local sports, such as basketball. On top of that, UPN is not a Sci-Fi network, and does little to nothing to promote it (hell, visit their website and tell me what you see). Compare that with the Sci-Fi channel, which promotes BSG, SG1 and SGA ad-nauseum and has programming that suites it's target audience.
I believe that Enterprise would do quite well on the Sci-Fi channel. But all the legal red-tape involved in that licensing agreement will definitely keep it from happening.
A "National Station"? That's was a joke, right? UPN is a 'limited' broadcast station. It has less than 65% market saturation, and the markets that DO have it often pre-empt Enterprise with local sports (Basketball mainly).
And that doesn't even get into the fact that UPN is quite obviously NOT targeting the audience that would watch Enterprise. If Enterprise were on Sci-Fi, it would at least match BSG, SG1 and SGA ratings-wise (it already does!), if not exceed them.
Actually, the latest episode of ST:Enterprise had 2.81 million viewers. Funny how that is considered to be 'low' ratings, while 3.2 million is a home-run for BSG?
Enterprises ratings are right up there with BSG, SG1 and SGA. The only difference is Enterprise is on a 'regular' network, whereas the others are on a cable network. If Enterprise were on Sci-Fi, it would be considered a 'hit'.
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Actually, UPN's market saturation has decreased over the last 7 years, not increased. In 98, they indeed did have a high-90's market percentage. It's more like 65% now. As a matter of fact, they aren't even considered a full network any longer. They are considered a 'limited' network. And again, you aren't taking into consideration the large percentage of markets that pre-empt Enterprise for local sports or other such nonsense. I've seen numbers in the 30% range for that. Obviously, this doesn't help at all for viewership numbers! I stand by my statement that Enterprise would do very well on the Sci-Fi channel.
To call UPN a broadcast network is being very generous. It has less than 65% market saturation, which means it's a 'limited' network. Also, the affiliates that actually DO carry UPN often pre-empt Enterprise for local sports, such as basketball. On top of that, UPN is not a Sci-Fi network, and does little to nothing to promote it (hell, visit their website and tell me what you see). Compare that with the Sci-Fi channel, which promotes BSG, SG1 and SGA ad-nauseum and has programming that suites it's target audience. I believe that Enterprise would do quite well on the Sci-Fi channel. But all the legal red-tape involved in that licensing agreement will definitely keep it from happening.
A "National Station"? That's was a joke, right? UPN is a 'limited' broadcast station. It has less than 65% market saturation, and the markets that DO have it often pre-empt Enterprise with local sports (Basketball mainly). And that doesn't even get into the fact that UPN is quite obviously NOT targeting the audience that would watch Enterprise. If Enterprise were on Sci-Fi, it would at least match BSG, SG1 and SGA ratings-wise (it already does!), if not exceed them.
Actually, the latest episode of ST:Enterprise had 2.81 million viewers. Funny how that is considered to be 'low' ratings, while 3.2 million is a home-run for BSG? Enterprises ratings are right up there with BSG, SG1 and SGA. The only difference is Enterprise is on a 'regular' network, whereas the others are on a cable network. If Enterprise were on Sci-Fi, it would be considered a 'hit'.