List of SCI FI (United States) programs

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The list represents television programs that have aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the U.S.:

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[edit] Summer 2008 Schedule

Times given are for Eastern Time. For other time zones make corrections listed below. Programs produced specifically for Sci Fi are in italic bold print.

Fantasy (pink); Science fiction drama (blue); Science fiction comedy (green); Reality (orange); Movie (yellow); Sports/Event (brown)
7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
Sunday Movie (second run) Movie (second run)
Monday Star Trek: The Next Generation (second run) Star Trek: The Next Generation (second run) Star Trek: The Next Generation (second run) Star Trek: The Next Generation (second run)
Tuesday Star Trek: Enterprise (second run) Star Trek: Enterprise (second run) Star Trek: Enterprise (second run) Extreme Championship Wrestling
Wednesday Ghost Hunters (repeat) Ghost Hunters (repeat) Ghost Hunters Destination Truth (Season 2)
Thursday Movie (second run) Movie (second run)
Friday Stargate SG-1 (Second run) The Sarah Jane Adventures Doctor Who Battlestar Galactica
Saturday Sci Fi Original Movie (repeat) Sci Fi Original Movie

[edit] Sci Fi first-run programming

The following episodic programs first aired in their entirety or had specific seasons that first aired in the United States on Sci Fi.

Series Debut End Studio Genre Notes
Andromeda Sep. 24, 2004 May 13, 2005 Tribune Entertainment Space opera First four years was syndication-only.
Battlestar Galactica Dec. 8, 2003 Present NBC Universal Space opera Started as a 2003 miniseries.
Black Scorpion January 2001 June 2001 CHUM Limited Super hero Bought rights after series was filmed for syndication.
The Chronicle July 14, 2001 March 22, 2002 20th Century Fox Television Comedy Former pilot for NBC. Series about a tabloid newspaper and it's workers adventures when they find out monsters and other nightmare creatures are real.
Doctor Who March 2006 Present BBC Wales Science Fiction Revival of the old Doctor Who series; imported from the UK
The Dresden Files Jan. 21, 2007 August 3rd, 2007 Listed as not renewed Lions Gate Dark fantasy Paranormal detective series based on the novels by Jim Butcher
Eureka July 18, 2006 Present NBC Universal Television Comedy A scifi comedy series set in the town of Eureka, where everything is super scientific
Exposure 2000 2002 Sci Fi Channel Short film A series that showcased short genre films and their makers
Extreme Championship Wrestling June 13, 2006 Present WWE Professional wrestling Non-science fiction related programming.
Farscape March 19, 1999 March 21, 2003 Jim Henson Productions Space opera Canceled and brought back as a miniseries to resolve cliffhanger. Webisodes planned.
First Wave 1999 2002 CHUM Limited Alien invasion The network picked up the series for 66 episodes before they had aired even one.
Flash Gordon August 10, 2007 Listed as not renewed April 3, 2008 Reunion Pictures Space Opera Based on the classic comic strip.
FTL Newsfeed 1992 1996 Sci Fi Channel Interstitials 30-second fictionalized "news" clips from the future.
Ghost Hunters October 6, 2004 Present Pilgrim Films Reality television Paranormal series involving finding ghosts and other paranormal annomalies.
Good vs. Evil July 18, 1999 May 12 2000 SciFi Channel, USA Network Dark Fantasy A comedy scifi series about formerly dead people being recruited by God to fight evil demons. Now on NBC's Chiller horror channel.
The Invisible Man June 9, 2000 Feb. 1, 2002 USA Network, SciFi Channel, Stu Seagal Productions Sci-fi, Spy-fi The Sci-fi channel refused to sell this show to UPN.
Mad Mad House March 13, 2004 2004 A. Smith & Co. Productions, SciFi Channel Reality television Reality game show where outsiders have to live with people with Alternative lifestyles as their judges
Mission Genesis July 21, 1997 November 14, 1997 SciFi Channel, YTV Sci-fi, Space Opera The Journey of a generation ship in search of a new home. AKADeepwater Black in other countries
Mystery Science Theater 3000 February 1, 1998 January 31, 2004 Best Brains, Inc., Comedy Central, Sci-Fi Channel Sci-fi, Comedy Futuristic comedy about a man and his robots that are forced to watch horrible scifi films.
The Outer Limits 2001 2002 Still In Reruns MGM, Sci-fi Anthology Anthology series in the vein of the original series
Painkiller Jane April 13, 2007 August 15th, 2007 Listed as not renewed Super hero Based on the comic character.
Proof Positive October 8, 2004 December 8, 2004 Consgrove Meurer Productions Reality television Paranormal A paranormal investigations series hosted by SG-1's Amanda Tapping
Scare Tactics April 1, 2003 January 1, 2006 Sci Fi Channel, Hallock & Healey Entertainment Reality television, Prank, Comedy Prank reality show where elaborate pranks are pulled on various people
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne June 18, 2000 December 16, 2000 Filmline International Inc., Talisman Crest Steampunk The untold adventures of the famed writer and his friends. First series filmed entirely in HDTV format.
Sightings 1992 Ann Daniels Productions, Fair Dinkum Productions, Paramount Television Reality television Paranormal A paranormal news show from the early 1990s.
Sliders June 6, 1998 February 4, 2000 St. Clare Entertainment, Studios USA Television, Universal TV Sci-fi, Dimensional travel A FOX original series for the first three seasons, but the fourth and fifth seasons were produced for The Sci Fi channel
Stargate SG-1 June 7, 2002 March 13, 2007 MGM Sci-fi, Military , Wormhole Showtime original series for first five seasons.
Stargate Atlantis July 1, 2004 Present MGM Sci-fi, Military, Wormhole, Space opera International Stargate teams explore the city of Atlantis on a far away world. Spinoff series of Stargate SG-1
Tremors March 28, 2003 August 8, 2003 Stampede Entertainment, Scifi Channel Sci-fi, Horror ,Comedy Humans learn to live with giant burrowing worm-like lifeforms. Based on three previous movies.
Tripping the Rift March 4, 2004 October 19, 2005 CinéGroupe, Film Roman Productions Animated, Comedy A comedy scifi series about a misfit starship crew that spoofs Star Trek, Star Wars and other Scifi programs.
Welcome to Paradox August 17, 1998 November 9, 1998 Alliance Atlantis Sci-fi, Anthology Anthology series where all episodes are set in the fictional town of Betaville
Who Wants to Be a Superhero? July 27, 2006 Present Nash Entertainment, POW! Entertainment Reality television A reality based contest to see who is worthy of being awarded superhero status

[edit] Sci Fi second-run programming

The Sci Fi Channel has a long history of buying the rights to air second-run, or repeat, programming of series no longer in production. Some of these have included:

[edit] Currently Airing

[edit] Formerly aired

Many of these used to be aired frequently on S.C.I.F.I. World, a daytime programming schedule started in July 17, 2000, that divided its marathons betwixt five days that concentrated on five particular themes:

  • Superheroland
  • Creatureland
  • Intergalacticland
  • Fantasticland
  • Inhumanland

This format of airing marathons has continued in some form to this day.

[edit] Other second-run programming

[edit] Sci Fi Miniseries

[edit] Sci Fi Pictures original films

[edit] Anime shown on Sci Fi

The Saturday Anime logo as it appeared on the Sci Fi Channel website, circa the late 1990s.
The Saturday Anime logo as it appeared on the Sci Fi Channel website, circa the late 1990s.

For most of the 1990s, Sci Fi showed anime movies, although they had to be edited in order to be shown on basic cable. The channel's longest running animation block, referred to as Saturday Anime, aired at the start of the channel's broadcast day each Saturday morning. Some of the anime the channel featured included:

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