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It seems that Syfy has found a strong scripted Monday lineup…with the return of already strong shows Eureka and Warehouse 13 and the addition of Alphas resulted in their highest rated scripted Monday in 10 years – with Alphas scoring 2.5 million viewers, making it the most watched debut on the channel in 2 years. Eureka and Warehouse 13 also averaged more than 2 million viewers each.

Also boosted by the debuts was Syfy.com, which delivered its best day in video streams (378K) since 11/1/2009; uniques (376K) since 10/31/10; page views (1.4 million) since 3/18/11, and visits (373K) since 1/17/11.

Syfy’s Summer Premiere Week continues on Wednesday, July 13, with the third season of Ghost Hunters International at 9PM, followed by the premiere of Legend Quest at 10PM. On Friday, July 15, Haven returns for its second season at 10PM.

Eureka returns next Monday, July 11th at 8/7c on Syfy, and in the town where anything is possible returns with all-new adventures. In our sneak peak “Liftoff”, Fargo is busy working on a spaceship when Zane hops on board to grill him about Lupo, closing the hatch behind him. Unfortunately for both of them the ignition switches were on and with the hatch closed the ship’s engines ignite and launches both of them into outer space! Catch the extended clip to see how things went terribly wrong and tune in to the premiere this Monday to see if Sheriff Carter can get them safely back to Earth.
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Like yesterday’s preview for Warehouse 13, here is a sneak peek preview for the upcoming season of Eureka, which also debuts July 11th at 8/7c. And don’t forget the upcoming season includes returning guest stars Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton, plus special guest star Stan Lee!
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Eureka is returning on July 11th on Syfy, and if you follow the right people on Twitter, you know that Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton are reprising their previous guest roles over multiple-episode arcs – since they tweeted incessantly about it 🙂 (just kidding guys…love your tweets!). Each will appear in a 7-episode arc.

Felicia Day (Web series The Guild, Red) plays Dr. Holly Marten, a quirky Department of Defense visitor to Eureka tasked with evaluating eager candidates for a special mission that has been given to Global Dynamics and will pit the town’s scientists against one another. Day’s story arc will begin July 18th.
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I received notification from Universal Studios Home Entertainment that the release of [sfs=1125]Eureka Season 4.0[/sfs] has apparently been pushed back to July 5th (Amazon still says June 21st). Also on that date, [sfs=1128]Season One[/sfs] and [sfs=1129]Season Two[/sfs] will be re-released in new slim packaging.

In addition, three more classic Doctor Who serials are being released:

• [sfs=1130]”The Gunfighters”[/sfs] Episode 25 – Season 3 – William Hartnell (July 12th)
• [sfs=1131]”The Awakening”[/sfs] Episode 132 – Season 21 – Peter Davison (July 12th)
• [sfs=1132]”Paradise Towers”[/sfs] Episode 148 – Season 24 – Sylvester McCoy (August 9th)

Check out the Doctor Who section of our Sci-Fi TV Store for all the classic episodes available.

Syfy has announced their summer schedule for their new and returning programs, along with the air date of the eagerly anticipated game-turned-movie Red Faction: Origins, which debuts on June 4th at 9pm ET, and stars Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), Brian J. Smith (Stargate Universe) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica) (more details below). And Warehouse 13 and Eureka are now paired up back-to-back on Mondays, along with the new series Alphas. We can call it, “Scripted Mondays”…

Here is a list of the series debut/return dates and descriptions:

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Universal has announced that the [sfs=1124]DVD release for Season 2[/sfs] of Warehouse 13 is scheduled for June 28th, 2011 – I don’t see a Blu-ray release listed at all. Also, I checked around and [sfs=1125]Eureka Season 4.0[/sfs] is listed as being released the week before on June 21st (also DVD only). I don’t have any information if this is another half-season release like with Season [sfs=954]3.0[/sfs] and [sfs=1011]3.5[/sfs]…the title implies it though.

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Along with the big programming announcement, Syfy also said that with the success of their “Countdown to Christmas Week” last December which featured special holiday episodes of Eureka and Warehouse 13, this year those shows plus Ghost Hunters and Haven will feature holiday-themed episodes, and the week’s centerpiece this year will be Neverland, featuring the voice of Keira Knightley as Tinker Bell, which we’ve reported on earlier.

Syfy will also have a Twilight Zone New Years marathon for the 17th straight year.

Just a quick reminder from the road…the holiday episodes of Eureka and Warehouse 13 are tonight on Syfy. I have to wait until I get back to see them 🙁

Also, I’ll be giving away a BBC America prize pack, but you’ll need to be following scifistorm on Twitter to qualify…more details later.

Update: Facebook followers will count as well, but you must be a U.S. resident or have a U.S. address at least…I’m still coming up with a plan, but it won’t be a complicated contest…the prize pack will include DVDs of Doctor Who, Being Human and Top Gear and a Union Jack light switch cover.

December 7th has back-to-back airings of the Eureka and Warehouse 13 holiday episodes starting at 9PM ET, and we’ve got previews for you (two for Warehouse 13).
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