Syfy's ‘Being Human' Draws Nearly 2 Million Viewers

By
published

Syfy's supernatural series Being Human scared up 1.9 million viewers, becoming the most watched winter series launch for the network since 2005.

The series, which tells the story about a vampire, werewolf and ghost who share a Boston brownstone, fell short of the 3.5 million viewers garnered by the network's last series debut,Warehouse 13, in 2009.Being Human did draw 1 million Adults 18-49, including 582,000 women -- the highest percentage of female viewers ever for a Syfy original scripted series telecast, said the network.

Including repeat airings at 10:02 p.m. and 11:02 p.m., Being Human reached an unduplicated audience of 3.8 million total viewers, including 1.8 million Adults 18-49 and 1.9 million Adults 25-54, said the network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.