Afgelopen weekeinde was dan na vijfhonderd promotie video's (aka plak je eigen episode aan elkaar) eindelijk dat de pilot aflevering van Defiance op SyFy channel te zien was. In Amerika stemde maar liefst 2.7 miljoen kijkers af op deze show en dat kan met de downloads wereldwijd wel eens het tienvoudige zijn.

Update: de zoveelste video toegevoegd.

When a company pours $100 million into a project, it's a fair assumption that they want that money back, and to eventually make a profit. I'm certain everyone behind the new Syfy series/game tie-in Defiance was waiting with baited breaths as the show premiered Monday night, waiting and hoping for huge rating numbers.

While they aren't huge, Defiance's ratings are a definite step up for Syfy, and the two-hour premiere's total number of viewers - 2.7 million people - is the best the network has seen since the mystery drama Warehouse 13 debuted to a 3.5 million strong audience. For the coveted demographic of adults 18-49, Defiance was watched by 1.3 million, the highest since Eureka's 2006 numbers. So these are good numbers, but not quite great numbers, though word-of-mouth and the gaming population - which has logged over six million hours of play time so far - could slowly build this show a dedicated audience to compete with other high-profile cable shows.