Sci-Fi Channel

The Sci-Fi Channel is an American cable station that produces many of its own shows and specializes in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. The station also runs many science fiction shows in syndication. On July 7, 2009, the network will be changing its name to SyFy, which is part of a re-branding campaign that will separate the channel from its competitors.The New York Times: Sci Fi Channel Has a New Name: Now, It’s Syfy (March 15, 2009)

In 1992, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios joined forces to launch a cable network dedicated to science fiction. Initially the network ran mostly classic science fiction movies and TV shows from both companies' archives, but eventually began producing original content.

Some of the first original programming aired on SciFi was Mystery Science Theater 3000, which they picked up after Comedy Central canceled the series. In 1999 they began airing the series Farscape, about an American astronaut in the outer reaches of space with a rag-tag alien crew, which achieved critical acclaim and a rabid fanbase. It continued picking up canceled science fiction series with its adoption of Showtime's Stargate SG-1, about present-day explorers who travel the galaxy via intergalactic wormholes, which ran for five years on SciFi and spawned a spinoff, Stargate Atlantis. The re-imagining of classic science fiction series Battlestar Galactica became a critical darling, and Eureka (TV Show), a show about a town full of oddball scientists, had ratings success.

SciFi's Saturday night original movies have become popular for their high camp value. SciFi also airs weekly wrestling shows from ECW.