Broadcast and reception Sanctuary (season 1)

1 broadcast , reception

1.1 broadcast
1.2 ratings
1.3 critical reception
1.4 awards , nominations

broadcast , reception
broadcast

originally airing on sci fi channel in united states, first season broadcast in on 50 countries worldwide. tapping believed channel home base , because had worked network several years before, adding understand genre. understand fans. season commenced both parts of sanctuary on october 3, 2008. following episodes aired every friday during 10 11 pm time slot october 10, 2008, until january 9, 2009. in canada, aired on movie channel 1 of movie network. in united kingdom, season picked broadcast itv4. first episode broadcast on october 6, 2008, 3 days after release on sci fi channel. in australia, season debuted on abc2 on march 1, 2010.

ratings

sanctuary started off season on 2.7 million viewers , household rating of 2.2 after original broadcast. became sci fi channel s highest rated series premiere since pilot episode of eureka in july 2006. number 1 prime time cable entertainment program among adults aged 25 through 54 years, , fourth among adults aged 18 through 49 years. because of high ratings, views of sci fi s sanctuary page rose 1.2 million, 287,000 video streams day broadcast. viewing figures following episodes under 2 million, finale drew biggest audience since premiere; revelations (part 2) seen 2 million viewers , received 1.6 household rating. including timeshifted viewings, first season averaged 2.35 million viewers, , 1.8 rating. first season of sanctuary beat fifth season of lead in stargate atlantis 2 tenths of point. because of success, sci fi ordered second season on november 2008. in united kingdom, first part of sanctuary seen 565,000 viewers. second part received 608,000 viewers following week. since then, ratings have steadily declined 398,000 season finale. penultimate episode received lowest ratings of season, 279,000 viewers.

critical reception

the season received mixed reviews critics. metacritic gave season normalized rating of 56 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews . linda stasi of new york post stated monsters first rate, virtual sets cool, acting excellent. why fighting fatigue while watching, can t say. either martinis steve dunleavy s farewell party – or plot. maureen ryan of chicago tribune felt pace little on stately side , , unclear why tapping speaks iffy english accent , believed low-key, low-budget well-intentioned sci-fi/action hybrid might of interest fans of tapping s earlier work samantha carter on stargate sg-1 . robert lloyd of los angeles times felt of feels dreadfully slow, not moody stretched time. hard-to-sell dialogue such such imperfect children adopted well-meaning immigrant families doesn t make flow faster , still stated looks great .

brian lowry of variety called first 2 episodes competent uninspiring , , said suffers comparison number of themed dramas, bbc america s fun-loving torchwood . lowry believes s hard imagine series doing more satisfying of odd humanoids still pining (and emailing on behalf of) stargate . mike hale of new york times felt sanctuary sits @ same level of writing , performance stargate shows, means doesn t have narrative force of battlestar galactica or wit , creativity of sci fi s best original series, eureka , adding s not embarrassment channel, doesn t raise stakes either . hale noted there connection stargate, in 12th year , still going strong .

david blackwell of enterline media thought sanctuary interesting concept , felt first 6 episodes hit-or-miss . of series use of green screen sets, blackwell stated works , cgi sets use improvement . felt amanda tapping convincing british scientist. in conclusion, blackwell stated sanctuary take while kick in, series once writers write depth. alex walker of den of geek rated first season 3 stars out of five, stating acting , scripting good, sanctuary lacks wit , charm of genre s top shows doctor , battlestar galactica. also, way episodes alternate between fighting , exposition gives impression of watching else play videogame. walker dubbed poor man s buffy vampire slayer, said makes agreeable early-evening viewing . walker believed dvd of first season should die-hard fans .

paul simpson of total sci-fi rated season 7 out of 10, , summed although predictable, sanctuary provides entertaining hour. john sinnott of dvd talk, being fan of tapping s earlier work of stargate sg-1, believes first season highly recommended . sinnott noticed while first 6 shows so-so [...] last 7 great .

awards , nominations

the season won total of 5 awards. pilot episode sanctuary won 2009 gemini award best visual effects. other 4 leo awards. warriors won best make-up in dramatic series . actor ryan robbins won best guest performance male in dramatic series role henry foss in edward , beating co-star jonathan young. gabrielle rose won best guest performance female in dramatic series same episode. amanda tapping won best lead performance female in dramatic series role helen magnus in requiem . prestigious nomination season primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects sanctuary , lost award heroes.