Syfy Continues to Find Success with Original Movies

NEW YORK: The Syfy original movie Mega Python vs Gatoroid, which stars ’90s pop icons Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, garnered 2.35 million total viewers with its Saturday night debut.

Part of the Syfy Saturday Original Movie franchise, Mega Python vs Gatoroid scored 737,000 adults 18 to 49 and 866,000 adults 25 to 54, while averaging a 1.6 household rating in its January 29 premiere at 9 p.m.

The TV movie surpassed the audiences for the previous Saturday originals starring Tiffany (Mega Piranha, 2.16 million viewers in 2010) and Gibson (Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, 2.09 million viewers in 2009). For six consecutive months, a Syfy Saturday Original Movie has broken the 2-million mark for total viewers.