SyFy’s latest premiere, the debut episode of “12 Monkeys” has a first showing of 1,353,000 viewers. The fledgling show also achieved a 0.4 Nielson Rating with its first episode and was ranked the #23 show on cable on Friday night.
“12 Monkeys,” a science fiction drama based on the 1995 movie of the same name, is created Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett. The show is lead by Aaron Stanford (“Nikita”), Amanda Schull (“One Tree Hill”), Kirk Acevedo (“Law & Order”), and Noah Bean (“Damages”).
In “12 Monkeys,” Time traveler James Cole travels from the year 2043 to the present day in order to stop the release of a deadly virus by the enigmatic organization known as “Army of the Twelve Monkeys”. That virus, in Cole’s original timeline, caused the death of 93.6% of the world population. Cole will be helped by the brilliant virologist Cassandra Railly and a math genius with mental issues, Jennifer Goines (Emily Hampshire).”
“12 Monkeys” continues this Friday, January 23rd at 9:00PM only on SyFy!
