First episode in Syfy#146;s new drama is channel#146;s most-watched scripted series premiere in seven years; players have logged more than 6 million hours in tie-in game thus far.
reports that the premiere episode this week drew 2.7 million total viewers and 1.3 million adults 18-49.
This makes the show's premiere the network#146;s most-watched scripted series debut for adults in seven years.The previous ratings king for Syfy was the 2006 debut of Eureka
Defiance was developed as a TV series and a game from Trion Worlds. According to Deadline, players have logged more than 6 million hours in the title since it launched on April 2.
The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC game is set in the San Francisco Bay Area in a futuristic time period where Earth been dramatically changed by alien terraforming, whereas the TV series takes place in St. Louis.
Defiance the TV show airs Mondays at 9 p.m.
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