After much speculation, SyFy announced today that it has acquired the rights to both existing seasons of the U.K. show Merlin. Episodes will begin running in prime-time on Friday, April 2 at 10 PM.
The show was a producing partnership between the BBC and NBC, which ran the first season last summer to poor ratings. But this will be a U.S. premiere for Season 2, which has never been seen on American television.
The channel will rerun Season 1 first, with Season 2 following later.
Both the NBC network and SyFy are part of the NBC Universal entertainment group.
The BBC is currently filming a third season of the show, which will likely eventually run on SyFy as well.
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WHY 10PM….I have to go to bed at 10 this stinks!! But I am glad that they are airing it!
I’m just glad that SyFy has picked up “Merlin.” I liked it. Plus, too Anthony Stewart Head is in it.
I know how some people don’t like the gal who is playing Gwen. That is just so stupid!! Some even think she’s ugly. I had no problems with her.
WooHoo! I enjoyed several things about this last season. Most of them were Arthur.
This is probably where it always belonged. But I don’t wanna wait five + months for Season 2! Sheesh.
Just 2 months till season 2 starts to air. They are running a season 1 marathon on March 28th.
SyFy is telling me that they’re airing season one starting April 2nd (at least in prime time), and season two won’t air until after they run that, unfortunately. Darn!
That is pretty annoying. Better late than never though.
Possible who you are talking to at Syfy is mistaken though. I hadn’t seen any confirmation of season 2 on April 2nd, it just made sense with the marathon on March 28th: http://www.syfy.com/schedule/index.php?date=28-MAR-2010
Either way, I hope they pick up season 3 here about the same time it airs in the UK. BBC have managed to get Torchwood and Doctor Who pretty much in sync.