Even though the first season of the series has been over for a few months here in the States, it has garnered quite a following in the UK. According to Knight Rider Online, the back-door pilot received over 500,000 viewers on the UK Sci-Fi last week, and a 35% increase to 700,000 viewers for the first episode.We must remember how important the international audience is to the success of Knight Rider.Despite NBC leaving Knight Rider off the Fall and Mid-Season schedule, they have yet to officially announce the cancellation of the show.If you want to help with the campaign, you can follow @savekitt on Twitter, or savekitt.net.Press Release: SCIFI Celebrates second week of hit ratings
Knight Rider #1 on Sci-Fi UK
Good news for the UK premiere of the Knight Rider pilot movie! According to Knight Rider Online and Sci-Fi UK, the show got over half a million viewers!Knightendo77 posted this on the Knight Rider Online message board from Sci-Fi's site:
London, 13 May 2009: NBC Universal Global Networks today reveals that the premiere of brand new Knight Rider has delivered its SCI FI channel's best series ratings since the first run of Heroes in 2007. Over half a million viewers tuned in for the high-octane, feature-length pilot which guest starred David Hasselhoff.The premiere made SCI FI the #1 non-terrestrial entertainment channel amongst all adults in digital cable and satellite homes.SCI FI also enjoyed a steep uplift amongst young adults, with 33% of viewers aged 16 - 34, up nearly 60% on the channel's average. Surprisingly, women aged 16 - 24 outnumbered their male counterparts in the same age group by 6 share points, proving that cars aren't just for the boys.Jon Farrar, Programming Director (UK), NBC Universal Global Networks commented, "We've always said that the return of K.I.T.T. is an historic TV moment and the viewers have clearly agreed with us. We're thrilled with the ratings and really proud to bring such an iconic series back to life on the SCI FI channel. We've introduced the show to a whole new age group... a generation of young viewers can finally understand why us over 35s get so excited about a talking car."The series will continue to premiere on SCI FI every Tuesday at 8pm and is also available in high definition on SCI FI HD (available on the Sky platform). Following the feature-length pilot last night, Knight Rider will continue in one hour instalments and go back-to-back with the UK premiere of DOLLHOUSE, another highly anticipated fantasy from Buffy creator Joss Whedon, which starts next Tuesday 19 May at 9pm.
If the ratings keep up like this, there is more hope for a second season! Be sure to check out Knight Rider Online's Second Season Campaign if you wish to help out!