Since moving to Fridays for its second season, Continuum has done well for the network, becoming the #1 original cable drama in its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54, and total viewers. Additionally, the series is up by about 20% in all three categories from its first season, which aired Mondays at 8:00, meaning that season three will likely air on Fridays, as well.

In addition to Nichols, Continuum stars Victor Webster (Melrose Place) as Carlos Fonnegra, Kiera’s partner in present day, and Erik Knudsen (Jericho) as tech genius Alec Sadler, Kiera’s closest friend and someone who becomes a powerful man by the year 2077.

The series is one of several international acquisitions that the network has made in recent years, most of which have seen some amount of success. In addition to Continuum, Merlin recently wrapped a five-season run on the network, while Lost Girl is headed into its fourth season this January. Not all international programs do well, though, as Sinbad and Primeval: New World will be given special wrap-up marathons to cut their runs on the network short after modest ratings on Saturdays.

Continuum currently airs Fridays at 10:00 on Syfy. Below is a sneak peek from the next episode, which finds Kiera having to decide just how far she’s willing to go to stop Julian from fulfilling his murderous destiny.

What have you thought of Continuum‘s second season thus far? Would you like to see the show move back to Mondays or are you used to having it on Fridays? Is there anything specific you’d like to see happen during the third season?

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Created by Simon Barry (The Art of War), Continuum stars Rachel Nichols (Criminal Minds) as Kiera Cameron, a CPS protector from the year 2077 who was inadvertently brought, along with a terrorist cell, to the year 2012. Her task now is to stop the group from changing the past to fit their ideology, meaning that she has to join the Vancouver Police Department and use that as a cover to help her locate (and defeat) the cell. Also at Kiera’s disposal is a young tech expert named Alec Sadler (Eric Knudsen), who has a much deeper connection to the cell and Kiera than ever she could fathom.

Co-starring on Continuum are Victor Webster (Mutant X) as Carlos Fonnegra, Kiera’s partner in the present and Stephen Lobo (Arctic Air) as Matthew Kellog, a former member of the terrorist cell who tries to form an alliance with Kiera.

Friday at 10:00 on Syfy has become the slot of the international drama, as Merlin aired every episode there, Lost Girl finished out its second season there, and Haven (produced in Canada) will return there this coming fall. With that slot comes slightly lower ratings expectations, given the WWE Smackdown lead-in and reduced TV usage on Fridays, which should be even better news for Continuum. It performed fairly well in its Mondays at 8:00 slot and if it has an audience that will follow it to Fridays, it should be set to run for as long as it wants to.

During its first season, Continuum delivered 1.35 million total viewers, 644K Adults 25-54 and 537K Adults 18-49. In its time period, the series ranked #6 in Adults 25-54 and #10 in Adults 18-49 among all cable entertainment programs with at least three telecasts (based on most current data).

The 13-episode second season of Continuum will premiere April 21st on Canadian specialty channel Showcase.

Will you be watching the second season of Continuum? Do you think the show grew stronger as it went along? What about the final cliffhanger in the first season finale?

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