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Syfy

Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY)[a] is an American basic cable television channel, which is owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal.[1] Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of November 2023, Syfy is available to approximately 69,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households.[2]

This article is about the American sci-fi TV channel. For channels elsewhere, see List of Syfy TV channels.

Country

United States

Nationwide

Comcast Building, New York City, New York

English

1080p HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)

Paramount/Viacom (50% stake) (1992–1997)
NBCUniversal (Comcast)

NBCUniversal Media Group

September 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)

Mitchell Rubenstein
Laurie Silvers

  • Sci-Fi Channel (1992–99)
  • Sci Fi (1999–2009)

Watch live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)

www.syfy.com

fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream

(requires subscription to access content)

  • ch. 105

a similar Canadian channel

CTV Sci-Fi Channel

NBCUniversal International Networks

produced a number of original series that were broadcast on Syfy

Showcase (Canadian TV channel)

Media related to Syfy at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Syfy Games

Boucher, Geoff (December 7, 2008). . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

"Sci Fi charts its course for the future"

Sevakis, Justin (June 2, 2015). . Anime News Network. Tales of the Industry (column). Retrieved June 4, 2015. The story of a failed Sci Fi Channel venture.

"Anime Colony"