How much confidence does SciFi Channel have in two of its three top shows? Enough to pretty much give them a go-ahead for a third season reports SyFy Portal.

Sources at SciFi Channel are reporting that SciFi has unofficially decided to award both "Battlestar Galactica" and "Stargate: Atlantis" third-season pickups. SciFi normally does not announce fate of shows during the first half of the seasons, which end this month. No word has been received on the fate of "Stargate: SG-1," but many industry insiders feel that the SciFi stalwart will see an unprecedented 10th season next summer.

All three shows have interchanged from being the top show of the Friday night but all have been holding around a 2.0 rating in their respective timeslots. Both shows go on mid-season break next Friday and will return in January.

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