Stargate Universe Season 1

Stargate Universe Season 1
DVD set of Season 1
Country of origin	USA Canada
No. of episodes	20
Broadcast
Original channel	Syfy
Original run	October 2, 2009 — June 11, 2010
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	October 5, 2010
Region 2	July 5, 2010
Region 4	January 12, 2011
Blu-ray release
Region A	October 5, 2010
Region B	July 5, 2010
Season chronology
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Stargate Universe consists of 20 episodes. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper wrote the three-parter series opener named "Air", which was originally planned to be a two-parter. The first two parts of "Air" premiered on Syfy on October 2, 2009, with regularly weekly airing beginning on October 9, 2009. "Fire" was originally going to be the title for episode four, but the story and script was too big to be able to fit into one episode, so the producers changed it to become a two-parter called "Darkness" and "Light", therefore pushing all future episodes forward one slot. "Justice" was the mid-season finale. The back half of the first season aired on Friday April 2, 2010 on Space and Syfy.

British channel Sky1 acquired the exclusive UK rights to Stargate Universe and began airing the series from October 6, 2009. The series currently airs on Space in Canada. In Australia Stargate Universe commenced airing on free-to-air-TV on Network TEN from 20:30 on Monday 14 December 2009, broadcasting the first two episodes: "Air (Part 1)" and "Air (Part 2)" as a movie-length premiere. However, Network TEN dropped the series after just three weeks. All available episodes were however fast-tracked from the US and broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on Foxtel screening in Australia only 'days' after the US.

Reception

The series premiere was watched by 2.346 million viewers. By the end of the season the show had lost more than 35% of its audience, with the finale drawing only 1.469 million viewers.

Episodes

"Air", Part 1 "Air", Part 2 "Air", Part 3 "Darkness" "Light" "Water" "Earth" "Time" "Life" "Justice" "Space" "Divided" "Faith" "Human" "Lost" "Sabotage" "Pain" "Subversion" "Incursion", Part 1 "Incursion", Part 2

Image	Title	Ep. Nb	Written by	Directed by	Original air date
	"Air", Part 1 (1 of 3)	1.01	Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright	Andy Mikita	2 October 2009
	When a research team is forced to evacuate their secret base, they find themselves on board a derelict Ancient vessel that is many galaxies away from Earth.
	"Air", Part 2 (2 of 3)	1.02	Brad Wright	Andy Mikita	2 October 2009
	Stranded on the Ancient vessel Destiny, the evacuees from Icarus Base discover that a worn-out life-support system and hull breaches will suffocate them in a matter of hours.
	"Air", Part 3 (3 of 3)	1.03	Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright	Andy Mikita	9 October 2009
	Lt. Scott leads a team to a desert planet to locate a mineral capable of fixing Destiny's life support system. Chloe visits her mother on Earth.
	"Darkness" (1 of 2)	1.04	Brad Wright		16 October 2009
	Destiny suffers a power crisis, putting the lives of the stranded crew in jeopardy when even the emergency reserves run dry. Dr. Rush pushes himself to the breaking point.
	"Light" (2 of 2)	1.05	Brad Wright		23 October 2009
	With the ship on a collision course, Young conducts a lottery to determine who will escape certain death and try and find a habitable planet with the shuttle.
	"Water"	1.06	Story by: Carl Binder, Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright Teleplay by: Carl Binder	William Waring	30 October 2009
	Severe rationing can't save the Destiny's dwindling water supply, forcing Colonel Young and Lieutenant Scott to seek out drinkable water on a deadly ice planet.
	"Earth"	1.07	Story by: Robert C. Cooper, Martin Gero, Brad Wright Teleplay by: Martin Gero		6 November 2009
	Colonel Telford takes over Young's command in order to enact a dangerous plan to try and get the ship's crew home. Back on Earth, Young, Eli, and Chloe visit their families.
	"Time"	1.08	Robert C. Cooper	Robert C. Cooper	13 November 2009
	A team from Destiny arrives on a jungle planet, where they find a kino with footage of themselves they haven't shot yet.
	"Life"	1.09	Carl Binder	Alex Chapple	20 November 2009
	Lt. Scott and Camile visit their loved ones using the communication stones, leading Colonel Young to a discovery about Telford's activities. On the Destiny, Rush discovers technology he believes maybe able to get them home.
	"Justice"	1.10		William Waring	4 December 2009
	Colonel Young cedes command of the ship after he is implicated in the murder of a crew member.
	"Space"	1.11	Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	2 April 2010
	A mishap with the communication stones sends Colonel Young's consciousness to an alien vessel, provoking the crew's first extra-terrestrial encounter.
	"Divided"	1.12	Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	9 April 2010
	Colonel Young's opponents launch a coup to take control of the ship, pitting the military against civilians.
	"Faith"	1.13		William Waring	16 April 2010
	The crew finds a idyllic planet when Destiny stops without its countdown clock running, tempting some crew members to stay permanently.
	"Human"	1.14	Carl Binder	Robert C. Cooper	23 April 2010
	Rush uses the neural interface chair to try and access Destiny's systems, causing him to recall the events which led to his recruitment into the Stargate program.
	"Lost"	1.15	Martin Gero	Rohn Schmidt	30 April 2010
	A group from Destiny is left behind on a planet when the ship enters F.T.L., and must find a Stargate route back before the ship leaves the galaxy.
	"Sabotage"	1.16			7 May 2010
	When problems with the F.T.L. drive threaten to leave Destiny stranded, the crew calls upon an expert from Earth to help — a quadriplegic woman who temporarily takes over Wray's body.
	"Pain"	1.17	Carl Binder	William Waring	14 May 2010
	The ship's crew is plagued by hallucinations that manifest their fears and desires.
	"Subversion"	1.18	Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie	Alex Chapple	21 May 2010
	Dr. Rush and Homeworld Command investigate when Colonel Telford is suspected of spying for the Lucian Alliance.
	"Incursion", Part 1 (1 of 2)	1.19	Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	4 June 2010
	The Lucian Alliance manages to board Destiny, taking several crew members hostage in a bid to wrestle control the ship.
	"Incursion", Part 2 (2 of 2)	1.20	Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	11 June 2010
	While Colonel Young and Kiva grapple over control of the ship, a pulsar threatens everyone on board with deadly radiation.