List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes

Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The television series debuted in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on October 18, 2004, and premiered in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 14, 2005.

The story arc of Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the unwitting help of a human named Gaius Baltar, the Cylons, now in human form, launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian spaceships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar Galactica appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama and President Laura Roslin, the Galactica and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Miniseries	2	December 8, 2003	December 9, 2003
	Season 1	13	October 18, 2004 (UK) January 15, 2005 (U.S.)	January 24, 2005 (UK) April 1, 2005 (U.S.)
	Season 2	20	July 15, 2005	March 10, 2006
	Season 3	20	October 6, 2006	March 25, 2007
	Razor	Film	November 24, 2007
	Season 4	20	April 4, 2008	March 20, 2009
	The Plan	Film	January 10, 2010

Miniseries (2003)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
"Part 1"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	December 8, 2003	Unspecified
The decommissioning of the Battlestar Galactica is interrupted by a surprise attack on the Twelve Colonies by the Cylons.
"Part 2"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	December 9, 2003	50,298
Recently sworn in as the new Colonial President, Laura Roslin manages to gather up all surviving elements of humanity into a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" and seeks the protection of the Galactica. Faced with the reality of being hopelessly outgunned and outnumbered, Adama decides to escape with the civilian craft and seek out a new home for humanity — a mythical planet of fellow humans somewhere in the galaxy known only as "Earth."

Television series

Season 1 (2004–05)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
1	1	"33"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	October 18, 2004	49,998
2	2	"Water"	Marita Grabiak	Ronald D. Moore	October 25, 2004	47,973
3	3	"Bastille Day"	Allan Kroeker	Toni Graphia	November 1, 2004	47,958
4	4	"Act of Contrition"	Rod Hardy	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	November 8, 2004	47,958
5	5	"You Can't Go Home Again"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Carla Robinson	November 15, 2004	47,945
6	6	"Litmus"	Rod Hardy	Jeff Vlaming	November 22, 2004	47,945
7	7	"Six Degrees of Separation"	Robert Young	Michael Angeli	November 29, 2004	47,942
8	8	"Flesh and Bone"	Brad Turner	Toni Graphia	December 6, 2004	47,938
9	9	"Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down"	Edward James Olmos	Jeff Vlaming	December 13, 2004	47,905
10	10	"The Hand of God"	Jeff Woolnough	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	January 3, 2005	47,905
11	11	"Colonial Day"	Jonas Pate	Carla Robinson	January 10, 2005	47,898
12	12	"Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 1)"	Michael Rymer	Story by: David Eick Teleplay by: Ronald D. Moore	January 17, 2005	47,897
13	13	"Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 2)"	Michael Rymer	Story by: David Eick Teleplay by: Ronald D. Moore	January 24, 2005	47,887

Season 2 (2005–06)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
Part 1
14	1	"Scattered"	Michael Rymer	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	July 15, 2005	47,875
15	2	"Valley of Darkness"	Michael Rymer	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	July 22, 2005	47,874
16	3	"Fragged"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin	July 29, 2005	47,862
17	4	"Resistance"	Allan Kroeker	Toni Graphia	August 5, 2005	47,861
18	5	"The Farm"	Rod Hardy	Carla Robinson	August 12, 2005	47,857
19	6	"Home (Part 1)"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	David Eick	August 19, 2005	47,858
20	7	"Home (Part 2)"	Jeff Woolnough	David Eick & Ronald D. Moore	August 26, 2005	47,855
21	8	"Final Cut"	Robert Young	Mark Verheiden	September 9, 2005	47,853
22	9	"Flight of the Phoenix"	Michael Nankin	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	September 16, 2005	47,853
23	10	"Pegasus"	Michael Rymer	Anne Cofell Saunders	September 23, 2005	49,605
Part 2
24	11	"Resurrection Ship (Part 1)"	Michael Rymer	Story by: Anne Cofell Saunders Teleplay by: Michael Rymer	January 6, 2006	49,604
25	12	"Resurrection Ship (Part 2)"	Michael Rymer	Michael Rymer & Ronald D. Moore	January 13, 2006	49,604
26	13	"Epiphanies"	Rod Hardy	Joel Anderson Thompson	January 20, 2006	49,598
27	14	"Black Market"	James Head	Mark Verheiden	January 27, 2006	49,597
28	15	"Scar"	Michael Nankin	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	February 3, 2006	49,593
29	16	"Sacrifice"	Rey Villalobos	Anne Cofell Saunders	February 10, 2006	49,590
30	17	"The Captain's Hand"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Jeff Vlaming	February 17, 2006	49,584
31	18	"Downloaded"	Jeff Woolnough	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	February 24, 2006	49,579
32	19	"Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 1)"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	March 3, 2006	49,579
33	20	"Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2)"	Michael Rymer	Anne Cofell Saunders & Mark Verheiden	March 10, 2006	49,550

Season 3 (2006–07)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
34	1	"Occupation"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Ronald D. Moore	October 6, 2006	Unspecified
35	2	"Precipice"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Ronald D. Moore	October 6, 2006	Unspecified
36	3	"Exodus (Part 1)"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	October 13, 2006	Unspecified
37	4	"Exodus (Part 2)"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	October 20, 2006	Unspecified
38	5	"Collaborators"	Michael Rymer	Mark Verheiden	October 27, 2006	41,435
39	6	"Torn"	Jean de Segonzac	Anne Cofell Saunders	November 3, 2006	41,422
40	7	"A Measure of Salvation"	Bill Eagles	Michael Angeli	November 10, 2006	41,420
41	8	"Hero"	Michael Rymer	David Eick	November 17, 2006	41,421
42	9	"Unfinished Business"	Robert Young	Michael Taylor	December 1, 2006	41,422
43	10	"The Passage"	Michael Nankin	Jane Espenson	December 8, 2006	41,420
44	11	"The Eye of Jupiter"	Michael Rymer	Mark Verheiden	December 15, 2006	41,402
45	12	"Rapture"	Michael Rymer	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	January 21, 2007	41,401
46	13	"Taking a Break from All Your Worries"	Edward James Olmos	Michael Taylor	January 28, 2007	41,403
47	14	"The Woman King"	Michael Rymer	Michael Angeli	February 11, 2007	41,401
48	15	"A Day in the Life"	Rod Hardy	Mark Verheiden	February 18, 2007	41,398
49	16	"Dirty Hands"	Wayne Rose	Jane Espenson & Anne Cofell Saunders	February 25, 2007	41,400
50	17	"Maelstrom"	Michael Nankin	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	March 4, 2007	41,400
51	18	"The Son Also Rises"	Robert Young	Michael Angeli	March 11, 2007	41,399
52	19	"Crossroads (Part 1)"	Michael Rymer	Michael Taylor	March 18, 2007	Unspecified
53	20	"Crossroads (Part 2)"	Michael Rymer	Mark Verheiden	March 25, 2007	Unspecified

Razor (2007)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
54/55	1/2	Razor	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Michael Taylor	November 24, 2007	49,579
A series of flashbacks reveal the chronicles of the Battlestar Pegasus and its crew from the initial Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, up to its meeting with Galactica, while Apollo's new XO deals with the harsh reality of Admiral Cain's legacy. The narrative fits into season 2 between the episodes "The Captain's Hand" and "Downloaded."

Season 4 (2008–09)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
Part 1
56	3	"He That Believeth in Me"	Michael Rymer	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	April 4, 2008	39,698
57	4	"Six of One"	Anthony Hemingway	Michael Angeli	April 11, 2008	39,676
58	5	"The Ties That Bind"	Michael Nankin	Michael Taylor	April 18, 2008	39,676
59	6	"Escape Velocity"	Edward James Olmos	Jane Espenson	April 25, 2008	39,675
60	7	"The Road Less Traveled"	Michael Rymer	Mark Verheiden	May 2, 2008	39,676
61	8	"Faith"	Michael Nankin	Seamus Kevin Fahey	May 9, 2008	39,675
62	9	"Guess What's Coming to Dinner?"	Wayne Rose	Michael Angeli	May 16, 2008	39,673
63	10	"Sine Qua Non"	Rod Hardy	Michael Taylor	May 27, 2008	39,674
64	11	"The Hub"	Paul Edwards	Jane Espenson	June 6, 2008	39,673
65	12	"Revelations"	Michael Rymer	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	June 13, 2008	39,665
Part 2
66	13	"Sometimes a Great Notion"	Michael Nankin	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	January 16, 2009	39,651
67	14	"A Disquiet Follows My Soul"	Ronald D. Moore	Ronald D. Moore	January 23, 2009	39,644
68	15	"The Oath"	John Dahl	Mark Verheiden	January 30, 2009	39,643
69	16	"Blood on the Scales"	Wayne Rose	Michael Angeli	February 6, 2009	39,603
70	17	"No Exit"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Ryan Mottesheard	February 13, 2009	39,556
71	18	"Deadlock"	Robert Young	Jane Espenson	February 20, 2009	39,556
72	19	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	Michael Nankin	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	February 27, 2009	39,556
73	20	"Islanded in a Stream of Stars"	Edward James Olmos	Michael Taylor	March 6, 2009	39,521
74	21	"Daybreak (Part 1)"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	March 13, 2009	39,516
75	22	"Daybreak (Parts 2 & 3)"	Michael Rymer	Ronald D. Moore	March 20, 2009	39,406[1]

The Plan (2010)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Survivor count
The Plan	Edward James Olmos	Jane Espenson	January 10, 2010	Unspecified
As two John Cavil Cylons wait to be blown out of a Galactica' airlock, they discuss their opposing opinions on the plan to annihilate humankind. They reflect on their own experiences with the humans since the attack on the Twelve Colonies, their roles in the orchestration of the Cylon agents onboard the Galactica, and efforts to sabotage the resistance effort on Caprica come to light. The film provides an alternate perspective on many events already known to the viewer.

Webisodes (2006–09)

Title	Directed by	Written by	First webisode	Final webisode	Survivor count
The Resistance	Wayne Rose	Bradley Thompson & David Weddle	September 5, 2006	October 5, 2006	39,192
The Cylons' occupation of New Caprica results in the formation of a human resistance movement determined to undermine the Cylons' attempt to assimilate the remainder of humanity.
Razor Flashbacks	Wayne Rose & Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Michael Taylor	October 5, 2007	November 16, 2007	Unspecified
During the later stages of the First Cylon War, a young Lt. William Adama discovers, by chance, an abandoned lab where the Cylons conducted gruesome experiments with live human subjects.
The Face of the Enemy	Wayne Rose	Jane Espenson & Seamus Kevin Fahey	December 12, 2008	January 12, 2009	Unspecified
Nine days after finding Earth, Lt. Gaeta is onboard a Raptor with several of Galactica's crew and Cylon Eights en route to the Zephyr when a Cylon threat forces the fleet to jump. During the chaos, the Raptor is separated from rest of the fleet and while waiting for a rescue, the passengers and crew mysteriously begin to die off one by one.

Home media releases

Product		Episodes	DVD release date			Blu-ray Disc release date
			Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	Miniseries (2003)	2	December 28, 2004[2]	March 1, 2004[3]	April 16, 2004[4]	N/A
	Season 1 (2004–05)	13	September 20, 2005[5]	March 28, 2005[6]	August 15, 2006[7]	January 5, 2010[5]^1
	Season 2 (2005–06)	20	Season 2.0: December 20, 2005[5]	August 28, 2006[8]	April 4, 2007[9]	April 6, 2010[10]
			Season 2.5: September 19, 2006[5]
	Season 3 (2006–07)	20	March 18, 2008[5]	September 3, 2007[11]	November 20, 2007[12]	July 27, 2010[13]
	Razor^2 (2007)	Film	December 4, 2007[5]	December 26, 2007[14]	August 20, 2008[15]	December 28, 2010[5]
	Season 4 (2008–09)	20	Season 4.0: January 6, 2009[5]	Season 4: October 6, 2008[16]	Season 4: Part 1: December 3, 2008[17]	January 4, 2011[5]
			Season 4.5: July 28, 2009[5]	The Final Season: June 1, 2009[18]	Season 4: Part 2: July 28, 2009[19]
	The Plan (2009)	Film	October 27, 2009[5]	May 10, 2010[20]	December 7, 2009[21]	October 27, 2009[5]
Other releases
	Miniseries & Seasons 1–3	55	N/A	October 22, 2007[22]	December 4, 2007[23]	N/A
	Miniseries & Seasons 1–4^3	65 & Film	N/A	October 6, 2008[24]	N/A	N/A
	The Complete Series^4	75 & Film	July 28, 2009[5]	September 21, 2009[25]	N/A	July 28, 2009[5]
	The Complete Collection^5	75 & 2 Films	N/A	N/A	December 7, 2009[26]	N/A
	The Complete Series	75 & 2 Films	April 6, 2010[5]	N/A	March 8, 2010[27]	April 6, 2010[5]

Notes:

1. ^ In addition to the Blu-ray Disc releases, this set was also released on HD DVD, on December 4, 2007.^[5]
2. ^ Razor, though being a television movie, is considered to be the first two episodes of season 4, hence the fourth season is technically 22 episodes and runs from 2007 to 2009.
3. ^ This set does not contain the second half of Season 4, also known as The Final Season.
4. ^ This set does not contain The Plan.
5. ^ This set also contains the complete 1978 Battlestar Galactica series, including Galactica 1980.

Broadcast ratings

Season	Number of episodes	Premiere		Finale		Average viewership (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
4	22	April 4, 2008	2.1[28]	March 20, 2009	2.4[29]	2.3[29]

Online availability

In January 2006, Apple began offering the miniseries, season 1 and season 2 episodes for purchase on the U.S. version of its iTunes Store.^[30] In December 2007, the Battlestar Galactica episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content.^[31] The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008.^[32] In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition format at the UK iTunes Store.^[33]

The series has also been available via Amazon Video,^[34] Hulu,^[35] Netflix,^[36] PlayStation Network^[37] and Xbox Video.^[38]

References

1. There is no survivor count given in the aired version of the episode. It was split into three separate episodes on iTunes, Amazon Unbox, and other online providers, and the "third part", "Daybreak, Part 3" gives a survivor count of 39,406, which is relevant to the beginning of the episode at which The Colony has just been ordered to stand down. Later in the episode, when the fleet is orbiting the new Earth, Admiral Adama gives the last survivor count of the Colonials, putting the count at approximately "38,000." Thereafter the population assimilates with/into the society of the native Earth humans, and 150,000 years later, the population of the descendants of the Colonials is 6,760,000,000.
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30. "Sci Fi Inside: Battlestar Galactica' to Premiere on the iTunes Music Store" (Press release). Sci Fi. December 22, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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External links

• Official website
• BattlestarWiki
• List of Battlestar Galactica episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Battlestar Galactica episodes at TV.com