I just completed reading postings on The Dresden Files and the topic should have been "Is the SCI-FI Channel a Killer". For what I can tell by their cancelling shows like The Dresden Files and, even going back a few years, Farscape for "reality" based programming such as ECW (for which my friends who like wrestling, now consider that show Science fiction.) and Ghost Hunters. Shows that could be considered the anchor for the network, like Battlestar Galactica, are quickly running out of story to tell and are ending. What are they going to have to bring in ratings to make them a thriving network?
Don't get me wrong, I like shows like Who Wants to be a Superhero and wrestling like ECW but what attracted me to watching The SCI-FI network was science-fiction shows and horror shows that ran the gamut of the sixties up to current day. Shows like Friday the 13th: The Series, Babylon 5, the Incredible Hulk, First Wave, and many others that I could list. The executives at SCI-FI probably made decisions like cutting shows solely based on how much money someone could pay them, not on how well a show performs. With this type of philosophy backing their decisions, they will paint themselves into a corner and we, the viewing public, will fare the worst for it.
With DVD sets coming out for shows, I'll still get to watch Doctor Who if they decide to drop the ball and not show it. I like being able to see them while the shows are still contextual to when they were shown first and would like to still see them on SCI-FI. I still watch episodes fo the X-Files when I get a chance. The same goes for Stargate SG-1 and others. I also watch their movies, even ones like "Mansquito" and "Warbirds" it's just like watching movies that Elvira hosted or various other Saturday movie hosts would show. SCI-FI just has to give stuff a chance to stick.