# Dr. Who's third season on Sci-Fi? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912 "2007-02-12T20:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/1 "2007-02-12T20:11:00Z")
I assume it’s coming, but I cant find any good references anywhere? Anyone? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/2 "2007-02-12T20:19:41Z")
No info here - I’m curious too. I just wanted to add, when will we see _Torchwood_? I’m all about Captain Jack. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/3 "2007-02-12T20:30:30Z")
Season three has not even started yet in Britain, Just the Christmas Episode “The Runaway Bride”. To the best of my understanding Sci-Fi will pick up season three when it is available and on a similar delay to the last two seasons. From the Sci-Fi Channel: the third season is scheduled to air on the network beginning in the summer of 2007. Jim ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/4 "2007-02-12T20:37:59Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] No info here - I’m curious too. I just wanted to add, when will we see _Torchwood_? I’m all about Captain Jack. [/QUOTE] I can find no announcements on US viewing. The first season will be showing in New Zealand, Australia and Spain. No word for Canada so far. It is possible there is no deal in the works at this time and we may have to wait for BBC America. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/5 "2007-02-12T20:38:18Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] No info here - I’m curious too. I just wanted to add, when will we see _Torchwood_? I’m all about Captain Jack. [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t get your hopes up too high. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/6 "2007-02-12T20:59:40Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] [Quote=Unauthorized Cinnamon] No info here - I’m curious too. I just wanted to add, when will we see Torchwood? I’m all about Captain Jack. [/Quote] I wouldn’t get your hopes up too high. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I was all about seeing Torchwood until I read some of the Torchwood threads. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/7 "2007-02-12T21:07:17Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I can find no announcements on US viewing. The first season will be showing in New Zealand, Australia and Spain. No word for Canada so far. It is possible there is no deal in the works at this time and we may have to wait for BBC America. Jim [/QUOTE] No, please say it isn’t so. BBC America: like network television, but with 40% more commercials. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/8 "2007-02-12T21:21:30Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] No, please say it isn’t so. BBC America: like network television, but with 40% more commercials. [/QUOTE] I would settle for On-Demand, that is how I have been watching Coupling season 4. A very, very great Brit Sit-Com. The other option might be NetFlix. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/9 "2007-02-14T17:19:11Z")
I’d be surprised if any network other than, say, HBO or Showtime, were willing to show Torchwood in the US. Even the Sci-Fi Channel would have to bowdlerize it all to hell to make the sponsors happy. ---
**Author:** ![Kkrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-whos-third-season-on-sci-fi/391912/10 "2007-02-14T17:30:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Despite earlier media reports to the contrary, the Australian TV Week magazine mentions in its latest edition that both public broadcasters, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) have passed on Torchwood. There is no indication that any of the Australian commercial broadcasters will pick up the show. As per [this](http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php#newsitemEEZEFFuFyyNyzyjwcK) Australia will not be airing Torchwood. My boyfriend, who is very into the whole Doctor Who and Torchwood scene says that Spain is the only other country to pick up the show and it will definitely NOT be aired in America any time soon. Also, interestingly Season Two won’t even be airing at all, Britain included, until 2008. In my opinion, from one who LOVED Captain Jack on Season One of Who, while the name of the character is the same, everything else about him in Torchwood is different. He is not Captain Jack. He is much more irritating and totally unlikable.