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Last season, while touted as a success story, The Magicians never scored over 1 million viewers outside of its second episode (which was the highest rated episodes of the series). The majority of its audience discovered the show through non-linear means. This is a big explanation why the series is moving away from Monday nights in 2017.

It’s not tied to a time slot. People will watch when they want to watch. This, of course, makes analyzing its value to Syfy difficult, as only the network knows its true numbers. But, if less than 1 million viewers is enough to keep a new, high-concept cable series on the air these days, more power to it.

Review:

On the basis of fandom reception, no new show on Syfy’s 2016 slate fared better than its urban fantasy romp, The Magicians, following the tale students attending an American take on Hogwarts in college form. However, while the show did well with fans, that’s not to say it’s without problems. Sadly, these problems are not much improved in season two, despite the show gaining a heavy amount of confidence based on the first four episodes. Read more..

http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2017/01/10/the-magicians-season-2-review/#2c28411561c3