12 Monkeys Gets Record High Ratings For SyFy, Critics Agree [VIDEO]

12 Monkeys is a new show from SyFy that is attempting to re-imagine Terry Gilliams classic movie from 1995. The show has gained good first reviews and is already setting ratings highs for SyFy. Here is everything going on with the show and what to expect in the coming weeks.

The most amazing news are the show's massive ratings. TV By The Numbers reports, " 12 Monkeys shattered channel records for a series premiere, soaring 85 percent among Adults 18-49, the highest lift ever based on L+3 data.

12 Monkeys delivered 1.0 million Adults 18-49, 1.1 million Adults 25-54 (+73 percent) and 2.3 million total viewers (+73 percent) from its Live+SD deliveries on Friday, January 16.

12 Monkeys also scored the highest Men 18-34 delivery for a Syfy series premiere since Helix in January 2014.

The series, which airs Fridays at 9PM (ET/PT), ranked as a top 10 cable telecast in prime among Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and total viewers."

TV Fanatic said of last weeks episode, "Let's hear it for Ms. Emily Hampshire guys! 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 2 is all the proof we need that she was capable of handling Brad Pitt's role. Not just that, with a few subtle changes she's made it completely her own.

This installment felt very much like the second half of the pilot. It served to expand the show's universe and mythology by introducing Jennifer Goines and the Pallid Man (Tom Noonan). Both are key figures affecting Cole's future timeline and the decimation of mankind.

Until we learn otherwise, it's safe to assume this psychotic new villain is the leader of the Army of the Twelve Monkeys."

Buddy TV sat down with the showrunners who said the following about the rest of season one's trajectory, "Cole believed he was on a one-time trip and was ready to sacrifice himself. Is there more to the story than just wanting to save the human race?

Yes, that factors into the story. He's motivated by an opportunity that he's given and that opportunity is to wipe the slate clean. It's something I think a lot of people can relate to. This guy has the opportunity to wipe out any past mistakes and regrets that he might have and he has a lot of them. That's the deal basically. He agrees to go and do this for these people. He agrees to go and kill this one person and in return they relieve him of all these regrets that he has.

In the first episode, there's a moment where viewers can see that maybe killing Goines is probably not the right move since Goines saw Cole back in 1987. Was it his focus on the mission that causes him to miss the bigger picture when he kills Goines?

I think Cole's not so much a bigger picture kind of guy. He operates on a more basic level, a gut level, and he follows his instincts a lot. Coming from where he comes from, a future apocalypse, he's on very intimate terms with violence. It's a daily reality for him and killing is nothing new. I think in that moment, he sticks to the mission. That's all he knows. He was sent here to kill this man and that's what he's going to do.

What's the evolution of Cole's relationship with Cassandra? Is it more mission based or personal?I definitely think it's a personal connection. He's never seen anyone like her before coming from where he comes from and she changes him fundamentally. You see that as the season progresses. They spend more and more time together. They are very different people who come from wildly different places and realities.

Cole's experience of Cassandra and her world changes him and he begins to in a way thaw out. All these things he's grown callus to and in the world that he comes from, he's suddenly exposed to these new things he's never seen or felt before so it softens him. She in turn is exposed to this whole new world of horror that she didn't know existed so she becomes a little more hardened by that."

If you haven't seen 12 Monkeys yet, you should. Have any good theories about where the show is headed? Sound off in the comments below and check back often for more 12 Monkeys news and updates.

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