Sci Fi greenlights 'GameQuest'

October 29, 2008 Sci Fi Channel has greenlighted production on "GameQuest" (working title), an eight-episode elimination-style reality competition that pits 12 contestants against one another in a series of video game challenges to find the "best all-around gamer" in the United States. "With two out of every three American households playing video games, it's clear that this mainstream phenomenon is a perfect arena for the channel's agenda of broadening the brand while celebrating imagination," Sci Fi channel president Dave Howe said. At ABC Family, the midseason finale of "Greek," which aired at 9 p.m. Tuesday, was the series' most-watched episode ever in total viewers (1.3 million) and in the key demos of adults 18-34 (621,000 viewers), women 18-34 (453,000), adults 18-49 (784,000) and viewers 12-34 (965,000).

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