It likely will cost Syfy on premiere night Jan. 22, but there appears to be some tremendous interest in the "Battlestar Galactica" prequel series "Caprica."

Since releasing the entire pilot episode online several weeks back (and months after first releasing it on DVD), more than 1.5 million people have watched the "Caprica" pilot through the Internet or on DVD, according to trade publication Multichannel News. The episode has been offered through Syfy.com, Hulu, and other places.

While those are strong numbers for a cable show, it does create a question of how "Caprica" will do Friday when it airs virtually the same episode made available in so many places.

In answering a question from Airlock Alpha during a telephone conference last month, Syfy president Dave Howe said while airing the episode early might hurt premiere numbers, it's good for the long-term prospects for the series.

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