Torchwood sets record for BBC America

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Great news for American fans of Torchwood: The season one premiere set a record this past Saturday for BBC America! The show delivered almost 500,000 viewers, and 297,000 of those were in the network's coveted 25 to 54 target demographic. I guess this proves there's an audience for sci fi that doesn't shy away from LGBT content. If the audience holds up for the rest of the season it's a pretty safe bet that on down the line BBC America will run the second season of the show.

In case you didn't see this week's, our Torchwood recaps here at AfterElton.com come online Mondays after each new episode airs. (You can find the weekly recaps as well as our other Torchwood coverage here.) Even if you've seen the show already, you're sure to get a kick out of the recaps. Written by contributor bad machine, they are laugh-out-loud funny. Here's an excerpt:

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"... the approaching figure does not appear to be having a good hair day. Actually, it's having a no hair day. What it does have is a really bad case of psoriasis, hands like John Merrick and big yellow fangs. Hey everyone, it's Dick Cheney!"

The next new episode of Torchwood airs this Saturday at 9:00pm EST on BBC America.