Although it's hard to compare it to previous seasons since it's not really on the same time every year, preliminary indications are pointing that the first seven episodes of the final season of "Battlestar Galactica" are actually pulling in more viewers than the show did last year.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the SciFi Channel series is actually showing a 4 percent growth among adults between 18 and 49 compared to the second half of Season 3, considered to be one of advertisers' most desired demographics. That's an average of 1.4 million viewers.

Total viewers are also up to 2.1 million, despite the second half of Season 3 airing on Sunday nights, considered to be largest available television audience for viewers.

This is actually good news for "Battlestar Galactica," which as a serialized drama, is expected to see continued audience erosion, not audience growth. On top of that, some critics have been scratching their heads about the fourth season so far, but it doesn't appear that viewers are doing the same.

Part of the growth could be coming from a current trend in recent weeks where cable audiences have grown 15 percent as many viewers have taken a break from broadcast television post-writers' strike.

There is no "Battlestar Galactica" this weekend because of the American holiday, but the show will be back May 30 at 10 p.m. ET as it gets ready for its final three episodes before the mid-season break. The show is expected to end its run in 2009.

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