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According to preliminary data, and as reported by Variety, Tin Man appears to have beaten virtually every record the Sci Fi channel has ever seen. It's 6.4 million viewers surpassed the 6.1 million who saw Steven Spielberg's Taken, back in 2002. Demo ratings were equally as strong, where Tin Man unseated 2000's Dune in adults 18-49, and Taken again in adults 25-54.

With reviews coming in either mid-range to downright negative, it'll be interesting to see how these numbers continue through the mini-series' three-night run.

Maggie Grace, formerly known as Shannon Rutherford on Lost, is taking another step in her film career. The actress is set to star in the action movie Taken with Liam Neeson. Grace will be playing a character who is kidnapped and forced into slavery. Neeson's character, a former spy, is charged with saving her. French writer-director Luc Besson (The Transporter) is both writing and producing the film, and French cinematographer Pierre Morel will direct.

Steven Spielberg is once again bringing original programming to the Sci Fi Channel. This time, it's a 12-hour miniseries called Nine Lives. The drama features nine characters who are mourning loved ones, and discover they can reunite with the dead through near-death experiences. Sounds pretty freaky, eh? Sci Fi's deal with Spielberg follows the wildly successful collaboration that spawned the series, Taken, in 2003. Les Bohem, the guy who wrote the Taken series, will also write Nine Lives.

Also picked up by SciFi:

• Who wants to be a Superhero?, a reality series that follows Stan Lee as he puts contestants through challenges to help them find their super strength;
• Medium at Large, a reality series that features psychic Char Margolis;
• The Gift, reality series that follows people in boot camp for intuitives;
• The Bridge, a comedy-drama about a group of cynical souls trapped in purgatory and the good deeds they must do to get out.