Caprica is a prequel spin-off of the 2004–2009 series Battlestar Galactica. The series is set 58 years before the main series, and shows how humanity first created the Cylon androids. The first season debuted on television on January 22, 2010, on Syfy in the U.S., Space in Canada, and Sky1 in the UK. The second half of the first season (Season 1.5) began airing on October 5, 2010. Syfy canceled the show, citing low ratings, and pulled the remaining five episodes of the series from its broadcast schedule.