The Sci-Fi channel is so bad they re-named it "Sy-Fy." Little else needs to be said on this accord.
However, it is pertinent to note that regardless of whatever title the channel has bore, it was always populated with horribad B-grade horror films which should have never been made to begin with. That most of the prior science fiction series involving space (and the other nerdy things most of us here care about) have finished their runs simply means that the word will have to wait for the next insightful group of screenwriters to concieve of something meaningful.
...Which might be a fun topic to start here: The HLP Joint Series Pitch. Whoo hoo.