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"Merlin is to return to US screens in January 2013. The BBC fantasy drama&amp;#039;s fifth series will air on Syfy - the show&amp;#039;s US home since early 2011.  Series five opener &amp;#039;Arthur&amp;#039;s Bane (Part One)&amp;#039; will air on Friday, January 4 at 10/9c. The fourth series of Merlin averaged 1.7 million viewers for Syfy in 2012, with a rating of 0.5m in the key 18-49 demographic. The numbers were up from series three&amp;#039;s 2011 airing, which only managed an average of 1.5m. Merlin&amp;#039;s fifth series currently airs on BBC One in the UK - the series continues this Saturday (November 24) at 8pm with &amp;#039;The Hollow Queen&amp;#039;. It is currently unclear if the show will return for a sixth run - Merlin co-creator Julian Murphy revealed in May that &amp;quot;there is talk&amp;quot; of a recommission, but actor Bradley James (Arthur) later told Digital Spy that the show would only continue &amp;quot;if everyone still has the passion for it&amp;quot;. &amp;gt; Merlin: New episode &amp;#039;The Hollow Queen&amp;#039; in pictures &amp;gt; Merlin: &amp;#039;A Lesson in Vengeance&amp;#039; review Watch a clip from the Merlin series five premiere below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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