I wasn't trying to imply that the Science channel is absolutely perfect in what it does either. Just pointing out that it tends to do better in an area that's diametrically opposed to what it stands for (fact versus fiction) than another channel that's supposed to be totally focused on the fiction side of things. Thus the irony.
More to the point SyFy is such a -horrible- example of a channel not supporting its own supposed subject matter that I probably could have used practically ANY channel as a superior comparison to it in that regard. SyFy's continued failures with Sci-Fi is akin to what it'd be like if PETA tried to run the Hunting channel or if the Vatican tried to run the Playboy channel. 
That's been the unfortunate evolution of cable networks who tried to carve out a specific viewer niche using preexisting programming with a touch of original.
The History Channel use to be full of documentaries, a lot being WWII. That's been spun off into the Military Channel now. They use to have a quiz show dealing with history knowledge, now gone. Science Fiction use to rely on decades of canceled SciFi programming from around the world with an original series every now and then and an interview/panel show. The Learning Channel use to have shows dealing dealing with education and self improvement. The Discovery Channel about science and technology. MTV use to be 90% music videos.
The problem was that after the initial draw of their programming, viewership faded. A 24/7 channel can blow though all the existing programming created in the last 30 years rather quickly. Original programming costs significantly more money to make. So they diversified. They looked at what's popular and what's cheap to make and then try to mold it to their self proclaimed niche. So History now has shows that look at old objects and discuss their "history" (American Pickers, Pawn Stars, American Restoration). And just like bookstores that have lumped science fiction, fantasy and horror onto the same shelves, SyFy is now has ghost hunting, giant rock em' sock em' robots and a reality competition for prosthetic makeup artists. Discovery is now about people with unusual occupations and their trials like crab fishermen, loggers, moonshiners and gold miners.
Science is a part of the TLC/Discovery network of channels. It started as a channel to house repeats of series that were once on or still on TLC/Discovery that dealt with science and technology. Their recent foray into fiction series like Firefly and Fringe by rapping them in a "lets talk about the science/technology subjects brought up in tonight's episode" is a bit of a stretch but again, it's to draw in a steady viewership.
