Comments on: Ratings Tuesday, September 9: Fringe Premieres to 9 Million

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:31:31 +0000

I am a HUGE sci-fi fan, and so I had high hopes for Fringe. So, I watched a little of Fringe, got bored, watched 90210 (which wasn’t that great but at least held my attention), turned back on Fringe, got bored (and unimpressed by the lead female’s acting), watched Privileged, was amazed at how interesting Privileged was, and kept watching Privileged. I think I’ll try to watch the Fringe pilot again online. Hopefully, it will be more captivating when I’m not so tired from a long day of work. If not, then I’ll become a House/Privileged fan.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:36:12 +0000

Big marketing push? I only became aware of the show a week before the debut and I am a big sci-fi fan. I was one of the idiots that had no idea about Firefly until it was cancelled. I watched Firefly on DVD an OMG I loved it. I now consider myself one the people to blame for its cancellation. Hopefully more people like me become aware of Fringe and start watching so that it avoids cancellation because I think it reaaly is a good show.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:59:49 +0000

Andrea, if House doesn’t completely destroy ABC’s Opportunity Knocks among 18-49 year old viewers on Tuesdays at 8pm, I will for sure buy you a cookie.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:55:25 +0000

Correction: The Biggest Loser for The Weakest Link

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:54:53 +0000

Bill,

Also, the Weakest Link premieres next week. How will Fringe hold against that? I think the true test is Premiere Week, when Dancing with the Stars airs (I’d be very afraid for FOX Mondays and Tuesdays).

By: Gusar

Gusar — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:01:19 +0000

Bill, but that’s just it. Fringe might only survive because of the lead-ins. It’s not fair to a certain other show that has to stand on it’s own. And, unlike Fringe, is getting very positive reviews all around, from both fans and journalists.

By: Marc Meisels

Marc Meisels — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:13:11 +0000

fringe looked really good. I think it has a good shot of building an audience.

The bigger sister on Privileged looks a little out of place – but the story has potential. good luck

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:40:06 +0000

Yes, Standoff did about these sort of numbers coming out of House in the beginning of the 2006-2007 season, and look where that got it. As soon as it was switched, Standoff collapsed and was canceled.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:26:11 +0000

I think even if Fringe only keeps the numbers it got this week, it will be in trouble. Last fall House was getting over 18 million viewers and 7.4 in the demo. If Fringe only holds 50% of its lead-in, I think it could spell trouble.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:58:12 +0000

Next Tuesday night is the bellweather for Fringe after the premiere of House. If it’s up and stays there, the gloom and doom is unfounded. If it pulls less than it did last night, then you can be concerned.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:45:09 +0000

Fringe – cancelled soon.

90210 – man, what an embarrassment. It will probably drop even further next week. When is the network going to learn that shows like GG/90210 are not what people wanna watch? They already had some great shows which they ignored and now they’re suffering for it.

By: cea

cea — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:04:27 +0000

Oh I see this show Fringe being cancelled soon.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:48:50 +0000

Maybe people aren’t watching tv because they are so sick of the violent shows and trash out there.That’s why the funny shows are getting pretty good ratings even repeats.I just wish there was like a Carol Burnett type of show back on tv guaranteed it would get over 30 million viewers.

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:37:34 +0000

fringe just might make it.

90210 is doomed. lol

By: GRD

GRD — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:22:28 +0000

“It seems that people today want ‘watch and forget’ tv and aren’t really interested in having to get involved anymore. I’ve heard so many people say that they stopped watching LOST because they couldn’t stand not knowing what is going on.”

It’s not just that, I think. So many dramas are nothing but angst, angst, angst all the time, and frankly, it gets a little wearying. I’ve stuck with “House” because it has great characters and dark humor to go along with the drama, but it seems to me not many dramas are rising to that level anymore.

By: xerxes

xerxes — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:40:18 +0000

I watched almost all of Fringe yesterday, but couldn’t stomach it any more when it wasn’t enough that one of the agents almost died and miraculously was brought back to life with something off the rack from Wal-Mart in a mere 24 hours. But then he turns out to be the bad guy, and they have to kill him again with your standard, garden variety, high speed chase! No wonder these dang shows are getting so expensive. If only they’d use the money to hire quality talent than going for cheap, overdone special effects. I refuse to be yanked around like that as a viewer, plus the only guy doing any acting was the lunatic who played Denethor from Lord of the Rings. Wow, he made the rest of the cast look like six graders. I thought the female lead was weak, and the guy playing Mr. Lunatic’s son looked like a cardboard character from 100 other sci-fi shows. I wish they’d actually go out and hire some actors (like another show I like), and quit hanging out at local gyms seeing which pretty boy or girl they can dress up and throw on screen and call it a ‘new show’.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:22:56 +0000

Holy God – that 90210 rating was even worse than I thought it would be! I was thinking it would be 4.0mil the second time out, and then drop to 3.5-3.8 for the rest of the season.

This is Karma for not promoting Supernatural at ALL.

By: RICK

RICK — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:56:43 +0000

“sigh”…I’m torn…I really don’t know If Fringe is good enough to stay with it…I like the “24″ theme – but not sure about the “Lost” theme where one mystery unravles thru several years…24 wraps it up at end of season…with Fringe – their looks to be a lot of “one off” episodes – that i think if I have time with it -i’ll check in on it…For now I’m watching Terminator and will wait for the countdown to Dollhouse & 24…(cue 24 sound effect…now…clinko, clinko, clinko).

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:32:09 +0000

Not surprised to see 90210’s ratings plummet after that horrible pilot they aired last week.

I guess The CW’s days really are numbered…

By: Gusar

Gusar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:19:40 +0000

Too bad for Privileged. Unlike GG, it actually has some real substance. And lots of humor. JoAnna Garcia rocks.

(I just thought I’d throw that in here, seeing how all the other comments are about Fringe.)

By: dave

dave — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:14:52 +0000

Hate to say it, but fringe has more potential than lost. It doesn’t look quite as good as lost,(hard to beat the beautiful island photography) but is slick nonetheless. Its characters aren’t as good, but the premise allows for stronger stories week to week and its overreaching arc has potential to be brilliant as long as they don’t drag it out. It should be resolved by the end of season one.

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:06:50 +0000

While I think Fox HAS to be disappointed with Fringe’s numbers, its numbers will go up next week with House as a lead-in.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:05:49 +0000

it felt that fox just promoted it so much, that anything under 10 million viewers is dissapionting. I liked it. it wasnt amazing, but it was good enough for me to return for next week.

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:58:33 +0000

It is somewhat surprising given the amount of advertising that Fox did for Fringe that it only turned in 9 million. You really can’t take too much away from the first week’s episode. Word of mouth will probably help the show. Keep in mind that “K-Ville” was a top 20 show last season for its first episode, and people quickly fled from the bayou after that.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:55:07 +0000

I thought Fringe was either going to be a massive hit or a bomb. To me, a massive hit would be in the 15 million range for FOX. 9 million is just not cutting it.

I was not impressed with the pilot; in fact, I thought it was horrible. A mish/mash of sci fi/horror cliches. It may get a bump from House initially, but what happens when Dancing With The Stars premieres?

For me, I’m more interested in The Mentalist. I will watch that and House instead of House/Fringe.