FOX renews 'Fringe' for a third season
Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble return with new episodes on April 1
Anna Torv of 'Fringe'
Credit: FOX
FOX has scooped "Fringe" off the bubble and ordered a third season of the quirky cult favorite.
Network sources confirm the renewal, first reported by EW.com, to HitFix.
After a first season boosted by comfortable time slots, FOX moved "Fringe" to Thursday nights at 9 p.m. where ratings have fallen off against tougher competition.
While "Fringe" has averaged roughly 7.6 million viewers and generally finished fourth in its time period (against originals), the drama saw an encouraging bump in its early 2010 airings before it began a scheduled hiatus at the beginning of February.
FOX got a glimpse at just how much "Fringe" has aided the network's time period performance when the freshman drama "Past Life" bombed out after only two Thursday airings.
"Fringe," which stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble, returns to FOX on April 1 and will air its remaining seven spring episodes without repeats.
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March 6, 2010 at 10:43PM EST Reply to CommentYes! Fringe is the best show ever!
billkruse
July 28, 2010 at 12:37PM EST Reply to CommentFringe isn't the X-Files but what could be? It's good to keep the flag flying on tv for weird.
billkruse X-Files Wiki is at http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page for anyone interested. X-Files Wiki
July 28, 2010 at 12:39PM EST