Let's face it -- as wonderful as last week's Fringe was, it didn't do so great in the ratings. "Peter" only managed to score 5.83 million viewers, with a 2.3 rating in the all-important 18-49 rating. That's kind of paltry when compared to earlier episodes of the season. January's "The Bishop Revival" got much higher ratings than that.
However, last night's Fringe showed a slight rebound that we can attribute to the fact that "Peter" was a return from a very long hiatus. "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver" received 6.46 million viewers (though, oddly enough, the 18-49 rating stayed the same). This rebound is slight, but it does mean that there is hope for the series to make at least a partial recovery from the hiatus-induced ratings hemorrhage.
Meanwhile, FlashForward wasn't so lucky. Despite last night's episode "Queen Sacrifice" having several huge revelations and a great twist, the episode only improved menially, with 5.44 million viewers. That's only .4 million viewers greater than the ratings for last week's "Better Angels" which hit a series low with 5.04 million. However, it does at least reverse the downward trend of viewership that FlashForward has been undergoing this year. "Queen Sacrifice" also added a tenth of an 18-49 ratings point to last week's episode, scoring a 1.7. This is a far cry from FlashForward's 12.47 million viewer premiere.
Though Fringe is safe for a third season, things aren't looking so good for FlashForward's second. However, this slight ratings gain could perhaps help ABC choose to wait and see whether the show's ratings improve any more before giving the show the final axe. Online and foreign viewership of the series will also be taken into account by the network, and those are the only reasons why this show has any chance at all of clinging on to any hope of a second year.
I think season break and too long hiatus kill TV series.
it would be a shame to let FF go. such a cool show, and the episodes keep getting better n better. hopefully abc gives FF a second chance..er…season…
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