Here are the ratings for the Fringe TV series. The FBI’s “Fringe Division” team (Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, and John Noble) continues to use unorthodox science to investigate unexplained occurrences related to a parallel universe. The fourth season of Fringe typically airs Friday nights at 9pm on the FOX network.
These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if Fringe will be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season. Check out our FOX ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.
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Final season four averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.07 million total viewers.
Episode 04-22: Friday, 05/11/12
1.0 in the demo (+11% episode-to-episode change) with 3.11 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.12 in the demo with 3.07 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-21: Friday, 05/04/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 2.73 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.12 in the demo with 3.06 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-20: Friday, 04/27/12
1.0 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 3.09 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.14 in the demo with 3.08 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Update: Fringe has been renewed for a fifth and final season of 13 episodes.
Episode 04-19: Friday, 04/20/12
1.0 in the demo (+11% episode-to-episode change) with 3.03 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.14 in the demo with 3.08 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-18: Friday, 04/13/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 2.84 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.15 in the demo with 3.08 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-17: Friday, 04/06/12
1.0 in the demo (-17% episode-to-episode change) with 3.01 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.16 in the demo with 3.10 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-16: Friday, 03/30/12
1.2 in the demo (+33% episode-to-episode change) with 3.08 million; tied for third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.18 in the demo with 3.10 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-15: Friday, 03/23/12
0.9 in the demo (-25% episode-to-episode change) with 2.87 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.17 in the demo with 3.11 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-14: Friday, 2/24/12
1.2 in the demo (+9% episode-to-episode change) with 3.08 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.19 in the demo with 3.12 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-13: Friday, 2/17/12
1.1 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 3.0 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.19 in the demo with 3.13 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-12: Friday, 02/10/12
1.1 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 3.05 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.20 in the demo with 3.14 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-11: Friday, 02/03/12
1.2 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 3.20 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.21 in the demo with 3.14 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-10: Friday, 1/27/12
1.2 in the demo (+9% episode-to-episode change) with 3.33 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.21 in the demo with 3.14 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-09: Friday, 1/20/12
1.1 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 3.19 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.21 in the demo with 3.12 million.
Demo average rank: #16 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-08: Friday, 01/13/12:
1.1 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 2.87 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.23 in the demo with 3.11 million.
Demo average rank: #14 of 14 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-07: Friday, 11/18/11
1.1 in the demo (0% week-to-week change) with 2.88 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.24 in the demo with 3.14 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 12 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-06: Friday, 11/11/11
1.1 in the demo (-15% week-to-week change) with 3.03 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.27 in the demo with 3.19 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 12 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-05: Friday, 11/04/11:
1.3 in the demo (+8% week-to-week change) with 3.21 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.30 in the demo with 3.22 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 12 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-04: Friday, 10/14/11:
1.2 in the demo (-8% week-to-week change) with 3.16 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.3 in the demo with 3.22 million.
Demo average rank: #11 of 11 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-03: Friday, 10/7/11
1.3 in the demo (+8% week-to-week change) with 3.18 million; third place in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.3 in the demo with 3.24 million.
Demo average rank: #10 of 10 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 04-02: Friday, 9/30/11:
In week two, the series was down by 20% when compared to the premiere. It attracted 1.2 demo rating with 3.05 million viewers. It was in third place for the timeslot, just above a repeat of Pan Am on ABC.
Season average: 1.4 demo with 3.26 million.
Episode 04-01: Friday, 9/23/11: It was disappointing start to the season for the sci-fi show. It attracted a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.48 million viewers. That was a decline of 40% year-to-year and put the premiere in third place for the timeslot. Lucky for fans that FOX already ordered a full season of episodes.
Reference point: The 2010-11 season averaged a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.37 million viewers.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Fringe TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a fifth season?
Image courtesy FOX.
WTF!!!!!! they canceled 3 better shows that were getting better ratings than that. Stupid morons.
Well, I’m from Bulgaria and I also love the show, please keep it alive, in my opinion this is the best sfi-fi show after the X-files, so Fox have to be smart enough to save it for at lest a few other seasons, it has a great potential and amazing characters!!
hello from Israel ! we also love Fringe so please do not cxl the show,, keep it on.
thanks
The only chance for another season is for the Sy Fy channel to take ownership. The fact that they call themselves the Sy Fy channel…instead of Sci-Fi…tells you all you need to know about them & Fringe’s chances. My thanks to the cast & writers of one of the best Sci-Fi shows ever created. You will be missed but like Firefly (and others) you will be a cult favorite for generations to come. My thanks and best to you all.
I love “Fringe”! I will be devastated if they cancel it! I felt the same way about “Lie To Me”! So, instead they put on a million different singing shows (like who really cares) and spin-offs like “The Finder” (which doesn’t even have the original players) and cancel the shows that require a bit of intelligence to watch! This dumbing down of tv for “the people” is really frustrating – I like a storyline with complexity and mystery – that’s what keeps me coming back! I agree that John Noble and Anna Torv should be winning awards, as well as… Read more »
Other than NFL football, this is the only Fox show we watch … please keep it … actually stimulates some thinking about wild concepts … Keep it going …
Please don’t cancel.
I believe this show is highly underrated, anyone who has actually taken the time to sit down and watch it can agree with me. I just hope that FOX actually has some sense to renew this show for a fifth season, at least just to finish the show.
It should be renewed for more than a fifth season, surely it is one of my favorite shows. The Networks (All Networks) should consider:
1- Sometimes we have too much drama in our lives, so series like Fringe chill us out.
2- Fans get used to a show, the show becomes a huge success. Then the network cuts it off because it slacked a little in towards the end of the season. For God Sake Give Us A BREAK.
3- Why not to give new shows two seasons before cutting them off.
Like many others who have commented, Fringe is a favorite of my wife and I. Again, like many of previous commenters, the fact that the show makes you think is WHY we like it, so much. We spend the span of thd show trying to piece together the little clues in the show (and previous shows, as well), to try to come up with an idea of how the show will be resoved, as well as how the larger plot lines (such as Peter being in an out-of-sync time line) will eventually be brought to fruition. Without shows like this,… Read more »
Fringe is my favorite show on network television. This show requires the viewer to THINK. this is probably the reason for the low ratings. If the Fringe time slot were back on Thurs. I am sure the ratings would increase.
Please renew Fringe for another season. This show is why I watch FOX TV.
This show is by far the best thing on TV. Why would it even be considered to be canceled because of this garbage!!! Moving to Fridays was terrible and the ratings had to have dropped due to the demo that is most into Fringe are the young minds , 18-34 age group, who Im sure DVR the show Friday nights while they go out and blow off steam after a weeks worth of work. System is flawed. This show is amazing and with all the possibilities brought to light in the first 3 seasons, the depth this show has already… Read more »
I love Fringe the best show on network TV by far. If Fox cancels this show and leaves horrible TV shows on like rip-off X-Factor than you guys at Fox are truly a bunch of out of touch idiots. You already blew it as far as I’m concerned with your decision on Lie to Me. If you cancel this too then the Fox network is DEAD TO ME!!!! Thanks to The Soprano’s for that reference.
I love Fringe. If Fox cancels this and leave horrible shows on like ripoff X-factor than you are truly a bunch of out of touch idiots. You already blew it as far as I’m concerned with your decision on Lie to Me. If you cancel this too then thefox network is DEAD TO ME!!!! Thanls to The Soprano’s for that reference.
…and I still can’t believe John Noble hasn’t got an emmy nomination yet for this show!