Making a Case for "Fringe"

Pros:

-It's doing reasonably well on Fridays, which are usually death slots for scripted shows. Much better than people expected it to actually. It's currently holding steady at a 1.5 in the coveted 18-49 demographic, which is right at the line Fox head Kevin Reiley said Fringe would be OK at.

-There's room on Fox's fall schedule for at least one bubble show to return.

-It receives the highest percentage increase of viewers when DVR numbers are factored in.

-It has a large deal of critical acclaim.

-Several cast members appear to be under the impression that the show is pulling acceptable numbers.

Cons:

-Who knows is Reiley was telling the truth? He's certainly not going to come out and say "This show is screwed on Friday nights.

-Kitchen Nightmares is going slightly better than Fringe on fridays and it's much less expensive to produce.

-Several cast members appear to be under the impression that the show is not pulling acceptable numbers and are trying to rally fan support.

-That slot on the fall schedule? Fringe is competing with Lie to Me, Human Target, and The Chicago Code.