Sunday Fringe round-up, including a bunch of Fringe set videos and interviews, exploring the science of Night of Desirable Objects and more.
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From the category archives:
Sky One
We get a lot of questions asking us if and when Fringe is returning to the UK. Well, as we revealed a while back, the show is returning to Sky1 after a ‘mid-season break’ (I know, ridiculous, right?), this Sunday, March 22, at 10pm. That’s 11 all new episodes for UK viewers to look forward to.
Our good friends at TVSpy have some scans from TV & Satellite Magazine featuring some Fringe info to get you back up to speed. Click to enrlage:
Thanks: TVSpy
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A few of you have emailed us asking when Fringe is going to return to Sky1 in the UK. We thought that we’d share the answer to this question via this blog post, as we know there must a fair few UK Fringies out there asking the same question.
The return date will be Sunday 22nd March at 10PM on Sky1! It’s a shame that it took Sky so long to put the show back on the UK airwaves, but I guess it’s better late than never!
Source: Sky1
Thanks also to our good friend Artic Fox for the updates.
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Fringe continues to find it’s audience in the UK:
Sky1′s US drama Fringe picked up 448,000 viewers and a 2.1% share between 9pm and 10.10pm
I believe episode 1.04 “The Arrival” aired last night in Blighty.
Source: Guardian
UPDATE:
More FOX ratings news from TVByTheNumbers:
CBS’s The Mentalist and FOX’s Fringe, started out as the two stand-out new shows, and that is still the case. The CBS drama because it has had only minimal audience fall-off from its strong opening performance. The FOX drama, not just because of its solid rating performance, but also because of its reduced commercial load, which is helping it retain more of its commercial minute audience than the typical FOX series.
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Positive news on the UK ratings for the Fringe pilot episode this past Sunday:
Sky 1′s lastest US drama acquisition Fringe – the new supernatural offering from Lost creator JJ Abrams – got off to a solid start at 9pm last night with 292,000 (1.49%).
The 105-minute opening episode managed to hit a peak of 320,000 (1.73%) at 10pm. A further 79,000 watched the show using Sky’s multistart option, giving the show a total audience of 371,000 (3.38%) in Sky homes.
Fringe managed to outperform most of Sky 1′s nearest entertainment rivals. BBC3′s repeat of Gavin & Stacey amused 260,000 (1.16%) at 9pm, followed by Massive at 9.30pm on just 102,000 (0.47%). E4′s Desperate Housewives at 9pm drew 157,000 (0.71%) with a further 71,000 watching on E4+1.
It might not seem like a lot, but remember it’s all relative and the UK is not as big as the USA. Also Sky 1 is not one of the terrestrial channels like BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
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Uk fans, It’s official! Billboards and posters advertising Fringe have been spotted throughout the UK, and the good news is that it lands on Sunday October 5, with a start-time of 9PM.
Sky 1 are running with the same promotional capture of Anna Torv’s UBIK/Altered States-esque head-shot. If you’ve snapped any photos of the Fringe posters which have gone up over night in the UK, please send them into us!
It’s not too bad, I guess. The UK will be 4 episodes behind FOX broadcast pace, but it could have been a lot worse.
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There will be a special screening of JJ. Abrams Fringe in the UK on Saturday October 4:
This October, Sky1 welcomes the new creation from J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind the upcoming STAR TREK feature, LOST and ALIAS. Fringe will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fiction and reality.
Centered around a female FBI agent who is forced to work with an institutionalised scientist in order to rationalise a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena. The series promises to go where the X-files never dared.
We are delighted to have an exclusive FREE preview of the pilot episode to screen. Although this is a free event you need to phone the Apollo Box Office and reserve your ticket. Call 020 7451 9944
Saturday 4th October, 11.00am – Apollo West End
Fringe premieres in the Sky1 shortly after this event.
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We know that Fringe will be airing in the UK on Sky1 this autumn, but several of you have emailed us asking us ‘when’ in autumn that will that be? Well, Digital Spy are speculating that Sky1 will give JJ. Abrams new scifi series an October start date. Although if the BBC and Sky1 can air “Heroes” and “Prison Break” (respectively) the day after they air in the States, why wont Sky1 can do the same for Fringe? Perhaps they want to test the water first? See the chart below for Digital Spy’s UK TV schedule predictions/confirmation (We’ve highlighted FRINGE in green):
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UK broadcaster Sky One, has acquired the rights to air JJ. Abrams Fringe:
“We’re delighted to have secured the rights to Fringe, which we believe will thrill a new generation of viewers much like The X-Filesdid 15 years ago,” said David Smyth, head of acquisitions at Sky1. “Together with Lost, we’re honoured to be the home for J.J. Abrams’ shows here in the UK!”
UK viewers wont have to wait long to get their Fringe fix, Sky One will air the show as part of their Autumn line-up. Lost and Fringe on the same channel? UK fans are in for a treat.
*As we reported the other day, Sweden’s Kanal have already snapped up rights to air Fringe in Sweden.
Source: Digital Spy
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