Fringe Gets Full-Season Order

October 2, 2008 World Screen

LOS ANGELES, October 2:
FOX has ordered an additional nine episodes of the new J.J. Abrams drama Fringe, which has been winning its Tuesday time slot
weekly among key demographics.

“We're having a blast
working on this show with this great team of producers and amazing cast,” said
Kevin Reilly, the president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company. “The
series has really taken off creatively, and it's exciting to see that the
audience is responding. We believe this is the first full season of many years
to come.”

The drama currently ranks
as the number one new series in prime time among adults 18 to 49 and 18 to 34
and teens.

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski