Fringe Gains Momentum on ‘A’ Ratings / A-Channel Posted by RAD on Oct 01, 2008 - 05:27 PM Fringe continues to put ‘A’ at the front of the line: the must-see drama from J.J. Abrams scored 808,000 viewers last night, up double digits in all three key demos since last week and besting Global’s 90210 among A25-54 in both Toronto and Vancouver. Since delivering the largest audience for a new series premiere this fall, Fringe continues to gain momentum, cementing the exciting – and darkly humorous – series as appointment television for Canadian viewers. Fringe is the #1 new series on ‘A’ and the second most-watched series overall on the hot new network following Two and a Half Men. Also to note: · Nationally at 9 p.m., Fringe (808,000) on ‘A’ delivered more viewers than the season premiere of The Tudors (CBC; 651,000) and challenged 90210 (Global; 847,000) among total viewers. · In Toronto last night, Fringe delivered more viewers than 90210 in its time-slot, #1 among A18-49 and #2 among A25-54 (behind Dancing With the Stars) · In Vancouver last night, Fringe was #1 in its time-slot among A18-34 and A25-54, and #2 among A18-49. · In Calgary last night, Fringe was #1 in its time-slot among A25-54, A18-49 and A18-34. · Fringe is a huge hit with younger viewers: the series’ A18-34 audience has more than tripled since its premiere four weeks ago and has seen growth in each week of broadcast. Last night’s episode of Fringe is now available on demand on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca. In the next episode of Fringe, “Power Hungry” (Wednesday, October 15 at 9 p.m. ET on ‘A’), a man’s ability to harness electricity attracts the attention of Olivia, Peter and Dr. Bishop. Tonight, ‘A’ features an all-new America’s Next Top Model at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Season 2 premieres of Private Practice at 9 p.m. ET and Dirty Sexy Money at 10 p.m. ET (visit Atv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Source: Preliminary overnight data, CTV Total, Global Total and CBC Total (BBM Nielsen Media Research). This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2495