'Fringe' Continues to Dip in Ratings

Courtesy of FOX

 Is this a sign of bad things to come?

Fox's Fringe slipped for the second week in a row in the adult 18-49 demo to a 1.4 rating after holding strong in its new time slot, tying for second with NBC's Dateline. In total viewers, Fringe drew a series low 3.7 million total viewers. Kitchen Nightmares (3.7 million, 1.5) aired at 8 p.m.

Over on the CW, Smallville (2.3 million, 0.9) and Supernatural (2 million, 0.9) were down from last week.

The top-rated program of the night was ABC's 20/20 (6.4 million, 1.6) and CBS' CSI: NY (9.7 million, 1.5) was Friday's most-watched. CSI: NY's lead-in, The Defenders (7.9 million, 1.1), continued on its downward trajectory. NBC's second episode of Who Do You Think You Are? (6.6 million, 1.4) improved 8%.

NBC, Fox and ABC (1.4) tied in the demo for Friday. CBS (1.3) trailed close behind, while the CW (0.9) placed third. The Tiffany network (8.3 million) topped tune-in for the night; NBC (6 million), ABC (5.5 million), Fox (3.7 million) and the CW (2.1 million) followed.