Rankings were steady last night with ratings drops pretty evenly across the board; The Office continued to top Fox’s drama Fringe , which lost around 40 percent of its lead-in from the going-strong Bones . The Vampire Diaries posted its lowest ratings ever, dropping to below 4 million for the first time.

Michael Cerveris been lurking somewhere in the background of every episode of Fox's freaky Fringe: Mysterious, quiet, fond of Tabasco sauce.

After last week's letdown, Fringe (Fox, tonight, 9 ET/PT) gets back on track with a fun outing focused on the Observers. Only this time, one of them does more than just observe. He kidnaps a girl for reasons that, once revealed, tell us about who they are and the rules that govern what they do, though the "why," naturally, remains a mystery. In between, enjoy Peter's (Joshua Jackson) continued ...

  Ok, we’re back to some of the things that make Fringe great, most importantly the mythology of the show. Every time the “Observers” are on screen, I am always reminded of “The Watcher&rdquo...

Dr. Walter Bishop follows in a long line of mad scientists. An unbalanced genius going at it in his lab is a pop culture staple. Or even, some would say, a cliche. But in the able hands of John Noble, who stars on Fox's sci-fi thriller "Fringe," Bishop comes...

Spoilers for tonight's "Fringe" coming up just as soon as I add "messy" to the APB...

In addition to enjoying his Broadway opening night in Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room, Tony Award-winning actor Michael Cerveris is also making a return appearance on the Fox science fiction series “Fringe” Nov. 19.

"Fringe" star Anna Torv teased that "Star Trek" alum Leonard Nimoy may return to the show this season.

Fringe (TV) There's more than one of everything, including Observers.

Sci-fi series lost around 40 percent of its lead-in from Booth-Brennan; ''Vampire Diaries'' hits new low