This wasn't a surprise in the least. CBS had their NFL conference game in primetime and the Super Bowl; AI is no longer dominant enough to push Fox over CBS when the above happens. (The World Series featuring a small market team (Detroit) and ending in four games didn't help matters either.)

"then this season is… well, we don’t know what it’s about"

"Naturally, it’s been stuck at 9:30 p.m., instead of anchoring the night
at 9. The anchor job goes to, of all things, a Sean Hayes multi-camera
sitcom"

Todd, I have no idea what you're talking about.

Counter-Argument:

But TRNBWA has a numbers station sample in Pause, which pretty much clinches it as the most Fringe-appropriate.

But TRNBWA has a numbers station sample in Pause, which pretty much clinches it as the most Fringe-appropriate.