What Lies Ahead on AMC. It received 7.3 million viewers and attained a 4.8HH rating, breaking the record for the most-watched drama in the history of cable television. It received the second highest viewership of the week ending October 16, scoring higher than "Jersey Shore" but less than a 2011 NFL season game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. "What Lies Ahead" achieved similar feats, attaining a 3.8 rating—translating to 4.8 million viewers—in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. In the 25–54 demographic, it garnered 4.2 million viewers. Total viewership after two encore presentations was 11 million viewers, an increase
What Lies Below be left alone." Supervising producer Jeff Vlaming wrote "What Lies Below", his second episode of the season. Filmmaker Deran Sarafian served as the director, his first and only "Fringe" directional credit. The episode featured one-time guest appearances by actors Demore Barnes, Geoff Pierson, Conrad Coates, Natassia Malthe, and David Richmond-Peck. Actor Joshua Jackson, who plays an infected Peter Bishop in the episode, noted during shooting that he found inspiration from "imagin[ing] the worst hangover I've ever had and multiply it by ten". Actress Jasika Nicole was pleased that the writers decided to let her character discover Walter's secret, commenting "Astrid