Executive president of FOX Kevin Reilly has spoken out about the possibility of Fringe receiving a season 5 renewal during the Television Critics Association’s press tour.

SpoilerTV reports that Reilly has stated:

Fringe has been a point of pride. I share the passion for the show that the fans have. It’s vastly improved our Friday night. The hesitation in my voice is that it’s an expensive show. We lose a lot of money on Fringe, and FOX is not in the business of losing money. Please don’t start the letter-writing campaign, I can’t take it. It’s a decision we’re going to have to make down the road, discussions haven’t already started.

TV Line has reported further comments by Reilly:

At that rating, on [Friday] night, its impossible to make money. [But] I’m not doing the soft cancel here. That’s another decision we will have to make. I do not want to drop the ball on the end and let the fans down… We haven’t even sat down with the producers and the studio.

What do you make of all this, Fringe fans? It doesn’t sound very promising at all, does it?

Also read what Kevin Reilly has said about the future of House here on Hypable.