Back in March, Hulu took some initial steps into what we like to call “social TV” by adding some basic social networking components to the site.

Today, they took another step in that direction with the launch of the Hulu: Watch Now Fall Premieres apps for Facebook.

The new app works much like CNN’s integration with Facebook for the Obama inauguration, with the video playing on the page next to a widget for updating your Facebook status and seeing what other people watching the video are saying about it.

From the main Watch Now app you can check out any of this Fall season’s premieres of popular shows like Fringe, The Office, Heroes, Family Guy, and more. You can stream them from the Facebook app as soon as they become available on Hulu, and see them side by side with what other watchers are saying.

There are also individual apps for each show, where you can watch new episodes of Fringe, Heroes, The Office et al throughout the season as it airs.

Because it’s not quite as interesting to be watching the shows perhaps asynchronously with others,