The two-hour first installment Fox’s Utopia — which TVLine readers gave an average grade of “D+” — drew 4.6 million total viewers and a 1.9 rating on Sunday night, placing third READ MORE
ABC’s Wipeout this Sunday drew 3.2 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, tumbling 22 and 27 percent to series lows.
Leading out of that, Rising Star READ MORE
On TV this Thursday: The Million Second Quiz runs out of time, Wipeout makes one last splash, Valerie Harper tells her brave story and stormy/scandalous/mysterious finales are ripe for the revisiting. READMORE
ABC is getting a jump on summer with the announcement of return dates for Rookie Blue, Wipeout and Celebrity Wife Swap. Plus, the new Alyssa Milano soap Mistresses has been delayed by a week. READ MORE
ABC unveiled its summer plans Thursday, announcing return dates for Rookie Blue, Bachelor Pad and Wipeout, as well as the premiere of Duets. READ MORE
Vanessa Minnillo is preparing for a major Wipeout. READ MORE
Until ABC’s Wipeout is ready to stage an all-celebrity edition — and believe me, the show does want to — a standing invitation has been issued to Modern Family funnyman Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who last summer lobbied (via Twitter) to tackle those slippery slopes, perilous platforms and giant red balls.
“I’ll say publicly to Jesse: If he wants to come on the course, he doesn’t need to wait for a celebrity version. He can come as a special guest,” executive producer Matt Kunitz tells TVLine. “We could have a lot of fun with that.”
Kunitz says that Wipeout talked to Ferguson’s reps when the actor first showed an interest in braving one of the show’s courses. But … READ MORE
ABC’s number-crunchers are having an ice day in the wake of Wipeout‘s winter edition opening strongly.
Averaging a series-high 11.6 million total viewers and a 3.7 rating, the grimace-inducing spectacle gave ABC its first demo win of the season against CBS’s Thursday comedy block, and bested $#*! My Dad Says‘ audience.
Elsewhere on the night … READ MORE
