Wipeout
8/7 CT ABC
A romp through the extreme obstacle course may not be a day at the beach, but they're both good summertime family fun. Tonight some fan-favorite Wipeout contestants, including Ariel Tweto, Jesse Duran, Keith Biondi and Stu Yasutake, return to face such obstacles as Bucking Bull, Trampoline Hurtles and Spiked Fenders.
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Wipeout
8 pm/ET ABC
In a variation on a theme, instead of individual competitors, couples will compete with other couples in the extreme obstacle course. Obstacles du jour include the Diving Board Trapeze, Log Roll Maze and the Sweeper Buoy Run. Couples, take your places and may the best pair win.
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How Wednesday's fresh fare fared:
8 pm/ET
CBS' George Strait concert special was the night's most watched program, averaging 10.6 million total viewers over its two-hour run. The Season 2 premiere of ABC's Wipeout, however, topped the 8 o'clock demos — So You Think You Can Dance included. With an audience of 8.64 million, Wipeout bested its Season 1 average and gave ABC its best numbers in the Wednesdays-at-8 slot since November 2007.
Fox's Dance tangoed with 8.58 mil in its two-hour Wednesday premiere.
9 pm
The premiere of ABC's The Goode Family wiped away 50 percent of Wipeout's audience, scoring just 3.93 mil. Lead-out Surviving Suburbia in turn hit a series-low 2.83 mil. Keep in mind, the fate of Bob Saget's new show will be decided by these "summer" numbers.
10 pm
ABC's soon-to-be unplugged The Unusuals hit an all-time low of 3.9 mil, lagging far behind Criminal Minds and Law & Order repeats.
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George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert
8 pm/ET CBS
The famously taciturn George Strait may not say a lot, but when he sings he speaks volumes. The Texas-born troubadour rode into Nashville on a song more than 25 years ago and is now the owner of an amazing 57 No. 1 singles on the country charts. It's no wonder the Academy of Country Music selected him as its artist of the decade, joining previous legends Marty Robbins (1960s), Loretta Lynn (1970s), Alabama (1980s) and Garth Brooks (1990s). Fortunately for Strait, he doesn't have to say much during tonight's all-star tribute. He gets to sit back and listen to a who's who of country artists literally sing his praises, such as Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Sugarland and Martina McBride.
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Super Bowl XLIII
6 pm/ET NBC
Let's see now: We get five hours of pregame festivities, a performance by the Boss and the E Streeters at halftime, and a collection of can't miss commercials that will be debated over the next couple of days. And, oh yeah, a game with those upstart Arizona Cardinals trying to knock off the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers. Invite the friends! It doesn't sound like a bad way to spend a Sunday.
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