Wipeout
A contestant who participated on the ABC series Wipeout has died, a spokesman for the L.A. County Coroner's office told TVGuide.com.
Tom Sparks, 33, was hospitalized Oct. 19 after he complained of ...
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Wipeout
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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Top Chef Masters
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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Wipeout
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
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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Wipeout
Can ABC Wipeout NBC's Super Bowl's ratings? They sure hope so.
The Alphabet plans to counterprogram the Peacock's broadcast of sports' Holy Grail event on Feb. 1 with a football-themed edition of their obstacle-course series Wipeout.
Hosted by John Anderson, Talk Soup's John Henson, Jill Wagner and special guest sideline reporter, former Dallas Cowboy and NFL Hall of Famer, Michael Irvin, Wipeout Superball Sunday will feature two separate installments of the show. ABC will air a ...
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Wipeout by Adam Larkey/ABC
Wipeout, in which players brave the world’s largest "extreme obstacle course" — and in doing so subject themselves to spills, face plants and, yes, wipeouts — has been picked up for a second season.Through the first six (of 10 first-season) telecasts, Wipeout and its big red balls ranks as the summer’s No. 2 show in total viewers and in adults 18-49, trailing only America's Got Talent and Hell's Kitchen, respectively.Wipeout also has delivered the best key demos of a freshman summer series on any network in three years, since the initial season of Dancing with the Stars. — Matt MitovichRelated:• VIDEO: Wipeout cohost Jill Wagner raves about the big red balls• Cheers & Jeers declares Wipeout in!
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Wipeout by Adam Larkey/ABC
Cheers to the summer's biggest surprise: Wipeout . I didn't think I'd make it through a single episode of ABC's obstacle-course reality show, muchless become one of the sleeper hit's 10 million weekly viewers. It turns out watching people fall on their faces — among other body parts — never gets old. (I guess that's why so many slapstick silent films are still funny.) Hosts John Anderson and John Henson and field reporter Jill Wagner make a winning team, but the real stars are the "Big Balls," enormous red spheres responsible for the show's most spectacular wipeouts. The "big balls" jokes never grow old, either. Good thing, since ABC just picked up the show for a second season.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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Question: Considering all the complaints I see in your column about the lack of good shows during this summer season, I feel the need to point out the best show that no one's watching: Death Note, on Adult Swim. I realize that anime isn't everyone's cup of tea, but this is something that even those who don't normally like the genre can enjoy. The series finale just aired last Saturday, and the series will be re-aired from Episode 1 starting this week. The show starts off with someone gaining the power to kill at will; he tries to use this power to accomplish good, but he soon becomes just a serial killer. It's all about how ultimate power destroys one's soul. Despite the supernatural element, the series is very much based in reality, and the characters rely on their brains to survive. The show is tightly plotted at only 37 episodes, and each twist kept me guessing. I looked forward to each episode of Death Note so much that I didn't even miss Damages not being on this summer. I heard ...
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