10 million fall for 'Wipeout'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2008 | by Gary Levin

*Wiped clean. The premiere of ABC's comedy stunt series Wipeout Tuesday scored 10 million viewers, ranking as the summer's biggest premiere among adults ages 18 to 49 and the week's top program in that measure. (Sunday's repeat drew another 5.1 million). Afterward, the opener of I Survived a Japanese Game Show drew 8 million.

*You bet. Tuesday's BET Awards (5.8 million) fell from last year's 6.6 million to its smallest audience since 2005. It was No. 2 on cable for the week.

*More reality. The premiere of NBC's Celebrity Family Feud averaged 8.8 million viewers Tuesday. Week 2 of America's Got Talent, which followed, slipped to 11.7 million, from 12.8 million last week, but still ranked first. Wednesday's controversial Baby Borrowers drew 7.9 million but did...