RATINGS RAT RACE: Slow Start For ABC’s ‘Wipeout’, ’101 Ways’ And ‘Combat Hospital’

COMMENTS (9)

• I watched 101 but honestly, I didn’t care for it. The drop from the moving truck … ohhh scary. Natch every is strapped in – (which is good). Same with the 7 story drop into water. I’ll try again, but I pefer Wipeout then USA’s White Collar and Covert Affairs.

  Comment by Scott — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 11:50am PDT  Reply to this post

• Maybe nobody watched them because they are terrible shows. ABC is just going to have Hospital Shows and game shows they rip off from Japan.

  Comment by Ralph Jones — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 12:01pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Or, true to form for stupid TV networks, ABC has worn everyone out with year-long season version of Wipeout, till the fun summertime specialness of it is destroyed.

  Comment by Jack Brooks — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 12:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Combat was D.O.A. Sad, even badly written, poorly acted shows take lot of work. Not sure who should take the bullet for this one at ABC, those who developed and committed to shoot the pilot, or those that put it on the air. Just another reason br

  Comment by Troothseeker — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 12:59pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I thought about watching Combat Hospital but I really like The Good Wife….so I chose to see a rerun and because of the great acting and excellent charater development, didn’t even think of switching over to see a bit of the new show.
  And the rest of the evening’s offerings? No thanks.

  Comment by gabriele — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 1:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Being a fan of Michelle Borth, I gave Combat Hospital a try…

  3 minutes in I wondered if a retarded monkey wearing a Cooper helmet had written it & switched to The Good Wife.

  Comment by Captain Awesome — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 2:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

• LOVED “101 Ways”, I don’t get why people are hating on it.

  1) Interesting trivia questions
  2) SUSPENSE is great before the reveals

  …but the host is blehhhh.

  Comment by RealityBuff — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 3:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Anyone who knows ABC’s track record is going to stay away from Combat Hospital; it is definitely going to get the axe by September. CH is the same thing as Off the Map (which was Grey’s Anatomy meets Lost), but set in a military base rather than the wild South American jungle. The only show I will be watching on broadcast TV this summer is Rookie Blue, because it had such strong ratings last year. But I am worried because not one advertisement has shown up for it. Maybe the 20-second promos on ABC (I wouldn’t know for sure though), but no other channel and definitely zero ads online or in magazines/newspapers.

  Cable is the best place to spend the summer, when it comes to TV viewing. They make it so much easier for the viewer to watch their shows, unlike broadcast TV.

  Comment by RecceR — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 3:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

• More reality garbage from ABC, who would be better off just airing reruns than this drivel they have on now.

  Comment by Jed — Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 4:38pm PDT  Reply to this post