Summer 2011 Matchups, Wednesday

Bold indicates a timeslot change; ALL CAPS indicates a new show.

Previous Summer Matchups: Monday | Tuesday

8/7c
Broadcast:
The Middle (R)/The Middle (R)
Big Brother (CBS, 7/13)
Minute to Win It (NBC, 6/1)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 6/1)

Cable:
Melissa & Joey/STATE OF GEORGIA (ABC Family, 6/29)
Are We There Yet? (TBS, 7/27)

Projected A18-49 winner: Big Brother (CBS)

ABC Family branches out to a third evening of original programming. The race for the demo crown should be close here; last year, SYTYCD averaged a 2.37 demo on Wednesday to Big Brother's 2.58.
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9/8c
Broadcast:
Modern Family (R)/comedy repeats (ABC)
Criminal Minds (R) (CBS)
America's Got Talent (NBC, 6/1)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 6/1)

Cable:
Mythbusters (Discovery)
The Ultimate Fighter (Spike)
FRANKLIN & BASH (TNT, 6/1)
Royal Pains (USA, 6/29)

Projected A18-49 winner: America's Got Talent (NBC)

Well, one week from today (June 1) should certainly be an interesting day with Got Talent, SYTYCD and TNT's scripted lineup all premiering. Franklin & Bash is one of the few new dramas on the big cable nets to not get a healthy original lead-in this summer, but it's not like it'd get that much help from ratings-challenged Men of a Certain Age if the two were flipped.

10/9c
Broadcast:
Castle (R) (ABC)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (R) (CBS)
LOVE IN THE WILD (NBC, 6/1)

Cable:
South Park/JON BENJAMIN HAS A VAN (Comedy Central, 6/15)
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)
Men of a Certain Age (TNT, 6/1)
Hot in Cleveland/HAPPILY DIVORCED (TV Land, 6/15)
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (USA, 6/29) 

Projected A18-49 winner: Love in the Wild (NBC)

I give the edge to Love in the Wild here because it'll have a nice lead-in, but it wouldn't really surprise me to see something like South Park or perhaps even the new USA show come out on top in A18-49 if Love doesn't work. It's a pretty interesting hour with nothing too big on broadcast and a lot of new shows on cable.