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Thursday, May 24, 2012

2012 Summer Matchups, Thursday


Originals are in bold; new shows are in ALL CAPS; "Average" is Live + SD A18-49 average from this season to date if already ongoing, from summer 2011 or, if neither of those are applicable, from most recent non-summer season

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Net 8:00 8:30Premieres Average
ABC DUETS5/24NEW
CBS The Big Bang Theory (R) Rules of Engagement (R)

NBC The Office (R) Parks and Recreation (R)

Fox TAKE ME OUT 6/7NEW
CW BREAKING POINTE 5/31NEW

Though the glut of music competitions has taken an enormous toll on the veteran players in that space, the new ones just keep hitting. Eventually, it seems like that's gonna have to end. Will tonight's Duets premiere officially signal an over-saturation or yet another hit?



Net 9:00 9:30Premieres Average
ABC Wipeout6/281.94
CBS Big Brother7/122.67
NBC SAVING HOPE 6/7NEW
Fox THE CHOICE6/7NEW
CW The Vampire Diaries (R)
FX ANGER MANAGEMENT 6/28NEW
History Swamp People ongoing1.67 to date
USA Burn Notice 6/141.38

I'm not gonna pick against Big Brother, which has amazingly grown for each of the last three summers. I'm guessing that streak finally comes to an end, but it should still hold off Wipeout and the rest. It'll be interesting to see if Wipeout can turn it around this summer after getting a bit of a hiatus in the spring this time. A big lead-in from Duets wouldn't hurt.



Net 10:00 10:30Premieres Average
ABC Rookie Blue 5/241.30
CBS The Mentalist (R)

NBC Rock Center6/70.88 to date

TBS MEN AT WORK5/24NEW
USA Suits 6/141.32
MTV SNOOKI & JWOWW Awkward 6/21 | 6/28NEW | 1.02
FX Wilfred Louie6/280.74 | 0.48

Hard to pick a winner here. Awkward picked up huge steam in the second half of season one, but it's probably gonna come down to its lead-in. Rookie Blue is likely to have generally better lead-ins than Expedition Impossible provided for most of last summer. And Suits can't be counted out either.

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