TV buzz: 'Wipeout' returns; Joely Richardson on 'Tudors'
THE SHOW "Wipeout"
THE NEWS ABC is picking up a third season of its successful summer reality hit, the network announced last week. At a time when few broadcast reality shows earn second or third seasons, the return of the stunt-driven series shows that last year's popular debut was no flash in the pan.
THE NUMBERS "Wipeout" has averaged 8.8 million viewers this season in its regular Wednesday time period and a 3.1 rating among adults 18-49. "Wipeout" was No. 1 in its time period in the adult demographic three of the past four weeks.
WHO Joely Richardson
YOU KNOW HER FROM "Nip/Tuck," where she played Julia McNamara.
THE NEWS She has joined the cast of Showtime's drama "The Tudors." In a five-episode arc on the show's fourth and final season, Richardson will portray Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) sixth and last wife. The fourth season of "The Tudors," which is currently filming in Dublin, will premiere on Showtime next year.
- The Hollywood Reporter
