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New Show Introduction: When Calls the Heart

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When Calls the Heart

The new drama When Calls the Heart, based on the 2013 made-for-TV movie and based on the story by Canadian author Janette Oke, will debut on January 11 at 9 PM on the Hallmark Channel.

Daniel Lissing (Last Resort) and Erin Krakow (Army Wives) will take over the lead roles from the film about a wealthy young Canadian girl who heads West to be the town’s new school teacher and the town’s constable who is assigned to the town to protect her by her shipping magnate father.

The series will also star Lori Loughlin (Full House), who appeared in the original made-for-TV movie, Chelah Horsdal (Lying to be Perfect and Hell on Wheels) and Andrew Walker (A Bride for Christmas and Against the Wall).

Here is a trailer for When Calls the Heart.

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TV Ratings: Winter TV (Monday, January 6)

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TV Ratings

The TV season is getting back in gear with several dramas back on the major networks last week with plenty more set to roll out this coming week.

Here is how the Monday night dramas that aired new episodes last night fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Show:
Almost Human (FOX) [NEW] – 6.2 million

9 PM Show:
Hostages (CBS) [NEW – 2-Hour Finale] – 4.8 million

10 PM Show:
Castle (ABC) [NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus] – 8.8 million

What did you watch last night? Please share.

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TV Recommendations: Tuesday, January 7

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

7:30 PM:
Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair)

8 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
NCIS on CBS (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (Mid-Season Premiere)
Banshee on Cinemax (Reair)
Castle on TNT
Braveheart movie on AMC
The Iron Lady movie on TMC

8:30 PM:
Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair)

9 PM:
Intelligence on CBS (DEBUT)
Ravenswood on ABC Family (Mid-Season Premiere)
Supernatural on The CW (Reair)
Banshee on Cinemax (Reair)

10 PM:
Killer Women on ABC (DEBUT)
Chicago Fire on NBC (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
Justified on FX (Season Premiere)

10:01 PM:
Person of Interest on CBS (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)

Enjoy!

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Entertainment Update for January 6

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After several weeks of holidays, I am happy to say the daily entertainment updates are back and here are the news items for today:

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. Frozen – $20.7 million (NOTE: It has been 6 weeks since this movie opened and it is back at number 1 – that’s quite impressive!)
2. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – $18.2 million
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $16.3 million
4. The Wolf of Wall Street – $13.4 million
5. American Hustle – $13.2 million
6. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – $11.1 million
7. Saving Mr. Banks – $9.1 million
8. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – $8.2 million
9. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – $7.4 million
10. Grudge Match – $5.4 million

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: Arrow fans know nothing about Felicity. She has no backstory or anything! Please tell me we will learn more about her soon? –Corinne

Mitovich: “Soon” might be pushing it, if only because Arrow has much on its plate right now, as its rogues gallery ever expands. “We have known for a long time what Felicity’s background is, where she came from and who her parents are,” showrunner Andrew Kreisberg told me. “But it could be such a big story that it’s something that we might hold off on. In a rare display of, ‘Oh, that might be too much,’ we might have to wait on that.”

Question: Whatever happened to Rizzoli & Isles? Ever since one of their castmates committed suicide, it seems, there were no more new episodes after that? Did the show got cancelled, or is it just off season? If so, when does new season start? –Nett

Mitovich: R&I went on a pre-planned fall hiatus shortly after Young’s tragic passing. Season 4 resumes on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 9/8c, with the last of Young’s appearances as Detective Barry Frost.

Question: Anything good to share regarding Stef and Lena from ABC Family’s The Fosters (returning Jan. 13)? I know they’re dealing with the Callie crisis when the show returns, but I’m more interested in them as a couple and individuals. –Jennifer

Mitovich: I am told that newlyweds Stef and Lena will have only a short bit of post-marital bliss before they discover that Callie has run away. This season, the couple will have to deal with Stef returning to work post-shooting, a family tragedy, and Lena will surprise Stef – and herself – with some new feelings that arise. How will the two navigate all this chaos and change as a married couple?

Question: Root has been going on about how “something big is coming” in basically every episode of Person of Interest this season. Is it to do with the double machines and Control, or is it something else entirely? –Bradley

Mitovich: EP Greg Plageman hinted at the “big” threat in our Winter Preview special. And when I ran the question by Michael Emerson, he claimed to be unsure of Root’s meaning, “but that line from her made my hair stand on end, because she clearly knows things that we don’t know,” the actor said. “She’s a confidante in the Machine in a way that no one else is, so I’m sure Mr Finch lays awake at night wondering what the heck she meant.” Might Team Machine see some value in what Root has to offer, as they brave this greater fight? “Mr. Finch is warming to her, a bit,” Emerson allowed. “She’s proven certain things, and it’s not all bad. But it’s all crazy.’

Question: Got any scoop on Justified? –Jen

Mitovich: Amy Smart’s social worker character is no stranger to hunky lawmen, so she makes it crystal clear, soon after meeting Raylan, that they are not going to end up in bed together. Which, dollars to donuts, means they are going to end up in bed together. I’ll also say that Dewey Crowe fans (and I know there are many) are in for a treat – he seems to have a fun (meaning comically woeful) storyline ahead.

Question: On Beauty and the Beast, to what extent (if any) will Gabe’s feelings for Catherine bother Vincent? –Mac

Mitovich: From what I have seen thus far, Vincent hasn’t picked up on his potential rival’s scent, yet – being busy fighting to stay alive and all. But given how the winter premiere ends for Cat and Gabe, it’s probably just a matter of time.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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TV Ratings: Winter TV (Sunday, January 5)

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TV Ratings

Network TV is back with the return of nearly all of its Sunday night primetime line-up on the major networks.

Here is how the Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings

9 PM Shows:
The Good Wife (CBS) [NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus] – 9.2 million
Revenge (ABC) [NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus] – 6.7 million

10 PM Shows:
The Mentalist (CBS) [NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus] – 9.9 million
Betrayal (ABC) [NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus] – 3.4 million

What did you watch last night? Please share.

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Winter TV Reminder: What’s on TV This Week

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Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:

There will be several dramas returning from their holiday hiatus this week, including all the following on January 6:

Castle on ABC at 10 PM and Almost Human and Sleepy Hollow on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively.

The CBS drama Hostages will air its two-hour finale at 9 PM. Meanwhile, Teen Wolf will be back for a new season on MTV starting at 10 PM; and the second seasons of the Canadian dramas Cracked and King will premiere on Reelz Channel at 8 and 9 PM respectively.

Then there is a boatload of programming options on January 7, starting with the new dramas as follows:

Intelligence on CBS at 9 PM. Josh Holloway (Lost) stars Gabriel Black as a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, he is the first human ever to be connected directly into the global information grid. He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. CSI alum Marg Helgenberger stars as Lillian Strand, the Director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports Gabriel and oversees the unit’s missions. Strand assigns Riley Neal (Meghan Ory from Once Upon a Time), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol.

Being Marie Jane on BET at 10 PM. The series, based on the made-for-TV movie that aired in 2013 will focus on the story and life of a black woman, her work, her family as well as her popular talk show which she hosts. The star of the show is Gabrielle Union (FlashForward).

Killer Women on ABC at 10 PM. Of all the notorious lawmen who ever patrolled the violent frontier, none are more storied than the Texas Rangers. Ballsy and badass Molly Parker (Tricia Helfer from Battlestar Galactica) is one of the first women to join this elite group of law enforcement agents. The cast includes Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness), Michael Trucco (Fairly Legal) and Alex Fernandez (Devious Maids)

Then the following shows will either start their new seasons or return from their holiday hiatus:

Pretty Little Liars and Ravenswood will both be back on ABC Family at 8 and 9 PM respectively. Justified will air its season premiere on FX at 10 PM. NCIS and Person of Interest will be back on CBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively. Chicago Fire will be back on NBC at 10 PM; and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be back on ABC at 8 PM.

On January 8, the People’s Choice Awards will air on CBS at 9 PM.

That same night, Revolution and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will both return from their holiday hiatus on NBC at 8 and 9 PM respectively followed by the new spin-off series Chicago P.D. debuting at 10 PM. Chicago P.D. follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, which is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city’s street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city’s major offenses. The cast includes Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Sophia Bush, Patrick Flueger and Elias Koteas.

Psych will also air its season premiere on the USA Network on January 8 at 9 PM.

On January 9, White Collar will be back from its short hiatus on the USA Network at 9 PM.

January 10 will be another big night of programming with the following airing:

The new Syfy series Helix will debut at 10 PM with two back-to-back episodes (with limited commercial interruptions). The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they find themselves stuck in a life-or-death situation that could decide the fate of the future of mankind. The cast includes Billy Campbell (The Killing), Hiroyuki Sanada (Revenge) and Jeri Ryan (Body of Proof).

Also, the second season of Banshee will begin on Cinemax at 10 PM; Bones will be back from its holiday hiatus on FOX at 8 PM and Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods will be back from their holiday hiatus on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively.

The new drama When Calls the Heart, based on the 2013 made-for-TV movie, will debut on January 11 at 9 PM on the Hallmark Channel. Daniel Lissing (Last Resort) and Erin Krakow (Army Wives) will take over the lead roles from the film about a wealthy young Canadian girl who heads West to be the town’s new school teacher and the town’s constable who is assigned to the town to protect her by her shipping magnate father.

Then on January 12, the Golden Globe Awards will air on NBC at 8 PM.

And that same night, the new HBO series True Detective will debut at 9 PM. The series centers on detectives Rust Cohle (Matt McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson), whose lives collide and entwine during a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana. The investigation of a bizarre murder in 1995 is framed and interlaced with testimony from the detectives in 2012.

Also on January 12, the PBS one-hour special Unlocking Sherlock will air at 10 PM. This special will take viewers on a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that have served as inspirations for the new series – the original stories, their factual origins, hundreds of film adaptations – to arrive at their thoroughly modern Sherlock. Writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss will explain the challenges they encountered adapting the original adventures of the iconic super-sleuth, going behind the scenes on the set of the hit television series. The special will include interviews with actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Lara Pulver who talk about the reinvention of their fictional characters.

Mark your calendars!

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New Show Introduction: Helix

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Helix - Season 1

The new Syfy series Helix will debut on January 10 at 10 PM with two back-to-back episodes (with limited commercial interruption).

The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they find themselves stuck in a life-or-death situation that could decide the fate of the future of mankind.

The cast includes Billy Campbell (The Killing), Hiroyuki Sanada (Revenge) and Jeri Ryan (Body of Proof).

Here is an inside look at Helix.

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TV Recommendations: Monday, January 6

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable
series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: There will be a marathon of Teen Wolf episodes on MTV, leading up to the mid-season premiere. Check your local listings for airtimes.

6 PM:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie on Syfy

7 PM:
Argo movie on More Max

7:15 PM:
The Princess Bride movie on Starz

8 PM:
Almost Human on FOX (NEW)
Cracked on Reelz Channel (Season Premiere)
Hart of Dixie on The CW (Reair)
The Blacklist on NBC (Reair)
Banshee on Cinemax (Reair)
Major Crimes on TNT (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie on ABC Family
Kung Fu Panda 2 (animated) movie on FXX

9 PM:
Major Crimes on TNT (NEW)
King on Reelz Channel (Season Premiere)
Beauty And the Beast on The CW (Reair)
Sleepy Hollow on FOX (Reair)
The Blacklist on NBC (Reair)
Banshee on Cinemax (Reair)

10 PM:
Teen Wolf on MTV (Mid-Season Premiere)
The Blacklist on NBC (Reair)
Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (Reair)
Game of Thrones on HBO Signature (Reair)
Red Tails movie on HBO Signature
Kung Fu Panda 2 (animated) movie on FXX

10:01 PM:
Castle on ABC (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
Twister movie on AMC

Enjoy!

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Cable Ratings for December

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Now that December is over (HAPPY NEW YEAR BY THE WAY!) that means it’s time to go over the ratings for the month for the cable dramas, made-for-TV movies and mini-series that aired during the month:

Those ratings are all listed below:

CABLE SHOWS

MONDAYS:

Major Crimes – The TNT series aired five more new episodes of its current season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 2 – 4.2 million
December 9 – 3.7 million
December 16 – 4.4 million
December 23 – 4.5 million
December 30 – 5.2 million

This averages out to 4.4 million viewers for December. The next new episode of Major Crimes will air on TNT on Monday, January 6 at 9 PM on TNT.

TUESDAYS:

Sons of Anarchy – The long-running FX drama aired its final two episodes of its current season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 2 – 4.6 million
December 9 – 5.2 million (Season Finale)

This averages out to 4.9 million viewers for December. A proposed seventh and final season of Sons of Anarchy is planned for later in 2014.

WEDNESDAYS:

American Horror Story: Coven – The FX horror show aired two new episodes, including its fall finale, of its current season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 4 – 4.1 million
December 11 – 3.9 million (Fall Finale)

This averages out to 4 million viewers for December. A new episode of American Horror Story: Coven is set to air on FX on Wednesday, January 8 at 10 PM.

Mob City – The 6-hour, 3-night event period piece mob drama debuted on TNT on December 4, airing for three consecutive Wednesdays in December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 4 – 2.3 million
December 11 – 1.4 million
December 18 – 1.4 million (Finale)

This average out to 1.7 million viewers for December. There are no plans by TNT to continue this Mob City.

THURSDAY:

White Collar – The long-running USA Network aired three new episodes of its current season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 5 – 2.1 million
December 12 – 2.1 million
December 19 – 2.5 million (Fall Finale)

This averages out to 2.2 million viewers for December. A new episode of White Collar is set to air on the USA Network on Thursday, January 9 at 9 PM.

FRIDAYS:

Haven – The Syfy series aired its two-part season finale in December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 6 – 1.4 million (Part 1 of Season Finale)
December 13 – 1.3 million (Part 2 of Season Finale)

This averages out to 1.4 million viewers for December. A decision on a fifth season of Haven has yet to be made by Syfy.

SATURDAYS:

Atlantis – The new BBC America period-piece drama aired four episodes of its debut season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 7 – 270,000 viewers
December 14 – 292,000 viewers
December 21 – 300,000 viewers
December 28 – 370,000 viewers

This averages out to 338,000 viewers for December. A new episode of Atlantis aired on BBC America on January 4 and the next new episode will air on Saturday, January 11 at 9 PM.

SUNDAYS:

Witches of East End – The new supernatural drama aired its final two episodes of its debut season on Lifetime during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 1 – 1.4 million
December 8 – No episode aired
December 15 – 1.7 million (Season Finale)

This averages out to 1.6 million viewers for December. Witches of East End was renewed for a second season by Lifetime, but an official airdate has yet to be made.

Homeland – The Showtime drama aired the finale three episodes of its current season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 1 – 2.1 million
December 8 – 2.1 million
December 15 – 2.4 million (Season Finale)

This averages out to 2.2 million viewers for December. Homeland will return for its fourth season on Showtime later in 2014.

Masters of Sex – The period piece drama aired the finale three episodes of its debut season during December. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

December 1 – 1.1 million
December 8 – 1.2 million
December 15 – 1.2 million

This averages out to 1.2 million viewers for December. Masters of Sex was renewed by Showtime for a second season that is expected to air later in 2014.

Treme – The HBO drama returned for its final short season, airing its season premiere on December 1 and its series finale on December 29, five episodes in total. Sadly, ratings for only one of those five episodes could be tracked down.

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES AND MINI-SERIES

There were a lot of made-for-TV holiday-themed movies and a few non-holiday-themed movies that aired on the cable networks during December. Here is a list of those movies where ratings could be found (listed highest to lowest):

Sound of Music LIVE (NBC) – 18.5 million
Bonnie & Clyde (Two-Night Event) (A&E, History and Lifetime) – 9.8 million (Night One)
Bonnie & Clyde (Two-Night Event) (A&E, History and Lifetime) – 7.4 million (Night Two)
Christmas in Conway (ABC) – 6.5 million
The Christmas Spirit (Hallmark) – 3.4 million
Hats Off to Christmas (Hallmark) – 3.4 million
Santa Switch (Hallmark) – 3 million
Christmas on the Bayou (Lifetime) – 3 million
Christmas in the City (Lifetime) – 2.6 million
Holidaze (ABC Family) – 2.6 million
Doctor Who Christmas Episode “The Time of the Doctor” – (BBC America) – 2.5 million
Finding Christmas (Hallmark) – 2.4 million
Psych: The Musical (USA Network) – 2.2 million
A Snow Globe Christmas (Lifetime) – 2.1 million
All I Want for Christmas (ION) – 1.9 million
Christmas Belle (ION) – 1.8 million

Here are the few movies and mini-series that aired during December for which ratings could not be found:

Call the Midwife Christmas Special (PBS)
Holiday Road Trip (ION)
The Returned [8-parts] (Sundance) [aired for three consecutive Thursdays in December]
Silver Bells (UP)

Ratings results for the cable series, the mini-series and the made-for-TV movies that are set to air in January that can be tracked down will be provided as soon as possible in February.

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TV Recommendations: Sunday, January 5

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6:20 PM:
Les Miserables movie on HBO Signature

7 PM:
Leverage on ION

7:20 PM:
50 First Dates movie on Starz

8 PM:
When Calls the Heart movie on Hallmark (Reair)
Elementary on CBS (Reair)
Leverage on ION
The Bourne Identity movie on AMC
Thor movie on FX
Crazy, Stupid, Love movie on FXX
Mystic Pizza movie on TV Guide Network

8:05 PM:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie on Showtime 2

8:30 PM:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie on Syfy

9 PM:
Revenge on ABC (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
Downton Abbey on PBS (Two-Hour Season Premiere)
Leverage on ION
Ocean’s Twelve movie on HBO Signature
Wreck-It Ralph (animated) movie on Starz

10 PM:
Betrayal on ABC (NEW – Return from Holiday Hiatus)
Leverage on ION
The Dark Knight Rises movie on Cinemax
Mean Girls movie on Showtime 2

10:30 PM:
Thor movie on FX

Enjoy!

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