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A Royal Christmas BIG

The Hallmark Channel original movie A Royal Christmas will debut on November 22 at 8 PM.

A young working girl (Lacey Chabert from Party of Five) with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen (Jane Seymour) —and find out if love truly can conquer all.

Here is a trailer for A Royal Christmas.

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TV Ratings

Last night was a busy night for programming on the major networks.

Here is how all of the Monday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Shows:
Gotham (FOX) [NEW] – 6.4 million
The Originals (The CW) [NEW] – 1.4 million

9 PM Shows:
Scorpion (CBS) [NEW] – 10.1 million
Sleepy Hollow (FOX) [NEW] – 4.6 million
Jane the Virgin (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million

10 PM Shows:
Castle (ABC) [NEW – Honeymoon] – 9.9 million
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 8.7 million
State of Affairs (NBC) [DEBUT] – 8.6 million

What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.

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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:

8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
The Flash on The CW (NEW)
The Nine Lives of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

8:15 PM:
Driving Miss Daisy movie on Starz

9 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (NEW)
Supernatural on The CW (NEW)

10 PM:
Forever on ABC (NEW)
Chicago Fire on NBC (NEW)
Remember the Titans movie on Encore
All I Want for Christmas movie on Hallmark

10:01 PM:
Person of Interest on CBS (NEW)

Enjoy!

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TV viewers know actress Evangeline Lilly from her role as Kate Austen on the long-running, international hit series Lost and movie goers know her as Tauriel from The Hobbit movie franchise; but far too few know her as an author. That will change soon enough because Evangeline is the author of the new hardcover children’s book “The Squickerwonkers” that will be released this Tuesday.

This past July at San Diego Comic Con, Evangeline led a panel to introduce her storybook and I was surprised to learn that this is a passion project of hers. In fact, it has been her passion since she was 14 years old when she first came up with the idea.

During the panel she explained that she first self-published the book last year, selling 1000 copies before the Titan Publishing Group came to her about releasing the book and a much greater scale. Being a self-proclaimed perfectionist, Evangeline made changes to the 2013 version and worked with Johnny Fraser-Allen – who works at the Weta Workshop (the special effects and props company behind The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchise) and is the illustrator of “The Squickerwonkers”.

As the duo worked together, much of the time with Evangeline here in the U.S. and Johnny in New Zealand, her vision began to come to life even more; but then a troubling fact was pointed out to her. Her characters – a traveling band of marionettes puppets that each suffer from their own vice – resembled the characters in the 2009 animated film Coraline because of their button eyes. She and Johnny were forced to go back to the drawing board, thankfully coming up with a solution: replace the buttons with coins.

Once they had that new direction, Evangeline and Johnny got back to work creating the world of “The Squickerwonkers”, which was inspired by her love of all things Dr. Seuss and based on a poem she wrote for school.

The Squickerwonkers” will not only be released as a hardcover book but also in digital format and Evangeline is also aiming for a film version too. As a special treat during the panel, Evangeline shared sneak peeks inside the book as well a short reel that is expected to feature Doctor Who alum Sylvester McCoy doing the voiceover.

While many people think that children’s books are only for children, Evangeline’s passion, and her belief that her cautionary tale that teaches kids and gives them a moral compass, was contagious.

You can learn more about Evangeline’s passion project here and head over to Amazon to purchase the book, which is actually the first of a planned set of 18 books according to Evangeline.

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

On November 17, the new NBC drama State of Affairs will debut at 10 PM (taking over the time-slot from The Blacklist). Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst – Charleston Tucker (Katherine Heigl from Grey’s Anatomy) – assembles the President’s Daily Briefing (PDB). This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President (Alfre Woodard) because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The fall finales of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder will all air on ABC on November 20 at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively. That same night, Parenthood will air its fall finale on NBC at 10 PM.

The Hallmark Channel original movie A Royal Christmas will debut on November 22 at 8 PM. A young working girl (Lacey Chabert from Party of Five) with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen (Jane Seymour) —and find out if love truly can conquer all.

On November 23, the fall finale of The Good Wife will air on CBS at 9 PM.

The new Hallmark Movies and Mysteries movie Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas will debut on November 23 at 9 PM. When the beloved quartet of postal detectives – Oliver (Eric Mabius), Shane (Kristin Booth), Rita (Crystal Lowe) and Norman (Geoff Gustafson) – discover an urgent letter written to God, they delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who’s mother’s life hangs in the balance on Christmas Eve. With guidance from a mysterious post office volunteer, Jordan (Rob Estes) and Oliver’s former Sunday School teacher (Marion Ross), the Postables are surprised to discover they’ve been a part of more than one miracle on this Christmas Eve.

Also on November 23, the Hallmark Channel movie The Christmas Shepherd will debut at 8 PM. A successful children’s book author and Army widow loses her late husband’s German Shepherd, Buddy, only to later find him adopted by a new family – a single father and his daughter. Each finds a sense of Christmas spirit as they struggle to decide with whom the dog really belongs. The cast includes Teri Polo (The Fosters) and Martin Cummins (When Calls the Heart).

The Lifetime original movie Seasons of Love will debut on November 23 on 9 PM. Kyla (LeToya Luckett, Single Ladies) and Amir’s (Cleo Anthony, Divergent) new romance is thrown for a loop when Amir’s father (Richard Portnow) suddenly passes away and Kyla’s ex, Miles (Rob Riley, Hit the Floor), comes back into the picture. The two struggle to determine what truly matters to them in this story of life, love and family. Taraji P. Henson stars and executive produces, while Gladys Knight and Cliff “Method Man” Smith also star.

Mark your calendars!

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TV Ratings

It was a typical Sunday night, programming-wise for the major networks last night.

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

8 PM Shows:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW] – 12.7 million
Once Upon a Time (ABC) [NEW – 2-Hour Episode] – 6.6 million

9 PM Show:
The Good Wife (CBS) [NEW] – 12.7 million

10 PM Shows:
CSI (CBS) [NEW] – 8.4 million
Revenge (ABC) [NEW] – 5.2 million

What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.

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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 PM:
Thor: The Dark World movie on Starz

8 PM:
Gotham on FOX (NEW)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
Scandal on BET
Castle on TNT

9 PM:
Scorpion on CBS (NEW)
Jane the Virgin on The CW (NEW)
Sleepy Hollow on FOX (NEW)
Scandal on BET

9:01 PM:
Castle on TNT

9:59 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Check Local Listings for NEW or Reair)

10 PM:
State of Affairs on NBC (DEBUT)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
Scandal on BET
The Christmas Spirit movie on Hallmark Channel

10:01 PM:
Castle on ABC (NEW – Honeymoon Episode)

10:02 PM:
Transporter: The Series on TNT (Reair)

Enjoy!

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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:

5:30 PM:
Captain America movie on FX

6 PM:
The Hunger Games movie on ABC Family
A Boyfriend for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel
The Monuments Men movie on Starz
Shrek 2 (animated) movie on TBS

6:30 PM:
Alex Cross movie on Showtime2

7 PM:
Paper Angels movie on UP Channel (DEBUT)

7:30 PM:
The Net movie on TV Guide Network

8 PM:
Once Upon a Time on ABC (NEW – Two-Hour Episode)
Angels & Ornaments movie on Hallmark (DEBUT)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
A Knight’s Tale movie on BBC America

8:01 PM:
Madam Secretary on CBS (NEW)

9 PM:
Homeland on Showtime (NEW)
The Hunger Games movie on ABC Family

10 PM:
Christmas with Holly movie on Hallmark Channel

10:01 PM:
Revenge on ABC (NEW)

Enjoy!

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TV Ratings

Friday night on the major networks tends to be a little slower simply because not as many dramas are scheduled, but last night only featured two dramas due to the Hollywood Film Awards on CBS.

Here is the Friday dramas that aired last night fared in the overall ratings:

9 PM Show:
Grimm (NBC) [NEW] – 5 million

10 PM Show:
Constantine (NBC) [NEW] – 3.4 million

What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.

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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 PM:
Sherlock movie on BBC America
Burlesque movie on Bravo

7:15 PM:
What a Girl Wants movie on Oxygen

8 PM:
Northpole movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
The Blind Side movie on ABC Family
Remember the Titans movie on Encore
Olive Kitteridge movie on HBO2 (Reair – Part 1 of 2)

9 PM:
Atlantis on BBC America (NEW – Season Premiere)
The Missing mini-series on Starz (DEBUT)
Transporter: The Series on TNT (NEW)
Homeland on Showtime2 (Reair)

9:30 PM:
The Net movie on TV Guide Network

9:45 PM:
What a Girl Wants movie on Oxygen

10 PM:
Transporter: The Series on TNT (NEW)
The Missing mini-series on Starz (Encore)
Homeland on Showtime2 (Reair)
Olive Kitteridge movie on HBO2 (Reair – Part 2 of 2)
A Bride for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel

Enjoy!

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