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Delayed TV Ratings: Fall TV (Monday, December 8)

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Here are the ratings for all of the Monday night dramas that aired new episodes that night on the major networks, including two fall finales:

8 PM Show:
The Originals (The CW) [NEW – Fall Finale] – 1.4 million

9 PM Shows:
Scorpion (CBS) [NEW] – 9.9 million
Jane the Virgin (The CW) [NEW] – 1.2 million

10 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 8.5 million
Castle (ABC) [NEW – Fall Finale] – 8 million
State of Affairs (NBC) [NEW] – 6.3 million

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

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: A Perfect Christmas List

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On December 14, A Perfect Christmas List is a new ION holiday movie that will debut at 9 PM.

Just two weeks before Christmas, Sara Smith gets a call from home about her grandmother Evie, who has been sent to the hospital. Having always been close, the health scare is enough to get Sara to do the unthinkable: come home for Christmas. While Sara plans to get a hotel room for her stay, her mother won’t allow it. Sara eventually relents, but it’s clear that time has not repaired their relationship, and her mother returns to her overbearing ways. With her handsome doctor’s approval, the convalescing Evie conjures up a curious challenge. As a “last wish,” she tasks her daughter and granddaughter with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure with Evie’s physician.

The cast includes Ellen Hollman, Marion Ross, Aaron Hill, Beth Broderick and Richard Karn.

Click “Watch Preview” for A Perfect Christmas List here.

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TV Recommendations: Wednesday, December 10

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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:
Arrow on The CW (NEW – Fall Finale)
Happy Feet (animated) movie on Disney
A Very Merry Mix-Up movie on Hallmark Channel
42 movie on HBO

9 PM:
The 100 on The CW (NEW)
Kingdom on DirecTV (NEW – Season Finale)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
The Missing on Starz (Reair)

10 PM:
Nashville on ABC (NEW – Fall Finale)
The Game mini-series on BBC America (NEW – Season Finale)
One Christmas Eve movie on Hallmark Channel

Enjoy!

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: A Christmas Kiss II

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The new ION movie A Christmas Kiss II will debut on December 13 at 9 PM.

At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss under the mistletoe with the dashing Cooper Montgomery, a billionaire playboy who recently returned to the city. Although she doesn’t know him, Cooper learns that Jenna works for Cooper’s sister at the designer fashion house founded by their dad. Fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist Cooper’s charms and feigns a romance with her heartbroken next door neighbor. As the two begin spending more time together, Jenna realizes that Cooper’s affection is real, but still worries that he won’t be able to shed his former ways.

The cast includes Elisabeth Harnois, Adam Mayfield, Elisabeh Rohm and Jonathan Bennett.

Click “Watch Preview” for A Christmas Kiss II here.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Best Christmas Party Ever

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On December 13, the original Hallmark Channel movie Best Christmas Party Ever will debut at 8 PM.

Jennie, an up-and-coming event planner, is shocked to find out that her boss intends to hand her business over to her nephew, Nick, instead of to her. Tensions run high when Jennie is forced to train Nick and plan for the biggest party of the holiday season.

The film stars Torrey DeVitto (Pretty Little Liars) and Steve Lund (Bitten)

Here is a trailer for Best Christmas Party Ever.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: The Santa Con

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On December 13, The Santa Con is a new original holiday movie that will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

Small-time con man Nick DeMarco (Barry Watson from 7th Heaven) is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. When his sister Rosemary (Melissa Joan Hart from Melissa and Joey) hears this, she is livid and can’t believe he would break a little boy’s heart with an empty promise. After a long night of soul searching, Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy’s mother Carol (Melissa Sagemiller from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own?

The cast includes Jaleel White (Family Matters), Scott Grimes (Party of Five) and John Ratzenberger (Cheers).

Here is a preview of The Santa Con.

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TV Recommendations: Tuesday, December 9

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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:
The Flash on The CW (NEW – Fall Finale)
Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (NEW – Christmas Episode)
The Christmas Ornament movie on Hallmark Channel
Point of No Return movie on TV Guide Network

9 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW – Fall Finale)
Chasing Life on ABC Family (NEW – Christmas Episode)
The Missing on Starz (Reair)
The Wolverine movie on HBO2

9:02 PM
Supernatural on The CW (NEW – Fall Finale)

10 PM:
Forever on ABC (NEW – Fall Finale)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
The Christmas Spirit movie on Hallmark Channel

10:05 PM:
The Missing on Starz (Reair)

Enjoy!

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New Show Introduction: Marco Polo

Posted in New Shows, Online Series, Recommendations, Reminder, Video on December 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The Netflix drama Marco Polo will debut online on December 12.

The series is set in China in the 1200s, in a world replete with astonishing martial arts, sexual intrigue, political skullduggery and spectacular battles.

The cast includes Italian newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy, Benedict Wong (Prometheus), Zhu Zhu (Cloud Atlas), Tom Wu (Skyfall), Remy Hii (Treading Water) and Rick Yune (Olympus Has Fallen).