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Archive for November, 2016

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

RENEWALS

HBO has renewed Westworld for a second season. (Variety)

EPIX has renewed the new drama Berlin Station for a second season. (Variety)

NBC has renewed The Night Shift for a fourth season. That season is likely to return in the summer. (Variety)

DEPARTURES

Actor Masi Oka will be leaving Hawaii Five-0 this season. In fact, his last episode will be the 13th episode of the current season. (Deadline)

CASTING

Actress Marlee Matlin (Switched at Birth) will appear in a December episode of Code Black, playing Kathy Byrne, a deaf patient who arrives at Angels Memorial with her translator after their car rolls over into the L.A. River. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls) will have a recurring role on the USA Network series Colony, appearing as Betsy, a co-worker of Will Bowman (series lead Josh Holloway) at Homeland Security. She is the one friendly face they can rely on, but as the politics of the Occupation take a dark turn, Betsy finds herself placed in a compromising position. (Deadline)

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire) will appear in an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0, playing Lincoln, the officious and no-nonsense U.S. Deputy Marshal who heads a Special Operation Group’s tactical team. (TV Line)

Actor Max Brown (Beauty And the Beast) will finally debut as Prince Robert in the third season of The Royals on E! As viewers recall, the second season finale ended with the reveal that Robert (the rightful heir to the throne, previously believed to have died in combat) is very much alive. (TV Line)

Actor Greg Grunberg (Heroes and Alias) will have a recurring role on The Flash, playing Detective Tom Patterson. (Mashable and TV Line)

Actress Jaime Murray (Defiance and Warehouse 13) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Once Upon a Time, playing the Black Fairy. (TV Line)

Actress Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) will appear in This Is Us as the mother of Rebecca (Mandy Moore). She will be seen in flashbacks. (Entertainment Weekly and TV Line)

Actor Nick Wechsler (Revenge and Roswell) will appear in a multi-episode arc on Chicago Hope, appearing as Kenny Rixton, who viewed Voight (series lead Jason Beghe) as a mentor when they both worked on the gang unit. (The Hollywood Reporter and TV Line)

MOVIE NEWS

Actress Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) will star opposite Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover in the upcoming Star Wars Han Solo spin-off flick. (Variety)

TRAILERS

Beauty and the Beast:

The Zookeeper’s Wife:

That’s it. Enjoy!

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anne-of-green-gables

The latest small-screen adaptation of the Lucy Maud Montgomery classic story Anne of Green Gables will air on PBS on November 24 at 8 PM.

A new adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel tells the story of Anne Shirley, a precocious orphan placed in the care of uptight Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew, played by acclaimed actor Martin Sheen. Neither the adventurous Anne nor the conservative Marilla could anticipate the profound effect they’d have on each other’s lives.

Anne will be played by newcomer Ella Ballentine while Matthew will be played by The West Wing alum Martin Sheen and Marilla will be played by Canadian actress Sara Botsford.

Here is a trailer for Anne of Green Gables:

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christmas-in-homestead

On November 24, the Hallmark Channel movie Christmas in Homestead will debut at 8 PM.

One of the most famous actresses in world heads to the Christmas-obsessed town of Homestead, Iowa, to shoot a holiday-themed movie. She is thrown for a loop when a romance brews between her and local inn keeper and single dad, Matt. As she gets a taste of small-town life and people who give of themselves without asking anything in return, she discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

The cast includes Taylor Cole (The Originals), Michael Rady (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Michael Nardelli (Revenge).

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Homestead.

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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 PM:
Braveheart movie on BBC America

5:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on Freeform

6 PM:
Family for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel

6:20 PM:
We Bought a Zoo movie on FXM

7 PM:
Leverage on ION
The Christmas Card movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
The Green Mile movie on IFC
The Wizard of Oz (classic) movie on TBS

8 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Check Local Listings)
The Librarians on TNT (Season Premiere)
A December Bride movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Leverage on ION
The Fault in Our Stars movie on FX

9 PM:
Poldark on PBS (NEW)
Berlin Station on EPIX (NEW)
The Librarians on TNT (Encore)
Operation Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
Leverage on ION
Braveheart movie on BBC America
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Freeform

9:20 PM:
The Wizard of Oz (classic) movie on TBS

10 PM:
Indian Summers on PBS (NEW)
Leverage on ION
The Nine Loves of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel

Enjoy!

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TV Ratings

It was a typical night of programming on the major networks last night with all of the Friday night dramas airing new episodes.

Here is how those Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Shows:
MacGyver (CBS) [NEW] – 8.2 million
The Vampire Diaries (The CW) [NEW] – 942,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] – 10 million
The Exorcist (FOX) [NEW] – 1.7 million
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) [NEW] – 524,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 10.3 million

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

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broadcasting-christmas

The Hallmark Channel movie Broadcasting Christmas will debut on November 23 at 8 PM.

Emily (Melissa Joan Hart) is an ambitious television anchor, aimed at climbing the ranks. When the opportunity to co-host a talk show with the fabulous talk show diva Veronika (Jackee Harry from 227) presents itself two weeks before Christmas, she thinks this is her big break. To her surprise, she discovers she has stiff competition with Charlie (Dean Cain), the local TV anchor who is her near equal on another station.

With such interest and support for both reporters, a contest is created: for the two weeks leading up to Christmas, who can cover the best and most meaningful Christmas stories on the local news? As they shoot their heartfelt Christmas stories, they realize the top prize is not as important as they once thought. They experience the true meaning of Christmas with the subjects in their news segments – and with each other.

Cynthia Gibb (Fame) and Richard Kline (Three’s Company) also star.

Here is a trailer for Broadcasting Christmas.

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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:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie on Freeform
Edge of Tomorrow movie on TNT

6 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
Ghostbusters (original) movie on AMC
Christmas Under Wraps movie on Hallmark Channel
Definitely, Maybe movie on HBO

6:20 PM:
Brave (animated) movie on Disney

6:30 PM:
Alice in Wonderland movie on MTV

7 PM:
NCIS on USA Network
I, Robot movie on Encore
Angels and Ornaments movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
The Lost Boys movie on SundanceTV

8 PM:
My Christmas Dream movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
NCIS on USA Network
Race movie on HBO
Olympus Has Fallen movie on TNT

9 PM:
NCIS on USA Network
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on Freeform
Angel of Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Black Hawk Down movie on Showtime

10 PM:
The Guilty mini-series on PBS (Reair)
Matchmaker Santa movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
The Librarians: The Curse of the Judas Chalice movie on TNT

Enjoy!

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TV Ratings

The primetime landscape on the major networks last night was very full with new episodes of the Thursday night dramas, including two fall finals.

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

8 PM Shows:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) [NEW – Fall Finale] – 8 million
Rosewood (FOX) [NEW] – 3.1 million
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) [NEW] – 1.9 million

9 PM Shows:
Notorious (ABC) [NEW] – 4.1 million
Pitch (FOX [NEW] – 2.4 million
Supernatural (The CW) [NEW] – 1.8 million

10 PM Shows:
Pure Genius (CBS) [NEW] – 5.5 million
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) [NEW – Fall Finale] – 4.9 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:

5 PM:
Captain Phillips movie on FX

6 PM:
A Christmas Melody movie on Hallmark Channel
Lucky Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
The Chronicles of Riddick movie on IFC

6:10 PM:
Deadpool movie on HBO2

6:45 PM:
Erin Brockovich movie on Showtime2

8 PM:
A Perfect Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Avatar movie on FX
The Preacher’s Wife movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Ant-Man movie on Starz
Divergent movie on TNT

9 PM:
The Divergent Series: Allegiant movie on HBO2
Alice in Wonderland movie on MTV

10 PM:
Every Christmas Has a Story movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)

Enjoy!

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TV Ratings

It was another full night of programming on the major networks last night with all of the networks airing new episodes of their Wednesday night dramas, including two fall finales.

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

8 PM Shows:
Lethal Weapon (FOX) [NEW] – 6.6 million
Blindspot (NBC) [NEW – Fall Finale] – 5 million
Arrow (The CW) [NEW] – 1.9 million

9 PM Shows:
Empire (FOX) [NEW] – 8.4 million
Criminal Minds (CBS) [NEW] – 7.6 million
Chicago P.D. (NBC) [NEW – Fall Finale – Hour 1] – 5.9 million
Frequency (The CW) [NEW] – 999,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
Chicago P.D. (NBC) [NEW – Fall Finale – Hour 2] – 6.4 million
Code Black (CBS) [NEW] – 5.7 million
Designated Survivor (ABC) [NEW] – 5.5 million

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

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