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On January 21, the small screen adaptation of the box office film Beaches will air on Lifetime at 8 PM.

This version of the film follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC (Broadway star Idina Menzel) is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles until she is discovered by a director who gives her her first big shot. Hillary (Nia Long from House of Lies) is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship – even with its ups and downs – sustains them for decades.

The cast includes Antonio Cupo (Bomb Girls).

Here is a trailer for Beaches:

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TV Ratings

Last night’s programming options on the major networks were filled mostly with reality shows and some comedy, but thankfully some of the Monday night dramas are back with new episodes.

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

8 PM Show:
Gotham (FOX) [NEW] – 3.7 million

9 PM Show:
Lucifer (FOX) [NEW] – 4 million

10 PM Shows:
Scorpion (CBS) [NEW] – 7.7 million
Timeless (NBC) [NEW] – 3.5 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:

4:30 PM:
The Dark Knight movie on AMC

5 PM:
The Fault in Our Stars movie on FXX

7 PM:
Honeymoon for One movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
NCIS on USA Network

7:10 PM:
Miracles From Heaven movie on Starz

8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
The Flash on The CW (Reair)
Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. movie on Cinemax
Miss Congeniality movie on Oxygen

9 PM:
Bull on CBS (NEW)
This Is Us on NBC (NEW)
Teen Wolf on MTV (NEW)
Always and Forever movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

10 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (NEW)
Shooter on USA Network (NEW – Finale)
Miss Congeniality movie on Oxygen

Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming Amazon drama The Last Tycoon that will center on Monroe Stahr (Matt Bomer from White Collar), Hollywood’s first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio, the brawny, imposing, charming and vain Pat Brady (Kelsey Grammer from Frasier). Beals will play Margo Taft, a regal, dignified and scheming Hollywood royalty star who came up through the school of hard knocks and gets her way on every picture, playing mind games to establish her absolute supremacy on the set. The cast also includes Lily Collins and Rosemarie DeWitt. (Deadline)

Actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds) has landed a major recurring role in the ABC drama Quantico, playing a political strategist forced to join forces with the CIA and FBI during the aftermath of the G20 hostage crisis. (Deadline)

RENEWALS

Good Behavior has been given a second season by TNT. (Variety)

Chesapeake Shores has been given a second season order by the Hallmark Channel. (Twitter)

Showtime has renewed The Affair for a fourth season. (Variety)

The Fosters has been given a fifth season renewal and Beyond has been given a second season order by Freeform. (Variety and The Hollywood Reporter)

FOX renewed Empire for a fourth season. (Variety)

FX has given American Horror Story two more seasons in addition to the already picked-up 7th season. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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TV Ratings

It was a pretty light night of programming on the major networks last night with only CBS airing its full night of programming and ABC airing burn-off episodes of one failed fall drama.

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

8 PM Show:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 8.6 million

9 PM Show:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW] – 7.5 million

10 PM Shows:
Elementary (CBS) [NEW] – 4.4 million
Conviction (ABC) [NEW] – 2.4 million

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

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

Gotham and Lucifer will be back with new episodes on FOX on January 16 at 8 and 9 PM respectively with the wwinter premiere of Timeless also airing that same night on NBC at 10 PM.

On January 17, the season (potentially the series) finale of No Tomorrow will air on The CW at 9 PM.

The new History Channel series Six will debut on January 18 at 10 PM. The eight episode series follows members of Navy SEAL Team Six, modern American warriors, whose covert mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with terrorists.

The 6-episode streaming series Frontier will debut online on January 20 at Netflix. This is an action-packed adventure drama that follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century.

On January 21, the small screen adaptation of the box office film Beaches will air on Lifetime at 8 PM. This version of the film follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC (Broadway star Idina Menzel) is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles until she is discovered by a director who gives her her first big shot. Hillary (Nia Long from House of Lies) is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship – even with its ups and downs – sustains them for decades.

Also on January 21, he new Hallmark Channel movie The Birthday Wish will debut at 9 PM. With her thirtieth birthday approaching, Gwen Turner (Jessy Schram from Falling Skies), a young TV commercial director who plans every detail of her life, hopes her boyfriend, Alex Stone, will finally propose and fulfill her goal of being engaged by the time she’s thirty. Gwen meets Dave McKinley (Luke Macfarlane from Killjoys), a charming commercial director with a spontaneous approach to life, when an upscale ad agency pairs them to work together.

The season finale of The Librarians will air on TNT on January 22 at 8 PM while the second season premiere of Mercy Street will debut that same night at 8 PM on PBS.

Mark your calendars!

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frontier

The 6-episode streaming series Frontier will debut online on January 20 at Netflix.

This is an action-packed adventure drama that follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century.

The cast includes Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones and The Red Road), Landon Liboiron (Hemlock Grove), Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey) and Greg Bryk (Bitten).

Here is a trailer for Frontier:

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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:
Selena movie on Lifetime

6 PM:
National Treasure movie on Cinemax

7 PM:
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)

8 PM:
Shadowhunters on Freeform (NEW)
The Dark Knight movie on AMC
When the Game Stands Tall movie on FX

9 PM:
Beyond on Freeform (NEW)
Undercover Bridesmaid movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Glory movie on Starz

10 PM:
Scorpion on CBS (NEW)
Timeless on NBC (Return)
Shadowhunters on Freeform (Encore)

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:
Twister movie on CMT

6:30 PM
Cast Away movie on HBO2

6:53 PM:
The Vow movie on FXM

7 PM:
Sherlock on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
Unleashing Mr. Darcy movie on Hallmark Channel
Hailey Dean: Murder, With Love movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Leverage on ION

8 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
The Librarians on TNT (NEW)
Nashville on CMT (Encore)
The Age of Adaline movie on EPIX
Lucy movie on FX
Message in a Bottle movie on POP
Now You See Me movie on Spike
Leverage on ION

9 PM:
Victoria on Masterpiece on PBS (DEBUT)
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
Finding Nemo (animated) movie on Disney
Love By Chance movie on Hallmark Channel
Leverage on ION

10 PM:
Berlin Station on EPIX (Reair)
Lucy movie on FX
Leverage on ION

Enjoy!

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SIX

On January 18, the new History Channel series Six will debut at 10 PM.

The eight episode series follows members of Navy SEAL Team Six, modern American warriors, whose covert mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with terrorists.

The cast includes Walton Goggins (Justified), Barry Sloane (Revenge), Kyle Schmid (Copper), Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Edwin Hodge (Chicago Fire), Dominic Adams (Devious Maids) and Nadine Velasquez (Major Crimes).

Here is a preview (which includes behind the scenes sneak peeks and interviews with cast) for Six.

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