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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Baking Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On November 29, the holiday movie Baking Christmas will debut on OWN at 9 PM.

When Patty (Aloma Wright from Suits), the founder of the town’s most popular and successful bakery, announces her plan to retire at the end of the year, her children step up to take over the family business. Patty and Phillip’s (Tim Reid from WKRP in Cincinnati) children, Jennifer (Khalilah Joi from Big Little Lies), Angela (Leigh-Ann Rose from Love Thy Neighbor) and Anthony (Arnell Powell from Greenleaf), are qualified – and eager – to run the enterprise, and each has their own ideas for writing the bakery’s next chapter.

There is only one way to ensure the shop ends up in the right hands and that is a Christmas cake bakeoff. The gloves come off and the frosting flies as the siblings vie for control of the bakery in an unforgettable competition to create the best-ever Christmas confection.

The film also stars Yohance Myles (Ambitions).

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Staging Christmas

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The Lifetime holiday movie Staging Christmas will debut on November 29 at 8 PM.

Lori (Soleil Moon Frye from Punky Brewster) stages homes for a living and her busiest season is Christmas! Though she normally only stages homes that are for sale, she’s intrigued when a wealthy widower named Elliot (George Stults from 7th Heaven) asks her to stage his home for the holidays to cheer up his daughter, Maddie. As Lori starts remaking Elliott’s home, she finds that Maddie isn’t the only one in desperate need of the Christmas spirit.

As Lori spends more and more time with Elliot and Maddie, she starts to feel like part of the family. While she was initially hired to simply stage the perfect Christmas in their house, she ends up creating it for the father and daughter in every way imaginable.

The movie also stars Jaleel White (Family Matters).

Here is a trailer for Staging Christmas:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On November 29, the Hallmark Channel movie Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy will debut at 8 PM.

As the town searches for a rumored Christmas Time Capsule, a skeptical writer arrives in Evergreen to get the story on the town’s “too-good-to-be-true” Christmas-fever.

The cast includes Maggie Lawson (Psych) and Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart) with Jill Wagner, Ashley Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven and Rukiya Bernard all reprising their roles.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy.

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Fall TV Reminder: What’s on TV This Week

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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

On November 25, A Christmas Duet is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn and Teryl Rothery.

The Hallmark Channel movie Check Inn to Christmas will debut on November 26,at 8 PM, starring Rachel Boston, Wes Brown and Richard Karn.

The following movies will air on November 27:

A Very Vintage Christmas at 8 PM on Lifetime, starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Jesse Hutch.
The Christmas Club at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel, starring Elizabeth Mitchell and Cameron Mathison.

The following movies will air on November 28:

Holiday Rush will debut online on Netflix, starring Romany Malco, Darlene Love, Sonequa Martin-Green, Tamala Jones and LaLa Anthony.
A Christmas Wish at 8 PM on Lifetime, starring Hilarie Burton, Megan Park, Cristian de la Fuente and Tyler Hilton.
Christmas at the Plaza on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Elizabeth Henstridge and Ryan Paevey.

The Apple TV+ streaming series Servant will also debut on November 28. This psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. The film stars Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint and Toby Kebbell.

The following movies will debut on November 29:

Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Maggie Lawson and Paul Greene with Jill Wagner, Ashley Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven and Rukiya Bernard all reprising their roles.
Staging Christmas on Lifetime at 8 PM, starring Soleil Moon Frye and George Stults.
Baking Christmas on OWN at 9 PM, starring Aloma Wright, Khalilah Joi, Leigh-Ann Rose, Arnell Powell and Yohance Myles.

Also on November 29, the season finale of the DC Universe streaming series Titans will air online.

The following movies will debut on November 30:

Christmas in Rome on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Lacey Chabert and Sam Page.
Merry Liddle Christmas at 8 PM on Lifetime, starring Kelly Rowland, Thomas Cadrot and Debbi Morgan.

The Hallmark Movie & Mysteries movie Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen will debut on November 30 at 8 PM, starring Erin Krakow, Kimberly Sustad and Luke MacFarlane.

The following movies will debut on December 1:

On December 1, the Lifetime movie

at 7 PM on UP TV, starring Erica Durance and Robin Dunne.
A Christmas Princess on ION at 7 PM, starring Shein Mompremier, Travis Burns, Galyn Görg, Chef Stuart O’Keeffe and Erin Gray.
Christmas Town on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Candace Cameron Bure, Tim Rozon and Beth Broderick.
You Light Up my Christmas on Lifetime at 8 PM, starring Kim Field, Adrian Holmes, Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn.

Lastly, also on December 1, the season finale of Godfather of Harlem will air on EPIX at 9 PM.

Mark your calendars!

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Ratings: Fall TV (Sunday, November 24)

Posted in Ratings, Television on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Last night’s programming options on the major networks were very crowded with football, the American Music Awards, reality, news, comedies, repeats and animations with only 3 Sunday night dramas airing new episodes.

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

8 PM Show:
God Friended Me (CBS) [NEW] – 5.9 million viewers

9 PM Show:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 6.3 million viewers

10 PM Show:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW] – 4.3 million viewers

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

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TV Recommendations: Monday, November 25

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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:
Men in Black 3 movie on FX
Jack Reacher movie on TNT

6 PM:
Christmas Reservations movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Mingle All the Way movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

6:40 PM
Bohemian Rhapsody movie on HBO

7 PM:
Christmas in Angel Falls movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
NCIS on USA Network

7:30 PM:
Dublin Murders on Starz (Encore)

8 PM:
A Christmas Duet movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
9-1-1 on FOX (NEW – Fall Finale)
Watchmen on HBO2 (Encore)
Twinkle All the Way movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Skyscraper movie on Cinemax
NCIS on USA Network

9 PM:
All Rise on CBS (NEW)
Black Lightning on The CW (NEW)
His Dark Materials on HBO (NEW)
A Christmas for the Books movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS on USA Network

9:01 PM
Prodigal Son on FOX (NEW)

10 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS on USA Network

10:03 PM:
The Magical Christmas Shoes movie on Lifetime (Encore)
A Royal Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

10:09 PM:
Dublin Murders on Starz (Encore)

Enjoy!

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Entertainment Update for November 18 to November 24

Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on November 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS/PICK UP NEWS

A spin-off of the History Channel series Vikings will be happening on Netflix. Viking: Valhalla will pick up 100 years after the events of the original series, dramatizing the adventures of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Harada and the Norman King William the Conqueror (who was a Viking descendant). (TV Line)

Marvel’s Runaways to end on Hulu after season 3. (Variety)

Amazon has already given an extremely early season 2 renewal to its forthcoming Lord of the Rings series before the first season has even gotten underway. (Variety)

The CW will be adding another DC superhero series to its roster: Stargirl, which won’t debut until later in 2020 on DC Universe. The series will air on The CW the day after it goes live on the streaming service. (Entertainment Weekly)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience and grandchild of Elvis Presley) will have the lead role in the upcoming Amazon series Daisy Jones & The Six, based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid that is a musical drama detailing the rise and fall of a renowned rock band in the 1970s. (Variety)

Season 4 of The Crown has just recently gotten underway with Oscar winner Olivia Colman portraying the Queen, but she will be replaced soon enough – in seasons 5 and 6 – by actress Imelda Stanton, who will take on the role of Queen Elizabeth II. (TV Line)

Harrison Ford will be taking on his first regular TV role in the docuseries The Staircase that will detail the trial of American novelist Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife in 2001. The project is currently being shopped to networks and streaming services. (Variety)

Actress Inbar Lavi (Imposter, Lucifer and Prison Break) will appear in 3 upcoming episodes of Stumptown, playing Max, a thrill-seeking car thief, who is part of an auto theft ring. (TV Line)

Actor Chord Overstreet (Glee) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Bold Type, playing Jane’s type-A older brother Evan. (Entertainment Weekly and TV Line)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

Actress Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy) has joined the cast of the next Mission: Impossible film. (Variety)

Actor Idris Elba (Thor franchise and Luthor) will appear in the Netflix movie The Harder They Fall that follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who discovers that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison and decides to reunite with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Delayed Ratings: Fall TV (Friday, November 22)

Posted in Ratings, Television on November 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »

It was a typical night of programming on the major networks on Friday night with wrestling, comedies and news airing along 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:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] – 7.3 million viewers
The Blacklist (NBC) [NEW] – 4 million viewers
Charmed (The CW) [NEW] –793,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
Magnum P.I. (CBS) [NEW] – 6.7 million viewers
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 448,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 7.6 million viewers

What did you watch on TV Friday night. Please share.

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New Show Introduction: Servant

Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on November 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The Apple TV+ streaming series Servant, from M. Night Shyamalan, will debut online on November 28.

This psychological thriller follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.

The series stars Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thornes), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter franchise) and Toby Kebbell (Planet of the Apes franchise).

Here is a trailer for Servant:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: A Christmas Wish

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on November 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On November 28, the Lifetime holiday movie A Christmas Wish will debut at 8 PM.

Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. People write down their true heart’s desire on a slip of paper and place it in the box in hopes that their wish will be granted. After a night out together, Maddie (Megan Park from The Secret Life of the American Teenager) encourages her sister Faith (Hilarie Burton from One Tree Hill and White Collar) to put a wish in the box – a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew (Cristian de la Fuente from In Plain Sight).

At first, Faith thinks that her Christmas wish has come true. But as Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt (Tyler Hilton from One Tree Hill).

Pam Grier will make a special appearance in the film.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Wish.

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