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On December 7, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Homecoming for the Holidays will debut at 9 PM
Country singer Charlotte (Tony nominee Laura Osnes) is home for the holidays and brother Ryan’s fellow ex-soldier Matt (Stephen Huszar from Ruby Herring Mysteries movies) is in town. Writing her new album, Charlotte works with Matt to build a house for a friend in town.
Here is a trailer for A Homecoming for the Holidays.
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The Lifetime movie Christmas Unleashed will debut on December 7 at 8 PM.
When Becca’s (Vanessa Lachey from A Twist of Christmas and Dads) dog runs away on Christmas Eve, she must team up with her ex-boyfriend Max (Christopher Russell from Merry Matriomony and UnReal) to find him. As the pup leads the exes on an all-day-and-night search through their North Carolina hometown, they revisit people, places and things that remind them of the Christmas pasts they spent together.
Here is a trailer for Christmas Unleashed.
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On December 7, A Christmas Love Story will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.
Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth is a youth choir director who needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show but is distracted when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir, which comes as a surprise to his widowed father (Scott Wolf from Nancy Drew and Party of Five).
The film also stars Keith Robinson (Dreamgirls and Saints and Sinners) and Kevin Quinn (Bunk’d).
Here is a trailer for A Christmas Love Story.
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On December 7, the Lifetime movie Mistletoe & Menorahs will debut at 6 PM.
When a determined toy company executive, Christy (Kellie Jackie from the Pitch Perfect franchise), must learn about Hanukkah in a hurry in order to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker’s friend Jonathan (Jake Epstein from Suits and Designated Survivor, who happens to also be in desperate need of turning his bachelor pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend’s father.
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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:
The Martian movie on FX
Mission: Impossible II movie on TNT
5:35 PM:
Molly’s Game movie on TMC
6 PM:
Christmas Joy movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Christmas Gift movie on Lifetime (Reair)
I, Robot movie on HBO 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie on Syfy
Red Dawn (original) movie on This TV
6:16 PM:
Dublin Murders on Starz (Encore)
7 PM:
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
8 PM:
The Flash on The CW (NEW)
His Dark Materials on HBO 2 (Encore)
You Light Up My Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
The Road Home for Christmas movie on Lifetime Movie Network (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Hidden Figures movie on FX
9 PM:
Arrow on The CW (NEW)
Dublin Murders on Starz (Encore)
Nostalgic Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Widows movie on HBO 2
9:02 PM:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on Syfy
10 PM:
Treadstone on USA Network (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Encore)
The Christmas Club movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Dear Santa movie on Lifetime Movie Network (Reair)
10:04 PM:
A Christmas Wish movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Enjoy!
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On December 6, the new Apple TV+ drama Truth Be Told will debut online.
True crime podcaster Poppy Scoville-Parnell (Oscar winner Octavia Spencer) is called to investigate the case of convicted serial killer Warren Cave (Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad), a man she incriminated after he murdered the father of identical twins. Soon, Parnell must decide where the lines between guilty and innocent lie when Cave confesses to the fact that he was framed for the crime.
The cast includes Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock and Masters of Sex), Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds), Michael Beach (The Rookie and The 100), Mekhi Phifer (ER and Torchwood), Tracie Thoms (9-1-1, Gone and Rent) and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us).
Here is a trailer for Truth Be Told:
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The new Hulu drama Reprisal will debut online on December 6.
The series focuses on a relentless femme fatale (Abigail Spencer from Timeless and Suits) who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gearheads.
The cast includes Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld and Love Actually), Madison Davenport (Shameless and Sharp Objects) and Rhys Wakefield (Home and Away).
Here is a trailer for Reprisal:
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Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On December 2, the fall finales of 9-1-1 and Prodigal Son will air on FOX at 8 PM and 9 PM respectively.
The Freeform holiday movie Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas will debut on December 4 at 9 PM, starring Aisha Dee (The Bold Type), Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black), Kendrick Samspon (Insecure and Supernatural) and Jazz Raycole (The Quad).
Also on December 4, the one-hour special Vikings: The Saga of Floki will air on the History Channel at 8 PM followed by the two-hour season premiere of Vikings at 9 PM
The following will air on December 5:
* The Netflix original film A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, starring Rose McIver (iZombie) and Ben Lamb.
* The second season premiere of Tell Me a Story on CBS All Access.
* The new Netflix drama V Wars, starring Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries), Adrian Holmes (Arrow and 19-2), Peter Outerbridge (Orphan Black and Zoo), Laura Vandervoort (Bitten and Smallville) and Kimbelry-Sue Murray (Shadowhunters).
* The ABC original telefilm Same Time, Next Christmas, starring Lea Michele (Glee), Charles Michael Davis (Younger and The Originals), George Newbern (Scandal), Bryan Greenberg (How to Make It in America and The Mindy Project), Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and Phil Morris (Doom Patrol).
The following will air on December 6:
* The third season premiere of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon.
* The new Hulu drama Reprisal, starring Abigail Spencer (Timeless and Suits), Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld and Love Actually), Madison Davenport (Shameless and Sharp Objects) and Rhys Wakefield (Home and Away).
* The new Apple TV+ drama Truth Be Told, starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock and Masters of Sex), Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds), Michael Beach (The Rookie and The 100), Mekhi Phifer (ER and Torchwood), Tracie Thoms (9-1-1, Gone and Rent) and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us).
* The fall finales of Charmed and Dynasty on The CW at 8 PM and 9 PM respectively.
* The Lifetime holiday movie A Storybook Christmas at 8 PM, starring Ali Liebert (Hallmark Channel’s A Gift to Remember) and Jake Epstein (Suits and Designated Survivor).
The following holiday movies will all debut on December 7:
* Mistletoe & Menorahs on Lifetime at 6 PM, starring Kellie Jackie (Pitch Perfect franchise) and Jake Epstein (Suits and Designated Survivor).
* Christmas Unleashed on Lifetime at 8 PM, starring Vanessa Lachey (A Twist of Christmas and Dads and Christopher Russell (Merry Matriomony and UnReal).
* Christmas Love Story on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf (Nancy Drew and Party of Five).
* A Homecoming for the Holidays on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM, starring Tony nominee Laura Osnes Stephen Huszar (Ruby Herring Mysteries movies).
The following holiday movies will debut on December 8:
* Time for You to Come Home for Christmas on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM, starring Alison Sweeney (the Chronicles Mysteries franchise) and Lucas Bryant (Haven).
* Christmas in Paris on UP TV at 7 PM, starring French actor Karl E. Landler, Rebecca Dalton (Good Witch) and Daphne Zuniga (Melrose Place).
* Dear Santa: I Need A Date on TV One at 7 PM, starring Reagan Gomez-Preston (The Cleveland Show) and Ray J from Love & Hip Hop).
* Christmas Matchmakers on ION at 7 PM, starring relative newcomers Anna Marie Dobbins and Andrew Rogers) as well as Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day), Dorian Gregory (the original Charmed) and Tracy Nelson (Father Dowling Mysteries).
* Christmas at Dollywood on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM, starring Danica McKellar and Niall Matter.
* Grounded for Christmas on Lifetime at 8 PM, starring Julianna Guill (The Resident) and Corey Sevier (Cedar Cove).
Lastly, the first part of the five-part Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event will air on The CW, starting with Supergirl at 8 PM.
Mark your calendars!
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The Lifetime holiday movie A Storybook Christmas will debut on December 6 at 8 PM.
If event planner Celeste Everett (Ali Liebert from Hallmark Channel’s A Gift to Remember) is going to save her business and give her niece a happy Christmas season, she is going to need help. When the nanny she hires turns out to be a man (Jake Epstein from Suits and Designated Survivor), Celeste surprisingly realizes she may have also found Christmas love for herself.
Here is a trailer for A Storybook Christmas:
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The programming options on the major networks last night was pretty normal, given the long holiday weekend, with repeats, reality, animation, news and football being the norm while all but one Sunday night drama aired new episodes.
Here is how those handful of Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
Batwoman (The CW) [NEW] – 1 million viewers
9 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (FOX) [NEW] – 6.2 million viewers
Supergirl (The CW) [NEW – Mid-Season Finale] – 884,000 viewers
10 PM Shows:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW] – 4.2 million viewers
The Rookie (ABC) [NEW] – 3.3 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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