Posted in Ratings, Television on January 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It was a light night of programming on the major networks last night, as there was an overload of repeats along with some reality with only two Monday night drama airing new episodes.
Here is how those two Monday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
19 PM Shows:
The Good Doctor (ABC) [NEW – Return] – 5.1 million viewers
Manifest (NBC) [NEW] – 3.6 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 14, 2020| 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 PM:
X-Men: Apocalypse movie on FX
5:50 PM:
Moulin Rouge movie on HBO 2
6 PM:
Frozen in Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
Arrow on The CW (NEW, Crossover Part 4 of 5)
The Outsider on HBO (Encore)
A Royal Winter movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
9 PM:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on The CW (NEW, Crossover Part 5 of 5)
This Is Us on NBC (NEW – Return)
The Outsider on HBO (Encore)
10 PM:
Emergence on ABC (NEW)
New Amsterdam on NBC (NEW – Return)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s primetime line-up was filled with repeats, animation, reality, sports and an awards show with only two Sunday night dramas airing new episodes.
Here is how those two Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
God Friended Me (CBS) [NEW] – 6.2 million viewers
9 PM Show:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 6.3 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On January 13, the new HBO series The New Pope will debut at 9 PM. The nine-episode sequel to The Young Pope stars Jude Law, who reprises his role as Pope Pius XIII, and John Malkovich as Pope John Paul III, the titular New Pope. Sharon Stone and Marilyn Manson also star.
The Good Doctor returns on ABC with its winter premiere on January 13 at 10 PM.
On January 14, the final two parts of Crisis on Infinite Earths will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM, starting with Arrow and finishing with DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
The winter premieres of This Is Us and New Amsterdam will air on NBC on January 14 at 9 and 10 PM respectively.
On January 15, the winter premiere of Nancy Drew will air on The CW at 9 PM.
Also on January 15, the new drama 68 Whiskey will debut on the Paramount Network at 10 PM. The series follows a multicultural band of Army medics stationed in Afghanistan on a base nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, the medics navigate a dangerous and sometimes absurd world, relying on comradery, various vices, and, occasionally, a profound sense of purpose to carry them through. The cast includes Sam Keeley, Jeremy Tardy, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Beth Riesgraf, Lamont Thompson, Nicholas Coombe and Derek Theler.
The 5th season premiere of The Magicians will air on Syfy on January 15 at 10 PM; that same night the winter premiere of S.W.A.T. will air on CBS at 10 PM.
On January 16, the winter premieres of Supernatural and Legacies will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
The Amazon movie Troop Zero will debut online on January 17. In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl (Mckenna Grace) dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime. The film also stars Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan and Mike Epps.
The Netflix movie Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace will debut online on January 17. The film follows a woman who finds a dangerous new love. The cast includes Crystal Fox, Phylicia Rashad, Mehcad Brooks, Adrian Pasdar, Cicely Tyson and Tyler Perry.
Also on January 17, the season finale of Servant will debut online today on Apple TV+; that same night the winter premieres of Charmed and Dynasty will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
The Hallmark Channel movie Love On Iceland will debut on January 18 at 9 PM. Seeking inspiration for work, Chloe (Kaitlin Doubleday) gathers her college travel group back together for a trip to Iceland. When her ex, a member of the group, shows up uninvited, sparks fly. Colin Donnell also stars.
On January 19, the UP TV movie Hopeless Romantic will debut at 7 PM. Enlisting the help of his friend Liz, Matt tries using classic romantic comedy movies as a model to win back his ex-girlfriend, only to find he might be wooing the wrong girl. The movie stars Christa B. Allen, Brandon Jones and French Stewart.
The winter premieres of Batwoman and Supergirl will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively on January 19.
Also on January 19, the special night debut of 9-1-1: Lone Star airs on FOX at 10 PM. Rob Lowe stars in this spin-off series as a sophisticated New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocates to Austin. There, he must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life. The cast includes Liv Tyler and Jim Parrack. The show will move to its regular timeslot of 8 PM on Monday, January 20.
The season finale of Ray Donovan will air on Showtime on January 19 at 8 PM.
Lastly on January 19, the new PBS series Vienna Blood will debut at 10 PM. Matthew Beard stars as Max Liebermann, a doctor and student of Sigmund Freud, who helps Detective Oskar Rheinhardt (Jurgen Maurer). He assists the detective in the investigation of a series of disturbing murders. Jessica De Gouw and Conleth Hill co-star.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery will debut on January 19 at 8 PM. Henry and Maggie (Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns) find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it.
Mark you calendar!
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On January 17, the Netflix movie Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace will debut online.
The film follows Grace Waters (Crystal Fox), a woman who is restored by a new romance after being disheartened since her ex-husband’s affair. When Grace learns secrets about her new husband, though, her vulnerable side turns violent.
The cast includes Phylicia Rashad, Mehcad Brooks, Adrian Pasdar, Cicely Tyson and Tyler Perry, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.
Here is a trailer for Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On January 17, the Amazon movie Troop Zero will debut online.
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl (Mckenna Grace from Designated Survivor) dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime.
The film also stars Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan and Mike Epps.
Here is a trailer for Troop Zero:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 13, 2020| 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 PM:
Wonder Woman movie on TNT
5:30 PM:
Deadpool movie on FX
6 PM:
The Birthday Wish movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie on AMC
6:45 PM:
Fast Five movie on HBO
7 PM:
The Outsider on HBO 2 (Encore)
The Diary of Anne Frank (classic) movie on TCM
8 PM:
The Outsider on HBO 2 (Encore)
9-1-1 on FOX (Reair)
Winter’s Dream movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie on FX
Suicide Squad movie on TNT
9 PM:
All Rise on CBS (Reair)
Miss Bala movie on Starz
9:01 PM:
Prodigal Son on FOX (Reair)
10 PM:
Manifest on NBC (NEW)
Heaven Is For Real movie on CMT
10:05 PM:
Platoon movie on Showtime 2
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on January 12, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for the past week:
RENEWALS
The CW has given early season renewals to the following: Batwoman, The Flash, Riverdale, Nancy Drew, All American, Black Lightning, Charmed, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, In the Dark, Legacies and Roswell, New Mexico. The network even ordered 13 more scripts of Katy Keene, the new drama that will debut on February 6. (Variety)
FX has renewed American Horror Story for THREE more seasons. (Variety)
NBC has been renewed through season FIVE, meaning a three season renewal. (Variety)
CBS All Access has given Star Trek: Picard has been given a second season renewal. (The Futon Critic)
TV NEWS
FOX has decided to scrap spin-off includes for 24, including a potential prequel series that was going to center on a young Jack Bauer. (TV Line)
BOX OFFICE CASTING NEWS
It has finally been confirmed that actor Colin Farrell will play Penguin in the upcoming Batman flick that finds Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader. The cast includes Paul Dano as Riddler, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon. Peter Sarsgaard will play a mystery role. (Entertainment Weekly)
Actor Timothee Chalamet is expected to star as Bob Dylan in the box office film Going Electric that will follow the singer’s rise in fame on his way to become a folk music icon. (Variety)
Actor Nicholas Hoult will star opposite Tom Cruise in the next Mission: Impossible film. It has yet to be confirmed, but Hoult is expected to play a villain. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Actor Dennis Haysbert (The Unit and 24) will play Lucifer’s dad – God himself – in the fifth and final season of Lucifer when it rolls out on Netflix. He will appear throughout the final season. (Yahoo)
Actress Patricia Arquette (The Act and Medium) will star in the upcoming Apple+ drama Severance that will also star Adam Scott. This is a workplace drama that introduces Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Scott will star as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together while Arquette will star as Mark’s boss. (Variety)
Actress Connie Britton is in talks to reprise her role as former 9-1-1 operator Abby in the FOX drama 9-1-1. (TV Line)
Actress Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone) has landed a key role in the upcoming fourth season of Fargo, which will be set in 1950 in Kansas City, MO. The locale serves as the crossroads and collisions of two migrations — Southern Europeans from countries like Italy, and African Americans who left the south in great numbers to escape Jim Crow, both fighting for a piece of the American dream. In Kansas City, two criminal syndicates — one Italian, led by Donatello Fadda, one African American, led by Loy Cannon (Chris Rock) — have struck an uneasy peace, which the heads of both families have cemented by trading their youngest sons. (Deadline)
Actor Justin Chambers has left Grey’s Anatomy for good. His final episode actually aired on November 14. (Entertainment Weekly)
Actress Sophia Bush (Chicago P.D. and One Tree Hill) will recur in the last half of This Is Us. Details about her role haven’t been revealed, but it is said she will play a character involved in Kevin’s (series regular Justin Hartley) storyline. (TV Line and Deadline)
Actor Hugh Dancy (Hannibal) will have a major recurring role in the upcoming fourth season of The Good Fight, playing Caleb, a former military officer who now works as an associate at the huge multi-national law firm that has acquired Reddick Boseman & Lockhart; but his wit and decency threaten to make him a better fit with Diane and Co. than the overlords. (TV Line)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 12, 2020| 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:
4:28 PM:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie on Syfy
5 PM:
Independence Day movie on BBC America
Baby Driver movie on FX
6 PM:
Love in Winterland movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Hunger Games movie on AMC
6:15 PM:
Sing (animated) movie on FXM
6:25 PM:
Mile 22 movie on TMC
7:30 PM:
Coyote Ugly movie on CMT
7:58 PM:
Harry Porter and the Order of the Phoenix movie on Syfy
8 PM:
God Friended Me on CBS (NEW)
Doctor Who on BBC America (NEW)
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries movie on Hallmark Channel AND Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
The 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards on The CW (Special)
Howard’s End on PBS (Reair)
Peppermint movie on TMC
Wonder Woman movie on TNT
9 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
The Outsider on HBO (DEBUT)
Sanditon mini-series on PBS (Two-Hour DEBUT)
Pennyworth on EPIX (Encore)
9:05 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (Reair)
9:45 PM:
Ocean’s 8 movie on Cinemax
10 PM:
The Outsider on HBO (DEBUT)
Dare Me on USA Network (NEW)
New Amsterdam on NBC (Reair)
Bumblebee movie on EPIX
10:10 PM:
Independence Day movie on BBC America
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on January 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It was a night of repeats, news and wrestling as well as the regular line-up on CBS and the debut of a new drama on NBC on the major networks last night.
Here is how those Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Shows:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] – 7.6 million viewers
Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector (NBC) [DEBUT] – 4.4 million viewers
9 PM Show:
Magnum P.I. (CBS) [NEW] – 7.1 million viewers
10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 7.9 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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