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TV Recommendations: Wednesday, December 23

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 23, 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:

NOTE: Outlander will be airing a marathon of episodes of Season 1 through Season 5 all Christmas week (December 21 through December 25) on Starz. Check your local listings for episodes and air times.

NOTE: The Netflix movie The Midnight Sky – starring George Clooney – will debut online today.

6 PM:
Cross Country Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Christmas High Note movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Christmas in Angel Falls movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Casino Royale movie on IFC

6:05 PM:
Red Dawn (original) movie on Cinemax

6:48 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Encore

7 PM:
Raiders of the Lost Ark movie on Paramount Network

7:05 PM:
Kung Fu Panda 3 (animated) movie on FXM

7:10 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)

8 PM:
Christmas at the Castle movie on Lifetime (DEBUT)
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
USS Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Christmas Next Door movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Pleasantville movie on Showtime
Dreamgirls movie on ThisTV
Rain Man movie on TMC

8:34 PM:
A Dog’s Way Home movie on Encore

9 PM:
Quantum of Solace movie on IFC
Save the Last Dance movie on POP

9:10 PM:
Industry on HBO 2 (Encore)

9:30 PM:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie on Paramount Network

10 PM:
The Nine Lives of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Homecoming for the Holidays movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Polar Express (animated) movie on AMC

10:03 PM:
Feliz NaviDAD movie on Lifetime (Encore)

10:05 PM:
Industry on HBO 2 (Encore)
Legally Blonde movie on Showtime

10:13 PM:
Monsters University (animated) movie Encore

10:15 PM:
An Officer and a Gentleman movie on TMC

Enjoy!

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Ratings: Winter TV (Monday, December 21)

Posted in Ratings, Television on December 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Last night’s primetime line-up was overflowing with repeats and some reality while only one Monday night drama (that’s actually a soon-to-be-ending Tuesday night drama) aired a new episode.

Here is how that lone Monday night drama fared in the overall ratings last week:

8 PM Show:
NEXT (FOX) [NEW] – 1.2 million viewers

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

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TV Recommendations: Tuesday, December 22

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 22, 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:

NOTE: Outlander will be airing a marathon of episodes of Season 1 through Season 5 all Christmas week (December 21 through December 25) on Starz. Check your local listings for episodes and air times.

5 PM:
Love Actually movie on AMC

5:30 PM:
Happy Feet (animated) movie on BBC America

6 PM:
The Christmas Lottery movie on BET (Encore)
Deliver by Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Santa Squad movie on Lifetime (Encore)
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Skyscraper movie on FX
Judy movie on EPIX
The Karate Kid (original) movie on Paramount Network

6:30 PM:
She’s All That movie on POP

7:30 PM:
John Wick movie on IFC

8 PM:
The Christmas High Note movie on Lifetime (DEBUT)
A Christmas Carousel movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Swept Up By Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
One Crazy Christmas movie on BET (Reair)
The Fate of the Furious movie on FX
The Polar Express (animated) movie on BBC America

8:25 PM:
The Greatest Showman movie on FXM

9 PM:
NEXT on FOX (NEW – Two-Hour Series Finale)
First Christmas movie on OWN (DEBUT)
The Karate Kid II movie on Paramount Network

9:15 PM:
Industry on HBO 2 (Encore)

9:45 PM:
John Wick movie on IFC

10 PM:
Merry Me at Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
A Merry Christmas Match movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10:02 PM:
The Polar Express (animated) movie on BBC America

10:03 PM:
Inn Love by Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)

10:10 PM:
Industry on HBO (Encore)

10:30 PM:
Supernatural on TNT

Enjoy!

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REVISED: Movie of the Week Recommendation: The Merry Mistake

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie The Merry Mistake, based on the story by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, will debut online on December 25.

Holiday Quickies Synopsis: Piper (relative newcomer Jacqi Vene) needs to ask Santa for glasses this year, as she accidentally mistakes a gorgeous man (Geovanni Gopradi from The Haves and the Have Nots and Dynasty) resting outside her building for a homeless person in need of lunch, they “get into it.” She was only trying to do a good deed for the holidays, but he called her righteous. She called him something far worse. If only she didn’t have to see him again, but fate had other plans.

Here is a trailer for The Merry Mistake:

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REVISED: Movie of the Week Recommendation: The Package

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On December 24, the Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie The Package, based on the story by K. Bromberg, will debut online.

Christmas week can’t get any worse for Jules Jilliland (Heather Grace Hancock from Wicked City). Dumped by her boyfriend, rear-ended on the freeway, and fired from her job, she finds herself stuck in an elevator with a handsome stranger (Coby Ryan McLaughlin from General Hospital).

When their packages are accidentally swapped, will it end up being a misfortunate accident that suddenly brightens her holidays?

Here is a trailer for The Package:

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Ratings: Fall TV (Sunday, December 20)

Posted in Ratings, Television on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

It was a full night of programming on the major networks with football, repeats, holiday specials, news and a movie with only one Sunday night drama airing a new episode.

Here is how that lone Sunday night drama fared in the overall ratings last week:

9 PM Show:
The Outpost (The CW) [NEW] – 330,000 viewers

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

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Call the Midwife Holiday Special

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On Christmas Day, the one and ½ hour Call the Midwife Holiday Special will debut on PBS at 9 PM

This year’s Christmas Special is set in December 1965. Everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations with all the trimmings, but nothing goes quite to plan. Sister Monica Joan is rushed to hospital, and Trixie is incensed to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas gift. Meanwhile, a surprise reunion for Shelagh involves her in a deeply moving birth, and the Circus arrives in Poplar, bringing new friendships, new experiences, and an exciting adventure for Nurse Crane.

Here is a trailer for Call the Midwife Holiday Special:

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New Show Introduction: Bridgerton

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On Christmas Day, the new period piece drama Bridgerton will debut on Netflix.

Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels, this series unfolds in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society, focusing on eight close-knit siblings of the powerful Bridgerton family, who attempt to find love in the Regency era in England,

The narrator is voiced by Julie Andrews and the cast includes Polly Walker as well as a lot of fresh faces and newcomers.

Here is a trailer for Bridgerton:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Soul

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The animated movie Soul will debut on Disney+ on Christmas Day.

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Voices are provided by Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Alice Braga, Wes Studi, June Squibb and John Ratzenberger.

Here is a trailer for Soul:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Sylvie’s Love

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

On Christmas Day, the movie Sylvie’s Love will debut online on Amazon.

Sylvie (Tessa Thompson) has a summer romance with a saxophonist (Nnamdi Asomugha) who takes a summer job at her father’s record store in Harlem. When they reconnect years later, they discover that their feelings for each other have not faded with the years.

The cast includes Aja Naomi King, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Eva Longoria, John Magaro, Lance Reddick, Alano Miller, Erica Gimpel and Wendi McLendon-Covey.

Here is a trailer for Sylvie’s Love:

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