The Hallmark Channel movie Snowcoming will debut on January 26 at 8 PM.
High school sweethearts Samantha (Lindy Booth) and Jake (Trevor Donovan) reunite at their old stomping grounds at a holiday event called SnowBall. They discover they’re both still very much in love, but Jake might spoil their romance once again when he’s forced to leave town for his job.
Here is a trailer for Snowcoming.
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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:
4:55 PM:
The Rock movie on AMC
5:40 PM:
Logan movie on HBO 2
6 PM:
Chance at Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
6:05 PM:
Molly’s Game movie on Showtime
6:19 PM:
Outlander on Starz (Encore)
7 PM:
Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Bourne Ultimatum movie on Showtime 2
8 PM:
The Flash on The CW (NEW)
Winter’s Dream movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Columbiana movie on AMC
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie on BBC America
Zero Dark Thirty movie on IFC
The Accountant movie on TNT
9 PM:
This Is Us on NBC (NEW)
Outlander on Starz (Encore)
Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
A Bug’s Life (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (NEW)
Project Blue Book on History Channel (NEW)
Love in Paradise movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
10:01 PM:
New Amsterdam on NBC (NEW)
Enjoy!
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On January 25, the 8-episode BBC limited series Black Earth Rising will debut on Netflix.
The series centers on a woman named Kate Ashby (Black Mirror alum Michaela Coel), who remembers very little of her childhood before she was rescued from Rwandan genocide by an international human rights attorney named Eve (Harriet Walter). The only things she knows for certain is that she bears the physical and emotional scars of torment.
The cast includes John Goodman.
Here is a trailer for Black Earth Rising:
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Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this holiday week:
On January 21, Arrow will air its winter premiere on The CW at 8 PM followed by the winter premiere of Black Lightning [on its new night] at 9 PM.
The 4th season premiere of The Magicians will air on January 22 at 9 PM on Syfy while the 8th season premiere of Suits will air on the USA Network at 10 PM. Also, that night the WGN America new drama Pure will debut at 10 PM. The series follows the journey of Noah Funk (Ryan Robbins), a newly elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of the scourge of drugs and its nefarious ties to a trans-border smuggling alliance with ruthless Mexican cocaine cartels. Just when he thinks he’s won, Noah and his wife Anna are thrust headlong into a desperate world of violence, greed, and betrayal.
On January 24, the 2nd season premiere of Siren will air on Freeform at 8 PM; and that same night the winter premiere of Legacies will air on The CW at 9 PM.
The season premiere of Strike Back will air on Cinemax on January 25 at 10 PM while that same night the 8-episode BBC limited series Black Earth Rising will debut on Netflix. The series centers on a woman named Kate Ashby (Black Mirror alum Michaela Coel), who remembers very little of her childhood before she was rescued from Rwandan genocide by an international human rights attorney named Eve (Harriet Walter). The only things she knows for certain is that she bears the physical and emotional scars of torment.
On January 26, the Hallmark Channel movie Snowcoming will debut at 8 PM, starring Lindy Booth and Trevor Donovan followed by the the special Countdown to Valentine’s Preview will air at 11 PM.
The original FOX telefilm Rent will debut on January 27 at 7 PM, following the unforgettable story of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams during a time of great social and political turmoil. And, that same night the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Mystery 101 will debut at 9 PM, starring Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha.
Also on January 27, the season finale of the National Geographic Channel new series Valley of the Boom will air at 9 PM and that same night the season finale of Outlander will air on Starz at 8 PM.
Lastly, also on January 27, the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air on TBS and TNT at 8 PM.
Mark your calendars!
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While most of America was watching the football championship game yesterday on CBS, the rest of the primetime line-up was filled with repeats, news and reality; but there were two more winter premieres and a special airing of a CBS drama.
Here is how those few airings fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
Supergirl (The CW) [NEW – Winter Premiere] – 1 million viewers
9 PM Show:
Charmed (The CW) [NEW – Winter Premiere] – 819,000 viewers
10 PM Show:
Magnum P.I. (CBS) [NEW – Special Airing] 12.1 million viewers
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:
NOTE: Check out the Hallmark Channel throughout the day for their Winterfest Movie Countdown.
5:50 PM:
The Blind Side movie on HBO 2
6 PM:
Loving movie on BET
6:15 PM:
A Dog’s Purpose movie on TMC
6:30 PM:
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Outlander on Starz (Encore)
Road House movie on AMC
Wreck-It Ralph (animated) movie on Disney
8 PM:
Arrow on The CW (NEW – Winter Premiere)
Berlin Station on EPIX (Encore)
Brexit movie on HBO2 (Encore)
The Mummy (Brendan Fraser) movie on A&E
The Martian movie on FX
9 PM:
Black Lightning on The CW (NEW – Winter Premiere – New Night)
The Passage on FOX (NEW)
9:35 PM:
Terminator: Genisys movie on FXM
10 PM:
Manifest on NBC (NEW)
Quantum of Solace movie on Showtime 2
Enjoy!
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Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Hulu has cancelled The First, their space exploration drama, which starred Sean Pen and Natascha McElhone, after just one season. (Variety)
Netflix has given Grace and Frankie a season 6 renewal. (Variety)
Channel Zero has been canceled by Syfy after 4 seasons. (The Hollywood Reporter)
CASTING NEWS
Actor Goran Visnjic (Timeless and ER) will have a recurring role on This Is Us, playing Vincent, a teacher of Beth’s (series regular Susan Kelechi Watson). He will appear in the episode focused on Beth’s backstory that will air later this season. (Deadline)
Actor Matthew Rhys (The Americans) will play Perry Mason in the upcoming HBO limited series. This version of the legendary character will be set in Los Angeles in 1932. While the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression, Los Angeles is booming (Oil, Olympic Games, Talking Picture, Evangelical Fervor and more). The story will follow the origin of the criminal defense lawyer. When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself. The Perry Mason in this version is living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, who is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and is suffering the effects of a broken marriage. (Deadline)
Actress January Jones (Mad Men) will play opposite actress Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner franchise) in the upcoming Netflix drama Spinning Out, which will be set in the world of competitive figure skating. The series centers on Kat Baker (Scodelario), an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who’s about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. Jones will play Carol Baker, Kat (Scodelario) mother, a former high-level figure skater who had to forfeit her dreams when she became pregnant with her oldest daughter at a young age. (Deadline)
Actor Peter Sarsgaard (The Looming Tower and The Killing) will star in the upcoming CBS All Access true crime drama Interrogation. He will play a detective based on the true story of a young man who was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode will revolve around an interrogation taken from real police case files, allowing the viewer to play detective. CBS All Access plans to release the first nine episodes to watch in any order, with the conclusive season finale available at a later date. (Deadline and TV Line)
Actress Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) will appear as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown. (Deadline)
MOVIE CASTING NEWS
The TV series Fantasy Island is going to be coming to the theatre as box office film, starring Michael Pena as Mr. Roarke. The cast will also include Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Maggie Q (Nikita and Designated Survivor), Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy), Parisa Fitz-Henley (Midnight, Texas and Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance) and Austin Stowell (Battle of the Sexes). (Deadline)
That’s it. 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 PM:
Creed movie on BET
Now You See Me movie on FX
5:15 PM:
X-Men: First Class movie on TBS
5:30 PM:
Mrs. Doubtfire movie on CMT
6 PM:
Winter’s Dream movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Matrix movie on AMC
6:30 PM:
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)
6:59 PM:
Outlander on Starz (Encore)
7 PM:
Minions (animated) movie on NBC
Pearl Harbor movie on TMC
7:30 PM
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Supergirl on The CW (NEW – Winter Premiere)
Outlander on Starz (NEW)
Victoria on PBS (Reair)
A Royal Winter movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Men in Black movie on A&E
Jason Bourne movie on FX
Doctor Strange movie on TBS
The Accountant movie on TNT
9 PM:
Berlin Station on EPIX (NEW)
Valley of the Boom on National Geographic Channel (NEW)
Victoria on PBS (NEW)
Counterpart on Starz (NEW)
Ruby Herring Mystery: Silent Witness movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
Private Eyes on ION (Reair)
The Hunt for Red October movie on Encore
10 PM:
Valley of the Boom on National Geographic Channel (NEW)
Berlin Station on EPIX (Encore)
Outlander on Starz (Encore)
The Birthday Wish movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Lion King (animated) movie on Freeform
10:04 PM:
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Enjoy!
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The WGN America new drama Pure will debut on January 22 at 10 PM.
The series follows the journey of Noah Funk (Ryan Robbins), a newly elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of the scourge of drugs and its nefarious ties to a trans-border smuggling alliance with ruthless Mexican cocaine cartels. Just when he thinks he’s won, Noah and his wife Anna are thrust headlong into a desperate world of violence, greed, and betrayal.
Here is a trailer for Pure:
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Last night’s programming options on the major networks was filled with comedies, a few repeats, reality and news but there were still some new episodes of Friday night dramas as well as another winter premiere.
Here is how those Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Shows:
MacGyver (CBS) [NEW] – 6.9 million viewers
Blindspot (NBC) [NEW] – 3.1 million viewers
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW – Winter Premiere] – 664,000 viewers
9 PM Shows:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] -7.6 million viewers
The Blacklist (NBC) [NEW] – 4 million viewers
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) [NEW] – 475,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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