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The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas Joy will debut on November 3 at 8 PM.

Joy Holbrook (Kay Panabaker) is a keenly intelligent market researcher with an eye on her company’s top account and garnering a sweet promotion just in time for the holidays. Just as Joy is capturing the attention of the account’s CEO, she receives a call from her Aunt Ruby’s best friend back home in Crystal Falls, NC. Ruby has broken her ankle and needs surgery.

Though the timing couldn’t be worse, Joy immediately comes to her Aunt’s bedside only to be reunited with former crush, now hospital administrator, Ben Andrews (Matt Long), son of Ruby’s best friend Shirley. Joy also must navigate Ruby’s stubborn determination to be in control of everything, including the town’s legendary annual Cookie Crawl, a walking home tour where owners display holiday decorations and treat each other to Christmas cookies all while vying to win the prized Golden Wreath Award. To keep Ruby focused on healing, Joy volunteers to take her aunt’s place as chair of the Cookie Crawl much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has no idea of the Herculean task before her.

Though Joy initially refuses Ben’s attempts to “co-captain,” she begins to soften and let him in, all the while remembering that there truly is no place like home for the holidays.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Joy.

Last night’s primetime line-up was pretty standard on the major networks with all of the Monday night dramas airing new episodes.

Here is how all of those Monday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Shows:
The Resident (FOX) [NEW] – 4.9 million viewers
Arrow (The CW) [NEW] – 1.2 million viewers

9 PM Shows:
9-1-1 (FOX) [NEW] – 5.7 million viewers
Magnum P.I. (CBS) [NEW] – 5.6 million viewers
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) [NEW] – 966,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
The Good Doctor (ABC) [NEW] – 8 million viewers
Bull (CBS) [NEW] – 7 million viewers

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

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:
Jerry Maguire movie on Showtime

6 PM:
Let It Snow movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

6:15 PM:
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 movie on TNT

7 PM:
A Christmas to Remember movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
The Flash on The CW (NEW)
The Gifted on FOX (NEW)
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Men in Black movie on BBC America
Legally Blonde movie on E!
The Post movie on HBO

9 PM:
FBI on CBS (NEW)
Black Lightning on The CW (NEW)
This Is Us on NBC (NEW)
Magic Stocking movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (NEW)
The Mistletoe Promise movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

10:01 PM:
New Amsterdam on NBC (NEW)

Enjoy!

It was a regular night of programming on the major networks last night with sports, news and reality dominating the line-up, but the Sunday night dramas all aired new episodes.

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

8 PM Shows:
God Friended Me (CBS) [NEW] – 7 million viewers
Supergirl (The CW) [NEW] – 1.3 million viewers

9 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 7.1 million viewers
Charmed (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million viewers

10 PM Show:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW] – 5.6 million viewers

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

On November 2, the new Amazon streaming series Homecoming will debut online.

This mind-bending psychological thriller will Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives.

Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi begins to realize that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself. Other cast members include Dermot Mulroney, Jacob Pitts, Fran Kranz, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Sydney Tamiia Poitier.

Here is a trailer for Homecoming:

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

On October 29, the Ovation drama X Company will air its series finale at 10 PM.

The CBS All Access drama Tell Me A Story will debut online on October 31. Set in modern-day New York City, this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

On November 2, the new Amazon streaming series Homecoming will debut online, starring Julia Roberts and an ensemble cast. Also on November 2, the 6th season of House of Cards will premiere on Netflix.

The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas Joy will debut on November 3 at 8 PM, starring Kay Panabaker and Matt Long.

On November 4, the fourth season of Outlander will premiere on Starz at 8 PM.

Road to Christmas is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 4 at 8 PM, starring Jessy Schram, Chad Michael Murray and Teryl Rothery.

Also on November 4, the latest Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Marrying Father Christmas will debut at 9 PM, starring Erin Krakow, Niall Matter and Wendie Malick.

The new holiday movie The Christmas Switch will also debut on UP TV on November 4 at 7 PM, starring Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood, Oana Gregory, Houston Rhines and John Patrick Jordan.

Mark your calendars!

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 Hunger Games movie on TNT

6 PM:
Christmas Incorporated movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

7 PM:
Moonlight & Mistletoe movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

7:10 PM:
Big Hero 6 (animated) movie on Freeform

8 PM:
Arrow on The CW (NEW)
Christmas in Homestead movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Coyote Ugly movie on E!

9 PM:
Magnum, P.I. on CBS (NEW)
9-1-1 on FOX (NEW)
Christmas in the Air movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10 PM:
The Good Doctor on ABC (NEW)
Bull on CBS (NEW)
X Company on Ovation (NEW – Series Finale)
Underworld movie on HBO

10:01 PM:
A Very Wicked Halloween: 15 Years on Broadway on NBC (Special)

Enjoy!

Hi All,

Here are the few news items for this past week:

PICK-UP NEWS

ABC has picked up A Million Little Things for a full season. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Emerald Fennell (Call the Midwife) will appear as Camilla Parker Bowles in the third season of The Crown on Netflix. (Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Claudia Black (Stargate: SG-1 and Farscape) will guest on Roswell, New Mexico, the reboot that will air on The CW next year, playing Ann Evans, the adoptive mother of Max and Isobel. (TV Line and The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE CASTING NEWS

Actress Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) has landed an as-yet unrevealed role in fourth Avengers movie. (Deadline)

Among the actors who have joined the Mister Rogers movie project that will find Tom Hanks in the lead role. Among those new cast members are Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars) and Sakina Jaffrey (Timeless). (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in November:

A Private War
Opens: November 2

Celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is a woman who is as comfortable downing martinis with high society’s elite as she is brazenly staring down warlords and fleeing from gunfire. Driven by an enduring desire to bear witness and give voice to the voiceless, Colvin charges into danger, constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. The cast includes Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci and Tom Hollander.

Bohemian Rhapsody
Opens: November 2

The film traces the meteoric rise of the band Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek). Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The band reached unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shunned Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, though Freddie managed to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie led the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech and mike Myers.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Opens: November 2

Young Clara (Mackenzie Foy) needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms. Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land. The film also stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman.

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Opens: November 9

The Grinch (voice by Benedict Cumberbatch) hatches a scheme with his trusted canine Max to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan to make their annual holiday three times bigger that year. Meanwhile, Cindy Lou Who plans to seek out Santa Claus to thank him for helping her widowed mother every Christmas, but little does she know she is trying to blow the Grinch’s cover. Other voices will be provided by Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury and Pharrell Williams.

River Run Red
Opens: November 9

A vengeful judge takes the law into his own hands when two cops kill his young son during a routine traffic stop. The cast includes Taye Diggs, John Cusack, George Lopez, Luke Hemsworth, Briana Evigan and RJ Mitte.

The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story
Opens: November 9

Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) and journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Sverrir Gudnason) find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. The film also stars Sylvia Hoeks, Lakeith Stanfield and Stephen Merchant.

At Eternity’s Gate
Opens: November 16

A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. The film also stars Rupert Friend, Mads Mikkelsen and Oscar Isaac.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Opens: November 16

The film’s plot follows Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) as they attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), while facing new threats in a more divided wizarding world. Returning cast members include Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller and Carmen Ejogo as well as new additions Zoe Kravitz, Callum Turner and Claudia Kim.

Instant Family
Opens: November 16

Hoping to start a family, Pete and Ellie (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) turn to the foster care system to make their dream come true. The couple soon learn the joys and frustrations of parenthood when they decide to adopt three siblings, including a rebellious 15-year-old girl named Lizzy (Isabela Moner). The film also stars Octavia Spencer, Margo Martindale, Eve Harlow and Tig Notaro.

Jonathan
Opens: November 16

Jonathan is an early riser who works at an architecture firm. John is a night owl and a bit of a mess. The only problem is that they inhabit the same body (Ansel Elgort), which works through careful planning — until things start to fall apart. The cast includes Patricia Clarkson, Suki Waterhouse and Matt Bomer.

Widows
Opens: November 16

Four armed robbers are killed in a failed heist attempt, only to have their widows step up to finish the job. The ensemble cast includes Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Garret Dillahunt and Lukas Haas.

Creed 2
Opens: November 21

Life has become a balancing act for Adonis “Donnie” Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what is worth fighting for, and discover that nothing is more important than family. The film also includes Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Phylicia Rashad, Brigitte Nielsen, Milo Ventimiglia and Russell Hornsby.

Green Book
Opens: November 21

A bouncer (Viggo Mortensen) at a New York nightclub takes a job as a famed black pianist’s (Mahershala Ali) chauffeur during a tour in the American Deep South, forging a close friendship while navigating the deep racism of the region. Linda Cardellini co-stars.

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Opens: November 21

Six years after the events of the first film, the steering wheel controller on the Sugar Rush game console breaks, forcing Mr. Litwak to unplug the machine. Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (voice by Sarah Silverman) evacuate all of the Sugar Rush residents to other games before it is shut down, placing the racers in the care of Fix-It Felix Jr. (voiced by Jack McBrayer) and Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun (voiced by Jane Lynch). Ralph and Vanellope then use the arcade’s new connection to the Internet to go looking for a replacement steering wheel. Other voices will be provided by Taraji P. Henson, Alan Tudyk, Gal Gadot, Bill Hader, Alfred Molina, James Corden, Ana Ortiz and Susan Lucci.

Robin Hood
Opens: November 21

A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance. The cast includes Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson and Jamie Dornan.

The Favourite
Opens: November 23

The close relationship between Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) and Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) is threatened by the arrival of Sarah’s cousin, Abigail Masham (Emma Stone), resulting in a bitter rivalry to be the Queen’s favourite. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn and Mark Gatiss.

Head Full of Honey
Opens: November 30

Tilda takes her beloved grandfather on one last adventure before he is put in an old people’s home due to Alzheimer’s disease. The film stars Eric Roberts, Claire Forlani, Emily Mortimer, Matt Dillon, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte and Til Schweiger.

If Beale Street Could Talk
Opens: November 30

A woman in Harlem (KiKi Layne) desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé (Stephan James) innocent of a crime while carrying their first child. The cast includes Regina King, Colman Domingo, Brian Tyree Henry, Ed Skrein, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Finn Wittrock, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal and Dave Franco.

Movies coming out in December will be posted at the end of November.

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:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on Syfy

6 PM:
Coming Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Puss in Boots (animated) movie on Cartoon Network

6:30 PM:
Iron Man 3 movie on TNT

6:55 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (Encore)

7 PM:
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)
A Bramble House Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Post movie on HBO

7:03 PM:
Red Dawn (original) movie on Encore

8 PM:
God Friended Me on CBS (NEW)
Supergirl on The CW (NEW)
Doctor Who on BBC America (NEW)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (animated) movie on FXX

8:07 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Syfy

9 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
Poldark on PBS (NEW)
The Last Ship on TNT (NEW)
Private Eyes on ION (Reair)

9:10 PM:
Romance at Reindeer Lodge movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Men in Black movie on BBC America
The Lost Boys movie on HBO2

10 PM:
You on Lifetime (NEW)
The Woman in White mini-series on PBS (NEW – Part 2 of 5)
The Last Ship on TNT (NEW – Encore)
The Sweetest Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (animated) movie on FXX

Enjoy!