VIDEO PREVIEW: Rod Stewart's MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY on PBSNovember 21, 2012Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special, Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances beginning this December on PBS (Check local listings). Check out a preview of the Stewart's special below!
FAIRLY ODD CHRISTMAS Live-Action Movie to Premiere on Nickelodeon 11/29November 21, 2012 Nickelodeon brings holiday cheer to viewers with a brand-new live-action/CG TV movie, A Fairly Odd Christmas, premiering Thursday, November 29, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) and Daniella Monet (Victorious), A Fairly Odd Christmas follows Timmy Turner as he travels around the world granting kids' wishes. When his good intentions get him in trouble with Santa Claus and land him on The Naughty List, Timmy must find a way to save Christmas before it's too late. The TV movie is executive produced by Nickelodeon hit-maker Butch Hartman and is based on his Emmy Award-winning animated series The Fairly OddParents.
STEP OFF: Three Contestants Secure Their Spot in the DANCING FinalsNovember 20, 2012With only a week left in this season's DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STARS - though still plenty of time for another trip to the hospital - two competitors must pack their bags, wipe that glitter/sweat combo from their brows, and head home. Keep reading to find out which two were eliminated, dreams of DANCING finals completely, totally dashed. Unless ABC orders ALL STARS: Round Two.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5 to Hit Theaters Oct. 25, 2013November 20, 2012Paramount Pictures has officially set a release date for the next installment in the extremely lucrative, and at one time inventive, PARANORAML ACTIVITY franchise. The next film is set to hit theaters on Oct. 25, 2013 Deadline has confirmed. As usual, just in time for Halloween.
RADIO FREE ALBEMUTH to Kick Off Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, 12/7November 20, 2012The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival is the city's first event of its kind celebrating the genre. The organizers behind the event which takes place in Brooklyn from from December 7-9, 2012 are excited to preview the award-winning films before their anticipated screenings. From the minds of talented filmmakers the festival brings forth the wisdom of worlds unlike anything seen before and showcase the possibilities of what science fiction offers.
SHOWDOWN SATURDAY to Include 16 Teams in BCS Standings on ESPN NetworksNovember 20, 2012 'Showdown Saturday' will include 16 of the teams in the BCS Standings across ESPN networks, top rivalries, the last two undefeated programs, matchups between ranked teams, Notre Dame competing for a spot in the Discover BCS National Championship and more. Highlights for Saturday, Nov. 24:
Hallmark's COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS Continues its Ratings TriumphNovember 20, 2012 Hallmark Channel's ratings momentum continues with cable's highest-rated movie of the week for the third straight week! The Saturday, November 17th premiere of original movie, 'Matchmaker Santa', delivered a 3.0 household rating, attracting more than 4.8 million unduplicated viewers and becoming Hallmark Channel's highest-rated original movie and highest-rated telecast of the year among households, W25-54, A25-54, and total viewers. The Sunday, November 18th debut of Hallmark Channel original, 'It's Christmas, Carol!', garnered a 2.2 household rating with nearly 4.0 million unduplicated viewers and is third highest-rated original movie of the year among households. The first full week of Hallmark Channel's 'Countdown to Christmas' holiday programming (11/12-11/18/12, Mon-Sun, 6am-6am), seen by 21.4 million unduplicated viewers, was the network's highest week of 2012-to-date among total day households, total day W25-54, prime time households, and prime time W25-54.
ABC Scores Saturday Night's Most-Viewed Program with Stanford-Oregon GameNovember 20, 2012 The ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows 8 broadcast on Saturday, Nov. 17 - Stanford upsetting then-undefeated No. 2 Oregon 17-14 in overtime - was the most-viewed and highest-rated college football game of the week and garnered the night's largest audience among all networks. The telecast averaged 8,347,000 viewers, a 5.1 rating and 5,855,000 households.
Investigation Discovery to Air NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS Special on 12/13November 20, 2012Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. A time of giving. A time of good cheer. But there's something strange in the eggnog this holiday season and it's all on display in Investigation Discovery's new one-hour special, NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS. A naughty husband pays the price for opening his gifts five days early. Then, a Christmas Day caper sends a congregation into chaos when greedy Grinches make off with the church donations. And a ruthless thug gives Christmas re-gifting a macabre twist when he bestows his mother with a lavish but bloodstained robe, brutally unraveled off a recent victim. Using Investigation Discovery's signature recreations and interviews paired with all the classic elements of a retro Christmas special - including a holiday score, wintery motifs, and a narrator that sounds like Kris Kringle himself - NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS premieres Thursday, December 13 at 10 PM E/P.
MAN OF STEEL Trailer to Play Before THE HOBBIT in TheatersNovember 20, 2012The trailer for Zach Snyder's anticipiated installment in the Superman franchise, MAN OF STEEL, is closer to a premiere than originally thought. Deadline confirmed tonight that the trailer will officially play before THE HOBBIT in theaters beginning Dec. 14.
'SpongeBob SquarePants Don't Be a Jerk It's Christmas!' E-Book Available NowNovember 20, 2012 Nickelodeon brings in the holiday cheer with the release of SpongeBob SquarePants Don't Be a Jerk It's Christmas!, a digital e-book, available now, and limited-edition hard cover print edition available exclusively on NickShop.com. This brand-new holiday book takes readers on a festive romp through Bikini Bottom, set to the lyrics of the hit song, 'Don't Be A Jerk - It's Christmas,' co-written by Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Andy Paley (Blondie, Brian Wilson, The Ramones). Inspired by the half-hour stop-motion It's A SpongeBob Christmas! special airing on Nickelodeon, Dec. 6 at 8p.m., with illustrations by Heather Martinez, the e-book is now available on iTunes, Nook and Kindle.
eBook Magic Gives iPad Book Making Enthusiasts What They've Been Asking ForNovember 20, 2012 eBook Magic has once again set the bar for apps aimed at creating ePub and PDF books on iPad. The newly released Version 2.01 gives its users the ability to now order professionally printed books directly from the share menu. This new feature is the top request of its fan base. eBook Magic for Ipad continues to uphold its original goal of easy book creation without limiting creativity with book ordering and several other new features.