Tuesday, October 10, 2017
ION Television Gets Festive for Holidays; USA Schedules Psych: The Movie
The holiday season is when time-honored traditions are celebrated, and for more families each year, that includes watching ION Television's lineup of festive movie titles. Following its most-watched holiday season ever in 2016, ION will debut the U.S. television premieres of five all-new original holiday movies beginning November 26. The "Very Merry" lineup also features more than 20 returning favorites, airing weekends in December through Christmas Day. Last year's holiday lineup registered double-digit ratings growth in key demos, with Households, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 increasing more than 15% year over year. A Cinderella Christmas, new in 2016, was ION Television's highest rated movie in three years, delivering more than 1.7 million total viewers.
ION Television's holiday movie season kicks off Sunday, November 26, with the premiere of Snowmance at 9/8c. Among the stars headlining ION's all-new holiday movies include Ashley Newbrough, Travis Milne, Tara Reid, Haley Pullos, and Vivica A. Fox.. The full movie schedule will be announced on iontelevision.com in November.
USA's Psych: The Movie will premiere Thursday, December 7 at 8/7c. You heard that right, Psych-O's! T-minus two months. The Psych stars reunited at New York Comic Con for a panel and Q&A discussion moderated by TVLine's founder and editor-in-chief Michael Ausiello. James Roday, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson and Corbin Bernsen, alongside creator Steve Franks and executive producer Chris Henze, shared fun behind-the-scene moments, challenged fans to participate in the ultimate pineapple toss and revealed WWE Superstar John Cena's return as Ewan O'Hara (Juliet's brother). After eight extraordinary seasons of the fan-favorite series' run which included a 100th episode milestone, a plethora of nicknames and catch phrases, a two-hour musical and A-list guest stars, cast James Roday, Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson, Corbin Bernsen and Tim Omundson reunite for Psych: The Movie. Fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer and Burton "Gus" Guster open up their new office in San Francisco, appropriately (though perhaps awkwardly) named psychphrancisco, and are back in business solving a case after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice ... and food!
Previously announced guest stars include Zachary Levi as Thin White Duke, Kurt Fuller as Woody the Coroner, Jazmyn Simon as Selene, Ralph Macchio as Nick Conforth, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair as Heather Rockrear and Jimmi Simpson as Mary Lightly in his third posthumous appearance. PSYCH: THE MOVIE is co-written by creator and director Steve Franks with James Roday. It is executive produced by Franks, Roday and Hill, Chris Henze of Thruline/Tagline TV and Kelly Kulchak. The special is from Universal Cable Productions in association with Thruline/Tagline.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, February 3
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Pickle" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Johnsons and Butlers are curious about their new neighbors’ lifestyle and their interest raises some surprising questions. Also, Marty feels pressure to enroll Daphne in the best preschool.
Poppa's House - "Elevator Friend" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Poppa has an extra baseball ticket and no friend to invite, he decides to reconnect with Jarnold (Tommy Davidson), an old acquaintance from the radio station. Meanwhile, Junior’s old friend Preston (Lamorne Morris) comes to visit.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 3)
Monday, February 3
- Harrison Ford (Shrinking) - Watch Harrison on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. He talks about Captain America: Brave New World on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!) - Ariana appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- James Marsden (Jury Duty/Dead to Me/30 Rock) - James drops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Paradise on ABCs's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) - Jeremy is a guest on CBS Mornings in the 9am hour.
- Laverne Cox (Clean Slate) - Laverne appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Olivia Holt (I Didn't Do It/Shake It Up) - Olivia stops by Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Amy Schumer (Life & Beth) - Amy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew and Valerie are hitting the headlines on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Kenya Barris (blackAF) - Kenya and Malcolm Gladwell are telling Drew about their new podcast Unusual Suspects on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. The duo share some of their favorite guests on the podcast, how they met and the jobs they had before getting to where they are now.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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