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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Max Rings in May Date For 'Pretty Little Liars: Summer School' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Second season of Max's 'Pretty Little Liars' franchise debuts May 9 ]]>
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                                <p><a href="https://www.nexttv.com/tag/max">Max </a>will bring back its thriller series <a href="https://www.nexttv.com/tag/pretty-little-liars"><em>Pretty Little Liars</em></a> for a second season with the May 9 premiere of <em>Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.</em></p><p>The sophomore campaign of the series follows the events of the <a href="https://www.nexttv.com/tag/pretty-little-liars-original-sin"><em>Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin </em></a>first season and focuses on the four main high school characters as they attend summer school. Amid their fun summer jobs and love interests, a new villain comes to town that will put them all to the test, according to Max.  <em> </em></p><p>Series regulars Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles and Maia Reficco star in the second season, along with Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Alex Aiono, Jordan Gonzalez and Elias Kacavas. </p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars: Summer School</em> is executive-produced by Leslie Morganstein, Gina Girolamo, Marlene King, and Michael Grassi. </p><p><br></p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ TCA 2019: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Spinoff to Debut on Freeform in March ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ TCA 2019: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Spinoff to Debut on Freeform in March ]]>
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                                <p>Freeform will premiere the spinoff to its successful thriller series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> on March 20, the network said during its Television Critics Association winter tour session on Tuesday.</p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists -- </em>based on the novel <em>The Perfectionists</em> with characters from the Sara Shepard novel <em>Pretty Little Liars --</em> follows the overachieving residents of a small town where the high-stakes environment eventually causes the murder of one of its residents, according to the network. <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> stars Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse (pictured above) reprise their roles from the new series. </p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists</em> is produced by Alloy Entertainment and Long Lake Media in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television. I. Marlene King (<em>Pretty Little Liars, Famous in Love)</em> serves as executive producer with Charlie Craig (<em>Pretty Little Liars, The 100</em>), Leslie Morgenstein (<em>Pretty Little Liars</em>, <em>The Vampire Diaries</em>), Gina Girolamo (<em>The 100, The Originals</em>) and Joseph Dougherty (<em>Pretty Little Liars</em>). </p><div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="high" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FdP8tZ09Xfw" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freeform Orders 'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff Pilot  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Freeform Orders 'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff Pilot ]]>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="bRsVwHAcZcCaLfg7dxAQJE" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bRsVwHAcZcCaLfg7dxAQJE.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bRsVwHAcZcCaLfg7dxAQJE.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Freeform has ordered a pilot spinoff of its popular <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> series starring two characters from the original show, the network said Monday.</p><p> The series, <em>Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists</em>, will star Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish reprising their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal respectively and is based on the popular book series <em>The Perfectionists</em>, written by Sara Shepard, who also penned the bestselling book series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>.</p><p>According to Freeform, the series revolves around characters in the town of Beacon Heights where everything seems to be perfect until the stress of needing to be perfect leads to the town’s first murder.</p><p><em>“Pretty Little Liars</em> was a cultural phenomenon so it's no wonder fans wanted more." said Karey Burke, executive vice president, programming and development, Freeform in a statement. "We can't wait to continue Marlene King's rich and revolutionary storytelling with a new crop of leading ladies from Beacon Heights who will hold just as many secrets and lies as Rosewood did."</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Scares Up Social Media Traffic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Scares Up Social Media Traffic ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="98VH84aabSLHFen9UnrPLD" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98VH84aabSLHFen9UnrPLD.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98VH84aabSLHFen9UnrPLD.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>The premiere episode of the final season of Freeform’s drama series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> was the most social TV show on Tuesday, according to Nielsen.</p><p>The series, which will end its run in June after seven seasons, on Tuesday garnered 549,000 social media interactions from 350,000 unique Facebook and Twitter users to lead all entertainment-based shows, Nielsen said. NBC’s <em>The Voice</em> was second with 321,000 interactions, followed by USA Network’s <em>WWE SmackDown</em>, which pinned down 225,000 social media interactions.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nexttv.com/blog/study-social-tv-alive-and-well-412227" data-original-url="https://www.multichannel.com/blog/study-social-tv-alive-and-well-412227">Related > Study: Social TV Alive and Well</a></p><p>Fox News Channel’s <em>The O’Reilly Factor</em> and Fox’s <em>Prison Break</em> rounded out the top five series and specials for the day.</p><p>Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes’ coverage of the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Bayern Munich topped all live sports events for the day with 1.3 million Facebook and Twitter interactions. TNT’s Chicago Bulls-Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs telecast finished second with more than 1 million social interactions, according to Nielsen.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freeform Sets ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Final Season Premiere Date ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Freeform Sets ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Final Season Premiere Date ]]>
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                                <p>Freeform’s long-running drama series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> will launch its final season on April 18, the network said Friday.</p><p>The seventh and final series, which has been a ratings and social media hit for Freeform, will be supported by a 150-day countdown that will launch Nov. 19 with clips from the previous 150 episodes. The clips, which will run in chronological order, will air across its social accounts as well as PLLTV.com and will be accompanied by episodic clips, and other celebratory content, said network officials.</p><p>Along with the <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> premiere, Freeform will also debut on April 18 its new original series, <em>Famous In Love</em>, starring Bella Thorne who looks to navigate her life as a Hollywood star and her college workload.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freeform Renews ‘Stitchers’ for Third Season ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Freeform Renews ‘Stitchers’ for Third Season ]]>
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                                <p>Freeform will return its sci-fi drama series <em>Stitchers</em> for a third season, the network announced Thursday.</p><p>The series, which stars Emma Ishta, Kyle Harris and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, follows the exploits of a secret government agency that uses a technologically advanced young woman to hack into the minds of dead people in an effort to investigate unsolved murders.</p><p>Among Adults 18-49, <em>Stitchers</em> is Freeform’s second most watched new series of the past two seasons behind freshman series <em>Shadowhunters</em> and is the network’s third most successful original series across digital platforms behind only <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> and <em>Shadowhunters</em>.</p><p>“<em>Stitchers</em> passionate fanbase has been vocal about wanting to see more of this show, and we listened,” said Karey Burke, executive vice president of programming and development for Freeform in a statement. “Stitchers has proven itself a consistently strong performer, and we’re proud of the fact that it celebrates smartgirls everywhere.”</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Ending After Season 7 in 2017 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Ending After Season 7 in 2017 ]]>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="rNm9LTu9XwqHBDF5DXKADo" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rNm9LTu9XwqHBDF5DXKADo.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rNm9LTu9XwqHBDF5DXKADo.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p><em>Pretty Little Liars’</em> seventh season, premiering in April 2017, will be the drama’s last, Freeform announced Monday (Aug. 29).</p><p>The last 10 episodes will conclude with a two-hour finale. The finale will be followed by the premiere of <em>Famous In Love</em>, a new series from <em>Liars</em> creator and showrunner I. Marlene King.</p><p>The news was announced during a Facebook Live interview with King and <em>Liars</em> cast members Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.</p><p>The summer finale of <em>Liars</em> airs Tuesday on Freeform.</p><p>Read more at <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/pretty-little-liars-ending-after-season-7-2017/159126">broadcastingcable.com</a>.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Last Week of Rio Games Tops TV's Social Set ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Last Week of Rio Games Tops TV's Social Set ]]>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="psEgr5e4ejXiGxc5z3BxLE" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psEgr5e4ejXiGxc5z3BxLE.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psEgr5e4ejXiGxc5z3BxLE.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>NBCUniversal's coverage of the Olympics across all its networks comprised the top seven TV shows mentioned on Twitter and Facebook last week, according to Nielsen Social.</p><p>The top show in social interactions on those two platforms was the Aug. 19 Olympics coverage, with 4,459,000 uniques (defined by Nielsen as "unique social media accounts that have authored original content related to a linear TV episode or engaged with that content"), followed by the Aug. 21 coverage, with 4,069,000 uniques; Aug. 18, with 3,971,000; Aug. 16 with 3,898,000; Aug. 15 with 3.891,000; Aug. 17 with 3,705,000; and Aug. 20 with 3,144,000.</p><p>In fact all of the top 10 TV shows in social media were sports programming, with the UFC PPV fight between Connor McGregor and Nate Diaz Aug. 20 coming in eighth (1,930,000 uniques), followed by a couple of NFL preseason games (Miami v. Dallas at 860,000 and Philadelphia v. Pittsburgh at 452,000).</p><p>The top non-sports TV offering in social last week was Freeform's <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> at 260,000 uniques.</p><p>Nielsen Social captures Tweets and posts about TV shows from three hours before through three hours after each initial telecast. Unique Tweet authors are defined as having a unique Twitter account that sent "at least one Tweet ascribed to a specific TV episode."</p>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="4LPukYvLzESXcAbsACbccY" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4LPukYvLzESXcAbsACbccY.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4LPukYvLzESXcAbsACbccY.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>The Summer Olympics in Rio dominated TV-related social media posts on Facebook and Twitter Tuesday night (Aug. 16) with more than 3 million uniques, according to Nielsen Social.</p><p>"Uniques" are defined as "social media accounts that have authored original content related to a linear TV episode or engaged with that content."</p><p>The Olympics aired was across six networks -- CNBC, MSNBC, NBC, NBC Universo, NBCSN, USA Network -- over several hours, with 3,410,000 Facebook uniques and 488,000 Twitter accounts.</p><p>In fact, sports (and faux sports) programming took three of the top four social spots, with the Red Sox and Orioles game on MLB Network placing third, with 102,000 uniques, and WWE Smackdown on USA placing fourth, with 87,000 uniques</p><p>Second for the night was Freeform's <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>, with 260,000 uniques.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ ‘Scream’ Scare Up Tweets ]]></title>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="j4pCPinvgBpHgy8LQmxa3" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4pCPinvgBpHgy8LQmxa3.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4pCPinvgBpHgy8LQmxa3.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Episodes from Freeform’s <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> and MTV’s <em>Scream</em> generated the most tweets of any television show yesterday, according to Nielsen.</p><p><em>Liars</em> garnered 65,000 tweets from 19,000 unique Twitter authors, while 6,000 Twitter users posted 34,000 tweets about <em>Scream</em> Tuesday night, according to Nielsen’s daily Twitter TV ratings.</p><p>NBC’s <em>America’s Got Talent</em>, OWN’s <em>The Have and the Have Nots</em> and POP’s <em>iMPACT Wrestling</em> rounded out the top five most tweeted shows on Tuesday.</p><p>MLB Network's Cincinnati Reds/Chicago Cubs baseball telecast was the most tweeted live sports event for the day, according to Nielsen</p>
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                                <p>The seventh season debut of Freeform’s thriller series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> was the most tweeted show on Tuesday, according to Nielsen.</p><p>The series drew 150,000 tweets Tuesday night from 48,000 unique Twitter authors, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings report. OWN’s premiere of its new original series <em>Greenleaf</em> as well as its Tyler Perry-produced drama <em>The Haves and The Have Nots</em> placed among the top five most social shows for the day along with NBC’s <em>America’s Got Talent</em> and CBS’ <em>Person Of Interest.</em></p><p>RELATED: Prettly Little Liars' star Shay Mitchell talks aobut the continued populartiy of the series (VIDEO)</p><p>FS1’s telecast of the US/Argentina 2016 Copa America Centenario soccer match drew 619,000 tweets, easily finishing as the most talked about live sports event on Twitter throughout Tuesday, according to Nielsen.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Upfronts 2016: Freeform To Tackle Late Night ]]></title>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ZbeRUGBjLR8jb8dk7vMcFm" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZbeRUGBjLR8jb8dk7vMcFm.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZbeRUGBjLR8jb8dk7vMcFm.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Freeform will look to reach its young millennial audience beyond primetime with its first ever late night show, one of several news series, movies and specials announced as part of its 2016-17 programming slate, the network said in advance of its New York upfront presentation Thursday.</p><p>Three months after changing its name and brand from ABC Family, Freeform officials said it plans to offer new original content that reaches young viewers to air alongside its lineup of existing shows like <em>Pretty Little Liars,</em><em>Young & Hungry</em>, <em>Baby Daddy</em>, <em>Shadowhunters</em> and <em>Switched at Birth.</em></p><p>“Freeform is a brand built for the fresh taste of a modern generation who value open-mindedness, fluidity, immediacy and who don’t like to be fenced-in,” said Freeform president Tom Ascheim in a statement. “As we continue to evolve and deliver on our brand promise, it’s important that we put our audience at the center of everything we do and connect with them in all the places they are and in the ways they prefer – on our cable network, in the digital space and with ‘Freeform Fest’ IRL (in real life).”</p><p>Among the new shows the network will look to roll out over the next few months is <em>Later Bitches,</em> a half-hour comedic talk show focusing on pop culture featuring as yet named female hosts. <em>The Daily Show</em> producers Jennifer Flanz and Elise Terrell will consult on the series, which is described as late-night talk meets <em>Sex and the City.</em></p><p>Freeform will team with Marvel Comics to develop a new series <em>Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger, </em>which chronicles two teenagers involved in an interracial romance who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers while falling in love. Other new shows include <em>Famous In Love</em>, starring Bella Thorne as an ordinary college student who has to deal with a new life after getting a big role in a Hollywood blockbuster; and <em>Issues,</em> which takes a behind the scenes look at a women’s magazine based on the life of Cosmopolitan editor in chief Joanna Coles.</p><p>On the non-scripted series front, the network in August will launch <em>Cheer Squad</em>, which follows the World Cheerleading Champion Great White Sharks cheerleading squad; and <em>Freeform Presents: Snapshot</em><strong>,</strong>” a two one-hour documentaries focusing on big pop culture moments from the producers of “30 for 30” and ESPN Films.</p><div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Ig7ciFy02aM" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>A list of new Freeform series appears below:</p><p><strong>Drama</strong></p><p><strong>The Deep</strong></p><p>In the mermaid-obsessed sea town of Bristol Cove, everyone’s lives will change when actual mermaids come ashore, causing sides to be taken, loyalties to be tested and a war between man and mermaid to begin.  Executive producers include Eric Wald, Dean White, Brad Luff, RD Robb and Nate Hopper.</p><p><strong>Hunted</strong></p><p>From executive producer Mila Kunis, “Hunted” centers on Valerie who escapes prison to prove she did not murder her husband. While the police hunt for her and attempt to prove her family helped her escape, Valerie fights to exonerate herself – but is she really innocent?  Along with Kunis, Ed Bernero and Hugh Sterbakov executive-produce.</p><p><strong>Lore</strong></p><p>A sci-fi drama from executive producer McG, “Lore” tells the story of the lone survivor of an ancient race of paranormal beings who is abducted and forced to put his extraordinary abilities to work for the government. When an old nemesis resurfaces, this arrangement turns into an uneasy alliance, and the only hope for survival in a dangerous world of mystery and magic. The series is written by Zack Stentz (“Thor”) and executive-produced by McG, Mary Viola, Zach Stentz, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross.</p><p><strong>Misfits</strong></p><p>A drama based on a hit British series, a group of twenty-somethings are exposed to a mysterious chemical, and subsequently develop peculiar superpowers. The series is from ABC Signature Studios and executive-produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.</p><p><strong>New People</strong></p><p>Executive-produced by Joel Silver and writer/director Don Roos, in association with Lionsgate, this dramedy focuses on a middle class family who adopted identical twin boys at birth. One is all boy, one grew up trans. The series is inspired by the book “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.”</p><p><strong>Nine Years Under</strong></p><p>From executive producer Will Packer, “Nine Years Under” tells the story of a law school grad who blows off the bar exam to take a job at a funeral home after the sudden death of her mother.  Along with Packer, Korin Huggins executive-produces. </p><p><strong>Rising</strong></p><p>Executive-produced by Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey and Aaron Kaplan, this drama is set in a low-income Latino neighborhood, and is told through the eyes of an 18-year-old girl destined for greatness. Ana Cobarrubias will be a consultant on the project. </p><p><strong>Comedy</strong></p><p><strong>Alone Together</strong></p><p>From The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, two misfits from different backgrounds try to make their way into the vain and status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles. Along the way, they find salvation in their male/female, strictly platonic friendship.</p><p><strong>Made in LA</strong></p><p>From executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, along with Mila Kunis, “Made in LA” is a half-hour comedy set in the world of fashion, centering on two friends who join their different skill sets to become fashion entrepreneurs. The series is loosely inspired by the creators of fashion label Juicy Couture and the authors of “The Glitter Plan.” The series is from ABC Signature Studios.</p><p><strong>Paige One</strong></p><p>Elizabeth Banks executive-produces this single-camera comedy that follows the insulated life of a children’s book author who hates children. Her life is turned upside down when her brother shows up on her door with his two young daughters.  The show comes from Warner Horizon TV, and executive producers Banks, Max Handelman and Susan Jaffee. </p><p><strong>Young & Hungry Spinoff</strong></p><p>A spinoff of the network’s popular sitcom “Young & Hungry” executive produced by and starring Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings.</p><p><strong>Movies</strong></p><p><strong>Greek: The Reunion</strong></p><p>The characters from “GREEK” return to Cypress Rhodes University for their five-year reunion. It will be executive-produced by Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan and Patrick Sean Smith.</p><p><strong>Angry Angel</strong></p><p>From executive producer Will Gluck, a disgruntled angel tries to make it back into heaven after being kicked out.</p><p><strong>Short-Form Development Projects</strong></p><p><strong>Just Josh</strong></p><p>This docuseries follows professional dancer Josh Horner as he gives unconventional crash courses in dancing for special events.</p><p><strong>My Boyfriend is a Robot</strong></p><p>A romantic fish-out-of-water comedy centering on the relationship between a girl and her boyfriend – who happens to be a robot. The project is from executive producers Deb Spera and Maria Grasso.</p><p><strong>Open Roads</strong></p><p>Focusing on nonprofit organization Open Roads, which provides filmmaking wilderness camps for high school students, this docuseries follows campers’ experiences in the wild, making documentaries, and creating new relationships. Viewers will also get to see completed documentaries from the Open Roads campers.</p><p><strong>Untitled Punam Patel Project</strong></p><p>Comedienne Punam Patel hosts this unconventional interview-based show. Each episode finds Punam tucking in a celebrity/person of influence into bed, using children’s stories as a launching pad for fun and personal conversation topics. </p><p><strong>Rio Squad (working title)</strong></p><p>In a collaboration with ESPNW, “Rio Squad” (working title) highlights four uniquely powerful female athletes who have dedicated their lives to being the best at their sport. It follows these women as they pursue their dreams, prepare for the Summer Games, and demonstrate that a female hero doesn’t have to take the shape of a princess.</p><p><strong>School of Doodle</strong></p><p>A series of short videos acquired from School of Doodle, an organization that creates inspiring content for girls and women. This series will celebrate the arts and provide the audience the tools to turn creative potential into success. </p>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="QuuGzjhV9r9ZBD5UsfhSNk" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QuuGzjhV9r9ZBD5UsfhSNk.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QuuGzjhV9r9ZBD5UsfhSNk.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Millennial-targeted series dominated the TV twitter ratings last night, led by Freeform's drama series <em>Pretty Little Liars,</em> according to Nielsen.</p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars</em> generated 131,000 tweets reaching 1.5 million unique Twitter users Tuesday night, making it the most talked about TV show on Twitter, according to Nielsen’s daily Twitter TV ratings for Jan. 26.</p><p>MTV’s horror-themed series <em>Teen Wolf</em> drew 124,000 tweets to finish second, followed by superhero-themed shows <em>The Flash</em> (CW) and <em>Marvel’s Agent Carter</em> (ABC).</p><p>NBA TV’s live coverage of the Oklahoma City Thunder-New York Knicks NBA game was the most tweeted live sports telecast of the night, drawing 81,000 tweets reaching a unique audience of 3 million Twitter users, said Nielsen.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ABC Family Switch To Freeform Set For Jan. 12 ]]></title>
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                                <p>ABC Family will officially change its name to Freeform on Jan. 12, the network said Thursday.</p><p>The new Freeform moniker – which speaks to the network’s ongoing priority to “superserve Becomers” aged 14 to 34 – will be supported by the launch of the network’s new original series <em>Shadowhunters</em> and the premiere of a new season of <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>, said network officials.</p><p>“The Freeform brand represents the passion, fun, energy and new ideas that infuse young adulthood,” said ABC Family President Tom Ascheim. “We’ve been evolving naturally for a while now, so it’s time that our name reflects the true essence of our brand. We are excited to take our network in some new directions and continue to evolve alongside culture while delivering those favorite shows our viewers already love.”</p>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="BVjjCkQZTcSNGwjhHZ4CU4" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVjjCkQZTcSNGwjhHZ4CU4.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVjjCkQZTcSNGwjhHZ4CU4.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>ABC Family’s long-running drama series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> drew 3.1 million viewers Tuesday as viewers tuned in for a much-anticipated character reveal.</p><p>The summer season finale for the series, which finally revealed the identity of “A”,  pulled in its best audience in 18 months and ranks as the series’ second most watched summer finale on record in the network’s core 18-34 and 18-49 demos, according to network officials.</p><p> Summer to date, <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> is cable most watched series among  Women 18-34 and Females 12-34 and is the top scripted cable TV series among  Adults 18-34 and Viewers 12-34, said the network.</p><p>On the social media front, the <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> finale was the most tweeted TV series telecast of thus far this summer and the third most tweeted cable TV series episode on record, generating more than  1.6 million tweets, which were seen by a Twitter TV audience of 6.2 million unique users and generated over 68 million Twitter TV impressions, according to Nielsen.</p><p>The episode easily topped HBO’s <em>Hark Knocks: Training Camp With the Houston Texans,</em> which reached a Twitter TV audience of nearly 2 million unique users, said Nielsen.</p>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ZVEC42oCCafCseWrFRBxkH" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZVEC42oCCafCseWrFRBxkH.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZVEC42oCCafCseWrFRBxkH.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Fox Broadcasting’s 2015 MLB All-Star Game telecast hit a home run on Twitter last night, drawing more than 600,000 Tweets, according to Nielsen’s daily Twitter TV Ratings report.</p><p>The game, which the American League won 6 to 3 over the National League, drew 606,000 tweets reaching more than 7 million unique Twitter users topping all sports and entertainment programming for the night, according to Nielsen.</p><p>ABC Family’s drama series <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> was the most tweeted entertainment program of the night generating 149,000 tweets reaching 1.4 million unique Twitter users, according to the report</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Stitchers’ Draws 1.28 Million Viewers in Debut ]]></title>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="bha8xThYoNbeEvJkXDdqYm" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bha8xThYoNbeEvJkXDdqYm.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bha8xThYoNbeEvJkXDdqYm.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>ABC Family’s new sci-fi procedural series <em>Stitchers</em> averaged 1.28 million viewers in its series debut, the network said Wednesday. (To read the <em>MCN</em> review of the show, click here.)</p><p>The series, in which a secret governmental agency uses a young woman to hack into the brains of dead people to help solve crimes, finished as cable’s second biggest launch of the 2014/15 season among females 12-34 behind AMC’s <em>Better Call Saul,</em> according to ABC Family.</p><p><em>Stitchers</em> benefited from its lean-in, the sixth season debut of <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> which averaged 2.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The premiere was slightly below last year’s season five premiere episode, which drew 2.7 million watchers.</p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars</em> also drew strong numbers in key demos including females 12-34 (1.2 million viewers), adults 18-34 (945,000), adults 12-34 (1.4 million), women 18-49 (1.1 million) and adults 18-49 (1.3 million), according to Nielsen.</p>
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                                <p>Aided by a strong performance by its annual "25 Days of Christmas" programming event, ABC Family wrapped up 2014 as the top cable network in primetime among women 18 to 34.</p><p>The service also notched its top delivery ever among adults 18 to 34, and viewers 12 to 34, and finished as the No. 2 cable network among females 12 to 34 for the third consecutive year.</p><p>Overall, ABC Family averaged a 0.4 rating in Nielsen’s 2014 among total viewers, matching 2013’s level. Its viewership dipped 2% to 1.20 million from 1.22 million.</p><p>ABC Family averaged 0.7 rating and 250,000 women 18 to 34 in primetime, according to Nielsen data. Those performances were boosted by a 1.3 rating and 428,000 of those viewers in December, driven by the network’s aforementioned stunt.</p><p>The millennial-targeted service recorded its best deliveries ever among persons 18 to 34 and viewers 12 to 34, averaging a 0.5 rating and 350,000 and a 0.6 rating and 509,000 in those demos. In both cases, ABC Family ranked sixth across cable with those measures.  </p><p>The network placed second for the third year running against females 12 to 34, registering a 0.8 rating and 366,000 watchers among that group.</p><p>Additionally, ABC was fourth with women 18 to 49, garnering a 0.6 rating and 401,000 of those viewers; it was the sixth consecutive top 5 finish with this designation. The service also ranked among the Top 10 for the fifth time in six years among adults 18 to 49, netting a 0.5 rating and 585,000.</p><p>The network was fueled in no small part by the continuing popularity of its top original series, <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>. The show concluded 2014 as the No. 2 cable series with females 12 to 34 (2.1 million/4.5 rating) and ranked among basic’s top 5 scripted series with adults 18 to 34 (No. 5, 1.5 million viewers/2.3 rating), women 18 to 34 (No, 3, 1.3 million/3.9 rating), women 18 to 49 (No. 4,  1.7 million/2.7 rating) and the 12 to-34 set (No. 4, 2.4 million/2.6 rating).</p><p>Including its “25 Days of Christmas 2014” special, Pretty Little Liars extended its skein as cable’s top original show on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. among females 12 to 34 to 108, dating back to its June 2010 premiere.  </p><p>Lead-out <em>Chasing Life</em> won its Tuesday 9 p.m. cable time period during its freshman season among women 18 to 34 (594,000/1.8 rating), viewers 12 to 34 (1.0 million/1.1 rating) and females 12 to 34 (905,000/2.0 rating).</p><p>In its 17th year, 25 Days of Christmas continued to delight, delivering its third-best performance with 2.5 million viewers and 892,000 12-to-34 watchers.   The stunt netted its second-best performance among adults 18 to 34 (630,000/0.9 rating), women 18 to 34 (420,000/1.2 rating), adults 18 to 49 (1.2 million/0.9 rating), women 18 to 49 (744,000/1.2 rating) and females 12 to 34 (584,000/1.3 rating).</p><p>Gauged against 25 Days in 2013, this year’s event posted across the board, including 4% in total viewers (2.5 million from. 2.4 million), 8% among adults 18 to 34 (630,000 from 582,000), 20% against adults 18 to 49 (1.2 million from 1.0 million) and 12% with viewers 12 to 34 (892,000 from 799,000).</p><p>The programming marathon -- led by  <em>Elf,</em> ABC Family officials said the service aired the top 10 cable TV movies among adults 18 to 34, the top eight films with adults 18 to 49 and the top 17 with viewers 12-34 –  drove the network to its best-ever month in primetime with adults 18 to 49 (1.0 rating, 1.2 million) and women 18 to 49 (1.2 and 769,000).</p><p>December 2014 also stands as ABC Family’s second best month among persons 18 to 34 (0.9, 643,000) women of that age (1.3, 428,000) and the 12-to-34 crowd (1.0 rating, 905,000).</p><p>The period was the service’s third best among females 12 to 34 (1.3 rating, 592,000) and 2.5 million total viewers.</p><p>ABC Family trailed only ESPN’s 3.3 million average audience among cable networks in December.</p>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="tSxtyTV2T5jXGmHPBKyeM4" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tSxtyTV2T5jXGmHPBKyeM4.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tSxtyTV2T5jXGmHPBKyeM4.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>ABC Family will preview the Jan. 6 winter premiere episode of <em>Pretty Little Liars</em> on social media service Snapchat, the network said Monday.</p><p>Fans of the series can tune in to Snapchat to watch the first three minutes of tomorrow’s episode in short “snaps” throughout the day until 7 p.m., an hour before the premiere of the series, said network officials.</p><p><em>Pretty Little Liars</em> is one of the network’s most social show. The series is the top ranked scripted series on Instagram, the top scripted show on Pinterest and represents the top six most tweeted episodes for a scripted series, according to the network.</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ABC Family Adds Dramas to '25 Days of Christmas' ]]></title>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="z5UVzwGnDvUWr2QjLqfqVV" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z5UVzwGnDvUWr2QjLqfqVV.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z5UVzwGnDvUWr2QjLqfqVV.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>Santa, of course, will come down the chimney in many ways during ABC Family's annual stunt, but the "25 Days of Christmas" gambit will feature holiday-themed episodes of four of the network's key original drama series for the first time.</p><p>Running from Dec. 1-25, this year's “25 Days of Christmas” will feature the holiday-episode debuts of <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>, <em>The Fosters</em>, <em>Switched at Birth</em> and <em>Chasing Life</em> during the week of Dec. 8. They will join holiday versions of comedies <em>Melissa and</em><em>Joey</em> and <em>Baby Daddy</em>.</p><p> The holiday cheer continues with the network television premieere of <em>Arthur Christmas</em>, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent as Santa, on Dec. 6 at 9 p.m.  (ET/PT) and the ABC Family debut of the new special <em>Toy Story That Time Forgot</em> the following night at 8 p.m.</p><p>On Sunday, Dec. 21, the network will air a Rankin Bass holiday classics marathon featuring such beloved programs as <em>The Little Drummer Boy</em>, <em>Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a Santa Clause.</em></p><p>Theatrical tinsel will come in the form of <em>National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</em> (Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.), <em>Elf</em> (that night at 8 p.m.) and a <em>The Santa Clause</em> double feature on Dec. 2.</p><p><strong>25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS</strong> day-by-day programming highlights include*:</p><p><strong>Monday, December 1</strong></p><p>(4:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1979)</strong></p><p>Pardon-Me-Pete the Groundhog tells the story of how Jack Frost briefly became human and helped a knight win his lady love. (Animated)</p><p>(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN</strong></p><p>Fred Astaire narrates this tale of Kris Kringle (voice of Mickey Rooney), a young man who starts a gift factory where he builds toys and gives them to all the local children, earning him the name Santa Claus. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>The comic misadventures of the beleaguered Griswold family continue as America’s most dedicated dad (Chevy Chase) is determined to stay at home to create “the most fun-filled old fashioned family Christmas ever” - but life has a particular way of throwing wet logs on Clark Griswold’s fire. (Live Action) </p><p>(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>Buddy (Will Ferrell) grew up in the North Pole, never realizing he was not a Christmas Elf like all of his friends.  When he finds out the truth, he sets out for New York City to find the father he never knew.  But Buddy isn’t used to the big city, and New York has never seen anyone like Buddy! (Live Action) </p><p>(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>Tim Allen stars as Scott Calvin, a divorced father whose strained relationship with his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) begins to mend only after a bizarre twist of fate transforms him into the new Santa. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(1:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1979) Encore Presentation</strong></p><p><strong>Tuesday, December 2 </strong></p><p>(4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY</strong></p><p>Rudolph’s magical glowing nose is not only helpful at Christmas, but also in the heat of summer when Rudolph and his friend, Frosty the Snowman, are called in to rescue a struggling circus at a special July 4th benefit. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE DOUBLE FEATURE!</strong></p><p>(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE</strong></p><p>Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos as Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin, aka Santa, as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short) - whose chilling Santa-envy has him trying to take over the “big guy’s” holiday. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>PRANCER</strong></p><p>A young girl reawakens the Christmas spirit in her town when she becomes convinced a wounded reindeer is actually Santa’s reindeer Prancer. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Wednesday, December 3</strong></p><p>(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>PRANCER</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>The Academy Award® -winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis reunite for the inspiring tale of a young boy and the magical train he boards to the North Pole. Based on the beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. (Animated) </p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>The Brady family reunites for Christmas and prays for a holiday miracle when Mike Brady (Robert Reed) is involved in an accident. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Thursday, December 4</strong></p><p>(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR</strong></p><p>Santa sends Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to find Baby New Year, who has run away from Father Time. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>Based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Phyllis McGinley’s children’s book, Mrs. Claus narrates this memorable classic about the time she almost donned her husband’s famous red suit. (Animated)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 3 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>The classic tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited on Christmas Eve by three ghosts who attempt to help him change his life and embrace the holidays. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SNOW</strong></p><p>In a reinvention of the Santa Claus myth, this original ABC Family holiday movie finds Nick (Tom Cavanagh) reluctantly taking over the family business at the North Pole and, in the process of trying to bring back the spirit of Christmas they lost long ago, finds his true love. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Friday, December 5</strong></p><p>(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:00–10:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Jim Carrey stars as the title character who tries to ruin Christmas for all the Whos of Whoville in this live-action adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss children’s story. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:30–11:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:30 PM–2:00 AM ET/PT) – <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>Santa’s estranged older brother, Fred (Vince Vaughn), has reluctantly agreed to visit his family at the North Pole for Christmas. But when their longtime rift threatens Christmas for everyone, it’s up to Fred to prove that he is a true Claus and save the holidays! (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Saturday, December 6</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>All Ethan (Ethan Embry) and his younger sister Hallie (Thora Birch) want for Christmas is for their parents to get back together.  The children concoct a scheme to make their holiday wish come true–and with the help of mice, an ice-cream truck, a few telephone calls and the magic of Santa–their plan might just work!  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>A DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Dennis tries to spread the Christmas spirit to his grumpy neighbor Mr. Wilson (Robert Wagner) and receives some help from the Angel of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:30-2:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND</strong></p><p>Everyone’s favorite snowman, Frosty, plans to marry, but not if the evil Jack Frost can help it. Can the children save Frosty from being frozen lifeless and get him to the church on time? (Animated) </p><p>(2:00-4:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(4:00-6:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(6:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY 3</strong></p><p>In the third installment of the beloved film series, Andy is growing up and decides to put away his toys for good, except for Woody (voice of Tom Hanks).  But the gang accidentally ends up among the toys at a daycare center, run by the ruthless teddy bear Lotso (voice of Ned Beatty).  It’s up to Woody to rescue his friends and return them home!  (Animated)</p><p>(9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS - Network Television Premiere!</strong></p><p>How does Santa deliver all those presents on one night?  With a team of Christmas elves, and one high tech operation, and the entire Claus family’s help!  However, after a present is lost on Christmas Eve, Santa’s youngest son Arthur teams up with an elf for an urgent mission to make sure a little girl receives a special gift.  (Animated)</p><p>(11:00 PM–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(1:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1979)</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Sunday, December 7</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>A DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00-9:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY</strong></p><p>Based on the Christmas song, the “Little Drummer Boy” tells the story of Aaron, a poor boy who cannot afford to buy a present for baby Jesus and instead plays a special song for him on his drums. (Animated)</p><p>(9:30 AM–11:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:30 AM–1:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(1:30-3:30PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1998)</strong></p><p>Jack Frost (Michael Keaton) was always too busy to spend time with his son Charlie. But when he dies in a car accident, Jack finds himself back to life in the form of a snowman! (Live Action)</p><p>(3:30–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(5:30–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY 3</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:00–8:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT – ABC FAMILY PREMIERE</strong></p><p>During a post-Christmas play date, the “Toy Story” gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie's room. (Animated)</p><p>(8:30–10:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(10:30–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(11:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Monday, December 8</strong></p><p>(5:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE FOSTERS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>As Callie and Jude spend their first Christmas with the Fosters, Callie feels the sting of still being an official foster kid, while Jude’s guilt over having been adopted has him overcompensating.</p><p>(9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SWITCHED AT BIRTH – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>As the Kennish and Vasquez families prepare to celebrate Christmas in their traditional ways, Bay and Daphne find themselves living each other’s lives as if the switch never happened.</p><p>(10:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE FOSTERS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(1:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SWITCHED AT BIRTH – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p><strong>Tuesday, December 9</strong></p><p>(5:00–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated) </p><p>(5:30–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>Charles Dickens’s famous story is retold with Mickey as Bob Cratchit, Uncle Scrooge as Ebenezer Scrooge, Goofy as Jacob Marley’s ghost, and Donald as nephew Fred. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE LITTLE MERMAID</strong></p><p>Ariel (Jodi Benson) is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father’s order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues the prince of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula (Pat Carroll), and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. </p><p>(8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>PRETTY LITTLE LIARS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer look to clear Spencer’s name and prove a connection between Alison and Bethany, while Alison gets a glimpse at the past, present and future by a ghostly presence.</p><p>(9:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>CHASING LIFE - NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>April’s grandparents (guest stars Ed Asner and Marion Ross) stir up trouble when they pay a visit and the Carvers celebrate an early family Christmas.</p><p>(10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>PRETTY LITTLE LIARS – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(1:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>CHASING LIFE – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p><strong>Wednesday, December 10</strong></p><p>(4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE LITTLE MERMAID</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>BABY DADDY</strong></p><p>Ben takes drastic measures to get Emma a much sought after toy for her first Christmas.</p><p>(7:30–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>MELISSA & JOEY</strong></p><p>Jaime Pressly drops by as Mel’s sister Meredith, who comes home from prison on furlough to celebrate Christmas with the kids and Mel, and seems unruffled by Joe's obvious animosity towards her.</p><p>(8:00–8:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>MELISSA & JOEY – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>Mel and Joe are about to celebrate their first Christmas as a couple, which leads to a competition over whose family ornament should take the top spot on the tree.</p><p>(8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>BABY DADDY – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE!</strong></p><p>Ben’s holiday season is going horribly wrong and he wishes there was no such thing as Christmas. But when Ben’s wish comes true and the holiday vanishes, he also erases Emma’s existence, since he met her mother at a Christmas Eve party. Can Ben get his loved ones to believe in Christmas and bring Emma back before it’s too late?</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–12:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MELISSA & JOEY – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(12:30–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>BABY DADDY – NEW HOLIDAY EPISODE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p><strong>Thursday, December 11</strong></p><p>(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1998)</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SCROOGED</strong></p><p>A comedic take on Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol.” A television executive (Bill Murray) who exploits the holidays in order to boost ratings, is haunted by three ghosts. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE MISTLE-TONES</strong></p><p>In the ABC Family original holiday movie, Holly (Tia Mowry) is devastated when she is turned down for a spot in the Christmas singing group The Snow Belles.  So she forms her own group, the Mistle-Tones, and challenges her rival Marci (Tori Spelling) and The Snow Belles to a Christmas Eve sing-off!  (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Friday, December 12</strong></p><p>(4:30–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1979)</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:30–7:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SCROOGED</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 11, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(7:30–9:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:30 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)</strong></p><p>A young girl is reluctant to believe in Santa Claus, despite the appearance of a jovial man who claims to be the real thing. (Live Action) </p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS</strong></p><p>Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez star in ABC Family’s original holiday tale about a desperate young woman who kidnaps a handsome guy to take home to her parents at Christmas to prove how well she’s doing with her life. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Saturday, December 13</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>UNLIKELY ANGEL</strong></p><p>When diva country singer Ruby Diamond (Dolly Parton) is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, she is denied access into heaven because of her selfish ways.  If she reunites the Bartilson family, who have been torn apart ever since Mrs. Bartilson died, by midnight on Christmas Eve, she will become an angel. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE MISTLE-TONES</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 11 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE 3</strong></p><p>Eight year old Alex is home sick from school when he must outwit a gang of thieves who are targeting his neighborhood searching for a specific toy car, which Alex has!</p><p>(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>PRANCER</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(3:00–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(5:30–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:00–11:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:30 PM–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5, for description. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Sunday, December 14</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:30–11:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:30 AM–1:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1998)</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:30–4:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(6:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)  </p><p>(9:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Encore Presentation</strong></p><p><strong>Monday, December 15</strong></p><p>(4:30–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY</strong></p><p>The holder of a Golden Ticket wins a trip to where the world’s most wonderful sweets are made, in the mysterious chocolate factory of Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder). (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S</strong><strong>PREP & LANDING</strong></p><p>The half-hour holiday special reveals the never-before-told tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing, who are responsible for preparing all of the homes for Santa before the big guy arrives.  Featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Sarah Chalke. (Animated)</p><p>(7:30–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S</strong><strong>PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE</strong></p><p>Prep & Landing Elves Wayne and Lanny are back to save the day when someone threatens to put the whole world on Santa’s Naughty List. Featuring the voices of Dave Foley, Chris Parnell, and Rob Riggle.  (Animated)</p><p>(8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 3 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY</strong></p><p>In this ABC Family original holiday movie, Mary Class (Jenny McCarthy) is a highly driven business executive whose great success is acknowledged by everyone but her father, who just happens to be Santa Claus (George Wendt). (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Tuesday, December 16</strong></p><p>(2:00–4:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 15 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(4:30-6:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:30–8:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 3 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:30–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is shocked when his Christmas wish – that his family would leave him alone – comes true when he is inadvertently left behind from a holiday vacation. But now there are two ruthless burglars targeting Kevin’s neighborhood, and it’s up to him to defend his house and catch the thieves! (Live Action) </p><p>(12:00-2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE</strong></p><p>In this ABC Family original movie, Jenny McCarthy reprises her role as Mary Class, Santa’s daughter, who is faced with a decision when her father decides to leave her in charge of the family business.  Also starring Paul Sorvino and Dean McDermott. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Wednesday, December 17</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>HOLIDAZE</strong></p><p>In this ABC Family original movie starring Jennie Garth and Cameron Mathison, Melody Gerard is unhappy when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store.  Desperate to get out of town and back to her “real” life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home.</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 15 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(3:00–4:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Mickey and friends return to tell five more tales of holiday spirit and Christmas cheer. (Animated)</p><p>(4:30–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:30–6:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:30–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>CHRISTMAS CUPID</strong></p><p>In this ABC Family original movie, Christina Milian stars as high powered Hollywood publicist, Sloane, who finds herself haunted by the ghost of her recently departed infamous client, Caitlin (Ashley Benson), in a modern day take on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic story of A Christmas Carol. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Thursday, December 18</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>CHRISTMAS CUPID</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 17 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>UNLIKELY ANGEL</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 13 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the ABC Family original holiday movie follows a young woman who re-lives the same first date on Christmas Eve over and over again until she learns to open up her world to new things and stop living in the past. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>PRANCER</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(5:00–6:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Kelsey Grammer narrates three charming Christmas tales with a Mickey Mouse twist, including the Christmas classic The Gift of the Magi, starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse. (Animated)</p><p>(6:30–8:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(8:30–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 5, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Friday, December 19</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA</strong></p><p>In this ABC Family Original movie, an ambitious marketing executive gets more than she bargained for when she decides to run a “Sexy Santa” contest to replace the typical mall Santa, and the winner turns out to be more than just a handsome face.</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>UNACCOMPANIED MINORS</strong></p><p>Wilmer Valderrama stars in this holiday romp set in the Unaccompanied Minors Room, an airport holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all over the country. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00–11:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:30 AM–1:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>PRANCER</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:30–3:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST (1998)</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(3:30–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>FRED CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SCROOGED</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 11, for description. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Saturday, December 20</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>Christmas chaos ensues in the ABC Family original movie “The Dog Who Saved Christmas,” when the Bannister family adopts a misguided guard dog, Zeus (voiced by Mario Lopez), to try and keep their home safe from neighborhood prowlers. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS</strong></p><p>When Puppy Paws, the feisty son of Santa Paws, forgets the true meaning of the season, it’s up to the Buddies to remind him that Christmas is not about what you get; it’s about what you give. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(2:00–4:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(6:00–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(8:00–10:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:30 PM–1:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(1:00-2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>A MISER BROTHERS’ CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Starring Mickey Rooney, “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas” tells the story of how Santa throws out his back, potentially spoiling Christmas for boys and girls all over the world. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Sunday, December 21</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 20, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RICHIE RICH’S CHRISTMAS WISH</strong></p><p>Richie Rich (David Gallagher) gets more than he bargained for when Professor Keanbean (Eugene Levy) invents a wishing machine that magically transports Richie to an alternate universe where his nasty cousin Reggie Van Dough rules with an iron fist. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>CHRISTMAS CLASSICS MARATHON!</strong></p><p>(1:00-1:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(1:30-2:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NESTOR, THE LONG EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY</strong></p><p>“Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” tells the story of the donkey that carried Mary to Bethlehem. (Animated)</p><p>(2:00-3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(3:00–4:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Animated)</p><p>(4:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:00–7:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 5 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(7:30–10:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(10:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 3 for description. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Monday, December 22</strong></p><p>(7:00–9:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>RICHIE RICH’S CHRISTMAS WISH</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 21 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>A DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>UNLIKELY ANGEL</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 13 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SNOWGLOBE</strong></p><p>In the ABC Family original movie, a mystical snow globe transports Angela (Christina Milian), who longs for the perfect Christmas away from her boisterous family, into an idyllic Christmas winter wonderland. (Live Action)</p><p>(3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE MISTLE-TONES</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 11 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(5:00–5:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:30-6:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(6:30–7:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(7:30–8:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:30–10:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(10:30-11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT</strong><strong>Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(12:00-2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH AND FROSTY’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 2 for description. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Tuesday, December 23</strong></p><p>(7:00–8:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 18 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(8:30–10:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>CHRISTMAS CUPID</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 17 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(10:30 AM–12:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 15 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(12:30–2:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(2:30–4:30 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS</strong></p><p>See Friday, December 12 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(4:30-5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE SANTA CLAUSE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p> See Wednesday, December 3, for description. (Animated)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p><strong>Wednesday, December 24</strong></p><p>(7:00-7:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(7:30–9:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>ARTHUR CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 6 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:00 AM-1:00 PM) <strong>SNOW</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(1:00 PM-3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>JACK FROST</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 7 for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(3:00–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE POLAR EXPRESS</strong></p><p>See Wednesday, December 3 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(12:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>SCROOGED</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 11, for description. (Live Action)</p><p><strong>Thursday, December 25</strong></p><p>(7:00–7:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(7:30–8:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 21 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:00–8:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>NESTOR, THE LONG EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY</strong></p><p>See Sunday, December 21 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(8:30–9:00 AM ET/PT) ‘<strong>TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS</strong></p><p>Actor Joel Grey narrates this animated holiday special adapted from the famous poem by Clement Moore. (Animated)</p><p>(9:00–9:30 AM ET/PT) <strong>MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 9 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE</strong></p><p>See Tuesday, December 16, for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(1:00-2:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(2:00–3:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Animated)</p><p>(3:00–4:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong></p><p>See Thursday, December 4 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(4:00–4:30 PM ET/PT)  <strong>DISNEY’S</strong><strong>PREP & LANDING</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 15 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(4:30–5:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>DISNEY’ S</strong><strong>PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 15 for description. (Animated)</p><p>(5:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1, for description. (Live Action)</p><p>(7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>ELF</strong></p><p>See Monday, December 1 for description.  (Live Action)</p><p>(9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE Encore Presentation</strong></p><p>(12:00 AM–2:00 AM ET/PT) <strong>HOME ALONE 3</strong></p><p>See Saturday, December 13, for description.  (Live Action)</p>
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