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13 December 2018
NBC airs the Season Finale of “The Voice” Over Two Nights
Season Finale
Season 15 of the four-time Emmy Award-winning vocal competition show, The Voice, will crown a new winner live on December 18. The strongest vocalists from across the country have competed for a place in the final four. On Monday, December 17 at 8 PM, it’s the final phase of the competition, with the final four artists performing live in front of coaches Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Each finalist performs three times - one new solo cover, a special duet with their coach, and they debut their first original single. One of the four artists will be a step closer to being named The Voice. (more)December 17 & 18 8 PM ET/PT on NBC |
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13 December 2018
High Schoolers become Stewards and Dive Deep to Restore Oyster Reefs in "Take Back the Harbor"
Tuesday,
On New York's Governor's Island, an unprecedented program has an ambitious goal: to restore once-bountiful oysters and the environmental benefits they bring to New York Harbor. What's more, the foot soldiers of this environmental movement are an unlikely group--high school students at a remarkable public school that teaches stewardship of the waterways alongside math and English. TAKE BACK THE HARBOR highlights the stories and work of these extraordinary students and their inspiring teachers as they persevere to turn the tide on decades of neglect and bring back the health of New York City waterways. (more)December 18 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery |
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12 December 2018
Tony Award-Winner Sutton Foster and Renowned Actor Hugh Bonneville Star in 15th Annual “Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir”
Monday,
This year’s Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is an elaborate, Victorian-themed program, celebrating Christmas through music, dance and storytelling. Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster and renowned actor Hugh Bonneville, of “Downton Abbey” on MASTERPIECE, will star as guest musical artist and narrator, respectively, in this year’s beloved annual holiday television tradition.December 17 9 PM ET on PBS (Check local listings) This 60-minute PBS event highlights the musical achievement and artistic diversity of Foster and the Choir with powerful arrangements of cherished holiday carols such as “Joy to the World,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Christmas Time is Here,” from the beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Silent Night” and “Angels from the Realms of Glory.” Bonneville rounds out the program with a reading of the Christmas story from Luke 2, and a spellbinding account of the tragic true story of a night at sea in 1873 and its aftermath for the composer of the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.” (more) |
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12 December 2018
Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Duane Henry Star in "A Gingerbread Romance," a New Original Movie
Sunday, December 16
With Christmas just weeks away, the architecture firm Taylor works for enters her in a contest in which the teams will design and build life sized gingerbread houses. After the contest, Taylor will likely be getting a promotion to a position in another city. The firm teams her up with Annabelle, a renowned French pastry chef with whom Taylor instantly locks horns. When Annabelle backs out, Taylor stumbles into a local bakery and meets Adam, a baker and single dad. In an act of desperation, Taylor convinces Adam to partner with her for the contest, arguing that winning would give the bakery and his designs much needed exposure. For years Taylor has been resistant to call anywhere “home” for fear it will only be temporary. But the time she spends with Adam and his daughter Brook in their cozy home, decorating for Christmas, and exploring Philadelphia at Christmas, fills her with a longing for a place to call home. (more)8 PM ET/PT on Hallmark Channel |
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12 December 2018
NBC Continues its Slate of Festive Programs for December 17 through January 1
Monday, December 17 (more)10 PM ET on NBC The continuing schedule includes programs like It’s a Wonderful Life, Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night, Timeless finale, holiday edition of America’s Got Talent, Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas Special) and everything in between. Also back is the classic cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Below are the full slate of NBC holiday specials, concluding with the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, from Pasadena, California. |
