Blogs

newsobserver.com blogs

What to Watch on Monday: 'Charlie Brown Christmas' and more Scotty

American Country Awards (8pm, Fox) - Trace Adkins and Kristen Chenoweth host this fan-voted awards show in Las Vegas. Performers include Blake Shelton, the Band Perry, and ... you guessed it, Scotty McCreery!

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - Robin hears bad news, but hides it from everyone, and Marshall hangs Christmas decorations with a little help from his neighbor.

Charlie Brown Christmas (8pm, ABC) - The 1965 Peanuts classic in which Charlie Brown laments the commercialization of Christmas. Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi provides the music.

A Sing-Off Christmas (8pm, NBC) - Holiday songs are performed by winning groups from each season, an ensemble of lead singers from Season 3, and special guests.

2 Broke Girls (8:30pm, CBS) - Max and Caroline try to find their horse Chestnut a job so he will have lodging for the winter.

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (8:30pm, CBS) - In a new holiday installment from Prep & Landing, an elf needs help troubleshooting a Christmas crisis after a mischievous kid hacks into Santa's database, so he reaches out to his estranged brother, who works on the coal squad.

The Closer (9pm, TNT) - Santa's zip-line arrival into a Christmas village goes very wrong and Brenda's team takes on the holiday case. Fred Willard guest stars.

Neverland (9pm, Syfy) - The conclusion to the two-part miniseries that serves as a prequel to the story of Peter Pan. If you missed last night's first part, it repeats tonight at 7.

What to Watch on Sunday: A family crisis on 'The Good Wife'

Once Upon a Time (8pm, ABC) - David (aka Prince Charming) must make a choice between Mary Margaret or Kathryn. Last week's backstory on Jiminy Cricket was crazy dark, right? Yikes.

Boardwalk Empire (9pm, HBO) - Jimmy recalls his time at college, and Nucky and Margaret discuss how to make the best of a potentially bad situation.

The Good Wife (9pm, CBS) - A routine arbitration turns into a battle between Alicia and Louis Canning (Michael J Fox), but when Alicia's daughter Grace goes missing, she and Louis find they have more in common than they believed. A tense episode with lots of Chris Noth camera time. Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter") guest stars as Alicia's new client.

Dexter (9pm, Showtime) - Dexter races to identify the Doomsday Killers' next victim, while Debra's surprising reaction to a crime scene makes her wonder if she depends too much on her brother.

Neverland (9pm, Syfy) - A gang of young pickpockets snatches a magical orb that transports them into a fantastical realm in the debut of the miniseries set before Peter Pan met Wendy and Hook became a captain. Part one of two parts.

Homeland (10pm, Showtime) - Walker's Washington contact is identified by Carrie and Saul, but the target is protected via diplomatic immunity.

All-American Muslim (10pm, TLC) - The Fordson High football team plays its season opener during the holy month of Ramadan, when most of the team is still fasting.

Chef Roblé & Company (10pm, Bravo) - A new culinary reality series based on the experiences of Brooklyn-based chef Roblé Ali as he tries to launch a catering business with this commanding big sister.

Michael Jackson memorial service: It's on

With a public memorial service for Michael Jackson set for Tuesday in Los Angeles, the accompanying remembrance service in Raleigh is back on.

"Yes, we are going forward with it," says co-organizer Bruce Lightner. Originally, Jackson's funeral was going to happen today at his Neverland complex in California. But that was canceled after county officials declined to issue the necessary permits. So local organizers also canceled the Raleigh event, which had been set for 2 p.m. today at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek.

Now the local program is happening at the Raleigh Convention Center, starting at noon Tuesday with an hour of performances by the Martin Luther King All-Children's Choir and other groups. A video feed of the funeral services at Los Angeles' Staples Center will take center stage at 1 p.m., simulcast on video screens in the convention center.

Admission is $5 to cover expenses. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday at the Raleigh Convention Center box office, and also at the Progress Energy Center box office.

Michael Jackson memorial service: It's off

Nothing about Michael Jackson's death has been simple, including his funeral. There was going to be an extravaganza of a memorial service on Friday at the late singer's Neverland ranch in California, complete with a white horse-drawn carriage. Thousands and thousands of people were going to attend.

But the public funeral has been canceled, also forcing the cancelation of a Friday afternoon remembrance service at Raleigh's Walnut Creek. The Martin Luther King All-Children's Choir was to perform, along with a live feed of events in California on the venue's big screens.

"Our objective was to get a live feed of the funeral, but that's not gonna happen," said Raleigh organizer Bruce Lightner. "That was important, to connect with other cities across the country. So it did not make sense to move forward."

Cars View All
Find a Car
Go
Jobs View All
Find a Job
Go
Homes View All
Find a Home
Go

Want to post a comment?

In order to join the conversation, you must be a member of newsobserver.com. Click here to register or to log in.
Advertisements