By Rick Gables
Jessy Schram and Wes Brown star in A Nashville Christmas Carol, premiering Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel, during the network’s annual Countdown to Christmas programming event. Vivienne Wake (Schram), a workaholic television producer in charge of a country music-themed Christmas special showcasing newcomer Alexis (RaeLynn), never lets personal feelings get in the way of business. On the verge of accepting a job in LA, and with the return of Gavin Chase (Brown), her childhood sweetheart and manager to the special’s headliner, Belinda (Sara Evans), she receives a visit from the ghost of her recently deceased mentor, Marilyn (Wynonna Judd). Her mentor warns her current path leads to a dark future and has recruited both the Spirit of Christmas Past (Kix Brooks) and the Spirit of Christmas Present (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) to help her get back on track. The Spirits’ time-jumping adventures force Vivienne to take hold of her life. Will Vivienne ultimately choose her career or another chance at love?
SHOWTIME will premiere the documentary, BELUSHI, on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The feature length film examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent John Belushi, who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences. Told using previously unheard audiotapes, BELUSHI examines his extraordinary life in the words of his collaborators, friends and family, including Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Penny Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Carrie Fisher, Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Jane Curtin, Ivan Reitman and his high school sweetheart and later wife, Judy Belushi.
CBS’ season four of drama series Seal Team is set to debut Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. On the season premiere, God of War, Bravo Team enters enemy territory in the snowy Spin Ghar Mountain Range to capture Al-Hazred, the leader of a terrorist group and son of the terrorist leader that Jason (David Boreanaz) took down early in his career and made him Bravo One. When they are attacked, Jason and Cerberus, Bravo’s canine member, are separated from the team, in part one of the two-part season premiere.