Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Holiday music specials on TV 2013

December 4, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The holiday season tends to fill the world with music — from radio stations playing Christmas songs all day long, to church choirs rejoicing, to people just singing on the street. TV, of course, is also a place to find much music and singing this time of year, with 2013 being no exception. Below are some of the notable holiday music specials on TV 2013. Descriptions are from the networks; all times are Eastern; check back for updates and additions. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download Holiday Hits On Demand — Through Jan. 6 on Music Choice On Demand. Holiday […]

When is It’s a Wonderful Life on TV 2013?

December 3, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When is It’s a Wonderful Life on TV 2013? You might recall the days of being able to watch It’s a Wonderful Life on TV a LOT. The 1946 Frank Capra classic was in the public domain at that time, about 20 or 30 years ago, and it seemed to air nearly nonstop in syndication between Thanksgiving and Christmas. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download For the past several years, rights to It’s a Wonderful Life have belonged to NBC, so airings of the film have become more of a special viewing occasion, with the network usually airing […]

Science Channel special chronicles Comet ISON’s journey

December 3, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Comet ISON has been the buzz among astronomers and average stargazers this year, and especially over the last month or so, with the “super comet” making its journey through our solar system at speeds exceeding 425,000 miles per hour. This Saturday, Dec. 7, Science Channel will be airing a special that the network claims will be the “definitive” chronicle of Comet ISON’s historic voyage. Entitled Super Comet ISON 2013, the one-hour special will offer views of the comet from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and from leading observatories across the world as it completed its 4.5 trillion-mile journey, which began millions […]

NBC breaks out the Bublé again with “Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special”

December 2, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“I’ve got 10 days, and I still haven’t written this,” Michael Bublé told me in a late October phone conversation about his new NBC holiday program, Michael Buble’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special. But given that the famed singer has done two of these before, and especially given the infectious Christmas spirit he displayed during our talk, there’s no doubt that he will come through in a big way once again for his fans. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download Although he didn’t have too many details about the one-hour special when we talked, Bublé did say that it […]

When is Frosty the Snowman on TV 2013?

December 2, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When is Frosty the Snowman on TV 2013? CBS will again be airing the beloved 1969 special starring that “jolly, happy soul” Frosty the Snowman, along with the 1992 special Frosty Returns: Frosty the Snowman — Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at 8pm ET/PT, and Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at 9pm ET/PT on CBS. Frosty Returns — Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at 9:30pm ET/PT on CBS. ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download (Descriptions below from CBS) Friday, Dec. 6 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) Saturday, Dec. 14 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) FROSTY THE SNOWMAN — Frosty, that “jolly, happy soul” whose old […]

Holiday TV episodes 2013

November 26, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Many TV shows this year are carrying on in the long tradition of having special episodes dedicated to the holiday season. Here is a rundown of when to watch first-run and repeat holiday TV episodes of your favorite series this year. All times are Eastern; check back regularly for updates and additions to the list: ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download The Big Bang Theory: “The Santa Simulation” — Nov. 28 at 8pm on CBS. Sheldon revisits some Christmas memories during a game of Dungeons and Dragons. Doc McStuffins: “A Very McStuffins Christmas” — Dec. 1 at 6pm on Disney Junior. When […]

When is A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV 2013?

November 26, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When is A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV 2013? ALSO SEE: Holiday TV schedule 2013 FREE download A Charlie Brown Christmas — Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at 8pm ET on ABC; Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, at 8pm ET on ABC. Update 12/3/13: ABC’s Dec. 2 airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas outdelivered the FOX series Almost Human during the 8pm hour by 22% in Total Viewers (7.1 million vs. 5.8 million), ABC reports. The special will be shown again Thursday, Dec. 19, at 8pm ET on the network. (Description below from ABC) In the digitally remastered 1965 special A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown complains […]

MTV airing 8 hours of Miley Cyrus birthday celebration programming

November 22, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Although she may seem like she’s been around for much longer, and may act — and probably has lived — beyond the way most others of her age have to that point, pop star Miley Cyrus is actually only turning 21 on Nov. 23. To celebrate, MTV is airing eight hours of Miley Cyrus birthday celebration programming beginning at 12pm ET/PT on Nov. 23. The Miley Cyrus birthday event looks to be another popular addition to what MTV, in a release, calls “the MTV/Miley collective,” and certainly some of the performer’s most famous and infamous moments of this past year […]

BBC America goes Greek with new “Atlantis” series

November 21, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“He’s strong because his father’s a god, not because he goes to the gym every day,” Mark Addy told reporters at a summer press conference about his portrayal of the Greek demigod Hercules in the new BBC America series Atlantis — a portrayal that did not require the near-50 Addy to get in any sort of muscular shape. “Our director,” he continued, “the front page of her copy of the script has an old painting with Hercules peeing. Drunken, naked Hercules just having a pee. That’s the kind of guy that this one is.” And that’s the kind of show […]

mun2 Jenni Rivera tribute programming to air in November and December

November 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Monday, Dec. 9 — the one-year anniversary of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera’s tragic death in a plane crash — the mun2 network will feature an all-day tribute to the hugely popular entertainer. mun2 Jenni Rivera programming will also include a way for fans to express their feelings and memories. mun2 Jenni Rivera special programing actually begins on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 28, at 6pm ET with a re-airing of the wedding of Jenni’s daughter Jacqui, from Season 2 of I Love Jenni. At 7pm ET on Nov. 28, the We Love Jenni special from earlier this year, featuring celebrities and friends retelling their […]