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Lindsay Lohan docuseries planned for OWN

January 10, 2014 Barb Oates

At the Television Press Association’s 2014 Winter Press Tour today OWN president Sheri Salata announced the network’s plans for 10 new shows this year. Topping the list of new series includes a docu-series that follows the once troubled star Lindsay Lohan in her attempts to rebuild her life. The Lindsay Lohan reality series on OWN is titled Lindsay and debuts March 9 at 10pm ET. “Oprah and Lindsay Lohan met in New York City following her sixth stay in rehab. They had a candid conversation about addiction, alcoholism, Adderall, and Lindsay having become the epitome of child star gone wrong,” […]

Military Channel becoming American Heroes Channel in March 2014

January 9, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Discovery Communications announced today that its Military Channel will be changing its name to American Heroes Channel (AHC) starting Monday, March 3, 2014. A release says that the rebranded network will “expand on the Military Channel’s promise to honor the great defenders of our freedom, while providing a rare glimpse into major events that shaped our world and the trailblazers and unexpected advocates who made a difference.” Discovery says that American Heroes Channel will feature an expanded mix of programming targeted to a primarily male audience of P25-54. The first year of AHC will include 17 new series and specials, […]

‘The Girl With Half a Face’ spotlights Sarah Atwell’s courageous life

December 16, 2013 Lori Acken

The Girl With Half a Face premieres Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Fit & Health. When Sarah Atwell was a toddler, her new stepdad Kenny noticed that something was different about the little girl’s face — even before Sarah’s own devoted mother, Tara, realized anything was amiss. Soon enough, Sarah —now 17 — was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, or NF, a genetic disorder that in Sarah’s rare case caused a large, drooping tumor to slowly develop over the right side of her face. She inherited NF from Tara’s side of the family, though no other relatives have shown symptoms of […]

HBO 24/7 NHL series returns with Red Wings and Maple Leafs

December 10, 2013 Ryan Berenz

HBO 24/7 NHL series returns with Red Wings and Maple Leafs: This four-part documentary series gives viewers an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings leading up to the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Premieres Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. 24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Road to the NHL Winter Classic, the latest installment of HBO’s 24/7 sports reality series, is a four-part documentary series giving viewers an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings leading up to the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. The Red Wings and […]

HBO premieres State of Play Trophy Kids Dec. 4

December 3, 2013 Ryan Berenz

HBO premieres State of Play Trophy Kids Dec. 4: State of Play features a topical sports documentary followed by a roundtable discussion of the issue with guest panelists including the filmmakers, subjects and other experts. The premiere, “Trophy Kids,” examines obsessed parents of student athletes. Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) moderates. Premieres on HBO Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9pm ET. State of Play: Trophy Kids Press release from HBO below: HBO SPORTS® AND FILMMAKER PETER BERG TEAM UP TO PRESENT THE INNOVATIVE NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES STATE OF PLAY, DEBUTING DEC. 4 Emmy® Nominee Berg Executive Produces NEW YORK, Oct. […]

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 […]

Incredible photos from “NOVA At the Edge of Space”

November 20, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Incredible photos from NOVA At the Edge of Space: NOVA: At the Edge of Space on PBS Nov. 20 takes viewers into the zone between the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, where some amazing phenomena take place. NOVA takes viewers on a spectacular exploration to probe the earth-space boundary zone, home to some of nature’s most puzzling and alluring phenomena: the shimmering aurora, streaking meteors and sprites, fleeting flashes that shoot upwards from thunderclouds. NOVA rides with scientists in a high-flying weather observation plane as they hunt for sprites and finally succeed in snaring them in 3-D video, gaining vital […]

PBS special traces Lincoln’s pioneering use of technology and his Gettysburg Address

November 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Nov. 19, 2013, marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. Though Lincoln stated during his speech that “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here” his brief, approximately 270-word address has lived on to be remembered as one of the great speeches in American history. Through his address, Lincoln reaffirmed the meaning and purpose of the American democracy, and made his case that preserving the union was the only end that could justify the horrors of the war and slaughter of thousands in the fields and forests around Gettysburg, Pa., during the Civil […]

Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth HBO special Nov. 16

November 14, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth HBO special Nov. 16: Enjoy a front-row seat in this Spike Lee Joint as “Iron Mike” Tyson recounts the highs and lows of his life in his signature candid style in this concert film of his one-man Broadway stage show. Over the course of 90 minutes, Tyson opens up about his troubled youth, landmark boxing career, key influences, personal and professional controversies, prison, personal loss and, most recently, his rehabilitation and redemption, forged by sobriety and a renewed commitment to family life. Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth premieres on HBO Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8pm ET. Here […]

Father, Donor: MTV’s Generation Cryo spotlights test-tube sibs

November 12, 2013 Lori Acken

MYV’s Generation Cryo premieres Monday, Nov. 25 at 10/9CT. Seventeen-year-old Breeanna Speicher has more than a dozen siblings, all sired by a single man. The list is growing. Until recently, she had never met any of them. Like her brothers and sisters, Speicher — born to a lesbian couple in Reno, Nev. — was conceived using sperm from an anonymous sperm donor, a fact she hid until her teens when she began pondering the sum total of who she is. Hoping to meet her biological dad, whom she only knew as Donor 1096, Speicher logged on to the Donor Sibling […]