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New “Little People, Big World” special premieres Feb. 19 on TLC

February 13, 2012 Lori Acken

On Sunday, Feb. 19, TLC will air the fourth — and ostensibly final — Little People: Big World special since the series concluded its run in December of 2010. The newest hourlong special, Little People, Big World: Battle for the Farm, finds the future of Roloff Farm — and Matt and Amy’s relationship — in jeopardy as Matt’s ambition appears to get the best of him. While he plots to buy the neighboring property and triple the size of the farm, the state shuts down one of his businesses, plunging the family to the brink of bankruptcy. Little People, Big World: Battle for the […]

19 more kids and counting for TLC!

February 10, 2012 Lori Acken

Move over, Bob and Michelle Duggar. Way, waaaaay over. On March 27, the Duggar’s longtime friends and occasional costars Gil and Kelly Bates will introduce their own 19 children (all by birth, no adoptions in the bunch and no multiples!) on an as-yet unnamed hourlong TLC special. […]

“Twilight” star Mackenzie Foy battles an evil doll in “The Haunting Hour”

February 3, 2012 StayTuned Staff

This week’s episode of R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour has the opportunity to satisfy two fervent fan bases. For those rabid Twihards who can’t wait for Breaking Dawn — Part 2 to hit screens later this year, they’ll get another peek at the young actress who plays Renesmee, Edward and Bella’s half-human, half-vampire baby. And for Haunting Hour enthusiasts who were creeped out by Lilly D., the treacherous living doll who previously appeared in the two-part episode “Really You,” they’ll be able to see her in action once again. In “The Return of Lilly D.,” Mackenzie Foy plays Natalie, a girl […]

“Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook” returns to PBS

February 2, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The American songwriting tradition gets another boost Friday with the Season 2 premiere of Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook. And if there’s one thing that can be said about the new season, according to its executive producer, Amber Edwards, it’s that this time, they had even greater access to America’s song treasures. Having established “the brand” of the series in Season 1, more collectors — both famous and unknown outside of collectors’ circles — came forward to share their collections and to work with them on American Songbook this time round. “The ‘street cred’ that we got from the first season […]

February is good for dog-watching with Puppy Bowl and Westminster Dog Show

January 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Technically, the “dog days” refer to a period in late summer, usually July and August. But in terms of TV viewing, a case could be made for referring to a few days in February as such. Once again this February, two annual favorites for dog lovers will be hitting the airwaves: Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, and USA Network’s coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. PUPPY BOWL VIII — Animal Planet, Feb. 5, 3-5pm ET/PT (then repeats every two hours until 3am Feb. 6) I hate to sound like an old sports fan who grumbles about how it “used […]

Aarón Sanchez puts the heat in Food Network’s “Heat Seekers” — and the zen in “Chopped”

January 23, 2012 Lori Acken

Aarón Sanchez grew up the spirited son of legendary Mexican cooking authority Zarela Martinez in a household that prized independence and Latin culture — and the ability to make magic in the kitchen. So it’s little surprise that Sanchez would follow in his mother’s footsteps, then blaze a trail of his own, becoming a renowned chef and restaurateur while showing off his natural affinity for teaching and communicating the intricacies of cooking and dining in a series of Food Network guest spots and starring roles. We caught up with Sanchez to talk about his current dual role on the network, […]

“Wimpy Kid” Zachary Gordon wants his “Mummy” in a new episode of “The Haunting Hour”

January 20, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Just three days after wrapping work on the third Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, Zachary Gordon had a very different — and darker — assignment. Instead of playing the lovable, gregarious schemer Greg Heffley, he had to step into the skin of Seth, a boy with a dark, mysterious connection to an ancient evil. All in a day’s work when you sign on for an episode of R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. Gordon’s episode, “Night of the Mummy,” premieres Saturday at 5pm on The Hub. Gordon says the episode will show his Wimpy Kid fans a completely different side […]

“Mad Hungry” host Lucinda Scala Quinn is ready for the big game

January 20, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Lucinda Scala Quinn is probably the leading authority on cooking for guys. It’s a discipline she learned the hard way. “I live with four men,” she says, referring to her husband and sons. “And I have all brothers. It’s just surrounded me my whole life.” Now, with the big game just around the corner, she’s preparing the ultimate guy’s day of food for her family and quite possibly for yours. She’ll be working on her menu the week of the big event on Hallmark Channel’s Mad Hungry With Lucinda Scala Quinn. Below, you’ll see that it’s tasty, not terribly complicated […]

“Dance Moms: Miami” coming soon says Lifetime

January 17, 2012 Lori Acken

Watch your Pilates-toned backs, Bravo Housewives! Looks like Lifetime has found a lady-centric reality franchise of its own in the Dance Moms. With the popularity of the original Pittsburgh-based Dance Moms reality spectacle (now airing its second season Tuesday nights at 9) at a fevered pitch, Lifetime has announced it will air six hour-long episodes of Dance Moms: Miami, set at the sultry south Florida city’s Stars Dance Studio. The school’s owners, renowned contemporary dance teacher Victor Smalley — an instructor on Season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance — and choreographer Angel Armas train a diverse group of […]

New “Little People, Big World” special airs Jan. 22 on TLC

January 17, 2012 Lori Acken

Zach Roloff — the only one of Matt and Amy Roloff‘s four offspring to share their dwarfism — gets the girl on an all-new Little People, Big World special set to debut this Sunday at 8pm ET on TLC. And while I’m tickled pink about this new development as a near-obsessive LPBW fan, I’m also trying hard not to notice that this will be the third of four hourlong specials promised by the network — meaning that only one remains. When the special episodes were announced last summer, the couple told The Hollywood Reporter that, “the response from the fans since Little […]