Peacock has announced season two for the original baking competition series. “Baking It,”Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler hosted the show and produced it executive-produced. On Monday, December 12, the second season will premiere on the streamer.
The Emmy-winners host the series’ second season for the first time. Poehler replaces fellow “Saturday Night Live”Alum and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”Andy Samburg was the host of the first Rudolph season. A holiday special episode of “Baking It”The special will air on NBC at 10 p.m. ET/PT December 12. Maya and Amy invite some of their most famous friends to the holiday special. “cele-bake”The holidays as a friendly contest to raise money for their charities
Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division within Universal Studio Group, produces the show in association with Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, and 3 Arts Entertainment. Rudolph and Poehler are the executive producers. Pip Wells, Kate Arend, Rudolph and Nicolle Yanon are the others.
Today’s television news includes:
PARTNERSHIPS
Fubo Sport Network announced a multiyear deal with Gilbert Arenas (ex-NBA player) and Josiah Johnson (basketball personality), hosts of its streaming TV show, podcast. “No Chill with Gilbert Arenas.”Season 3 premieres on Thursday, October 27, at 3 p.m. with Victor Oladipo (Miami Heat) as special guest. ET / Noon PT on Fubo Sports Network’s YouTube and Sunday, October 30 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on its linear channel. Each week, additional guests will be joining the show. Arenas and Johnson will host weekly episodes and live programming throughout the NBA season. This includes events like the NBA All-Star weekend and playoffs.
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ONE Championship announced a broadcast partnership with Globo’s Combate, making them the exclusive distributor of ONE martial arts events in Brazil. The multi-year agreement, which is set to begin in January 2023, calls for 12 events to be broadcast in primetime annually. “This multi-year agreement will give our Brazilian fanbase the opportunity to connect with ONE like never before as we present a minimum of 12 primetime events each year,”Chatri Sityodtong is Chairman and CEO at ONE Championship. “Brazil is one of the most passionate combat sports regions in the world, and with a best-in-class partner like Globo distributing our content, we will be able to reach the widest audience possible in an extremely important market for ONE.”
Combate, Globo’s provider of premium combat sports content and pay-per-views in Brazil, will deliver relevant coverage throughout Globo’s free-to-air, digital, and pay TV channels.
“The agreement with ONE Championship, which brings incredible live events and a great roster of Brazilian athletes, reinforces Combate’s objective in giving our Brazilian audience the very best of combat sports,” Rafael Gruenbaum, Head of Combate, said. “We are very pleased with this partnership with ONE. It’s a great step in a path of expanding our portfolio to all martial arts.”
RATINGS
Hallmark Media’s annual holiday programming slate “Countdown to Christmas”This past weekend, Hallmark Channel was elevated to the top-rated entertainment cable network in Total Day among women 18+. In addition, the network’s Saturday night premiere, “We Wish You a Married Christmas,”The most-watched entertainment cable show of the week among Total Viewers, Women 18+, and Households was “The Voice”
The launch weekend for Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Miracles of Christmas”Together, they reached 12.2 millions unduplicated viewers. Other highlights include Friday night’s premier of “Noel Next Door,”This was ranked the most-watched entertainment program on cable television of the day.
PROGRAMMING
Nickelodeon Television, Mattel Television, and Mattel Television announced they have approved a sequel for the live-action movie musical. “Monster High The Movie.”The feature-length TV film will begin production in Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada in January. It will air in Nickelodeon’s programming and be streamed on Paramount+ in 2023.
“We are ecstatic to tell the monstrous next chapter of this beloved franchise to our audience,” said Zack Olin and Shauna Phelan, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. “Monster High’s message of embracing one’s unique self is as important as ever and we look forward to expanding the stories of these fan-favorite characters.”
Todd Holland will be back as director and executive producer. Fred Soulie, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Mattel Television; Phil Breman, Vice President of Live Action Development at Mattel; and Adam Bonnett will also return as executive producers. The sequel screenplay is being written by Matt & Billy Eddy, with story by Holland & the Eddys.
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ABC has announced that it will air two Christmas specials featuring music in December. “A Very Backstreet Christmas,”Enjoy the holidays with The Backstreet Boys “Finding Harmony,”A heartfelt story featuring John Legend, EGOT Winner, and David Brown founder of the Columbus-based Harmony Project. Disney will also launch its 100th anniversary celebrations with “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023”To ring in the New Year.
More highlights include Disney’s stop-motion holiday special, “Mickey Saves Christmas,”The return of “CMA Country Christmas” from Nashville, holiday-themed episodes of ABC’s favorite comedies and game shows and a special airing of “Home Alone”On Christmas Eve. ABC News will air as well “Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer/ABC News Special” “The Year: 2022.”
Additional movies, musicals, specials complete the holiday season at ABC. The airdates for their shows are as follow:
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16
- 8:00-8:30 p.m. “The Conners” (Thanksgiving episode)
- 8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Goldbergs” (Thanksgiving episode)
- 9:31-10:00 p.m. “Home Economics” (Thanksgiving episode)
TUESDAY, NOV. 22
- 10:00-11:00p.m. “The Rookie: Feds” (Thanksgiving episode)
SUNDAY, NOV. 27
- 7:00-7:30 p.m. “Mickey Saves Christmas” (new)
- 7:30-8:00 p.m. “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. The Wonderful World of Disney “Magical Holiday Celebration” (new)
MONDAY, NOV. 28
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season premiere)
TUESDAY, NOV. 29
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer/ABC News Special” (new)
THURSDAY, DEC. 1
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
- 9:00-10:01 p.m. “CMA Country Christmas” (new)
MONDAY, DEC. 5
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (new)
TUESDAY, DEC. 6
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (holiday episode)
- 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck” (holiday episode)
- 10:00-11:00 p.m. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (holiday episode)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7
- 8:00-8:30 p.m. “The Conners” (holiday episode)
- 8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Goldbergs” (holiday episode)
- 9:00-9:31 p.m. “Abbott Elementary” (holiday episode)
- 9:31-10:00 p.m. “Home Economics” (holiday episode)
THURSDAY, DEC. 8
- 8:00-10:01 p.m. The Wonderful World of Disney “Frozen II” (broadcast premiere)
MONDAY, DEC. 12
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season finale)
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
- 8:00-8:30 p.m. “Mickey Saves Christmas”
- 8:30-9:00 p.m. “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
- 9:00-9:30 p.m. “Disney Prep & Landing”
- 9:30-10:00 p.m. “Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice”
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. “A Very Backstreet Holiday” (new)
- 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Finding Harmony” (new)
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
- 9:00-9:30 p.m. “Toy Story That Time Forgot”
- 9:30-10:00 p.m. “Shrek the Halls”
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. The Wonderful World of Disney “Home Alone”
SUNDAY, DEC. 25
- 7:00-9 :00 a.m. PST “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” (new)
MONDAY, DEC. 26
- 9:00-11:00 p.m. “The Year: 2022” (new)
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
- 8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023” (new)
- 10:00-10:30 p.m.
- 10:30 p.m.-2:13 a.m. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023” (new)