UPtv Press Release:
UPtv’s MERRY MOVIE CHRISTMAS
BEGINS NOVEMBER 1
UPtv’s Merry Offering Includes a New Movie Tracker App for Viewers as they Watch 60 Days, Over 60 Titles and More Than 500 Hours of Holiday Cheer
UPtv’s Five World Television Premiere Christmas Movies Include
A Very Country Christmas Homecoming with Bea Santos (The Hardy Boys, Murdoch Mysteries), Greyston Holt (Chesapeake Shores) and country singer Deana Carter; A Ring for Christmas with Liliana Tandon (Period Piece), Dean Geyer (Once Upon a Date, Glee), Charles Hittinger (Pretty Little Liars, Sharknado) and Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos, Rizzoli & Isles); Mistletoe Magic with Stephen Huszar (The Rooftop Christmas Tree, Letterkenny) and Jessica Sipos (Chesapeake Shores, UnReal); Dashing Home for Christmas with Paniz Zade (The Handmaid’s Tale), Adrian Spencer (Designated Survivor), Suzanne Cyr (Christmas Wedding Runaway, Goosebumps) and Andrew Bushell (The Bold Type); and Christmas on the Range with Erin Cahill (L.A.’s Finest, Red Widow), Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor, Being Mary Jane), A Martinez (Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman, Love Finds You in Valentine)
ATLANTA – September 30, 2020 – UPtv, the television home for uplifting entertainment, will be celebrating Christmas with five World Television Premiere movies, beginning with the premiere of the third title in the A Very Country franchise, A Very Country Christmas Homecoming, on Sunday, November 1 at 7 p.m. ET. These all-new movies will join UPtv’s robust collection of 500 hours of holiday cheer and over 60 movies that celebrate family memories, love and the true meaning of Christmas.
“UPtv’s Merry Movie Christmas offering is the culmination of a big year of weekly premiere movies on the network,” said Hector Campos, vice president content strategy & acquisitions for UPtv. “We’re thrilled to kick the season off with our new movie tracker app and invite viewers to tune in to our expansive programming slate offering uplifting entertainment for the whole family as we all celebrate Christmas together.”
Launching in mid-October, the My UPtv Movies app will allow viewers to learn more about upcoming movies on the network, watch movie previews, and request personalized showtime alerts. Viewers can also favorite movie titles to add to a personal collection to easily access them later, set calendar reminders, and request notifications or text messages.
17.71 million viewers tuned into Christmas movies on UPtv last year with primetime ratings growing by double digits in 4Q19 vs 4Q18 among W1849/W2554 and HHs2.
UPtv’s holiday season programming highlights include the following World Television Premiere movies. See local listings for encore broadcasts.
A Very Country Christmas Homecoming – Premieres Sunday, November 1 at 7 p.m. ET
**This is the third movie in the A Very Country franchise – previous movies were A Very Country Christmas and A Very Country Wedding
Zane and Jeannette return from their magical honeymoon to plan the perfect first Christmas as a family, but the arrival of Jeannette’s former father-in-law throws a wrench into all of their holiday planning.
Stars: Bea Santos, Greyston Holt, Deana Carter, Mike Shara, Charlotte Hegele
A Ring for Christmas – Premieres Sunday, November 8 at 7 p.m. ET
Spoiled single girl Angie Moore gets cut off 25 days before Christmas. When she discovers the existence of a sizable trust fund that she will inherit once she gets married, Angie decides to find a man to marry - by Christmas.
Stars: Liliana Tandon, Dean Geyer, Charles Hittinger, Lorraine Bracco
Mistletoe Magic – Premieres Sunday, November 15 at 7 p.m. ET
When self-proclaimed “Christmas Grinch” Harper realized that she accidentally donated her family’s beloved magic mistletoe to a charity, she enlists the help of thrift store owner and old friend Luke to help her retrieve it. Can Luke convince Harper that perhaps the magic of Christmas is real and that true love does exist?
Stars: Stephen Huszar, Jessica Sipos
Dashing Home for Christmas – Premieres Sunday, November 22 at 7 p.m. ET
Emily Nichols, a successful business consultant, has missed every family gathering this year, so getting home for Christmas is very important to her. But when a series of mishaps – from delayed public transportation to diverted flights and broken-down trains and finally, a lost wallet – put her holiday plans in jeopardy, she’s forced to find a way home with a fellow road warrior, Simon Allein. While Emily is more a Type A planner who hates disruptions and inconveniences, Simon is a go-with-the-flow type who sees the brightside to any misfortune. So, having to rely upon one another to get to their final destination tests their will, but also provides ample opportunity to get to know each other and, perhaps even, fall in love.
Stars: Paniz Zade, Adrian Spencer, Suzanne Cyr, Andrew Bushell
Christmas on the Range – Premieres Sunday, December 6 at 7 p.m. ET
All Kendall Riley wants for the holidays is to save her family's ranch, but her longtime rival, small-town scrooge Brick McCree, has other plans in mind. When Brick's son, Clint, comes back to town, he is immediately drawn to Kendall and offers a helping hand. As a romance starts to blossom, Kendall's farm is sabotaged, leaving her to wonder about Clint's true intentions.
Stars: Erin Cahill, Nicholas Gonzalez, A Martinez, Lindsay Wagner
1 Nielsen, L7, 10/27-12/25/19, P2+, Reach 1 min qual
2 Nielsen, L3, 9/30/19-12/29/19 vs. 10/1/18-12/30/18, Prime (M-Su; 8p-11p), Cov AA%
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Looks like these 5 new Christmas movies on UPtv - will be cheerful and UPlifting!
If you love the outdoor country life, you are going to enjoy "Christmas on the Range," starring Erin Cahill. I have previewed this movie and it has a "J.L. Family Ranch" feel to it.
I am looking forward to seeing "Mistletoe Magic," simply because it looks lighthearted and fun, and it stars Jessica Sipos ("Chesapeake Shores") and Stephen Huszar ("A Homecoming for the Holidays") and I can't wait to see the other premieres, too, including the third musical installment in the "A Very Country Christmas" series!
Which Christmas movie are you looking forward to seeing?
Joyous Christmas Blessings! Net
As for me; I’m gonna watch “A Ring for Christmas”, & “Christmas on the Range”
ReplyDeleteMichael Gross is in “A Ring for Christmas”
ReplyDeleteI recall seeing pictures about A Ring for Christmas last year.
ReplyDeleteMisty
So this more or less is all the Christmas movies which will premiere this year.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Mistletoe Magic, I was hoping someone would pick it up - Stephen Huszar is one of my favoutite actors now - I'm really hoping there will be more Ruby Herring Mysteries - Stephen and Taylor Cole really make a good partnership.
Looking forward to seeing all these.
ReplyDeleteI'm putting all of these movies on my calendar. I think at this point we can depend on UPTV to not cave to the culture so they deserve my support.
ReplyDelete100% agree! I too, plan to give my support. I also serve on their TV Programmers Group and Movie Club, as a viewer, I answer surveys which gives them feedback from we who are looking for family friendly, uplifting programming.
DeleteI’m gonna watch Mistletoe Magic
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the UPtv Christmas movie list!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an easy pick for me Net. Mistletoe Magic! It is starring Stephen Huszar. He is great in Ruby Herring Mysteries with Taylor Cole. Actually, all his movies have been fun.
ReplyDeleteAll of them should be Good can't wait
ReplyDeleteHey Net!
ReplyDeleteDo you have an update on when the Uptv movies app will be out?
I will check into that for ya... Stay tuned! :)
DeleteHey Net! I just saw that it was out today. I downloaded it:)
DeleteThat's great! Hope you enjoy it! :)
DeleteA Ring for Christmas. I think I'm just not a part of the UPtv demographic (I should know this by now!). I watched about a third to a half of this movie and then just gave up. It's sooooo predictable and sooooo "young" and unbelievable (and i'm soooo not young!:)). I think lots of folks will like this movie, especially teens and tweens, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. Up to the point where I stopped watching, it was basically family friendly. However, they did show the young people drinking alcohol in a bar, so some people might want to be careful when watching with their younger kids; they didn't necessarily glorify the drinking but it was just accepted that that's what all young people do when they get together at Christmas -- and most of these young people looked like they were still in high school and should not be at a bar drinking.
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Okay, so I might already be changing my mind about UPtv since my last review. I usually feel like my middle-aged self is not part of their target audience, which seems to me to be tweens/teens/young adults. However, I really enjoyed A Very Country Christmas Homecoming. I think I liked the first Christmas movie in the series best, and I never saw the wedding movie, but this current movie is cute and family friendly. I really appreciate having Deana Carter as part of this cast, she adds substance to the movies. And the song that the little girl sang at the end of this was lovely, such a beautiful voice (I wonder if that was really the young actress singing?). Not sure yet if this is a keeper for my dvr, but I will definitely re-watch it.
ReplyDelete~~Jane
Mistletoe Magic. Cute movie. Parts of it were silly and odd, but I quite liked this movie, it was sweet (and how can you not like a movie with Stephen Huszar in it?!?). Probably wouldn't buy this one or keep it on my dvr, but would definitely watch it next year.
ReplyDeleteFamily friendly.
~~Jane
Dashing Home for Christmas. Well, that was really cute! Reminiscent of Planes, Trains & Automobiles but with a romance and no Steve Martin or John Candy. The lead actor and actress were perfect for their roles (he is just a young, cutie patootie, all around nice guy). The "big conflict" that every story has to have was a bit contrived, and the very end of the movie was a bit anti-climactic, but, overall, it was a good movie. It would have been a "keeper" for my dvr but I accidentally deleted it - oops. Family friendly.
ReplyDelete~~Jane
Dashing Home for Christmas was pretty cute. -Maria
ReplyDeleteChristmas on the Range was pretty good. -Maria
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