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THE SUMTER ITEM
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WIS News 10 at Entertainment Tonight (N) (HD) news update. News 19 Year Ender
Truth Be Told: Truth Be Told: Dateline NBC (N) (HD) The Tell-Tale Ta- The Wedding (N) cos (N) (HD) (HD) The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Blue Bloods: Power Players Erin Blue Bloods: Through the Looking Special Christmas lock-up; homebrings a mob rat back to New York. Glass A journalist will not reveal her made pickles. (N) (HD) (HD) source. (HD) NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers CMA Country Christmas Jennifer Nettles returns for the sixth year in a row 20/20 (N) (HD) at Golden State Warriors from Oracle to host a Christmas celebration, featuring country artists performing holiArena z{| (HD) day music. (HD) Call the Midwife: Holiday Special 2015 Poplar readies it- Vicious: Holiday Christmas With the Mormon Ta- Christmas at Belmont A festive self for Christmas 1960 with a festive bus trip. (N) (HD) Special A holiday bernacle Choir Featuring Santino concert features traditional carols party. (HD) and holiday classics. (HD) Fontana (HD) The Big Bang The Big Bang MasterChef Junior: Happy Birthday American Country Countdown’s WACH FOX News at 10 Local news Theory Christmas Theory (HD) Contestants cook at children’s party. Top 10 Stories of 2015 Country mu- report and weather forecast. tree. (HD) (HD) sic. (HD) Anger Manage- Anger Manage- iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 iHeartRadio holds Whose Line Is It Bones: The Mastodon in the Room ment Eccentric ment Eccentric star-filled holiday celebration event with live perforAnyway?: Nina Team works overseas to identify boy. therapist. (HD) therapist. (HD) mances. (HD) Agdal (HD) (HD)
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WLTX E19
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WOLO E25
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WRJA E27 11 14 WACH E57
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WKTC E63
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A&E
46 130 What Would You Do?: Dirty Food
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(:35) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Comedic skits and celebrity interviews. (HD) (:35) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Jane Fonda; Andrew Lloyd Webber. (HD) ABC Columbia (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live Celebrities News at 11 (HD) and human-interest subjects. (HD)
WIS News 10 at 11:00pm News and weather. News 19 Year Ender
Tavis Smiley (HD)
BBC World News International news. Panther’s Huddle 2 Broke Girls Decorating contest. (HD) Bones: The Couple in the Cave National park; Booth’s girlfriend. (HD)
Charlie Rose (N) (HD) Mike & Molly: Karaoke Christmas (HD) Hot in Cleveland Friends share home. (HD)
CABLE CHANNELS
AMC
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ANPL
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BET
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BRAVO
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CNBC CNN
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COM
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DISN
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DSC ESPN ESPN2
42 26 27
FAM
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FOOD FOXN FSS
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HALL
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HGTV HIST
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ION
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LIFE
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MSNBC NICK SPIKE
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SYFY
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TBS
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TCM
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TLC
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TNT
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TRUTV TVLAND
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USA
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WE WGN
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What Would You Do?: Online Preda- What Would You Do?: Bad Santas & (:01) What Would You Do? Man is (:02) What Would You Do?: E-Ciga- What Would You Handlers & Foster Abuse (HD) tors & Improper Moms (HD) Holiday Shoplifting (HD) harassed. (HD) rettes & Blind Faith (HD) Do? (HD) Rio Bravo (‘59, West ern) aaac John Wayne. While he at tempts to keep a well-con nected killer from es cap ing Cahill: US Mar shal (‘73, West ern) aa John Wayne. A U.S. Mar shal’s sons en ter a life of crime 180 justice, a small town sheriff gets help from an old man, a drunk and a young gunslinger. (HD) to get closer to their father. 100 Tanked: Unfiltered (HD) Tanked (HD) Tanked (N) (HD) Tanked Zen-like fish tank. (HD) Tanked: Holiday Madness (HD) Tanked (HD) Madea’s Fam ily Re union (‘06, Com edy) Ty ler Perry. A straight-talk ing grandma plans a fam ily re union but it be Ty ler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By My self (‘09, Drama) ac Ty ler Perry. A trou bled woman 162 comes complicated by family dramas including her niece’s wedding and her sister’s funeral. raises niece and nephews, as a man urges her to make changes. (HD) Movie 181 Jingle All the Way 2 (‘14, Holiday) Larry the Cable Guy. Father and stepfa- Movie ther compete to find season’s hottest toy for daughter. 62 Shark Tank Tree rental. (HD) Shark Tank (HD) Shark Tank Tortilla chips. (HD) Shark Tank (HD) Shark Tank (HD) Shark (HD) 64 Finding: Secret Brother of Jesus Finding: Mary Magdalene Finding Jesus: Faith: Judas Finding Jesus: John the Baptist Finding Jesus: The True Cross Finding (:45) Step Brothers (‘08, Comedy) aaa Will Ferrell. Two grown men are 136 (6:22) Step Brothers (‘08, Comedy) aaa Will Ferrell. (:45) The Campaign (‘12, Comedy) aac Will Ferrell. An unlikely candiTwo grown men must share a bedroom. (HD) date challenges a long-time congressman in North Carolina. (HD) forced to share a bedroom when their parents get married. (HD) K.C. Undercover BUNK’D: Secret Girl Meets World Jessie: Jessie’s Aloha Holidays with Pickle and Pea- Penn Zero: Part BUNK’D Video ev- Best Friends Jessie School 80 Austin & Ally (HD) (HD) Santa (HD) (HD) Parker and Joey (HD) nut (HD) (HD) idence. (HD) Whenever (HD) dance. (HD) 103 Gold Rush: Mammoth Gold (HD) Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) (HD) Gold Rush: The Dirt (N) Alaskan Bush People (HD) Gold Rush: Crazy Gold Alaskan (HD) 35 (6:00) SportsCenter (HD) NBA Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets from Toyota Center (HD) NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers (HD) 39 (6:30) College Basketball z{| (HD) College Basketball: from Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu z{| (HD) SportsCenter (HD) Sports (HD) (:15) Harry Pot ter and the Sor cerer’s Stone (‘01, Fan tasy) aaac Dan iel Radcliffe. An or phaned boy en rolls in a school of wiz ardry, where he learns The 700 Club Santa Claus Is 131 the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. (HD) Comin (HD) 109 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (HD) Restaurant: Impossible (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) 74 On the Record with Greta (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (HD) The Kelly File News updates. Hannity Conservative news. (HD) The O’Reilly Factor (HD) The Kelly File 42 World Poker Tour: Alpha8 (HD) World Poker Tour: Alpha8 (HD) World Poker Tour: Alpha8 (HD) World Poker Tour: Alpha8 (HD) World Poker Tour: Alpha8 (HD) WPT Alpha8 Crown for Christmas (‘15, Romance) aac Danica A Christmas Detour (‘15, Romance) aac Candace Ice Sculpture Christmas (‘15, Romance) aaa Rachel A Princess for 183 A Christmas Melody (HD) McKellar. Royal boss. (HD) Cameron Bure. Reach destination. (HD) Boston. Woman and teammate sculpt ice. (HD) Christmas 112 Home on the Ranch (HD) Home on the Ranch (HD) Home on the Ranch (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) The Ranch 110 American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) (:03) American Pickers (HD) American (HD) 160 The Family Stone (‘05, Comedy) aac Claire Danes. A bohemian family The Family Stone (‘05, Comedy) aac Claire Danes. A bohemian family Christmas Twister (‘12, Holiday) Casper Van Dien. Torclashes with their son’s uptight New Yorker girlfriend. clashes with their son’s uptight New Yorker girlfriend. nadoes level scientist’s home. A Gift Wrapped Christmas (‘15, Holiday) aac Meredith Hagner. Single (:02) Becoming Santa (‘15, Holiday) Laura Bell Bundy. Woman introduces (:02) Gift 145 12 Men Of Christmas (‘09, Romance) aa Kristin Chenoweth. father finds Christmas spirit. (HD) her boyfriend to her family, Santa and Mrs. Claus. (HD) Wrapped (‘15) 76 Lockup Identical twins. (HD) Lockup A new inmate. (HD) Lockup An inmate’s rage. (HD) Lockup Gang rivalries. (HD) Lockup A gang family. (HD) Lockup (HD) 91 Santa Hunters (‘14, Holiday) April Telek. Sponge Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends (HD) Friends (HD) Friends (HD) 154 (6:00) Forrest Gump (‘94, Drama) aaaa Tom Hanks. A simple man. Forrest Gump (‘94, Drama) aaaa Tom Hanks. A simple man changes those around him. Hellboy (‘04, Action) aaa Ron Perlman. A demon 152 King Kong (‘05, Adventure) aaa Naomi Watts. An adventurous filmmaker takes a struggling actress on an expedition to a mysterious island, on which they seek the legendary giant gorilla named Kong. (HD) combats evil for the government. Four Christmases (‘08, Drama) aac Vince Vaughn. Circumstances Happy Gilmore (‘96, Comedy) aaa Adam Sandler. A hockey player 2 Broke Girls 156 A Christmas Story (‘83, Holiday) Melinda Dillon. A boy’s life. (HD) force a couple to visit each of their divorced parents. turns golfer and makes the sport into a media circus. (HD) (6:00) It Hap pened on 5th Av e nue An nie (‘82, Mu si cal) aac Al bert Finney. When a bil lion aire takes in an or (:15) Bach e lor Mother (‘39, Com edy) aac Gin ger Rog ers. A Room for One 186 (‘47, Comedy) Don DeFore. phan, a scheming woman tries to make money. kind-hearted salesgirl adopts an infant she found on her doorstep. More (‘52) 157 What Not to Wear: Kathy (HD) What Not to Wear (HD) What Not to Wear (HD) What Not to Wear: Beth (HD) What Not to Wear: Denise (HD) Not Wear (HD) Erin Brockovich (‘00, Drama) aaa Julia Roberts. A secretary’s determined crusade brings Major Crimes 158 The Blind Side (‘09, Drama) aaac Sandra Bullock. A family takes a poor youth into their home, and he becomes a football star. (HD) an arrogant utility company to account. (HD) (HD) 102 Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) Jokers (HD) 161 Younger (HD) Younger (HD) Hugo (‘11, Adventure) aaac Ben Kingsley. Boy unlocks a secret left by his father. (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) (:23) NCIS: Balti- (:05) NCIS: Pyra- (:48) NCIS: Nature of the Beast Tony & Gibbs are desper- NCIS: Devil’s Tri132 NCIS: Flesh and Blood Assassination NCIS: Jack Knife (:41) NCIS: Rule Fifty-One Gibbs is plot. (HD) (HD) captured. (HD) more (HD) mid (HD) ate for answers. (HD) angle (HD) (6:30) Monster-In-Law (‘05, Comedy) aa Jennifer Lopez. Legally Blonde (‘01, Comedy) aac Reese Witherspoon. Legally Blonde (‘01) aac Reese Witherspoon. 172 Funniest Home Videos (HD) Funniest Home Videos (HD) Funniest Home Videos (HD) Funniest Home Videos (HD) Funniest Home Videos (HD) Parks (HD)
CBS’ Mayberry Christmas leads night of country specials BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Having scored with a “Lucy” holiday event, CBS digs into its vaults once again to present “The Andy Griffith Christmas Special” (8 p.m., TV-G). As with “Lucy,” this hourlong Christmas broadcast consists of two vintage episodes, colorized for modern viewers. “The Christmas Story,” which originally ran on Dec. 19, 1960, sees Sheriff Andy’s dinner plans upset when he has to take care of Mayberry’s sole prisoner. The notion of a Christmas spent in the jailhouse was novel for a situation comedy, and this beautifully shot episode makes the most of its bittersweet setting. Bitter and sweet are precisely the ingredients of the second helping, “The Pickle Story,” from Dec. 18, 1961. Nobody has the heart to tell Aunt Bee (Francis Bavier) that her homemade pickles leave something to be desired. When Andy and Barney (Don Knotts) substitute store-brand pickles that draw rave reactions, Bee decides to enter her creations in a county fair, leaving Andy in a bit of a jam. It seems a minor quibble to complain about the need to add color to these classic television episodes. When cable broadcaster Ted Turner decided to “colorize” old black-and-white films way back in the 1980s, many in the movie community raised a stink, accusing him of desecrating filmmakers’ art. Purists seem less touchy about tampering with classic television. But if somebody ever decides to mess with Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone,” I won’t be the only one crying foul. • The “Griffith” special echoes a decidedly country theme to Christmas evening. NBC repeats “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (9 p.m., TV-G), a tale of a struggling family based on the singer’s own story. Alyvia Alyn Lind, age 8, plays the young Parton, while Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder and Gerald McRaney portray her parents and grandfather. The unabashedly sentimental movie was a hit for the network, attracting more
VH1) during an eight-hour marathon.
SERIES NOTES The young chefs cook for a children’s party on “MasterChef: Junior” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * On two episodes of “Truth Be Told” (NBC, TVPG), playing the race card (8 p.m.), a wedding-day snub (8:30 p.m.) * Calvin Harris and Selena Gomez appear on “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Improv galore on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (9:30 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC, r).
LATE NIGHT
CULT CHOICE
Jane Fonda, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Brandon Niederauer are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Queen Latifah, Rashida Jones, Chef Daniel Humm and Kool Keith on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and Andrea Bocelli appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Jennifer Lawrence, Kurt Russell, Fred Noe and Ilan Rubin visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC).
Viewers have four chances in a row to catch the 2003 comedy “Bad Santa” (5 p.m.,
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FOX
Carrie Underwood performs on “American Country Countdown’s Top 10 Stories of 2015” airing at 9 p.m. today on FOX.
than 15 million viewers when it originally aired on Dec. 10. • Nettles also appears as host of the “CMA Country Christmas” (8 p.m., ABC). She is joined by Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Jewel, Charles Kelley, Martina McBride, David Nail, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, Brian Setzer and others, who will perform holiday songs and country favorites. Guests attending the live event, taped in November at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, were encouraged to bring an unwrapped Christmas gift for local children in need. • Darius Rucker hosts “American Country Countdown’s Top 10 Stories Of 2015” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14), featuring performances by Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Little Big Town. • Viewers may want to mix their country with a few Westerns. AMC celebrates “Christmas With the Duke,” a daylong unwrapping of John Wayne movies starting with “Rooster Cogburn” (9 a.m.).
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Animated characters fill the floats on the 32nd annu-
al “Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration” (10 a.m., ABC, TV-G). • What better way to celebrate Christmas, a tale of an unusual birth, than with the “Call the Midwife Holiday Special” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings)? Complications arise as the city prepares for Christmas Day, 1960.
• On two episodes of “Blue Bloods” (CBS, r, TV-14,), a reluctant witness complicates Erin’s case (9 p.m.), Frank pressures a journalist to give up a source (10 p.m.).
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