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Get Into The Festive Spirit With The Hub’s Holiday Programming

December 16, 2011 | by gweiswasser

If the barrage of Christmas music, sale emails, and holiday cards in your mailbox hasn’t been enough to get you in the holiday spirit, The Hub has a full schedule of holiday programming over the next week to get you in the mood. Here are some of the highlights:

  • My Little Pony Friendship is Magic holiday episode, in which a Christmas pageant shows how a group of diverse creatures put aside their differences (Saturday December 17 at 10am ET/PT)
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (Saturday December 17 at 9pm ET/PT)
  • Naughty Or Nice – voters’ choices of the Naughtiest or Nicest characters on The Hub TV lineup in 2011 (Sunday December 18 at 1pm ET/PT)
  • The Adventures of Chuck and Friends Christmas episode, in which the friends learn the value of giving meaningful gifts. (Monday December 19 at 10am ET/PT
  • For the Gen Xers… classic holiday episodes of The Wonder Years, Family Ties, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Doogie Howser, MD (Wednesday December 21 from 9-11:30pm ET/PT)
  • The Christmas Toy, a one-hour Jim Henson Christmas special in which the toys in the playroom magically come to life when people are not around (Sunday December 25 at 7am ET/PT)

Happy holidays!

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‘Virgin Diaries’ Airs on TLC on Sunday Night

December 2, 2011 | by gweiswasser

TLC enters uncharted territory on Sunday night with Virgin Diaries, a special about the lives of adult virgins who reveal the challenges, truths, and anticipations of losing their virginity. This show has a lot of people talking, from Ellen DeGeneres to The Huffington Post.

The special airs Sunday night at 9pm ET/PT on TLC. Check out a sneak peek below, which includes what has to be the one of the most memorable first kisses ever:

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Celebrate Memorial Day with the Mechanical Madness of Science’s ‘Killer Robots’

May 26, 2011 | by aharris

Killer RobotsScience Channel often introduces us to science through luminaries like Professor Brian Cox or Dr. Michio Kaku…but, there’s also a more raw form — from the backyard physicists of Punkin Chunkin to the ambitious teams in the latest edition of Sci Sports: Killer Robots.

After a day at the beach, BBQ or pool, what better way to cap off your Memorial Day than with physics gone made with the robot cage fights of Killer Robots. Hosted by MythBusters‘ Grant Imahara, the special details the 2011 RoboGames that brings competitors from around the world to compete in seventy different events.

Check out a preview below and let the kids join you for entertaining and educational battles Monday, May 30 at  9pm ET/PT on Science!

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Animal Planet Travels to ‘Madagascar’ on Sunday Night

April 29, 2011 | by gweiswasser

Many of us here at Discovery Communications woke up at an ungodly hour this morning to turn on TLC‘s coverage of the Royal Wedding. From the romantic dress to the pomp of Westminster Abbey, we were transported to another country and, it felt at times, another era.

This Sunday, viewers won’t need to wake up early, but they can travel to an even more exotic location — Madagascar — on Animal Planet‘s upcoming special Madagascar at 8pm ET/PT. For 65 million years Madagascar was lost to the world in splendid isolation — undiscovered and untouched by man. Left to its own devices, it became a hot bed of evolution, creating the greatest concentration of unique creatures anywhere on the planet. More than 80 percent of Madagascar’s animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Recognized as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, this is an Alice-in-Wonderland island of weird animals, strange plants and extraordinary landscapes. New species are still being discovered every year.

With conservationists currently placing Madagascar as a top priority, now is the perfect time to paint the definitive portrait of this truly remarkable island country. Tune in on Sunday night (May 1) to experience this remarkable land from your own living room, and click here to learn more about conservation efforts in Madagascar.

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TLC Celebrates the Royal Wedding

March 23, 2011 | by gweiswasser

TLC is getting seriously excited for the upcoming Royal nuptials.

First up, this Sunday, March 27 at 10pm ET/PT is William & Kate: Inside the Royal Wedding, a special that takes an in-depth look at the wedding and all of the planning going into it.

Then, as William and Kate’s wedding day approaches, TLC will air a week-long event of programming starting Sunday, April 24. The special Royal lineup including Royal editions of some of the network’s most popular series, in addition to specials featuring archived and exclusive footage of the Royal family, interviews with members of the Royal family, and those who have been part of notable Royal events across the decades. TLC will also air a special round table discussion with Royal experts, celebrity guests and TLC talent leading into the network’s live early morning coverage of the event Friday, April 29.

Some of the shows airing during Royal Wedding Week on TLC include:

  • Charles and Di: Once Upon a Time (Sunday, April 24 at 7 pm ET/PT): Relive the most-watched wedding of the 20th century.  One billion people, all glued to the television on July 29, 1981, as Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer. This two-hour special takes viewers back to that very day, replaying the romantic moments some may remember, as well as fascinating, never-seen-before footage.  From the quirky to the queenly, poptoid graphics on screen reveal little-known facts and behind-the-scenes trivia about what made this a fairytale wedding come true.
  • Untold Stories of a Royal Bridesmaid (wt) (Sunday, April 24 at 9pm ET/PT): Thirty years ago, India Hicks was a royal bridesmaid in the wedding of the century when her cousin and godfather, Prince Charles, married Lady Diana. Now, India (fashion model, television host and world renowned designer) is revisiting that day with people who were there and speculating about what the wedding of this century will be like when Prince William marries Kate Middleton.
  • Wild About Prince Harry (Monday, April 25 at 10pm ET/PT): With his brother William about to tie the knot, Prince Harry, at 26, takes over the top spot on the list of the world’s most eligible bachelors. Wild About Prince Harry asks this question: just how did a teen, so troubled after his mother’s death, manage to transform himself into a war hero, a charity campaigner, and a royal pin-up worthy of best man status?

That’s not all… TLC’s Monte Durham from Say Yes To the Dress: Atlanta will be serving as TLC’s official Royal Wedding Blogger. Follow his blog, and “like” TLC Weddings on Facebook for all of latest updates on TLC’s Royal Wedding lineup.

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‘Extreme Couponing’ to Return to TLC as a Series

January 12, 2011 | by gweiswasser

Do you like to save money? Do you like free stuff?

Ok, who doesn’t? But some people take this desire to an extreme. Last month, TLC aired a one-hour special called Extreme Couponing, which profiled four shopaholics who use coupons to save thousands of dollars and amass huge stockpiles of goods. These shoppers go dumpster diving for coupons and spend hours a day searching the internet for great deals.

Their reward? Shockingly low totals at the checkout line:

Due to the great interest in this special – it attracted 2.1 million viewers  and ”Extreme Couponing” trended on Twitter on the night of the special – TLC has announced that Extreme Couponing will return as a special this spring. Keep an eye out for it! And to tide you over, here are some more video clips from the special.

Happy clipping!

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