Lifetime 2016 Christmas Movie Lineup Revealed

Heaven Sent premieres December 3 on Lifetime.

Tune in for some holiday cheer with Lifetime's Christmas movies. Check out the 2016 films premiering soon below.

All I Want for Christmas

Premieres Saturday, November 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

When no-nonsense executive Elizabeth receives feedback from her boss that she must learn to listen to others, she's at a loss on just what to do. Elizabeth encounters one of Santa's helpers who gives her magic pin, allowing to hear everyone's thoughts. With her new-found power, she attempts to be a better person, turning an office rivalry into romance while learning the true meaning of Christmas.

Stars Melissa Sagemiller, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold

Heaven Sent

World Premiere Saturday, December 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.

Stars Christian Kane, Marley Shelton, Mallory James Mahoney, Ernie Hudson, Ryan McPartlin (Hank Bennett on Passions)
Produced and directed by Michael Landon Jr.

'Devious Maids' July Spoilers

Dania Ramirez, Ana Ortiz, Roselyn Sanchez and Judy Reyes star in
Devious Maids. Photo by Annette Brown Copyright 2016

Season 4 of Lifetime drama Devious Maids continues Monday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Below is a preview of the July episodes of the hit primetime soap opera.

Monday, July 4 ("A Time to Spill")
Rosie’s efforts to prove Spence’s innocence put her at great risk. Danni seeks comfort from Jesse in hopes to avoid Carmen. Marisol needs Evelyn’s help when Peter invites her to an important gala. Zoila goes to great lengths to make Kyle jealous. Genevieve and Fabian’s relationship takes an unexpected turn.

Monday, July 11 "The Maid Who Knew Too Much")
Rosie turns to Genevieve to help investigate Peri’s murder, yet the closer she gets to the truth, the deadlier the consequences. Marisol butts heads with the new director of her movie. Carmen pretends to be Danni at a music video audition. Kyle is finally forced to choose between Zoila and his mother. Evelyn begins dating a new man, much to Adrian’s dismay.

Monday, July 18 ("Blood, Sweat and Smears")
Rosie uncovers one of Peri’s deepest held secrets. Evelyn tricks Carmen in order to get what she needs. Marisol struggles with Peters’ absence. Meanwhile, Genevieve schemes to get Zoila’s attention and Carmen finds herself in a new relationship.

'Devious Maids' Season 4 Premieres Tonight (June Spoilers)

Judy Reyes and Susan Lucci star in season 4 of Devious Maids,
premiering Monday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
Photo by Annette Brown Copyright 2016

Season 4 of Lifetime drama Devious Maids premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Below is a preview of the June episodes of the hit primetime soap opera.

Monday, June 6 ("Once More Unto the Bleach")
Lives are changed forever following the explosion at the Powell mansion.  

Monday, June 13 "Another One Wipes the Dust")
Rosie finds herself entangled in the aftermath of the latest murder in Beverly Hills. Marisol makes a shocking discovery about Genevieve. Carmen worries about her ability to control Daniela when she begins displaying a wild streak. Meanwhile, Zoila becomes uneasy after discovering her neighbor’s relationship with his mother is a little too close for comfort. Evelyn's desire to move on from Adrian has her reaching new lows.

Monday, June 20 ("War and Grease")
Genevieve’s war on Marisol is taken to new heights. Carmen attempts to be "friends" with Daniela, but struggles when Danni's behavior spirals out of control. Zoila's friendship with Frances continues to build. Adrian cuts off Evelyn's funding, throwing a wrench into her plans to divorce him. Meanwhile, Rosie and Jesse have a new visitor to deal with.

NEWS: Nielsen, Forbes March, Nathan Owens, Ryan McPartlin, Jason Thompson, Kate del Castillo

Nielsen "Social Content Ratings" will include Facebook and Twitter chatter
The deal is part of a broader effort at Nielsen to improve its methods for measuring how people watch television today.

The company has faced harsh criticism in recent years from TV and advertising executives, who complain that Nielsen has failed to keep pace with the digital transformation that has reshaped the industry. As a result, they say, it is not accurately capturing the real audience for shows.

Forbes March

One Life to Live alum Forbes March is now a lumber entrepreneur
In 2009, March (Nash Brennan on OLTL) quit acting, moved to Jeffersonville, New York, and established the New York Firewood Company. The firm now supplies kiln-dried, plastic-wrapped bundles of logs to seventy-five restaurants and hundreds of private residences in and around New York City.

“We got college kids, we got professors, we have old families on the Upper East Side—I’ve delivered firewood to the Roosevelts—we have Irish pub owners,” March said.

Passions alum Ryan McPartlin joins Devious Maids
McPartlin (Hank Bennett on Passions) will play Kyle, a sweet, fun, and impossibly sexy new neighbor. He’s basically every woman’s fantasy except for one small catch — he has an unusually close relationship with his mother.

Desperate Housewives stars Eva Longoria and James Denton join Devious Maids
Details of Longoria’s role are being kept under wraps, while Denton will play Peter, the head of a movie studio who “falls hard and fast into a new relationship.”

Days of our Lives alum Nathan Owen upped to series regular on Devious Maids
Owens (Cameron Davis on Days) joined last season in the recurring role of Jesse Morgan, and has been upped to series regular for Season 4. Julie Claire, who recurred last season, also will be returning for Season 4.

HBO orders David Simon and James Franco’s ‘70s porn drama The Deuce to series
The series stars Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

FABLife canceled following departure of Tyra Banks
The ratings-challenged daytime talk show will continue to make episodes for the remainder of the season, but it won't be back for a second season.

The Young and the Restless star Jason Thompson an expectant father
Jason Thompson (Billy on Y&R) and wife Paloma Jonas, who are set to become first-time parents in May. "It’s just another crazy change in the world of my world changing," the actor, who recently made the leap from GH to Y&R, tells Soap Opera Digest. "I'm very excited about it."

Mexico probes Kate del Castillo 'business dealings' with El Chapo
Mexico's Attorney General Arely Gomez has said that actress Kate del Castillo is being investigated for possible illegal business dealings with jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The telenovela star set up the meeting in October between Guzman, who was then on the run, and actor, Sean Penn. She denies any illicit links with Guzman, who was arrested on January 8.

NEWS: GENERAL HOSPITAL Pen-Pal Murder; Lupita Nyong'o's Soap Opera Past; TV vs. Online Video Stats; L.A. LAW Season 1 Out on DVD; Ryan McPartlin; Leven Rambin

Soap-opera pen-pal network may have led accused killer to L.A.
A New York parolee accused of fatally strangling a retired teacher in Hollywood may have come west after developing a network of pen pals, some that apparently grew from a shared fondness for GENERAL HOSPITAL. Three months after he was released from prison after serving 20 years for murder, Scott Kratlian showed up in Hollywood and allegedly strangled one of his pen pals, 82-year-old Harry Major.

The relationship between the convicted killer and the retired Hollywood High School teacher was probably one of many the inmate fostered over the years while imprisoned at Marcy Correctional Facility outside Syracuse, said another of Kratlian's pen pals. Kratlian was part of a GENERAL HOSPITAL fan club whose enthusiasts wrote to one another, Jason Ward said in an interview.

You Won't Believe How Big TV Still Is: Staggering viewership numbers and dominant revenue figures
A new study from Nielsen, conducted with ad targeting firm Simulmedia, contains plenty of insights, but among the most striking is the size of either industry. Nielsen rarely pulls back the veil on exactly how big the TV and video worlds are (they do mint the currency in the former, after all), but here it is in black and white: There are 283 million television viewers monthly (the population of the United States is 313 million), each watching an average of 146 hours of TV.

Compare that with 155 million online video viewers averaging just shy of six hours monthly on mobile and almost six and a half hours over the Web. So while TV’s audience is still almost twice that of digital video, the amount of money in digital isn’t even 5 percent of the mammoth $74 billion chunk of change in television. What’s going to bring about growth in the former, said Amit Seth, Nielsen’s evp, global media products, is equivalency.

Ryan McPartlin To Guest Star on USA Network's New Comedy PLAYING HOUSE

Ryan McPartlin

Ryan McPartlin has been tapped to appear in USA Network's new series PLAYING HOUSE. McPartlin will play Steve, a hunky officer who helps Maggie (Lennon Parham) and Emma (Jessica St. Clair) install their baby seat. PLAYING HOUSE, starring and executive produced by Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair, will premiere in the spring of 2014. McPartlin joins a list of recently announced guest stars including Bobby Moynihan (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Lindsay Sloane (HORRIBLE BOSSES), Jason Mantzoukas (THE LEAGUE), Ian Roberts (Upright Citizen Brigade Co-Founder), Andy Daly (EASTBOUND AND DOWN) and John Lutz (30 ROCK).

'Chance at Romance' Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Tonight, Stars Erin Krakow, Patricia Richardson, Ryan McPartlin, Ian Andrew

Ian Andrew, Patricia Richardson, Ryan McPartlin and Erin Krakowstar
in Hallmark's Chance at Romance.  Copyright 2013 Crown Media United
States, LLC/Photographer: Alexx Henry Studios, Jeremy Lee

Patricia Richardson (HOME IMPROVEMENT) plays a meddling matchmaker in Chance at Romance, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, airing Saturday, February 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Joining the veteran actress is Erin Krakow of Hallmark Channel’s new original primetime series WHEN CALLS THE HEART and ARMY WIVES as Sam Hart, a hopeless romantic who initiates an online friendship with photographer Heath Madsen (Ryan McPartlin, PASSIONS) after a chance meeting at one of his photo shows. She is over the moon when Heath invites her to come visit him and sends Sam a first class ticket! But after Sam arrives, she finds out to her horror that Heath didn't send the ticket at all. It was his 12-year-old son Donny (Ian Andrew) who hatched the scheme to match them up, supported by their longtime housekeeper May (Richardson).

Sneak Peek: HART OF DIXIE ("Take This Job and Shove It")

Photo Credit: The CW

The third season of HART OF DIXIE continues on Monday, October 21st at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Take This Job and Shove It," trying to avoid a confrontation with Brick (Tim Matheson), Zoe (Rachel Bilson) begins discreetly seeing patients in BlueBell again. But her plan goes awry when George (Scott Porter) informs her she has a non-compete clause in her contract that prevents her from practicing for a year in the town.

Lavon (Cress Williams) is thrilled at the chance to bring a minor league baseball team to BlueBell, but needs Brick's help to woo the team's owner.

HART OF DIXIE "Friends in Low Places" Preview

Photo Credit: Robert Voets/The CW

The third season of HART OF DIXIE continues on Monday, October 14th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Friends in Low Places," trying to be hospitable to Joel (guest star Josh Cooke), who is visiting BlueBell, Lavon (Cress Williams) and AnnaBeth (Kaitlyn Black) invite him and Zoe (Rachel Bilson) over for a quiet dinner, but when Lemon (Jaime King) meets Alabama's most eligible bachelor, Carter Covington (guest star Ryan McPartlin, PASSIONS), she invites herself along with Carter to the soiree. However, when some unexpected guests show up to the party, Lemon's ruse with Wade (Wilson Bethel) risks being exposed.

PREVIEW: Wednesday Night's HOT IN CLEVELAND With Guest Stars Susan Lucci & Ryan McPartlin

Former daytime soap stars Susan Lucci (ex-Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN) and Ryan McPartlin (ex-Hank, PASSIONS) guest star on Wednesday night's all-new episode of HOT IN CLEVELAND titled "Life With Lucci."

Victoria's (Wendie Malick) arch nemesis Susan Lucci arrives looking for guidance now that ALL MY CHILDREN has been cancelled. When Susan makes the other ladies' wishes come true they fall for her despite Victoria's warnings that they'll all get "Luccied."

Watch a video preview below: