TV NEWS ON OCTOBER 8

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/10/cloos-classic-tv-jump-shark-marathon.html will be celebrating classic TV on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 with a 24-hour "Jump the Shark" marathon starting at 6am! This will be a marathon of classic shows that ran for many seasons but there might have been a turning point where viewers started scratching their heads and said, "did that really just happen?" The classic shows airing in this very unique marathon are Get Smart, Bosom Buddies, Family Ties, Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, Cheers, MacGyver, Mannix, The Unit, House and Charlie's Angels. Yep you will get to see The Fonz on Happy Days jump the shark on water skis on the 3-part "Hollywood" episode. Other "Jump the Shark" episodes include "The Birth of a Keaton" on Family Ties, "Not Quite New York" & "Welcome to Burbank" on Laverne & Shirley, Sam Malone returning to Cheers in "Home is the Sailor," and Mork & Mindy getting married in "Limited Engagement" and "The Wedding." See all the jump the shark moments that you just can't keep away from actually watching. It's so cheesy that it is good! There are no Ted McGinley sightings! So make sure you watch Cloo on Sunday, November 4 for this all-day event! Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas ABC Family will once again start Christmas early and will give thanks with new holiday programming during the "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" from November 18-30, 2012. The annual "countdown" event will include the world premiere of the new movie Home Alone: The Holiday Heist on Sunday, November 25 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. ABC Family will also air an all-new holiday episode of the hit drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager on Monday, November 19 at 8:00PM ET/PT, plus the basic cable premiere of Nanny McPhee Returns on Friday, November 23 from 8:30-11:00 PM ET/PT) and a special airing of The Blind Side on Thanksgiving Thursday, November 22 from 8:00PM-11:00 PM ET/PT. In the new Home Alone film, which will be the fifth in the franchise, on Sunday, November 25 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, has eight-year-old Finn (Christian Martyn) terrified to learn that his family is relocating from sunny California to Maine, and to the scariest house he has ever seen! Convinced that his new house is haunted, Finn sets up a series of elaborate traps to catch the "ghost" in action. Left home alone with his sister while their parents are stranded across town, Finn's traps catch a new target - a group of thieves (Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar and Eddie Steeples) who have targeted Finn's house. Ed Asner co-stars. See how the Home Alone hijinks began with the original Home Alone airing on Saturday, November 24 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. View the full Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" (Nov. 18-30) schedule. Stay tuned for the actual "25 Days of Christmas" (Dec. 1-25) schedule very soon. We will have it for you as soon as we get it. Holiday season is already right around the corner -- wow! Sunday, November 18 to Friday November 30, 2012 Sunday, November 18, 2012 7a Reba 7:30a Baby Daddy (Christmas photo episode) 8a Snow 10a Snow 2: Brain Freeze 12p Christmas Cupid 2p Snowglobe 4p Santa Baby 6p Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe 8p Holiday in Handcuffs 10p 12 Dates of Christmas Monday, November 19, 2012 6p Baby Daddy 1009 (Christmas photo episode) 6:30p Jack Frost (1998) 8:30p Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11a-8p The Secret Life of the American Teenager MARATHON 8p The Secret Life of the American Teenager (new) CHRISTMAS EPISODE 9p Jack Frost (1998) Wednesday, November 21, 2012 3:30p Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 6p Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 8:30p Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Thursday, November 22, 2012 (Thanksgiving Day) 12p Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 2:30p The Last Holiday 5p The Blind Side 8p The Blind Side Friday, November 23, 2012 (Black Friday) 11a Eloise at Christmastime 1p The Princess Diaries 3:30p Mary Poppins 6:30p Nanny McPhee 8:30p Nanny McPhee Returns (BASIC CABLE PREMIERE) Saturday, November 24, 2012 7-8a Reba 8a The Princess Diaries 10:30a Mary Poppins 1:30p Nanny McPhee 3:30p Nanny McPhee Returns 6p Home Alone 4 8p Home Alone 10p Richie Rich 12a Unaccompanied Minors Sunday, November 25, 2012 7a Unaccompanied Minors 9a Hook 12p Richie Rich's Christmas Wish 2p Richie Rich 4p Home Alone 4 6p Home Alone 8p Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (WORLD PREMIERE) 10p Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (ENCORE) Monday, November 26, 2012 5p Snoopy, Come Home 7p A Boy Named Charlie Brown 9p Disney•Pixar's Wall•E 12a Christmas Every Day Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5p Pixar Short Films 7p Disney•Pixar's Wall•E 9p Disney•Pixar's Up 12a Pixar Short Films Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5p Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 7p Disney•Pixar's Up 9p Aladdin 12a Three Days Thursday, November 29, 2012 6p Mickey's Christmas Carol 6:30p Aladdin 8:30p Happy Feet 12a The Christmas List Friday, November 30, 2012 1:30p Happy Feet 4p Santa Baby 6p Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe 8p The Family Man 12a Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe