Scheduled performers at the annual tree lighting include Diana Ross, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, Brett Eldredge, John Legend, Martina McBride, Pentatonix, Kellie Pickler, Howie Mandel and more. (8p NBC)
The Fullers and Tanners are back for another round of sitcom hilarity in the first trailer for Fuller House Season 4. It premieres Friday, December 14 on Netflix.
KYLIE JENNER is #1 on a “Forbes” list of the highest-paid celebrities under 30. She made roughly $166.5 million over the past year. Others on this year’s list include: Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.
The creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants” has died. His name was Stephen Hillenburg, and he died of complications from ALS, which he was just diagnosed with in March of last year. He was 57.
Netflix is building a “universe” of animated shows based on the works of ROALD DAHL, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Matilda”, and “The BFG”.
Former “American Idol” runner-up DAVID ARCHULETA thinks he’s suffered PTSD from his time on the show. But he says he wouldn’t take it back, and he’s seeing a therapist to deal with it.
A list of bizarre Christmas specials includes TV specials based on the “Family Circus” and “Ziggy” comic strips, plus a Pac-Man holiday special, based on the early ’80s “Pac-Man” Saturday morning cartoon.
JENNIFER HUDSON says she used to sing through the microphone when she worked at a Burger King drive-thru. Also, she promised herself that her first concert would be HER OWN, and she kept that promise.
MICHAEL RAY is a “tattoo guy” – each one has a pretty good story. His new one comes with a VERY good one. It’s a tattoo on his arm of a penny with the year 1945 inked underneath. He said, “When my grandfather passed away, I was up late doing his obituary and the slide show for his funeral. At about 3:00 in morning, everything was going wrong. “I said to him, ‘You’ve got to give me a sign.’ I looked down and saw a penny on the ground. My grandmother’s nickname was Penny. I picked that penny up, and now anytime anything monumental happens, I find another penny.” He’s not exaggerating. He’s played the Grand Ole Opry 35 times, and has found a penny every single time. “I’ve always found them randomly before I walk onstage.”
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER had to change up his workout because his knees are shot, and he needs to save them for skiing.
O.J. SIMPSON’s ex-manager thinks O.J. did it . . . and at least one other person helped.
The surviving cast members from “M*A*S*H” are reuniting . . . for ALAN ALDA’s podcast. Alan became a household name as Hawkeye on the TV smash “M*A*S*H.” But he isn’t settling for television dominance; he’s trying to save the world. The second season of his podcast “Clear + Vivid,” features conversations with various world leaders and celebrity influencers seeking peaceful conflict resolution. “It’s about how we talk to each other, how we connect to each other, relate to each other, so that we can get things done and get past the friction of different opinions and ways of looking at things”.
I know you’ve been waiting patiently for it, so here it is: WILLIAM SHATNER’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” video. The MONKEES have a new Christmas album, too. – “Unwrap You at Christmas”.
DAN + SHAY is headlining a benefit for the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Sunday – where last month’s terrible shooting took place. It’s called “A Concert for Unity” and proceeds will support the rebuilding efforts. DAN SMYERS is from the area.
In honor of yesterday’s Giving Tuesday, WALKER HAYES released the official video to his song “Craig”. It’s about a real guy named Craig who helped Walker and his family in a time of need. He’s hoping the video will encourage people to help others. You can find out more at BeACraig.org.
MITCHELL TENPENNY’s “Telling All My Secrets” comes out December 14th, and he’s hitting the road to promote it. The tour kicks off the week before, on December 8th, in Rome, Georgia. JAN 12 – Telling All My Secrets Album Release TourSilver -Spring, MD
DIERKS BENTLEY’s daughter Jordan will turn eight on Christmas Day. So how does he make her birthday special? She gets extra presents, plus this white lie. – “[We] tell her, ‘All these Christmas trees and lights, these are all for you.'”
