Day: December 8, 2020

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Super Bowl will kick off big week

CBS is counting on the Super Bowl to propel its mid-season shows.
The network has just announced two shows that will arrive in the days after the Feb. 7 game. It will be the second season of “Tough As Nails” on Feb. 10 and the debut of “Clarice” (shown here) – the FBI agent from “Silence of the Lambs” – on Feb. 11.
That follows the decision to give the best spot – debuting after the Super Bowl – to “The Equalizer,” a reboot starring Queen Latifah. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / December 8, 2020
Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for Dec. 10: Silent Night, silenced Broadway

1) “One Night Only: The Best of Broadway,” 8-10 p.m., NBC. For Broadway, this is the lost year. Shows have been closed since March; they won’t re-open until at least June. Two key openings have been pushed back to September and December. Now Tina Fey hosts a concert from the streets of New York. That includes her “Mean Girls” cast (shown here onstage) and the casts of “Ain’t Too Proud,” “Rent,” “Jersey Boys,” “Jagged Little Pill” and “Diana,” plus Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge and Patti LaBelle. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / December 8, 2020