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plus other programs and tv specials of local interest
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| Thursday - December 1, 2005 | |||
| 8:35 pm | TMC | The Big Easy (1987) | thriller set in New Orleans stars Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin; with Irma Thomas, Dewey Balfa, Christine Balfa, Robert Jardell and Terrance Simien; order the soundtrack |
| Friday - December 2, 2005 | |||
| 10:00 am | WDSU | Ellen DeGeneres Show | guests include Harry Connick, Jr. and chef Wolfgang Puck (syndicated - check local listings) |
| 7:00 pm | NBC | The Happy Elf | animated family holiday special features music and narration by Harry Connick, Jr.; see thehappyelf.com for more info |
| Saturday - December 3, 2005 | |||
| 8:00 pm | CBS | Academy of Country Music's 40th Anniversary Celebration | taped in Las Vegas; with Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Mickey Gilley, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Alabama, Lee Ann Womack, etc. |
| Monday - December 5, 2005 | |||
| 6:00 am | WWL | Eyewitness Morning News | guests Christian Serpas & Ghost Town will be promoting their original Christmas song, "Last Christmas", which is included on the newly released Angel's Place Benefit Christmas CD |
| 8:30 pm | TCM | Pennies From Heaven (1936) | a singer gets mixed up with a grieving family and a haunted house; stars Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows and Louis Armstrong, who performs "Skeleton in the Closet" |
| Tuesday - December 6, 2005 | |||
| 1:35 pm | TMC | The Big Easy (1987) | thriller set in New Orleans stars Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin; with Irma Thomas, Dewey Balfa, Christine Balfa, Robert Jardell and Terrance Simien; order the soundtrack |
| 10:30 pm | TBS | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | comedy drama w/ George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King; the Grammy winning soundtrack features music by Chris Thomas King and The Cox Family, who have a cameo role in the film |
| Wednesday - December 7, 2005 | |||
| 5:00 am | CNN | American Morning | feature on New Orleans musician Irvin Mayfield |
| 9:00 am | TBS | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | comedy drama w/ George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King; the Grammy winning soundtrack features music by Chris Thomas King and The Cox Family, who have a cameo role in the film |
| Thursday - December 8, 2005 | |||
| 7:30 am | E! | 2005 Grammy Nominations | coverage of Grammy nomination announcements from NYC; see complete list of past Grammy nominees and winners from Louisiana |
| 3:00 pm | BET | Rap City | with guest Lil' Wayne |
| Friday - December 9, 2005 | |||
| 3:35 pm | TMC | The Big Easy (1987) | thriller set in New Orleans stars Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin; with Irma Thomas, Dewey Balfa, Christine Balfa, Robert Jardell and Terrance Simien; order the soundtrack |
| 10:00 pm | Oxygen | Ellen DeGeneres Show | guests include Harry Connick, Jr. and chef Wolfgang Puck (repeat from 12/02/05) |
| Saturday - December 10, 2005 | |||
| 3:30 pm | IFC | The Apostle (1997) | Robert Duvall plays a volatile Pentecostal minister; partially filmed in Louisiana; with appearances by Steve Riley, Ruby Terry, Hunter Hayes, and late cornetist Harold Potier Sr. |
| 1:00 am | Oxygen | Ellen DeGeneres Show | guests include Harry Connick, Jr. and chef Wolfgang Puck (repeat from 12/02/05) |
| Sunday - December 11, 2005 | |||
| 7:00 am | IFC | The Apostle (1997) | Robert Duvall plays a volatile Pentecostal minister; partially filmed in Louisiana; with appearances by Steve Riley, Ruby Terry, Hunter Hayes, and late cornetist Harold Potier Sr. |
| 8:30 am | SHO | Festival Express | in 1970, The Band, Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin boarded a passenger train that stopped at several Canadian cities to stage massive live shows; an artistic smash, the event was a financial disaster, resulting in this rare footage being locked away unseen for 35 years; with Buddy Guy, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Delaney & Bonnie, Flying Burrito Brothers |
| 11:00 pm | MTV2 | Subterranean | MTV2's weekly alternative music show, with special guest World Leader Pretend |
| Monday - December 12, 2005 | |||
| 11:00 am | TCM | High Society (1956) | remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); backing up Satchmo are Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw and Trummy Young |
| 5:00 pm | BET | 106 & Park | top ten countdown; performance by rapper Lil' Wayne |
| 12:00 am | E! | Saturday Night Live | actor Tobey Maguire hosts; musical guest Sisqo; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ( see photo ) sits in with the SNL band; originally aired on 04/15/2003 |
| Tuesday - December 13, 2005 | |||
| 10:00 am | BET | 106 & Park | top ten countdown; performance by rapper Lil' Wayne (rerun) |
| Wednesday - December 14, 2005 | |||
| 6:30 pm | BET | Access Granted | a behind the scenes look at the making of Juvenile's latest video, "Rodeo" |
| Thursday - December 15, 2005 | |||
| 5:00 pm | BET | 106 & Park | top ten countdown; rapper Juvenile drops by to premiere his latest video |
| Friday - December 16, 2005 | |||
| 10:00 am | BET | 106 & Park | top ten countdown; rapper Juvenile drops by to premiere his latest video (rerun) |
| 7:00 pm | Disney | Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) | made-for-tv Disney flick was filmed in & around New Orleans; cast includes Amanda Shaw in her first movie role |
| 10:35 pm | NBC | Tonight Show with Jay Leno | guests include actress Jennifer Aniston, actor Allen Covert and music by Aaron Neville, performing "Christmas Prayer" |
| 2:00 am | Comedy | MADtv | Harry Connick, Jr. hosts & performs in this special Christmas episode from 1996 (see episode review) |
| Saturday - December 17, 2005 | |||
| 9:00 am | Comedy | MADtv | Harry Connick, Jr. hosts & performs in this special Christmas episode from 1996 (see episode review) |
| 10:30 am | TRIO | Satchmo The Great (1957) |
CBS News icons Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly created this intimate and revealing portrait of Louis Armstrong; with segments of Satchmo's 1956 concerts in western Europe, the Gold Coast of Africa, and the USA, plus his reflections on music and the origin of his nickname; the film culminates with Armstrong's triumphant return to New York concert featuring a full orchestra led by Leonard Bernstein; Louis' All-Stars include Edmond Hall, Trummy Young, Arvell Shaw, Billy Kyle and Barrett Deems (repeats at 5:30 pm) |
| 12:00 am | TCM | A Song Is Born (1948) | a group of music professors take in a singer on the run from her gangster boyfriend; stars Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, with Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Mel Powell, Louis Bellson, Lionel Hampton and Charlie Barnet |
| Monday - December 19, 2005 | |||
| 8:00 pm | NBC | 2005 Radio Music Awards | airs live from Las Vegas; nominees include Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn; scheduled performers include Ricky Martin, Keith Urban, Michael Buble, Sugarland and Ashlee Simpson |
| 11:30 pm | TCM | Here Comes the Groom (1951) | a foreign correspondent woos his former fiancee so he can maintain custody of some orphans he's adopted; stars Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman, with a cameo appearance by Louis Armstrong |
| Friday - December 23, 2005 | |||
| 10:45 pm | Encore | The Big Easy (1987) | thriller set in New Orleans stars Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin; with Irma Thomas, Dewey Balfa, Christine Balfa, Robert Jardell and Terrance Simien; order the soundtrack |
| Sunday - December 25, 2005 | |||
| 9:00 am | FOX News | FOX News Sunday | segments include a Hurricane Katrina update with Senator David Vitter and Wynton Marsalis |
| Monday - December 26, 2005 | |||
| 9:00 pm | TCM | High Society (1956) | remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); backing up Satchmo are Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw and Trummy Young |
| 1:30 am | TCM | That's Entertainment! II (1976) | classic musical numbers and comedy bits from MGM films, with clips of Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, etc. |
| 2:30 am | GSN | What's My Line? | tonight's mystery guest is Mahalia Jackson; originally aired on CBS on January 22, 1961 |
| Tuesday - December 27, 2005 | |||
| 8:00 pm | CBS | Kennedy Center Honors | Tony Bennett, Suzanne Farrell, Julie Harris, Robert Redford and Tina Turner are this year's honorees; trumpeter Wynton Marsalis performs "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in a salute to Bennett; other performers include Diana Krall, John Legend, Beyonce, Melissa Etheridge and Queen Latifah |
| 8:00 pm | CNN | Larry King Live | singer Rick Nelson is remembered 20 years after his death; with Nelson's daughter and sons, Glen Campbell, and Nelson guitarist James Burton (repeats at 11:00 pm and 2:00 am) |
| Saturday - December 31, 2005 | |||
| 10:00 pm | BET | 106 & Party: New Year's Eve Special | appearances and performances from David Banner, Keyshia Cole, Juelz Santana, Chamillionairre, Ying Yang Twins, Sean Paul, Pitbull and Mannie Fresh |
| 10:00 pm | CNN | Anderson Cooper New Year's Eve Special | live from Times Square in New York City; with Harry Connick, Jr., Brooks & Dunn, John Mayer Trio, James Brown, Barenaked Ladies and more; includes segments from New Orleans |
| 10:00 pm | FOX NEWS | All American New Year 2006 | coverage from New York includes an interview with Wynton Marsalis; also reports from Jackson Square and in interview with Mayor Ray Nagin; plus music from Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, Aaron Tippin and Phil Vassar (2 hours; repeats at 1:00 am) |
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