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Before we get to the new releases, I wanted to remind you Amazon has all of Wes Anderson's films on sale this week, which means all the following Blu-rays, click on any of the titles for purchasing information: Bottle Rocket ($19.49) my review Rushmore ($19.99) The Royal Tenenbaums ($18.99) The Darjeeling Limited ($20.99) my review Fantastic Mr. Fox ($20.99) And with that we get to... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Criterion Collection) The initial DVD release of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou was a collaboration between Criterion and Buena Vista Home Entertainment, but now it's getting an official Blu-ray and DVD release from Criterion with a new 4K transfer and a bounty of additional features: New, restored 4K digital film transfer, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-hd Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary by Anderson and cowriter Noah Baumbach This Is an Adventure, a...

Christmas, Wednesday, December 25, 2013 ratings -- New episodes: (none). Specials: Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Tale, I Love Lucy Christmas Special, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, Dreamworks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury, Merry Madagascar, Michael Buble's Third Annual Christmas Special, and One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party.. Reruns: The Middle, Trophy Wife, Modern Family, Super Fun Night, Nashville, Hollywood Game Night, Hawaii Five-0, and Blue Bloods.

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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013

The country had better things to do on Christmas night than park itself in front of the TV, and ratings were unsurprisingly low across the board for the broadcast networks as they all aired full slates of repeats.

The night's top performers were "Blue Bloods" on CBS, which led the viewer race, and "The Middle" and "Modern Family" on ABC, which had the best 18-49 performance in primetime.

CBS averaged 4.6 million viewers and a 2.8 rating/5 share in households. NBC (3 million, 1.9/4) came in second, beating out ABC's 2.7 million viewers and 1.6/3. Fox (1.4 million, 0.9/2) finished fourth, and The CW (903,000, 0.5/1) trailed.

None of the broadcast nets made it to a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49. ABC led the way with a 0.9, followed by NBC at 0.7. CBS scored a 0.6, Fox a 0.4 and The CW a 0.3.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" rerun (3.6 million, 2.1/4)

NBC:...

Monday, December 16, 2013 ratings -- New episodes: The Great Christmas Light Fight, Almost Human, The Voice, The Sing-Off, Hostages, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Mom, and Mike & Molly. Specials: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Prep & Landing, Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice, Ice Age: A Mammouth Christmas, The Victoria's Secret Christmas Show, and Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (all reruns). Reruns: (none).

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Fast National ratings for Monday, Dec. 16, 2013

The final performances on "The Voice" carried NBC to a ratings win Monday, but the show will likely be down from last week (the network's Baltimore affiliate carried the "Monday Night Football" game) and off significantly from last fall's final performance episode. It did, however, help "The Sing-Off" score better ratings than its last few outings.

Elsewhere Monday, "Mike & Molly" grew by a couple tenths of a point in adults 18-49 on CBS and scored its biggest overall audience since its season premiere. "Hostages" ticked up as well. Fox's "Almost Human" was down vs. last week.

NBC brought in 11.1 million viewers and a 6.8 rating/11 share in households, pending updates for the local NFL telecast. CBS (6.9 million, 4.5/7) came in second. ABC (4.4 million, 2.8/4) currently sits in third, also pending updates for a local "Monday Night Football" broadcast in Detroit. Fox (3.9 million, 2.5/4) finished fourth, and The CW (1.1 million,...

Ready or not... the 2013 holiday season is upon us and along with the busy shopping, cold temperatures and festive decorations come a slew of new yuletide specials and classic favorites. We've compiled the following list to help with your holiday viewing schedule this year!

Monday December 2

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too - ABC Family 6:00 p.m.

The Santa Clause - ABC Family 8:00 p.m.

Cma Country Christmas hosted by Jennifer Nettles - ABC 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday December 3

An Accidental Christmas - Lifetime 10:00 p.m.

Scrooged - ABC Family 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday December 4

Christmas in Rockefeller Center - NBC 8:00 p.m.

SNL Christmas - NBC 9:00 p.m.

Deck the Halls - ABC Family 10:00 p.m.

Thursday December 5

The Sound of Music Live - NBC 8:00 p.m.

The Muppet Christmas Carol - ABC Family 9:00 p.m.

Friday December 6

Frosty the Snowman - CBS 8:00 p.m.

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I really don't put much stock in the International Animated Film Society's 2013 Annie Awards, which is why I didn't rush to report on their results on Saturday. One year Disney and Pixar boycott the event, feeling there was an unfair advantage paid to larger contributing sponsors, DreamWorks being the primary example. So with such a nasty stench over the event what good does it do to pay it much mind? That said, I'll be brief in mentioning Wreck-It Ralph topped Saturday night's winners with five awards, including Best Animated Picture. The awards have something like a 75% streak when it comes to helping predict the eventual Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature and as the days have gone on, it's looking more and more like Ralph will be this year's winner (see my predictions here). Pixar's Brave, Laika's ParaNorman and DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians each took home two awards in lesser,...

Disney's "Wreck-It-Ralph" was the big winner at the 40th Annie Awards held Saturday taking home the Best Animated Feature award. It is now officially the Oscar frontrunner in the Best Animated Film category.

Here's the complete list of winners/nominees; for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies this season, click here:

Animated Feature

"Brave" . Pixar Animation Studios

"Frankenweenie" . Walt Disney Studios

"Hotel Transylvania" . Sony Pictures Animation

"ParaNorman" . Focus Features

"Rise of the Guardians" . DreamWorks Animation

"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" . Aardman Animations

"The Rabbi.s Cat ". Gkids

Winner "Wreck-It Ralph" . Walt Disney Animation Studios

Animated Special Production

"Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1" . Warner Bros. Animation

"Before Orel" . Trust . Starburns Industries, Inc.

Winner "Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem" . Illumination Entertainment

"Disney Tron: Uprising . Beck.s Beginning" . Disney TV Animation

"Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury" . DreamWorks Animation

"Justice League: Doom" . Warner Bros. Animation

Animated Short Subject

"Brad and Gary" . Illumination...

Friday, December 28, 2012 ratings -- New episodes: none. Specials: Back To The Beginning With Christiane Amanpour, DreamWorks Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury (rerun), and Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (rerun). Episode reruns: Shark Tank, Undercover Boss, Go On, Dateline, Kitchen Nightmares, Nikita, and Arrow.

Below are the fast affiliate ratings. The "demo" refers to the viewers in the 18-49 demographic. The percentages represent the change since the previous original episode. (Percentages aren't given for reruns or specials.) "Millions" refers to the total number of viewers.

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9pm - Shark Tank: (rerun) 1.4...

Monday, December 17, 2012 ratings -- New episodes: The Voice, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-0, Take It All, 1600 Penn, and the series finale of Gossip Girl. Specials: Gossip Girl Retrospective, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dreamworks Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, and Happiness Is A Warm Blanket Charlie Brown. Episode repeats: Castle.

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I love the art of animation, and it's amazing to see how far things have come and advanced over the years. The industry is changing in terms of technology, but what it all really comes down to is telling good stories. There's been a lot of great animated movies this year, and many of them are up for several awards at the 40th Annual Annie Awards.

Some of the movies nomainated include Brave, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, Rise of the Guardians, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, and Wreck-It Ralph. Out of those films my favorite is a toss up between Wreck-It Ralph and ParaNorman, those were two pretty incredible films. I think ParaNorman has the edge though.

Some of the other animated properties nominated are Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, Disney Tron: Uprising, Justice League: Doom, Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special', South Park ‘Raising the Bar’, and several others.

Which of 2012′s animated films drew the most applause? According to the International Animated Film Society, Asifa-Hollywood, the options include Pixar’s Brave, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, and DreamWorks’s Rise of the Guardians. All three — among others — were nominated for animation’s highest honor today when the group named the contenders for its 40th annual Annie Awards. The prizes will be distributed Saturday, Feb. 2 in Los Angeles.

See who else made the cartoon cut with this list of nominees for the Annie Awards’ biggest honors. A full list of nominees can be found at the awards’ website.

Best Animated...

The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features this year are Brave (Pixar Animation Studios), Frankenweenie (The Walt Disney Studio), Hotel Transylvania (Sony Animation Studios), ParaNorman (Focus Features), Rise Of The Guardians (DreamWorks Animation), The Pirates! Band Of Misfits (Aardman Animations), The Rabbi’s Cat (Gkids) and Wreck-It Ralph (Walt Disney Animation Studios). Winners will be announced during the 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony February 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The full list of nominees follows: Production Categories Best Animated Feature Brave – Pixar Animation Studios Frankenweenie – The Walt Disney Studios Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation ParaNorman – Focus Features Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Aardman Animations The Rabbi’s Cat – Gkids Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 – Warner Bros. Animation Before Orel – Trust – Starburns Industries, Inc. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination...

Bite-sized news from the world of TV, including a co-star for Chloe Sevigny in her A&E pilot, a "DreamWorks Dragons" holiday special and TLC's renewal of "Long Island Medium."

- Get ready to meet more of Gloria's family on "Modern Family": Elizabeth Pena has booked a guest starring role as the mother of Sofia Vergara's currently very pregnant character. And Stephanie Beatriz will play Gloria's sister, Sofia. [TVLine]

- BBC One had previously announced plans for Season 3 of the addictive Emmy-nominated Idris Elba detective series "Luther," and now the U.K. network has released a video teaser confirming the start of shooting on "four perfectly dark, chillingly-formed episodes." [BBC]

- James D'Arcy (currently in theaters as multiple characters in "Cloud Atlas") has landed the male lead as a forensic profiler in A&E's pilot "Those Who Kill." He joins Chloe Sevigny, who stars as a detective tracking serial killers.

Fox announced today it will air the animated DreamWorks Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury on December 17 at 8 Pm. The half-hour special is based on DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon pic, which is spawning a pair of sequels after the first film grossed $500 million worldwide. Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Gerard Butler are among the feature film’s voice cast back for the special. The news comes a day after Dwa boss Jeffery Katzenberg said he has wanted to get his content on Fox’s primetime now that Dwa and News Corp’s film arm 20th Century Fox are distribution partners beginning January 1. Katzenberg also touted yesterday Fox parent News Corp’s “enthusiasm” for his effort to create a branded channel for the studio, an initiative he is discussing with Fox international execs. Dwa previously had a TV distribution deal with Nickelodeon, owned by its soon-to-be-former distribution partner Viacom.