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-ORIGINAL SERIES-
Season Premiere!
“BRING IT!”
All bets are off when Bring It! returns with the Dollhouse divided for Season 3. The Dancing Dolls must bring their “A " game with tougher judges and bigger, badder rivals. Miss D finds herself with new dancers that need a lot of work to get into winning shape. Can newcomer Faith save the team or will her outspoken mother push Miss D to her breaking point? With the title of ‘best all around dancer’ being added to the Battle Royale, everyone must do their best to impress Miss D to get the honor.
The night kicks off with an all-new special, A Very Bring It! New Year.
A VERY BRING IT! NEW YEAR
Airs Friday, January 1 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
Miss D and the Dancing Dolls take a look back at their favorite moments, discuss the drama and dish on all of the Dollhouse newbies.
STRAIGHT OUTTA JACKSON (#301)
Airs Friday, January 1 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
New Doll. New Drama. Coach D is more determined than ever to lead her Dolls to victory in this week’s Street Battle against Compton. Big changes are happening at the Dollhouse, including the addition of a new stand battle team who are at odds with the veterans. Meanwhile, a new Dancing Doll Parent who has an old history with Dianna is stirring things up in the viewing room.
THE BUCKING BALLERINA (#302)
Airs Friday, January 8 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
Recovering from the Street Battle, Dianna is struggling to get her new team into shape. Crystianna and Faith vie for a solo while new mom Dana makes waves in the viewing room. Will the original moms bend to Dana and let her give them makeovers?
HELL WEEK (#303)
Airs Friday, January 15 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
Coach D has a show stopping idea for this week's competition, but an unexpected wrench puts the Dolls' participation at risk. Later, Dianna is forced to change her choreography in the 11th hour, leaving the girls in a frenzy with no time to practice battle stands. Meanwhile, in the viewing room, the veteran Dancing Doll parents are near their wits' end with a new mom.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 22 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 29 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Series Premiere!
“THE RAP GAME”
The next big rap star is about to be unleashed beginning New Year’s Day when five emerging young hip hop artists, ages 12 to 16 years old, are given the opportunity to rhyme and flow with highly sought after producer, Jermaine Dupri in the allnew Lifetime unscripted series, The Rap Game (#TheRapGame).
These young rappers will be immersed in the Atlanta hip hop scene with Dupri at the helm as their mentor. Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere will executive produce under the Flavor Unit umbrella along with Dupri on the series. Each week, special guests such as Usher, Ludacris, Da Brat, T.I. and Silentó will join Dupri to help mold the kids into the next big, young rap star.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 1 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 8 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 15 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 22 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Friday, January 29 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Season Premiere!
“DANCE MOMS”
Named Favorite Reality Show by the Kids’ Choice Awards, Lifetime’s hit docuseries Dance Moms (#DanceMoms) returns for its sixth season with new episodes, new dance moves and of course, the infamous Abby Lee Miller. With her LA studio now open for business, Abby is determined to ensure her team won’t have another dismal competition season. To keep her girls focused, Abby issues a ban on anything other than dance. In a move to keep her empire alive and grow new stars, Abby makes the controversial decision to form a new Mini Elite Competition Team that will learn from the older girls. With Abby’s legal woes on the horizon, will the Abby Lee Dance Company be able to get back on top?
SPECIAL
Airs Tuesday, January 5 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
new season, new rules (#601)
Airs Tuesday, January 5 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
It’s the ALDC’s first week of the competition season and Abby starts it off with a bang—a big announcement that will change the future of the team. Maddie’s star is glowing brightly as she shoots her first movie and her new substitute on the team is a slap in the face to Jill and Kendall. Meanwhile, Jeanette and her BDA team, the reigning National champs, are back and ready to show the ALDC how dancing is done.
Abby vs. Melissa (#602)
Airs Tuesday, January 12 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
The moms are shocked to learn that Abby is forming a new team, but they're even more surprised when news breaks that Abby could be facing jail time. When Mackenzie receives the brunt of Abby's rage, Melissa vows not to play nice anymore
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Tuesday, January 19 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Series Premiere!
“PITCH SLAPPED”
Lifetime's puts singing in the spotlight with new docu-series Pitch Slapped (#PitchSlapped). The eight hour-long episodes reveal what it's really like in the intensely competitive world of high school a cappella. The pressure is on when two cross-town rival teams from New Jersey are given the chance to work with the world’s best coaches and face off in weekly competitions, crescendo-ing in a champion sing off. Vocal powerhouse Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect) will stop at nothing to get his team, Stay Tuned from Cherry Hill, to come out of their shells and get them in-tune while a cappella rock-star and performance coach Diana Preisler (Blue Jupiter) guides The Voices from Allendale, to harmonize their way to a win.
Sharon is contemporary a cappella’s most prolific arranger and currently producing The Sing-Off worldwide. He also served as arranger, on-site music director and vocal producer for the highly successful feature films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. Sharon is the founder, director and arranger for the pioneering a cappella group House Jacks. Preisler’s background as a singer, voice-over actress and performance coach has garnered her a reputation as one of the most respected a cappella coaches in the industry. Preisler has toured the world as the manager, artistic director and lead female singer of successful a cappella group, and international vocal sensation Blue Jupiter, and has been featured on Nickelodeon, the Huffington Post and Oprah.
ACA-GODS (#101)
Airs Tuesday, January 5 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
Two rival A Cappella teams bring in professional coaches to give them an edge for the Summer A Cappella season. These coaches only have 8 weeks to get these teams into shape before the finals of the Summer Invitational.
Will They Stay Two? (#102)
Airs Tuesday, January 12 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
The teams take on two new competitors for the second week of the Summer A Cappella Season. Stay Tuned, still reeling from a loss to their rivals, struggles with their first-ever choreographed song, all while Deke takes a chance with a new soloist. Diana may have to forfeit when one of Highlands Voices’ key members is a no-show the day before competition
This is Aca-War! (#103)
Airs Tuesday, January 19 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
It’s the 3rd week of the Summer A Cappella Season and Stay Tuned is off to a rough start when they learn that half their team won’t be able to make it to this week’s competition. Meanwhile, Coach Diana takes a huge risk by giving the lead solo to an unsuspecting member of Highlands Voices, causing the rest of the team to struggle when they realize they have to learn new skills in order to make the song work.
The Cruella of A Capella (#104)
Airs Tuesday, January 26 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
It’s the 4th week of the Summer A Cappella Season and things start off with a bang. The members of Highlands Voices decide to push back at Diana’s methods, which threatens to collapse the whole team. Meanwhile, Stay Tuned’s natural talent is threatened by a natural disaster!
Season Premiere!
“CHILD GENIUS”
Lifetime’s competition series, Child Genius (#ChildGenius) returns for Season 2, featuring America’s most extraordinary and gifted children as they prep for the ultimate battle of the brains. The competition, created in cooperation with American Mensa, takes place over ten weeks and tests the nation’s brightest young minds on their knowledge in categories such as math, spelling, geography, and current events. With a $100,000 college fund and the title of Child Genius 2016 at stake, the kids – and their families – will stop at nothing to make it to the top of the class. Former NASA astronaut, Leland Melvin, returns as the host.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Thursday, January 7 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Thursday, January 14 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Thursday, January 21 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Thursday, January 28 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
“PROJECT RUNWAY: JUNIOR”
It’s time for a different set of school supplies scissors, sewing machines and fabric! The new school year brings the freshman class of young designers in the inaugural season of Project Runway: Junior (#ProjectRunwayJunior). This next generation of upandcoming fashionistas, ages 13 to 17, will be mentored by Emmy® Award winner Tim Gunn who cohosts alongside supermodel Hannah Davis. Kelly Osbourne, designer Christian Siriano and executive fashion editor at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Magazine Aya Kanai, serve as judges to determine who will make the grade. Actress Bella Thorne joins panel as guest judge for the final challenge.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#106)
Airs Thursday, January 7 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#107)
Airs Thursday, January 14 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#108)
Airs Thursday, January 21 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#109)
Airs Thursday, January 28 at 9:00PM-10:30PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Season Premiere!
“LITTLE WOMEN: LA”
Little Women: LA is back for a fourth season and the relationships between the cast members are more volatile than ever. After ending last season with a touching vow renewal, Preston and Elena find themselves back in LA and they are now at odds over Elena's preoccupation with launching her fashion line and DIY makeup tutorials. Christy and Todd are finally pregnant, but fearing the backlash from the little people community, they have yet to reveal that they have pre-selected an average size baby through IVF. Meanwhile, Tonya and Jasmine continue their on-again, off-again friendship and Tonya's relationship with Ja becomes stronger than ever. Will there finally be wedding bells for Tonya? The heart, drama, comedy, and unique storytelling style of Little Women: LA will all combine to make this fourth season the most explosive, unforgettable season yet.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Wednesday, January 27 at 9:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
Series Premiere!
“LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA”
Lifetime’s popular Little Women franchise heads to the south with Little Women: Atlanta. These new little ladies turn it up wherever they go, especially with club promoter Emily leading the charge with identical twins Andrea and Amanda, Brianna , Ashley and Tiffany. There is no shortage of drama with these friends as cat-fights erupt with their feisty personalities among the power struggles within the group. With one little lady with a baby on the way, this clique is not afraid to get into it with each other, but together they face the daily challenges that come with being a little person while proving they are the queens of Atlanta.
Premiere: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Airs Wednesday, January 27 at 10:00PM-11:00PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
-ORIGINAL SPECIAL-
Live Premiere Simulcast!
THE 21ST ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
A+E Networks, home of “The Critics’ Choice Television Awards” and “The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards” for the past year, will combine the two shows into one star-studded three-hour event. Together, the network and its continued partnership with the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) will showcase the achievements of some of the biggest names in television and film today. The 21stAnnual Critics’ Choice Awards will air live on A&E, Lifetime and LMN immediately following a live Red Carpet show at 7pm ET.
The Critics' Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA and BTJA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics' organization in the United States and Canada, representing almost 300 television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source of information for today's film going public. BTJA is the collective voice of almost 100 journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners and online audiences. Historically, The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
Airs LIVE Sunday, January 17 at 8:00PM-11:00PM (ET); 5:00PM-8:00PM (PT)
-ORIGINAL DRAMA-
Simulcast Mini-Series Premiere!
WAR & PEACE
The epic WAR & PEACE, reimagined for a new generation, is a four-week limited-series event premiering on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY and featuring an all-star, award-winning cast that includes SAG Award® and Film Independent Spirit Award winner Paul Dano (Love and Mercy), Lily James (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), James Norton (Happy Valley), Oscar®, Golden Globe and BAFTA winner Jim Broadbent (Iris), Golden Globe® winner Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) and others.
A thrilling tale of love, war and family, WAR & PEACE is widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Set against in the backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, WAR & PEACE is the ultimate story of passion and romance, scandal and deceit, following the rise and fall of fortunes of five aristocratic families — the Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Rostovs, Kuragins and Drubetskoys — all jockeying for top position in the waning days of imperial Russia. The dashing Andrei Bolkonsky (Norton) yearns for glory of war, but finds only heartbreak and disillusionment, which may be cured by the lovely young Natasha Rostov (James), who desperately needs to marry well to save her family from financial ruin. Meanwhile, Pierre Bezukhov (Dano) suddenly finds himself in possession of great wealth at the mercy of fortune hunters eager to take advantage of his naïveté.
part 1
Airs Monday, January 18 at 9:00PM-11:02PM (ET)
After Napoleon’s invasion of Austria, Pierre Bezukhov inherits his father’s fortune, leaving him at the mercy of fortune seekers, especially Helene Kuragin. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky goes off to war, leaving his pregnant wife at home while Natasha Rostov is left worrying about her brother Nikolai who has also gone off to fight in the war.
part 2
Airs Monday, January 25 at 9:00PM-11:02PM (ET)
(Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)
—LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE—
“TONI BRAXTON: UNBREAK MY HEART” (World Premiere)
Premieres Saturday, January 23, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
The Lifetime Original Movie: Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart stars newcomer Lex Scott Davis as the seven-time Grammy® Award-winning R&B icon. Toni Braxton executive produces the two-hour film, which is based on her popular memoir Unbreak My Heart.
Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart follows the singer’s journey from her discovery by mega producers L.A. Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, to her battle with Lupus. The movie also delves into how she made it through her public divorce all while navigating her son’s autism and family struggles. The film chronicles the untold measures the wildly talented artist took to make herself and her family whole again, becoming a global inspiration.
Stars Lex Scott Davis, Debbi Morgan , Gavin Houston, Cortney Scott Wright, Skye P. Marshall, LaToya Franklyn and Tiffany Hines. (2015)
—MOVIES-MOVIES-MOVIES—
“don’T WAKE MOMMY” (U.S. Television Premiere)
Premieres Saturday, January 2, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
Molly is struggling with being a new mom, but after meeting Beth, things temporarily improve only to turn as Beth's dark intentions are brought to light.
Stars Ashley Bell, Sara Rue, Dean Geyer, Alex Essoe, and Denise Crosby. (2015)
“BAD SISTER” (U.S. Television Premiere)
Premieres Sunday, January 3, at 9:00PM-11:02PM (ET)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Ryan Newman, Devon Werkheiser, Alyshia Ochse, Helen Eigenberg, Lise Simms star. (2015)
“MY SWEET AUDRINA” (World Premiere)
Premieres Saturday, January 9, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
Based on V.C. Andrews’ bestselling standalone novel, My Sweet Audrina is a gothic psychological thriller centering on Audrina, a young girl with an inability to recall past events in her life. Living in her family's secluded mansion, Audrina is haunted by nightmares in which she dreams of her older sister, the First Audrina, who was left for dead in the woods after an attack. As she falls in love with a boy named Arden and is tormented by her sadistic cousin Vera, she slowly starts to regain her memory of the grim truth around the death of her sister.
Stars India Eisley, William Moseley, and James Tupper. (2015)
“LILA & EVE” (U.S. Television Premiere)
Premieres Saturday, January 30, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET)
Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.
