UP Movie 'My One Christmas Wish' Premieres Tonight, Stars Amber Riley

My One Christmas Wish premieres November 29 on UP. Photo courtesy of UP

UP movie My One Christmas Wish premieres Sunday, November 29 at 7 p.m. ET. The holiday film stars Amber Riley (Glee). The cast includes Matreya Fedor (Cedar Cove), Priscilla Faia (Rookie Blue), Ali Skovbye (Further Adventures in Babysitting), Ken Tremblett (My Life as a Dead Girl) and Jarod Joseph (The 100).

The real-life story of Jackie Turner (Riley) a straight-A college student who was abused, abandoned and starved as a child. Although she has resolutely turned her life around, the holidays are still very painful for her. Facing another lonely holiday break on campus, Jackie decides to put an ad on Craigslist - and even offers to pay $8 an hour. To her surprise, responses flood in. Among the numerous heartfelt invitations and letters of support, she also hears from struggling individuals that empathize with the overwhelming emptiness that comes with spending the holidays without loved ones. Moved and inspired, Jackie decides to throw a big Christmas party – with the last-minute help of her advisor, friends and support group – to find families for all those troubled folks who emailed her, and finds one for herself as well.

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UP Movie 'Angels in the Snow' Premieres November 22, Stars Kristy Swanson & Chris Potter

Angels in the Snow premieres November 22 on UP. Photo courtesy of UP

UP movie Angels in the Snow premieres Sunday, November 22 at 7 p.m. ET. The holiday film stars Kristy Swanson (Dude Where’s My Car?, Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Chris Potter (Heartland, X-Men). The cast includes Nick Purcha, Lizzie Boys, Jaeda Lily Miller, Colin Lawrence, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Alexandra Siouras and Kolton Stewart.

Charles (Potter) and Judith Montgomery (Swanson) have a strained marriage mostly due to Charles’ non-stop work schedule.  Their children, Alexander (Purcha), Jennifer (Boys) and Emily (Miller) sense the tension and fight among themselves, as well. They are headed to the lavish cabin that Charles built for his family in the hopes of having a special family holiday.  But the bickering continues until Joe (Lawrence) and Marilyn Tucker (Haggquist) and their children Lucie (Siouras) and Robbie (Stewart) are forced to spend Christmas with them as they wait out a blizzard.  The love, respect and happiness exhibited by the Tuckers has a profound effect on the Montgomerys’ lives. Stars:

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'Ties That Bind' Reaches Over 1 Million Viewers in Live +3 Ratings

The premiere of Ties That Bind, UP's first original family drama series, reached more than one million viewers and scored solid numbers among key audiences, according to Nielsen data. The series airs exclusively on UP, Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EDT.

The premiere, which was entertaining and made me want to see where the story goes, was also a popular topic on social media, resulting in UP trending on Twitter multiple times that evening.

On its premiere night (Wednesday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m. EDT):

· More than one million viewers tuned into Ties That Bind.[1]
· The 9 p.m. telecast was UP’s strongest original series premiere ever in P18-34 and ranked #18 in that demo in the time period vs all of ad supported cable[2].

Ties That Bind revolves around Allison McLean (Kelli Williams), a tough and experienced police detective in suburban Seattle. Like most working women, her hands are already full, balancing a demanding and dangerous job and a family -- husband Matt (Jonathan Scarfe), and teenagers Jeff (Mitchell Kummen) and Rachel (Natasha Calis). But when she and her partner, Devin (Dion Johnstone), must arrest her brother, Tim (special guest star Luke Perry), for aggravated assault, her world drastically changes as Tim is convicted and sent to prison leaving his two teenagers Cameron (Rhys Matthew Bond) and Mariah (Matreya Scarrwener) teetering on the brink of foster care. Having done the right thing as an officer of the law, Allison now feels compelled to do the right thing as a sister and aunt; she brings Tim's two very unhappy teens into her home. Squeezing four teenagers under one roof proves to be an additional test of Allison's strength and patience. It won’t be easy for her husband, her children or Tim’s kids either. In addition to investigating local crimes, the series also focuses on the joys and struggles of the teens as they adjust to their new home, their new high school, make new friends and experience love, romance, anger and jealousy.

[1] Source: Nielsen, L+3, 8/12/2015, 9p-12a, P2+ Reach, 1 min qualifier.

[2] Source: Nielsen, L+3, 8/12/2015, 9p, P1834 (000) vs UP series premieres; L+3, 8/12/15 Wed 9p-10p rank among ad-supported cable nets, P1834 (000).

Luke Perry To Star & Produce UP Movie 'Welcome Home'

Luke Perry at the  2015 Summer TCA Tour on July 30.  Photo Credit: Frederick M. Brown

Starring and executive produced by Luke Perry, the UP Premiere Movie Welcome Home tells the story of a writer who returns from vacation to find that a homeless mother and her two children have been squatting in his house, with nowhere to go. The script was written by Jonathan Zeichner, executive director of L.A.'s A Place Called Home (APCH, www.apch.org), a dynamic, non-profit youth center. Directed by James Head ("R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour," "The Dead Zone"), Welcome Home premieres exclusively on UP on Sunday, September 13 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Welcome Home was executive produced by Perry, Ira Pincus, John Morayniss and John Ritchie, and produced by Entertainment One Television. The film's ensemble cast includes Camille Sullivan (The Butterfly Effect, "Shattered"), Will Verchere-Gopaulsingh ("When Calls the Heart," "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce"), Kayden Magnuson ("The Whispers"), Erica Cerra ("The 100," "Eureka") and Susan Hogan (CAT. 8, The Christmas Secret).

UP Movie 'Dancer and the Dame' Premieres February 22, Stars Billy Gardell, James Denton, Eva LaRue

UP movie Dancer and the Dame premieres Sunday, February 22 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film stars Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly), James Denton (Desperate Housewives), Michael Badalucco (The Practice), Eva LaRue (CSI: Miami, All My Children), Louis Mustillo (Mike & Molly) and Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side).

Down-and-out Detective Dancer (Gardell), who struggling with a personal conflict, gives up on life and his job. But that all ends when he is paired up with a police dog who is also dealing with post-traumatic stress. The dog helps Dancer make a life-changing turn around. And in response, Dancer does the same for his partner, the Dame.

'A Girl's Best Friend' Premieres January 4 on UP, Stars James Denton, Lilah Fitzgerald, Laura Mennell, Kirsten Robek

James Denton, Lilah Fitzgerald, and Luey in A Girl's Best Friend

UP movie A Girl's Best Friend premieres Sunday, January 4 at 7 p.m. ET. The film stars James Denton (Desperate Housewives, The Good Witch), Laura Mennell (Haven), (The Gourmet Detective), Kirsten Robek (Hell on Wheels) and Lilah Fitzgerald (The Pastor's Wife).

In A Girl’s Best Friend, Penelope "Polka-Dot" Daught (Fitzgerald) is a precocious 11-year-old obsessed with Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” With her single mother, Frances (Robek), struggling with chronic illness and money tightness, Polka-Dot is pushed into looking for odd jobs after school for extra cash. While sweeping up around the neighborhood coffee shop, Polka-Dot’s life perks up when she meets K-9 unit police officer Cooper “Coop” Boone (Denton) and his trusty bloodhound, Luey.

'Marry US For Christmas' Premieres Tonight on UP, Stars Malinda Williams, Victoria Rowell and Karon Riley

Marry Us For Christmas premieres December 7 on UP.

UP Original Movie Marry US For Christmas premieres on Sunday, December 7 at 7 p.m. ET. The film stars Malinda Williams (Soul Food), Victoria Rowell (The Young and the Restless) and Karon Riley (35 and Ticking).

In the sequel to last year's popular UP Original Movie Marry Me For Christmas, it's a year after Marci (Williams) and Blair (Riley) declared their love for each other and decided to tie the knot. But as the big day approaches, Marci is so consumed with work that she hasn't had time to plan her wedding. To make matters worse, she may have to team up with former assistant/fake fiancé Adam to win a project she's been vying for – a little tidbit she hasn't shared with Blair. But Blair, as it turns out, has a secret of his own. Thanks to years of doing pro bono work for financially-strapped clients, he quickly is running out of cash and might have to accept an offer to work for his longtime nemesis, Marci's manipulative cousin Preston. Meanwhile, Marci's mother Stephanie (Rowell) is making some rather bold moves of her own with her sexy salsa teacher, Antonio, who's more than a little smitten with her — and about 20 years her junior. Will there be a wedding for Christmas? Better yet - whose wedding will it be?

Naturally, the festivities wouldn't be complete without family, including Marci's Uncle Donald (GregAlan Williams), Aunt Myra (DeEtta West), Aunt Elizabeth (Chrystale Wilson), Charlene (Dawn Halfkenny) and Antonio’s uncle Lawrence Simpson (Kristoff St. John).

Watch a sneak peek of Marry US For Christmas below:

UP Greenlights First Scripted Series 'Ties That Bind'

UP has greenlit its first original scripted series, "Ties That Bind," (working title) a hybrid police procedural and family drama created and executive produced by Sheryl J. Anderson ("Charmed," UP’s The Town that Came A-Courtin') and Stan Spry (UP’s The Town that Came A-Courtin,' “A Place in the Sun”). Production on the10-episode series, produced by Cartel Entertainment, will commence in February with the series set to premiere exclusively on UP in summer 2015.

UP Movie 'The Tree That Saved Christmas' Premieres Tonight, Stars Lacey Chabert

The Tree That Saved Christmas premieres November 30 on UP.

UP holiday movie The Tree That Saved Christmas premieres Sunday, November 30 at 7 p.m. ET. The film stars Lacey Chabert (Party of Five).

Imaginative, hard-working Molly Logan (Chabert) grew up on her family's generations-old Christmas tree farm in rural Vermont and would often write stories about individual trees as they shipped out, her favorite being a "Charlie Brown" tree struggling to grow. One day, after hearing the roar of buzz saws used to clear the woods of sickly saplings, nine-year-old Molly ran to save her favorite – even after her father Gordon (Eric Keenleyside) and his crew had made a gash in its trunk. She knew that someday this little tree would have a tale to tell. Now 29, Molly is pursuing her writing career in Manhattan. Unfortunately as Pendant Publishing CEO Walter Dunlap's (Jim Thorburn) assistant, Molly has no life and little chance to write. She's devastated to learn from her architect brother Ryan (Matthew Kevin Anderson) that the bank is foreclosing on her parents' heritage tree farm. This will be her family's last Christmas there. However, a frustrated Molly can't make it home thanks to obligations to her boss and his young daughters. Much to her shock, Molly discovers that the Christmas tree she ordered for the Dunlap home is that same one she saved years ago. Certain that it is the same tree from her youth – and a sign – Molly drags the pine back to her Vermont home and embarks upon a plan to save the family farm – with some surprising, inventive help from her brother and former boyfriend/banker Lucas Bishop (Corey Sevier).

Watch a sneak peek of The Tree That Saved Christmas below:

UP Movie '12 Dog Days Till Christmas' Premieres Tonight, Stars Reginald VelJohnson, Vincent Giovagnoli, Lexi Giovagnoli, Lunden De'Leon

12 Dog Days Till Christmas premieres November 28 on UP.

UP holiday movie 12 Dog Days Till Christmas premieres Friday, November 28 at 7 p.m. ET. The film stars Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters), Vincent Giovagnoli (Passport to Explore), Lexi Giovagnoli (Passport to Explore) and Lunden De'Leon (Somebody's Child).

When a foster teenager, who can't seem to stay out of trouble, is assigned to work at a no-kill animal shelter for his community service, he finds a sense of responsibility and real connection to the true spirit of Christmas for the first time in his life. The shelter's owner finds that she can no longer afford to fund the shelter and the clock begins to tick to get all the dogs placed in loving homes before Christmas.

12 Dog Days Till Christmas was written by Ty DeMartino, and directed by Charlie Vaughn.

The cast includes Grainne McDermott, Chandler Parnell, Peggy Barnell, Lilly Nelson, Frederick Lamonte Gause, Ahmad Tyron Gause, Steve Earnest, Austin Querubin and Jeffrey M. Miller.

'A Christmas Tree Miracle' Premieres November 26, Stars Kevin Sizemore, Terry Kiser and Jill Whelan

Terry Kiser stars in A Christmas Tree Miracle, premiering November 26 on UP.

UP holiday movie A Christmas Tree Miracle premieres Wednesday, November 26 at 9 p.m. ET. The film stars Kevin Sizemore (Resurrection), Terry Kiser (The Doctors, Weekend at Bernie's) and Jill Whelan (The Love Boat).

For the George family – accustomed to the luxuries of a privileged suburban life – Christmas has become a season of taking rather than giving. With dad (Sizemore) preoccupied with work, mom (Whelan) on edge, and self-involved teens Nick (Barrett Carnahan) and Natalie (Emily Capehart) fixated on their ever-growing wish lists, the youngest, six-year-old Nina (Siomha Kenney), is the only one with any true Christmas spirit. When their dad loses his job just before the holidays, the family ignores the severity of the situation and continues to live above their means. When the consequences catch up with them, they are left with nothing and nowhere to turn. Taken in by an eccentric Christmas tree farmer (Kiser), the family learns that miracles can come true…if you believe!

Watch a sneak peek of A Christmas Tree Miracle below:

UP Movie 'Christmas in Palm Springs' Premieres Tonight, Stars Patrick Muldoon, Dina Meyer, Ian Ziering, Bill Cobbs

Christmas in Palm Springs premieres November 23 on UP.

A brother and sister team up to help get their feuding parents reunited for the holiday season in UP Original Movie Christmas in Palm Springs, premiering on Sunday, November 23 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film stars Patrick Muldoon (Starship Troopers), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Ian Ziering (Sharknado) and Bill Cobbs (Night at the Museum).

Parents separated and heading for divorce living on opposite sides of the country are brought together in Palm Springs by their kids, who are doing everything to get them back together before Christmas with a little help from a guardian angel.

Christmas in Palm Springs was directed by Fred Olen Ray, and written by Hanz Wasserburger.

The cast includes David Chokachi, Erin Gray, Kirstin Dorn and Devin Lawrence.

UP Movie 'Paper Angels' Premieres Tonight, Stars Matthew Settle and Josie Bissett

Paper Angeles premieres November 16 on UP.

UP Original Movie Paper Angels premieres on Sunday, November 16 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film stars Matthew Settle (Marshall the Miracle Dog, Gossip Girl) and Josie Bissett (The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Melrose Place). The cast includes Rustin Gresiuk, Farryn Van Humbeck, Russell Porter, Danny Wattley, Kendra Anderson, Burkely Duffield and Adrian Dorval.

In Paper Angels, abused wife Lynn (Bissett) leaves her alcoholic husband Darryl (Russell Porter), with her two kids, Thomas (Gresiuk) and Sara (Humbeck), and the trio move to another town where she struggles to make ends meet working as a waitress to support the family. In that same town, we meet Kevin (Settle), who is helping his wife Jenny (Kendra Anderson) through a difficult pregnancy with twins, while fighting to keep his marketing & design company afloat. Thomas starts at his new school and becomes the target of a bully, Vic (Duffield), who is threatened by how well Thomas plays basketball.

Unable to join the high school team, Thomas goes to the community center where he meets Kevin and the two of them become unlikely friends through pickup basketball games. Little do they know the tremendous impact they will have on each other's families this Christmas through The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program.

Watch a sneak peek of Paper Angels below:

UP Movie 'Naughty & Nice' Premieres Tonight, Stars Haylie Duff, Tilky Jones, Maureen McCormick, TC Carson, Tyler Jacob Moore

Naughty & Nice premieres November 9 on UP.

UP TV Original Movie Naughty & Nice premieres on Sunday, November 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film stars Haylie Duff (Napoleon Dynamite), Tilky Jones (Nashville), Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch), Jim O'Heir (Parks and Recreation), Tyler Jacob Moore (GCB) and Terrence "T.C." Carson (Living Single).

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Los Angeles and commuters have Pepper Sterling (Jones), a cynical and funny radio comic, to keep them entertained. When Pepper's latest radio antics anger an important advertising executive, he gets shipped over to a sister station, KBRG in Idyllwild, Colorado, to serve out his suspension until the dust blows over. Dr. Sandra Love (Duff), following in her father's footsteps, loves radio and came home to Idyllwild to host her own talk show. She is unapologetically romantic and nostalgic, especially at Christmas. Thrown together as co-hosts on her show Dr. Love in the Morning, Sandy is immediately at odds with Pepper, who never met a sentiment he couldn't twist into a punchline and has no use for Christmas. When Sandra and Pepper's "war of words" catches the attention of the small town, their joint show becomes a hit and they start to see something in each other.

Watch a sneak peek of Naughty & Nice below:

Holiday TV Movie Guide: Schedule for Christmas & Holiday Films

NOVEMBER
One Starry Christmas
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere
Saturday, November 1 (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Sarah Carter, Damon Runyan, George Canyon, Paul Popowhich

UP Movie 'Lyfe's Journey' Premieres Tonight, Stars Keith Robinson, Angell Conwell, Richard T. Jones

Lyfe's Journey premieres October 26 on UP.

UP TV Original Movie Lyfe’s Journey, premieres Sunday, October 26 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film stars Keith Robinson (Get on Up), Angell Conwell (The Young and the Restless, Family Time), Richard T.Jones (Judging Amy), Judi Blair (Love Always), Erica Page (The Game), Ahmed Lucan (Homeland), Jennifer Gullick (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), DeEtta West (Between Sisters) and newcomer Rylei I. Nooks.

David Lyfe (Robinson) is a successful bank manager and family man who lives the simple life with his beautiful, pregnant wife, Tricia (Conwell), young daughter Allison (Nooks), and terrific friends John (Lucan) and Cindy (Gullick) Reynolds.

UP Movie 'Heavenly Match' Premieres Tonight, Stars Samaire Armstrong, Brendan Penny, LeToya Luckett, Bill Dow, Kevin O’Grady, Jody Thompson, Leanne Lapp

Heavenly Match premieres October 12 on UP.  The film stars Brendan Penny and Samaire Armstrong.

UP Original Movie Heavenly Match, a romantic comedy about a 30-year-old minister named Casey Hart, who is faced with fork-in-the road decisions with both her career in the ministry and her love life, premieres Sunday, October 12 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The film is based on Beth Pattillo's acclaimed novel, "Heavens to Betsy," which in turn sprang from Pattillo's experiences as a female minister. Cara J. Russell wrote the adapted script. Heavenly Match stars Samaire Armstrong (Resurrection, The O.C.).

"Everything You Love About Christmas" UP TV Holiday Programming Guide

"Everything You Love About Christmas" runs November 2 to December 31 on UP.

Beginning Sunday, November 2, “Everything You Love About Christmas” will be UP's newest holiday season theme as the network kicks off its annual Christmas programming slate with over 50 festive days and over 500 hours of uplifting Christmas movies, Christmas music specials and marathons with some of television’s most beloved family-favorite series. Filled with Christmas programming the whole family will love, "Everything You Love About Christmas" launches Sunday, November 2 and runs through Wednesday, December 31, 2014.

"At UP, we celebrate the things our viewers and their families love about Christmas, including families sharing time with each other, the spirit of giving, and the true meaning of this glorious season,” said Charley Humbard, president & CEO, UP. "This year's schedule of original and premiere movies is our biggest yet."

Highlights include UP Original Movies and World Premiere Movies, including Naughty & Nice, Paper Angels, The Tree That Saved Christmas, Marry Us For Christmas, Nativity! , Nativity! 2: Danger in the Manger, 12 Dog Days Till Christmas, Christmas in Palm Springs and The Christmas Tree Miracle. In addition, back by popular demand are the UP Original Christmas Music Special K-LOVE Music City Christmas Special and 25th Anniversary Special: A Very Special Christmas.