TV ONE SETS THANKSGIVING TABLE: Whitney & Brandy's 'Cinderella'; 'Soul Food' film; sitcoms; Essence Fest and MJ concert on the menu.(November 20, 2009)
*TV One is calling its Thanksgiving weekend lineup "a schedule full of family, fun and lots of music," including the TV One premiere of "Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella," starring Brandy and Whitney Houston at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
Also being served during Thanksgiving weekend (all times ET): • Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m.: "Soul Food," starring Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, and Nia Long as three sisters in average African American family in Chicago. An encore airing is scheduled for midnight and again on Sunday, November 29 at 9 PM. • Thursday, Nov. 26 beginning at 6 a.m.: a marathon consisting of Thanksgiving themed episodes of TV One sitcoms "Half & Half," "Martin," "The Hughleys," "Living Single," "Good Times," and "All of Us." • At 7 p.m. and midnight: "Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Concert" featuring performances from Usher, Whitney Houston, Maya, Luther Vandross, the Jacksons, and the late King of Pop himself. • At 9 p.m.: an encore broadcast of "TV One Night Only: Live From The Essence Music Festival," featuring main stage acts taped live from the 2009 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, LA. Performers include Beyoncé, Charlie Wilson, Al Green, John Legend, EnVogue, and more. • At 11 p.m.: an encore broadcast of "Maxwell 5 Days of Night," a first person account of the inspiration and creative process behind R&B neo-soul superstar Maxwell’s long-awaited trilogy, "Black Summer’s Night." Then at 11:30 p.m., an encore broadcast of the music special "Maxwell: A Video Journey" that features classic and current Maxwell music videos. • On Friday, Nov. 27 beginning at 6:30 a.m.: an all-day catch-up marathon of " Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes" as the series concludes the semi-finals and starts the road to finding this seasons Jokes Champion. • At 2 p.m.: a marathon of all of season 2 of the original music-bio series Unsung featuring the stories of Florence Ballard, Teena Marie, Klymaxx, Minnie Riperton, and more. The Bootsy Collins episode of Unsung wraps up the Unsung marathon from 9-10, followed by the documentary about his mentor, "James Brown: The Man, The Music and The Message." • Beginning at 11:30 p.m., 24 hours of holiday-themed episodes of TV One sitcom favorites including "Martin," "Good Times," "The Jeffersons," "Eve," "Amen," "The PJs," and more. • Sunday, Nov. 29 concludes TV One's ‘Home for the Holidays’ Thanksgiving Celebration with encore airings of "Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella" airing at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.; and "Soul Food" at 9 p.m. Speak Out
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