City Prime-time Programming Highlights: Monday, Dec. to Sunday, Jan. 0December nd, 05

- Ring in the New Year with one million fans in Times Square, New York City with Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016, featuring performances by Carrie Underwood, One Direction, and Demi Lovato -

- All-new comedies Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life and animated series Bordertown join the Sunday night lineup, beginning January 3 -

- Bachelor Ben Higgins gets a second shot at love when his journey begins on the dramatic two-hour season premiere of The Bachelor, on OMNI Television -

- Cece and Schmidt task Nick and Jess to plan their engagement party; and Molly takes part in a radio interview without Peggy on the season premieres of New Girl and Mike & Molly, respectively -

Below is a chronological listing of detailed highlights for December 21 to January 10. All programming is subject to change.

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Tuesday, Dec. 22

Frosty's Winter Wonderland : 9 p.m. ET/PT, 10 p.m. MT, 8 p.m. CT

**Special Presentation**

Andy Griffith (The Andy Griffith Show) and Shelley Winters (Lolita) lend their voices to this captivating cartoon about Frosty's return to a small town. Along the way, he falls in love and plans to marry Crystal - but not if the evil Jack Frost can help it.

Saturday, Dec. 26

Illusions of Grandeur : 2 p.m. ET/PT, 3 p.m. MT, 1 p.m. CT

**OLN Original Series**

San Francisco

In the City by the Bay, Zack tries to recreate Harry Houdini's 100-year-old upside down straightjacket escape, while dangling from a crane before a huge crowd.

Escape or Die! : 2:30 p.m. ET/PT, 3:30 p.m. MT, 1:30 p.m. CT

**OLN Original Series**

Haunted Asylum Escape

Ripley's has challenged Dean to defend his World's Most Daring Escape Artist title by breaking out of the West Virginia haunted asylum. As an extra challenge, Dean will also have to free his team, Ava, Cary, and Jeff - but first he will have to find them.

Illusions of Grandeur : 3 p.m. ET/PT, 4 p.m. MT, 2 p.m. CT

**OLN Original Series**

Los Angeles

Zack arrives at the end of his journey with one final goal - to become a member of The Magic Castle, an exclusive club for magicians. To pledge magic's ultimate fraternity, Zack will have to overcome his fear of performing in front of other magicians. He hits the streets to practice leading up to his emotional audition.

Escape or Die! : 3:30 p.m. ET/PT, 4:30 p.m. MT, 2:30 p.m. CT

**OLN Original Series**

Underwater Coffin

On the anniversary of Houdini's death, Dean attempts to escape from an underwater coffin. Having failed at this escape before, the pressure is on as he's lowered into the depths of the shark-infested ocean.

Hockey Night in Canada : 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT, 5 p.m. MT, 6 p.m. CT

Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals

Tune in as the Montreal Canadiens face off against the Washington Capitals in Washington. George Stroumboulopoulos hosts.

Sunday, Dec. 27

The Mindy Project : 8 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT

Stay at Home MILF

Mindy (Mindy Kaling) struggles to be the perfect stay-at-home mom and decides to give Danny (Chris Messina) a shot at the job. Meanwhile, Morgan (Ike Barinholtz) volunteers to help a friend in need by posing as her boyfriend.

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Hidden Crimes : 9 p.m. ET/PT, 10 p.m. MT, 8 p.m. CT

**Special Presentation: Canadian Movie**

When Julia Carver (Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica) receives a postcard from her imprisoned brother Max (James Gallanders, The City), she soon discovers that it is the first of a number of clues meant to lead her to the nearly $20 million Max stole from a Philadelphia bank. It also places Julia in the path of Maxs cut-throat accomplices, intent on retrieving their money at any cost.

Thursday, Dec. 31

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2016 (s/ABC): 8 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT

**Special Presentation**

To ring in the New Year, music superstar Carrie Underwood headlines the evening with a performance of her hit songs for over 1 million fans in Times Square in New York City moments before the ball drops. The bi-coastal celebration will include hours of special performances - including performances by One Direction, Demi Lovato, and Luke Bryan - and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe, as Ryan Seacrest leads the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square. Additionally, actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy will report live from Times Square, while pop star Fergie returns to host the Billboard Hollywood Party.

Sunday, Jan. 3

The Mindy Project : 8 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT

Road Trip

Danny (Chris Messina) is forced to take Morgan (Ike Barinholtz) on a road trip to California, and they make a surprise stop along the way.

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (s/FOX): 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, 9:30 p.m. MT, 7:30 p.m. CT

**Series Premiere**

How to Survive Your Lovable Jackass

Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott, Kingsman: The Secret Service) still doesnt have his dream job, hes possibly fallen for his across-the-hall neighbour, Kelly Bishop (Meaghan Rath, New Girl), and he can't seem to avoid major trouble. He struggles through the messy and hilarious disasters of life after college - a night in jail, crazy ex-girlfriends, going broke - all the while giving us guidance so we can avoid the same mistakes. Justin Bartha (The Hangover) and Charlie Saxton (Betas) also star.

Family Guy (s/FOX): 9 p.m. ET/PT, 10 p.m. MT, 8 p.m. CT

Candy, Quahog Marshmallow!

The gang comes across an old VHS tape entitled Winter/Summer, an Asian soap opera that Quagmire (Seth MacFarlane) starred in when he was living in Korea. Unable to find the final tape of the series, they travel to Korea to locate it.

Bordertown (s/FOX): 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, 10:30 p.m. MT, 8:30 p.m. CT

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