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The CMA Country Christmas is tonight and Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren are hosting. He's a little excited about it. "This would be my first time, for sure, ever hosting with my lovely wife, and ... can they expect re-dos?" Lauren says, "For sure, a lot of re-dos. It’s my first time hosting anything, I’m excited. I think it’s gonna be fun "CMA Country Christmas" airs tonight on ABC.

Tim McGraw is keeping things in perspective with his new music video for his song, “Gravy.” In the video, Tim spotlights family memories, with a montage of home movies showing families -- including his own -- spending time together. “Gravy” is one of the tracks on Tim’s 15th studio album, 'Here on Earth', which dropped in August of this year. You can see the video below.

https://youtu.be/m2lUni4V6FQ

David Prowse, the British actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died after a short illness. Prowse was best known for playing Darth Vader in the original three George Lucas movies. The actor, from Bristol, was cast as Vader for his physique, even though the role was voiced by James Earl Jones. David Prowse (Darth Vader) was 85

Jennifer Grey tells People magazine that the producers of the next Dirty Dancing movie have no plans to recast Patrick Swayze's role. Saying "you never try to repeat anything that’s magic like that wait, they're doing another Dirty Dancing movie?

We Got This Covered says Jim Carrey may star in another live-action Grinch movie. A source tells the website, “New Grinch live action movie in the works at Universal and they want Jim Carrey back.”

and The Croods: A New Age was the number one movie at the box office over the weekend making a cool ... 9.7 million which is a loss to the studio because it cost $65 million to produce

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After Morgan Wallen was removed as a performer on Saturday Night Live back in October after he was seen partying without a mask at college bars in Alabama one week before his scheduled appearance, the country singer has been re-booked on the show and scheduled to perform on Dec. 5. Tweeting Wednesday "Let's try this again," along with a photo sharing the lineup for SNL's Dec. 5 episode, which will be hosted by Jason Bateman.

Dolly Parton was one of a number of artists to perform during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday morning, singing "Holly Jolly Christmas. Dolly's performance featured the living legend wearing a rhinestone and fringe gown, standing in a snowy scene accompanied by her band and three backing singers. Even though the parade fell on Thanksgiving, she's clearly ready to skip right to Christmas, letting out a very festive "Merry Christmas!" at the end of the song.

Johnny Depp has been asked to step down from his role in the Fantastic Beasts franchise and Mads Mikkelsen will now replace him as 'Grindelwald'. The news may not come as much of a shock to some after Depp lost his libel court case in the United Kingdom on Nov. 2, against now ex-wife Amber Heard. Warner Bros. confirmed the news on Wednesday, as Depp also made a statement of his own earlier this month.

If you were a 'Saved By The Bell' fan, is back as a reboot. Elizabeth Berkley talks about how the spark for the rebooted show happened. "I think all of us getting dropped back into that iconic hallway with those red lockers, it was kind of epic. I think if it could be done right we may all be in." The 'Saved By The Bell' reboot is streaming now on Peacock.

And finally, The CDC has changed their quarantine guidelines and Jimmy Fallon takes a poke at it "It looks like the CDC is changing it's recommendation for how long you should quarantine. it isn't based on science, it's just that there's nothing left to binge on Netflix. We already watched the chess show...we're good."

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Country singer Hal Ketchum died on Monday from complications of dementia. Ketchum’s wife, Andrea, confirmed the news in a Facebook post yesterday. Ketchum was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1994. In 1998, Ketchum was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder.... He was 67

Kane Brown is performing at halftime of the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game "Yes, I'm getting to do the Dallas Cowboys halftime show. Getting to partner with the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign to raise awareness. So pumped to be here, so pumped to get to do it." The Cowboys take on Washington 4:30 Eastern on Fox.

Niko Moon Can't Have A Thanksgiving Meal Without."So, my must have food item for Thanksgiving? It’s gotta be pecan pie. I mean, is it really Thanksgiving without pecan pie?" Well, Pecan Pie...Pumpkin Pie....Apple Pie...the list goes on...

Fans tuning in to NBC at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday night will be in for a bit of a disappointment as This Is Us will not be airing. The reason for the absence of a new episode was part of NBC’s winter schedule and not due to the holiday week. The fifth episode of This Is Us will not air after the holiday season completely wraps up, meaning fans will have to wait until Jan. 5 for the fifth season to resume.

Jimmy Fallon talks about 'The Queen's Gambit' being the most watch scripted limited series on Netflix. "Some TV news...I see that The Queen's Gambit, just became the most watch scripted limited series on Netflix. It's amazing, all it took was closing every bar, gym, and restaurant in America to get people to care...about chess.

"The 94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade" airs tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST/PST on NBC. NBC touts this as "a reimagined celebration" for these pandemic times.

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