Best Of SNL’s Short Films To Air In Primetime Special

The 2003 film Elf, starring Will Ferrell, has become a holiday classic for many people. So much so that it was also turned into a hit Broadway musical. The story now has a third incarnation, an hourlong NBC special called Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 8pm ET/PT) which is based on the film and the stage production. Following in the mold of past holiday TV classics, notably several of the Rankin/Bass productions, this special will be presented in stop-motion animation, and will feature nine songs. It promises an all-new retelling of Buddy the Elf’s absurd yet heartwarming […]

Click here for the 2012 French Open TV Schedule [Update: We have NBC’s coverage of the French Open finals here.] The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year returns to the red clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris for the French Open. Spain’s Rafael Nadal goes for his sixth title (he has won five of the past six French Opens), but will face competition from Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Soderling and longtime foe Roger Federer. The story heading into Roland Garros is Djokovic’s unbeaten streak of 39 matches (37 in 2011) and his two-straight wins over Nadal […]

2012 Preakness Stakes TV schedule on NBC and NBC Sports Network. The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the 137th Preakness Stakes, takes place Saturday, May 19, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another looks for another win for shot at the Triple Crown, which hasn’t been accomplished since Affirmed won in 1978. The Preakness is being billed as a rematch between I’ll Have Another and Derby runner-up Bodemeister, who led most of the race until I’ll Have Another overtook him.  Other top contenders in the starting gate include Creative Cause, Went the Day […]