The Weekly Round-Up for Dec. 28 to Jan. 1

Here are the sci-fi based entertainment news items for this week, which was a light news week because of the holiday (December 28 to January 1):

NEWS

After a marathon two-day negotiating session, FOX and Time Warner Cable executives on Friday have come to terms on the contentious retransmission consent agreement that threatened to knock numerous Fox channels off Time Warner Cable systems.

CASTING SCOOP

Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights) will appear in the Syfy series Caprica.

RUMOR PATROL

Sam Worthington is being considered for the remake of Flash Gordon.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

The following movies and specials will air this coming weekend and next week:

January 6 – Chuck Marathon on Syfy (check local listings for time).

NEW EPISODES OF EXISTING SHOWS

Here are the new episodes that will be airing this coming week:

Monday, January 4:
Heroes on NBC at 8 PM (Two Hours)

Thursday, January 7:
Demons on BBC America at 9 PM

Friday, January 8:
Ghost Whisperer on CBS at 8 PM
Medium on CBS at 9 PM
Dollhouse on FOX at 9 PM
Sanctuary on Syfy at 10 PM

NOTE: Please check your local listings for the correct air dates and times for all of the above.

Have a great weekend!

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1. The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 4 to 8
2. The Weekly Round-Up (Dec. 21 to 25)
3. The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 11 to 15
4. The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 18 to 22
5. Weekly Round-Up for Nov. 30 to Dec. 4