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Acclaimed Interior design expert and television personality Nate Berkus chats about his new NBC show AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS, which airs Sunday nights at 7pm (central)

Actress Stevie Lynn Jones is one of the stars of NBC's new drama series CRISIS.  

We continue our chat-fest with even more of the advancing contestants on NBC's The Voice. Today we'll be chatting live with: Clarissa Serna Ddendyl - Delvin Choice - Megan Rüger - Melissa Jiménez - Morgan Wallen -

Our chat-fest with some of the advancing contestants from NBC's The Voice, These are some of the contestants who have advanced from the show's infamous Battle Rounds. Our guests for this show will be singers: Stevie Jo -  Dani Moz -  Jake Barker -  Kat Perkins –  Brittnee Camelle -  Jake Worthington -  TJ Wilkins -  Sisaundra Lewis -  Biff Gore

It's that time of year again! The Voice contestants for Season 6 will be featured this week. Our first guest for this segment will be singer Patrick Thomson from Team Adam.   TEAM SHAKIRA Patrick Thomson (stolen from Team Adam) This small-town Zach Galafanakis look-alike grew up around music. Patrick’s mom was in a folk band, and he taught himself to play guitar and saxophone. Although he’s currently working as the assistant manager at a retail mobile phone store, Patrick is ready to launch his career as a solo artist. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @pktmusic.

MICHAEL BEACH ("FBI Director Olsen" in NBC's "Crisis." The new midseason replacement show airs Sundays 10-11pm (eastern) on NBC.

“The Profit” airs Tuesdays at 10PM ET/PT on CNBC. About The Profit When Marcus Lemonis isn’t running his multi-billion dollar company, Camping World, he goes on the hunt for struggling businesses that are desperate for cash and ripe for a deal. In the past 10 years, he’s successfully turned around over 100 companies. Now he’s bringing those skills to CNBC and doing something no one has ever done on TV before … he’s putting millions of dollars of his own money on the line. In each episode, Lemonis makes an offer that’s impossible to refuse; his cash for a piece of the business and a percentage of the profits. And once inside these companies, he’ll do almost anything to save the business and make himself a profit; even if it means firing the president, promoting the secretary or doing the work himself.

Max Thieriot, one of Hollywood’s most compelling young actors, is quickly rising into a sought-after leading man. He stars as "Dylan Massett" on A & E's hit drama series BATES MOTEL, which launched it's second season. In addition, Max has appeared in several indie films, Most recently Thieriot starred alongside Jennifer Lawrence in Relativity’s independent thriller House at the End of the Street BATES MOTEL airs on Tuesday nights @ 9pm on the A & E Network.

  Eli Baker stars as Henry Fisher in NBC’s family comedy “Growing Up Fisher.” Baker, a 12-year-old from Connecticut, began his professional career in musical theater.

“ABOUT A BOY” - Pilot WILL’S PERFECT WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN FIONA AND MARCUS MOVE IN NEXT DOOR–After writing a hit song, Will Freeman (David Walton) was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom from financial woes. He is single, unemployed and loving it. But when Fiona (Minnie Driver), a needy, single mom and her oddly charming 11-year-old son, Marcus (Benjamin Stockham), move in next door, his perfect life is about to hit a major snag. Al Madrigal also stars and Leslie Bibb guest stars. “About a Boy” will have a special commercial-free preview after the primetime Olympics coverage at 11:07 p.m. ET/PT on Saturday, Feb. 22 before airing in its normal timeslot on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.    

GROWING UP FISHER is a new NBC series that's based on the life of it's executive producer and show creator DJ Nash. IT’S NOT EVERY FAMILY THAT’S BROUGHT CLOSER TOGETHER BY DIVORCE, BUT THE FISHER FAMILY IS ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL–11-year old Henry (Eli Baker) met the most amazing person he’ll ever meet in his life when he was four-and-a-half minutes old, his dad, Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons). Mel’s an incredible father and successful lawyer…who happens to be blind. Ever since he can remember, Henry has always been his dad’s eyes and wingman, so when his parents decide to separate, he’s less than thrilled that his job has been outsourced to Mel’s new guide dog, Elvis. Meanwhile, his mother, Joyce (Jenna Elfman), begins a quest to find herself, essentially becoming a teenager in her forties. This is an unfortunate turn for the family’s actual teenage daughter, Katie (Ave Deluca-Verley), who finds herself reluctantly taking on the maternal role in the family. Lance Lim also stars as Henry’s best friend, Runyen. Voice-over by Jason Bateman. Harold Perrineau, Matthew Glave, Bill Fagerbakke, Isabela Moner, Carla Jimenez and Sam Pancake guest star. The pilot was directed by David Schwimmer. 'The series will preview commercial free on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 10:38 p.m. ET/PT following primetime Olympic coverage of the Closing Ceremonies before settling into its normal timeslot on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 9:30 p.m.      

THIRTEEN's American Masters Series Presents the First Film Biography of Writer/Activist Alice Walker in Honor of her 70th Birthday and Black History Month. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth premieres nationally Friday, February 7 at 9 p.m. (eastern) on PBS. American Masters - Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth charts Walker's inspiring journey from her birth into a family of sharecroppers in Eatonton, Ga. to the present. Pratihba Parmar, is the film maker of this insightful bio-documentqry. She joins us to discuss more details about the film. pbs.org/americanmasters

Season 14 winner of the Biggest Loser Danni Allen chats about the new upcoming season 15 of the smash show The Biggest Loser.

DATELINE NBC Friday, January 24 at 8pm/7c When a retired California police officer takes a trip to visit his grandchildren, he is shocked to find his son-in-law dead on the kitchen floor. When officers arrive, they wonder if it was suicide or something else? Keith Morrison reports.

Acclaimed film director Peter Spencer (HEROES OF THE TITANIC, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS), is the director of this acclaimed indie film, which stars John Rhys-Davis,Craig Robert Young David Thomas Jenkins and Rachel Spencer Hewitt Return to the Hiding Place world premiered in festivals in 2013 and has received many accolades and recognition since its initial debut. Winning a total of eighteen prizes and recognitions across the United States including three at the 2013 Bel-Air Film Festival for, “Best Jury Feature Film Directing,” “Best Jury Feature Film Cinematography,” and, “Best Jury Feature Film Award.” Return to the Hiding Place will be screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.