April Xfinity On Demand (and Xfinity Online) Highlights

It’s a new month! That means exciting new content to pencil into your DVR schedule (like the return of Mad Men)!

What you can’t miss this month on Xfinity TV:

  • 2013 MTV Movie Awards: On April 14th, Rebel Wilson (the hilarious gal who stole the spotlight in Pitch Perfect) will be hosting! Captain Kirk, Tony Stark and the Great Gatsby will all be there as well.  Find it under TV Shows>By Network>MTV>MTV Movie Awards.
  • Mad Men: On April 8th, the award-winning AMC drama makes its return for its 6th season. To help refresh your memory, we have bookmarked where season 5 left off, exclusive clips, and an inside look at the season 6 cast from April 7th-22nd. New episodes are available the next day under TV Shows > By Network > AMC > Mad Men.
  • The Voice: The new season launched yesterday, April 1st! This season we have two new judges: Shakira and Usher – watch their music videos and the show under the Top Picks category.
  • Hannibal: is making its buzzed-about debut this week on April 4th on NBC.
  • Coachella: From April 1st-22nd, get the festival experience here with headliners, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phoenix, and much more from the 14th Annual Coachella Music Festival. Find it under Music>Music Picks.
  • Showtime finales and premieres: See the season finales of Shameless, House of Lies and Californication, then get ready for new seasons of Nurse Jackie and The Borgias.  Available under Premium Channels > SHO On Demand.
  • Earth Day is on Monday, April 22nd! From April 16th-30th, we’ll have Earth Day-themed activities, specials, and movies (from Earth Day Kids movie collections).  Watch and learn “How to Make a Reusable Shopping Bag”, “Plant an Egg Carton Garden”, and much more (on Kabillion, Sprout, Disney Junior, Activity TV). Go to Kids>Kids Picks.
  • Same Day as DVD Movies SD/HD: This month there are nine movies being released the same day as DVD and in HD including: Hyde Park On Hudson, Django Unchained, The Impossible, Broken City, A Haunted House, Promised Land, Gangster Squad, The Guilt Trip and Silver Linings Playbook.  Available under Movies > All New Movies.

Also, check out April’s new movie collections under Movies>Movie Collections:

  • April Foolishness – This is 40, Baby Mama and Old School.
  • Political Stories – New releases Hyde Park on Hudson, award-winning Lincoln and award-winning The King’s Speech.
  • Swinging 60s – Just in time for the return of Mad Men including Breakfast At Tiffany’s, X-Men First Class, and That Thing You Do!
  • Natural Wonders – New releases Coral Reef, Planet Ocean and IMAX: To The Arctic.

And finally, here are the top shows coming this month – all available next day on set-top box and online except:

* Not available on set-top-box; available online only
** Not available online; available on set-top-box only
*** Available next day on set-top-box, online on a 30 day delay
**** Available next day on set-top-box, online on an 8 day delay

Broadcast Nets:

ABC: Bet On Your Baby (4/7)
NBC: Hannibal (4/5), Ready For Love (4/10)

Cable Nets:

ABC Family: Lovestruck: The Musical (4/22)

Animal Planet: My Cat From Hell (4/7)
BBC America: Spies of Warsaw (4/4), James May’s Man Lab (4/16)
Bravo: Real Housewives of Orange County (4/2)
CNN: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (4/9)
Destination America: **Hillbilly Blood (4/14)
Disney Junior: Henry Hugglemonster (4/5)
E!: Married To Jonas (4/22), What Would Ryan Lochte Do? (Date TBD, slated for April ’13)
G4/Esquire: Knifefight (pre-linear and bonus materials available 4/15)
History Channel: Counting Cars (4/10), American Restoration (4/10)
ID Discovery: Dates From Hell (4/13)
Military Channel: **Bullet Points (4/16), **Commander In Chief (4/29)
Mun2: I Love Jenni (4/15)
National Geographic Channel: 80s: The Decade That Made Us (4/15), Brain Games (4/23)
Nat Geo Wild: Spoiled Rotten Pets (4/21)
Oxygen: Best Ink (4/4)
Syfy: Warehouse 13 catch-up and pre-linear (4/13), Deep South Paranormal (4/11), Defiance (4/16)
TBS: Men At Work (4/5)
Telemundo: El Senor De Los Cielos bonus materials (4/1), Latin Billboards (4/8), La Voz: Kids bonus materials (4/22)
TLC: **America’s Worst Tattoos (4/5)
TV Land: **Forever Young (4/4)
TV One: **Trumpet Awards (4/1)
USA Network: The Moment (4/12)
VH1: ****Love And Hip Hop: Atlanta (4/23)

Most broadcast network shows available online at xfinity.com/tv the day after air, FOX shows available 8 days after air, and most cable shows available. For Bravo/SyFy/USA, premiere eps. available the day after air. Subsequent eps. on 30-day delay.

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