Ovation Unveils Highlights for January Lineup

SANTA MONICA: This month Ovation is slated to air a number of artistic series, films and documentaries, including Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art.

The ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance is scheduled to debut on January 4. On January 6 the channel will broadcast Madonna: Truth or Dare, a documentary focused on the Queen of Pop’s 1990 "Blond Ambition" tour. Song by Song: Johnny Cash, an original series, will run on January 13, while Dance School: Julliard, a three-part docuseries, is scheduled for January 21.

Other titles to air this month include the movie The Scapegoat and the documentaries Who The #$&% is Jackson Pollock and Rize, all of which are set to air on January 22, January 24 and January 28, respectively. In addition, the first two seasons of Artstar, a reality series that premiered late last month, will be broadcast in January.

"Every month, Ovation features an eclectic and exciting mix of programming about artists and their art, from the classic to the contemporary and from the traditional to the avant garde. It’s what our viewers have come to expect and love about our channel," said Robert Weiss, the chief creative officer for Ovation. "This January’s lineup is just the beginning of what we have in store for viewers in 2013. Look for more original series, co-productions and premieres—artful programming you just can’t find anywhere else but on Ovation."