A combination of hockey, boardercross, and downhill skiing, Red Bull Crashed Ice sets a stage for intrepid male and female amateur and pro hockey players from around the globe.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc. will host its third annual fall fundraiser at The Rapids Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The event begins at 5 p.m. at 1711 Main St.

Sources have told WBBZ-TV's Bob Koshinski and AllSportsWNY.com that Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson suffered a concussion late in the game Sunday against the New England Patriots. As a result, he will not appear on his television program Monday night on WBBZ-TV.

dick clark productions has announced that Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, PSY, The Wanted and Swizz Beatz featuring Chris Brown and Ludacris will all perform on "The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards."

The special, in its 52nd year, will feature performances by Grammy-winning country music superstar Martina McBride; additional performances to include the Broadway casts of the Tony-winning "Once" and hit musical "Newsies."

NBC will present the 11th annual edition of its popular holiday special "The National Dog Show Presented by Purina" this Thanksgiving Day, from noon to 2 p.m. (all time zones), following the telecast of NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The 89th season of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society continues on Tuesday, Nov. 27, with a performance by the Flanders Recorder Quartet. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall and will be preceded by a "Chat with the Artists" hosted by WNED-FM's Peter Hall.

America's favorite holiday tradition, the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, returns to dazzle and enchant millions nationwide on Thursday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon on NBC (all time zones).

Monday night's performance show on "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" will include two rounds of competition for the seven remaining couples, a ballroom and Latin trio round. In honor of Veterans Day, the first round will feature performances to songs that pay homage to servicemen and women.

Thursday, on the first live results show of the season, it was announced that Jason Brock, one of L.A. Reid's "Over 25" finalists, was eliminated on "The X Factor."

"The Voice" will decisively declare a winner when the intense vocal competition series concludes its third season with a live two-hour finale on Tuesday, Dec. 18 (9 p.m.).

Thursday night on NBC's "The Voice," the "Live Playoffs" came to a dramatic close as the top 20 artists were whittled down to the top 12 as coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton each filled up their teams with three artists to round out the final 12 competitors.

INTERVIEW: NFL experts study hours and hours of game film, interview players and coaches, read injury reports and analyze practice sessions before picking winners each week.

Actress Claire Coffee, on the other hand, well, her method isn't quite as scientific.

Jackie Mason performs Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m., inside the Seneca Niagara Events Center (Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel). Tickets start at $45 and are available at the casino and via Ticketmaster.

INTERVIEW: Betrayed (again) by the CIA, and stranded in Panama, life looked awfully bleak for Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan), Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), Sam (Bruce Campbell) and Jesse (Coby Bell) when "Burn Notice" wrapped its summer season.

The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, welcomes "Shrek The Musical" on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre (Center for the Arts, North Campus).

The Buffalo Zoo is pleased to welcome new animals to its collection. Among the new arrivals are a rhinoceros, a giraffe and seven leaf frogs.

In celebration of the top 12 artists revealed in the "Live Playoffs" results show on NBC's "The Voice" on Thursday, Nov. 8 (8 p.m.), a special live event will be broadcast from the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, following the NBC broadcast, on Clear Channel's iHeartRadio. It will feature the show's four musician coaches performing hit songs from the series' first three cycles.

"ABC World News" anchor Diane Sawyer speaks with the most powerful Republican in the country right now, Speaker of the House John Boehner, in his first post-election interview. With the election in the rearview mirror and voters looking for solutions, Sawyer will talk to the speaker about how Democrats and Republicans plan to address the challenges facing the U.S. in the coming months, including the "fiscal cliff."

The Disney/ABC Television Group announced Tuesday that the national "Day of Giving," held on Monday, Nov. 5, which seamlessly integrated outreach messaging into programming across news, daytime, primetime, late night, owned stations, local affiliates, syndication, cable, online and stores, raised more than $16.8 million for the American Red Cross to aid those impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

Universal Orlando Resort has announced its next blockbuster attraction will be "Transformers: The Ride - 3D." The ride - created under license from Hasbro and based on its iconic "Transformers" brand - will bring the intergalactic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons to Universal Studios Florida in summer 2013.

"Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays" airs Monday, Dec. 10, at 10 p.m.; Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, Carly Rae Jepsen and Elmo will join Bublé as he sings classics from his holiday album "Christmas" in his hometown of Vancouver

Maroon 5 will debut its newest single "Daylight"; reigning champ Jermaine Paul returns for a special performance of his debut single "I Believe in This Life"; top 12 artists will be revealed

This week, One Direction - the global sensation that rose to fame on the U.K. version of "The X Factor" - will take the stage to perform two songs, "Live While We're Young" and "Little Things," on "The X Factor's" first live results show of the season, Thursday, Nov. 8 (8 p.m.), on Fox.

CBS's hit freshman drama, which provides a modern take on Sherlock Holmes, receives coveted post-Super Bowl slot.

M. Joseph Fratello (standing) and Doug Smith (seated) star in the Niagara Regional Theatre Guild production of "Tuesdays with Morrie."

INTERVIEW: If you're somebody in Hollywood, chances are you've worked with Bellamy Young.

The actress, seen this season as the furious first lady on ABC's "Scandal," has made her mark both in film and on television. She's costarred in features with Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Donald Sutherland, while working on weekly series alongside David Caruso, Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Zach Braff and John C. McGinley.

INTERVIEWS: Joselyn, Liz, Michaela, Devyn, Sylvia talk about advancing to the live show.

As a reminder, all absentee ballots must be postmarked by Monday, Nov. 5, in order to be counted in this election.

North Tonawanda welcomes the "Latshaw Pops Christmas Show" with the Latshaw Pops Orchestra on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m., inside the Riviera Theatre, 65 Webster St.

Youngstown First Presbyterian Church's "Second Saturday" concert series will feature Thymelass on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the church, 100 Church St. The event is free and open to the public. Thymelass will play Celtic and folk music for all ages.

During next week's two-hour "Dancing with the Stars" performance show on Monday, Nov. 5 (8 to 10:01 p.m.), the seven remaining couples will perform a fusion dance that has was chosen by their competitors on last week's show. The show's opening number, choreographed by Henry Byalikov, will feature The Troupe and four pros from the season.

On Monday, Dec. 17 (8 p.m.), Fox presents the exclusive broadcast premiere of "Dreamworks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury," based on the hit DreamWorks Animation film franchise "How To Train Your Dragon.

As the "Fringe" team fights for humanity's future in the fifth and final season, the imaginative journey toward the end of the acclaimed series will culminate in a climactic conclusion during the two-hour final-two-episodes event Friday, Jan. 18 (8 until 10 p.m.), 2013, on Fox.

Kevin Bacon, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey, James Gandolfini, Al Roker and Jon Stewart are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together." The one-hour live benefit telethon will air Friday, Nov. 2 (8 p.m.), across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.

Newly crowned World Series champs Sergio Romo and Barry Zito of the San Francisco Giants will take to the couch on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (11:35 p.m.) on Thursday, Nov. 1.

Some of the best live musical acts from Western New York, Southern Ontario and beyond can be seen for free at Club 101 at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls. Club 101 features an elevated circular lounge at the center of Seneca Niagara Casino's gaming floor.

Ready for your shot at $1 million? NBC's top-rated summer series "America's Got Talent," will begin its nationwide search for season eight contestants with auditions beginning in Los Angeles on Nov. 14 and 15. Last season the show discovered unprecedented and unique talent with finalists that included a comedian, a family dog act and a one-of-a-kind musical instrument.

FOX, Syco and FremantleMedia announce Adrienne Bailon, of 3LW and the Cheetah Girls, and Jesse Giddings, a former MuchMusic Canada V.J., will join "The X Factor's" "Pepsi PreShow Live" as hosts.