Summary

This daily HDTV programming guide lists primetime schedules for September 23, 2003 across broadcast and HD cable channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet, INHD, HBO, and ESPN HD. The guide includes episode descriptions for shows such as NYPD Blue, Frasier, Law & Order SVU, and The Tonight Show, helping early HDTV adopters navigate available high-definition content.

Source document circa 2003 preserved as-is


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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
8 Simple Rules

No program description available.


8:30PM ET/7:30 C
I'm with Her
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"Pilot"
In the premiere episode, Patrick and Alex begin dating, but Patrick is unprepared for the chaos that comes with Alex's celebrity and wonders if he is in over his head. When he begins to lose his anonymity and is stalked by paparazzi, Patrick questions whether it is possible to find true love under the hot spotlight of the media. Bob Goen (Entertainment Tonight) makes a guest appearance as an entertainment reporter at Alex's premiere.


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9:00PM ET/8:00 C
According to Jim

"The Errand"
Jim tries to prove his competence at running errands for Cheryl, but soon realizes that he's becoming her fetch-it boy. And Andy, in the meantime, thinks that flashing his wedding ring around will somehow transform him into a "chick magnet."


9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Less Than Perfect
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"Choices"
In the season premiere episode, Claude must decide if she's going to continue to work for famous anchorman Will Butler or accept the incredible opportunity to work for the new executive producer, Ted Elliott. When Will encourages her to go for the new position, Claude accepts and Kipp steps in as Will's temporary assistant — but will it work out?


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10:00/9:00 C
NYPD Blue

"Frickin Fraker"
The brother of a convicted child molester is murdered, and the cops of the 15th Precinct testify against Captain Fraker for his attempted murder of Tony Rodriguez.

 

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The Young and the Restless

Welcome to Genoa City... Where the Newmans and Abbots do battle in the bedroom.

 

 


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Navy: NCIS
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"Yankee White"
Special Agents Gibbs and DiNozzo and NCIS medical examiner Dr. "Ducky" Mallard arrive on Air Force One to investigate what initially appears to be a death by natural causes. But their investigation is hampered by interagency squabbles with the FBI and Secret Service, each believing that they should be the primary investigating unit.


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The Guardian

"Carnival"
Nick must represent a young boy living with a traveling circus who claims that he was molested by the owner. Meanwhile, as everyone at LSP tries to cope with James' shooting by the man he had attacked, Nick tries to accept that Lulu is intent on moving to Berkeley.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Judging Amy
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"Motion Sickness"
Amy's first day in criminal court proves to be controversial when she must choose whether to overturn her predecessor's ruling in a murder case, stirring up rumblings inside the back halls of the courthouse that could cost Amy her career. Meanwhile, Peter is faced with a gut-wrenching decision when he must decide on further medical treatment for Gillian, who has not awoken from the coma she suffered after giving birth to their son.

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Whoopi

"Once Bitten"
Mavis (Whoopi Goldberg) howls when Rita's (Elizabeth Regen) pet ferret clamps onto her finger, but Mavis' ordeal just begins whens she heads for the emergency room and is ignored for hours while her finger swells -- and she gets too clever for her own good when she tries to sneak inside for treatment. However, Courtney (Wren T. Brown) gets better service when he takes the furry ferret to the vet's office while back at the abandoned hotel, Nasim (Omid Djalili) jockeys with Jadwiga (Gordana Rashovich) for control of the check-in desk.


8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Happy Family

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Peter (John Larroquette) and Annie (Christine Baranski) have always taken pride in raising their three children and have looked down upon their friends the Michaelsons (guest stars Ken Lerner "Chicago Hope" and Molly Cheek "American Wedding") for the way they raised their children -- their son just was released from prison and their daughter is very promiscuous. However, when Peter and Annie realize they are being compared to the Michaelsons because of Tim, Todd and Sara's problems, they are forced to take drastic measures to restore their reputations. Jeff Davis, Tyler Francavilla, Susan Gibney and Melanie Paxson also star.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Frasier

"No Sex, Please, We're Skittish"
Though KACL has hired her replacement, Roz (Peri Gilpin) is not ready to turn in her headphones - even if it means enduring Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Julia's (guest star Felicity Huffman) budding romance. Elsewhere, frasierpremier.jpg (14865 bytes)Martin (John Mahoney) finds himself giving lessons in love to Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) in their quest to start a family.


9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Frasier

"A Man, A Plan, And A Gal: Julia"
Daphne (Jane Leeves) and Niles (David Hyde Pierce) plan a dinner party to make an important announcement , but straight-talking Julia (Felicity Huffman) steals their thunder. Meanwhile, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) faces his fear of commitment. In an episode directed by Kelsey Grammer, Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney also star.


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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

"Tragedy"
The disappearance of an expectant mother in an alleged car jacking leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to believe the abduction to be the work of a serial rapist. However, when the evidence points away from this car jacking rapist, the detectives look closer to home turning their suspicions to the victim's ex-boyfriend, hoping to find her before she loses her unborn child. Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T and Stephanie March also star.


11:35PM ET/10:35 C
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

Lisa Kudrow, Graham Norton, Gloria Estefan
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Gilmore Girls

After backpacking in Europe, Lorelai and Rory come to grips with Rory's move to Yale, Sookie's pregnancy and the reality of resuming Friday night dinners with Emily and Richard. 

Ballroom & Biscotti
Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) return from their summer backpacking adventure in Europe to get Rory ready for Yale and catch up with the world of Stars Hollow. Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) is well along in her pregnancy and confides the sex of the baby to Lorelai, while Luke (Scott Patterson) has returned from the cruise with his girlfriend with surprising news. Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) are eager to resume the family's Friday night dinners, but when Lorelai fails to show, the sparks are soon flying again.
Keiko Agena and Sean Gunn also star. Amy Sherman-Palladino wrote and directed the episode.


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One Tree Hill

Does it get any better? Chad Michael Murray returns to The WB in One Tree Hill, a dramatic new series about what happens when the lives of two estranged brothers collide.

Aside from a love for hoops, it would seem that Lucas (Chad Michael Murray, Dawson's Creek, A Cinderella Story) and Nathan (James Lafferty, A Season on the Brink) are two young men with little in common, but they are bound by the dark secret that they share the same father (Paul Johannson, Beverly Hills 90210). Nathan is the star of the high school basketball team and local town hero while Lucas is the only child of a single working mom (Moira Kelly, The West Wing). Now the two boys' lives collide when a twist of fate puts Lucas on Nathan's team and the half-brothers compete, not only for control of the court, but also for the heart of Nathan's beautiful girlfriend Peyton (Hilarie Burton).

Bethany Joy Lenz, Sophia Bush, Barry Corbin and Craig Sheffer also star. Bryan Gordan directed the episode written by Mark Schwahn.

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Date Time[ET] Program Name
9/24 8:00 PM The Sacred Balance
9/28 9:00 PM The Blues
10/4 9:00 PM The Blue
 
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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Sacred Monuments Of Asia

"India"
India bustles with life of every imaginable sort. Her people are a rainbow of backgrounds and beliefs. Travel to India to meet the people and their religions.


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Closer To Heaven: Mystery Of China's Hanging Coffins

China's leading explorers have been trying to save the last vestiges of a society that buried their dead in coffins hanging off the side of limestone cliffs. Pollution, encroaching urbanization and graverobbers threaten to destroy these artifacts.


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Mysteries Of The Alaskan Mummies

Alaska's Aleutian Islands have been a hotbed of exploration for anthropologists and their hated counterparts the treasure hunter. Caves on the islands served as the final resting place for the only North American mummies discovered - The Aleutian Mummies.


9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Quest For The Lost Pharaoh

Follow Egyptologist Vassil Dobrev as he uncovers a hidden tomb of enormous proportions. By analyzing the hieroglyphics and the structure and placement of the tomb, Vassil reveals that the tomb dates back some 4,500 years.


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Wedding Story, A

"Viviana & Rob"
No Description Available.


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Wedding Story, A

"Shari & James"
No Description Available.


11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Makeover Story, A

"April Wedding Shower"
No Description Available.


11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Makeover Story, A

"Seeing Double"
No Description Available.


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Weird Homes

"One Of A Kind"
No cookie-cutter condos here. In California, visionary and veteran recycler Grandma Prisbrey transformed her life of sorrows into a witty and whimsical bottle village. Sculptor Howard Solomon built the castle of his dreams in Florida, complete with dragons, knights and a boat in the moat.


12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Weird Wheels

"Swamp Buggies"
Every year the Everglades come alive with strange swamp buggies. These beasts, evolved from vintage contraptions designed to keep people dry on their drive home, race each other across the swamp in a water-flingin,' mud-slingin' race to the finish line.


1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Insectia

"Weavers' Island"
Meet a spider that spins a miracle fiber baffling scientists the world over and a woman who weaves it into blankets for the dead. Also find out how scientists "milk" a spider silk for use in research in products from surgical supplies to parachutes.


1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Great Canadian Rivers


"The Athabasca"
The Athabasca is the longest and largest river in Alberta, and one of the few in Western North America unaltered by human impoundment. The river begins and ends at two of the most spectacular and significant natural features in the world.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Wildfire Rescue

Wildfire Rescue captures the incredible devastation and amazing animal rescue efforts that resulted from the Rodeo and Chediski fires in Arizona in June 2002.


3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Wedding Story, A

"Viviana & Rob"
No Description Available.


3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Makeover Story, A

"April Wedding Shower"
No Description Available.


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Quest For The Lost Pharaoh

Follow Egyptologist Vassil Dobrev as he uncovers a hidden tomb of enormous proportions. By analyzing the hieroglyphics and the structure and placement of the tomb, Vassil reveals that the tomb dates back some 4,500 years.


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Closer To Heaven: Mystery Of China's Hanging Coffins

China's leading explorers have been trying to save the last vestiges of a society that buried their dead in coffins hanging off the side of limestone cliffs. Pollution, encroaching urbanization and graverobbers threaten to destroy these artifacts.


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Weird Homes

"One Of A Kind"
No cookie-cutter condos here. In California, visionary and veteran recycler Grandma Prisbrey transformed her life of sorrows into a witty and whimsical bottle village. Sculptor Howard Solomon built the castle of his dreams in Florida, complete with dragons, knights and a boat in the moat.


6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Weird Wheels

"Born To Be Weird"
Does the driver make the car weird or does the car make the driver weird? The Leopard Lady of Seattle and the owner of the Cow Car in Maryland might be able to answer that question. And a Canadian couple help their daughter connect with her inner weirdo.


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Insectia

"Masquerade"
Meet insects playing an unusual game of hide-and-seek using biomimicry. This highly refined camouflage tactic can mean the difference between life and death for some very special insects in the lush tropical jungle of Costa Rica.


7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Great Canadian Rivers

"The Fraser"
The Fraser is the largest river in British Columbia. It begins at the foot of Mount Robson in the Rockies, crosses the desert-like interior of the province, snakes through the Fraser Canyon, and empties into the Pacific in Greater Vancouver.


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Discovering Argentina

With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Secrets Of Ancient China

Explores facets of ancient China - The Great Wall, The Forbidden City Palace, The Temple of Heaven and others - that continue to play a part in the cultural and tourist makeup of this vast country.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Urban Wild

"Tokyo"
Much of Tokyo's wildlife was displaced after the destruction and rebuilding after World War II. Uncover the resilient flora and fauna that have created new and unique habitats in this Japanese city.


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Discovering Argentina

With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Secrets Of Ancient China

Explores facets of ancient China - The Great Wall, The Forbidden City Palace, The Temple of Heaven and others - that continue to play a part in the cultural and tourist makeup of this vast country.


1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Urban Wild

"Tokyo"
Much of Tokyo's wildlife was displaced after the destruction and rebuilding after World War II. Uncover the resilient flora and fauna that have created new and unique habitats in this Japanese city.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Insectia

"Masquerade"
Meet insects playing an unusual game of hide-and-seek using biomimicry. This highly refined camouflage tactic can mean the difference between life and death for some very special insects in the lush tropical jungle of Costa Rica.


2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Great Canadian Rivers

"The Fraser"
The Fraser is the largest river in British Columbia. It begins at the foot of Mount Robson in the Rockies, crosses the desert-like interior of the province, snakes through the Fraser Canyon, and empties into the Pacific in Greater Vancouver.


3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Discovering Argentina

With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Secrets Of Ancient China

Explores facets of ancient China - The Great Wall, The Forbidden City Palace, The Temple of Heaven and others - that continue to play a part in the cultural and tourist makeup of this vast country.


5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Urban Wild

"Tokyo"
Much of Tokyo's wildlife was displaced after the destruction and rebuilding after World War II. Uncover the resilient flora and fauna that have created new and unique habitats in this Japanese city.

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Land Of The Giants

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28


6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29


6:30AM ET/5:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


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King Midas And The Golden Touch

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

 


7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26


8:30AM ET/7:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20


9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Land Of The Giants

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26


11:00AM ET/10:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: Ascent

This World War II-era story about team spirit, determination and conquest is set at a British prisoner-of-war camp in the shadow of Mount Kenya, and on the rugged slopes and peaks of the imposing mountain itself.  



TV-PG
Runtime: 1:37


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: Captains Courageous

Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic. Spoiled rich kid learns the meaning of an honest day's work when he falls overboard on a cruise to England and is rescued by the crew of a New England fishing schooner.  

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:33


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
King Midas And The Golden Touch

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29


4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26


5:30PM ET/4:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
TNA Xplosion #2

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
MLB: 09/23 Orioles @ Red Sox

NR
Runtime: 3:28


10:30PM ET/9:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
TNA Xplosion #2

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
College Football: Eastern KY @ Western KY

Runtime: 2:58


3:30AM ET/2:30 C
TNA Xplosion #2

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58


4:30AM ET/3:30 C
US Fed Cup Quarters: Rubin/Grande

Runtime: 1:58

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5:00AM ET/4:00 C
US Fed Cup Quarters: Rubin/Grande

Runtime: 1:58


6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Land Of The Giants

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Day Of The Locust

R
Runtime: 2:24


9:30AM ET/8:30 C
King Midas And The Golden Touch

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: Captains Courageous

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:33


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
King Midas And The Golden Touch

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29


12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Riddle Of The Sands

PG
Runtime: 1:58


2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Day Of The Locust

R
Runtime: 2:24


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: Captains Courageous

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:33


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20


8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Prisoners Of The Flesh

TV-14
Runtime: 0:46


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20


11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Prisoners Of The Flesh

TV-14
Runtime: 0:46


1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Day Of The Locust

R
Runtime: 2:24


3:30AM ET/2:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
TNA Xplosion #2

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Florida, The Sunshine State

A fast-moving look at the diversity of lifestyles in the State of Florida, featuring the laid-back residents of the Florida keys, the tranquility of Florida's Everglades, the hustle and bustle of Miami and Miami Beach, America's oldest city, St. Augustine, and the horse farms that breed racing champions.


6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Bass Champs

2002 Bass Champs Classic Day One - Day One of the Classic on Lake Lewisville with over 80,000 dollars on the line.


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Bass Champs

2002 Bass Champs Classic Day Two - Day Two of the Classic on Lake Lewisville. A look at the tournament rules and crowning the champions.


7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Bass Champs

2003 Team Event On Cedar Creek Lake - You'll be in the boat with Strider Browning and take a look at tournament rules with John McCalmont. Plus, an interview with Tommy Martin.


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
HDNet Test Patterns

Wonder how your home theatre is doing? Wish you had test patterns to help set it up? Well, HDNet is here to help. This short program will help you get the most out of your home theatre setup by providing you with the same professional test patterns HDNet uses to set their gear.


8:30AM ET/7:30 C
2003 Heroes Celebrity Baseball

"Take me out to the ballgame!" Hollywood All-Stars team up with top athletes for charity. Join host Janine Turner as NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Best Damn Sport Show's Tom Arnold and more go to bat to benefit two great causes - The Mike Modano Foundation, Inc. and Gilda's Club.


9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Growing Up to Race

They're young, their parents follow them as they race at dangerous speeds, together they seek the honor of being the best open wheel drivers in the country. Glimpse inside a family's life as their children, with aspirations of being an official race car driver, try for the gold at The Skusa Pro Moto Tour.


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
A Caribbean Workout 2003

In beautiful Almond Beach, Barbados features Muscular Conditioning.


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
The Desert Speaks

Baja People: Oases/Mountains - Adorning the walls in a dry cave are the musing and memories of the ancient people who eked out a living in this inhospitable land. These pictographs are world famous for their depiction of the lives and legends of the ancient, vanished Cochimi Indians. Halfway across the peninsula, our group visits the top of the Sierra del San Francisco Mountains. Nearing the Pacific side of the peninsula, the ocean begins to dominate the landscape, the plants, and the lives of people that live near it.


11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Beautiful Landscapes of Japan

Lake Biwa, Shiga


11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Smart Travels Europe

Provence - Sun, olive trees, and cicadas - we're in the heart of France. Take in the delights of Arles, Avignon, and take a dip in the Mediterranean. Plus, tips on renting a vacation home in France.


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Bass Champs

2003 Team Event On Lake Richland Chambers - Team event on Lake Richland Chambers. Interviews with the Skeeter Pro Team, and we go fish with the winners!


12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Festivals of the World

Seville, Spain - Located on the banks of the Guadaluquiver River, Seville is the capitol of Andalusia, and the setting for one of the largest Spring Fiestas in Andalusia: the Feria de Abril. This program explores customs of the local people as they display magnificent horse & carriages, and celebrate with Spanish Tapas, Manzanilla Wine, and passionate Flamenco dancing into the early morning hours. We also tour the nearby village of Carmona, and travel to Cordoba and Granada to witness other Spring Fiestas and some of the most magnificent terrain and architecture in all of Andalusia.


1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Wolf Lake

If These Wolves Could Talk - Crackpot Web adventurer Arthur Van Halen, who has been chasing shape-shifting wolves for some time, traps Ruby while she's in wolfen form after escaping from Tyler and plans to expose the Wolf Lake community to his Internet audience.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
HDNet World Report

West Nile Virus: Mosquitos that can Kill - Once again, this year, Americans must watch out for mosquito bites. The seemingly harmless bug bite now could carry West Nile virus. World Report explains the cause of the disease, its timeline, and the potential for any cure.


2:30PM ET/1:30 C
College Football

Boise State @ Oregon State
Special Encore Presentation


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
HDNet's Across America

Nature's Treasure - Artists, collectors and spectacular bronze sculptures transform the town of Loveland, Colorado each year, during the annual Bronze Show. And an old currency takes on a new look--the $20-bill gets a facelift.


6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Get Out! Las Vegas

Great look into the fun, hip scene to experience in Las Vegas.


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
HDNet World Report

West Nile Virus: Mosquitos that can Kill - Once again, this year, Americans must watch out for mosquito bites. The seemingly harmless bug bite now could carry West Nile virus. World Report explains the cause of the disease, its timeline, and the potential for any cure.


7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Square Pegs Premiere

Muffy's Bas Mitzvah - Muffy's "new wave" bas mitzvah celebration stands to be the "in" social event of the season for all of Weemawee High, except for Lauren, Patty, Johnny and Marshall, who have been mysteriously omitted from the guest list. New wave band DEVO guest stars.


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Ladies Man Premiere

Money can't buy you love -- that's what Jimmy thinks until Donna's former boyfriend, now a millionaire, offers him $10 million for his wife. Meanwhile, Bonnie and Mitzi study for their driver's exams.


8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Hogan's Heroes Premiere

What Time Does the Balloon Go Up? - Hogan outwits the Nazis when he builds a balloon to transport an undercover agent to England.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Hogan's Heroes Premiere

LeBeau and the Little Old Lady - LeBeau craftily conceals the fact that the underground agent to whom he regularly takes information is a beautiful girl.


9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Love and Money

The Five Week Itch - After Allison's attempt at a cultural date bores Eamon to death, Nicholas reasserts his belief that Eamon is nothing more than her rebound guy. Allison furiously tries to prove her father wrong, but when she follows Puff's advice and plans a romantic evening with Eamon that he tries to back out of, Allison starts to wonder if Nicholas is right.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
That's Life Premiere

Bad Chemistry - Secrets continue to weigh down Lydia, who continues to keep mum about Paulie's marriage and Professor Matlin's affair; Dolly gets depressed when she learns her upstanding father wasn't quite so upstanding.


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Wolf Lake

If These Wolves Could Talk - Crackpot Web adventurer Arthur Van Halen, who has been chasing shape-shifting wolves for some time, traps Ruby while she's in wolfen form after escaping from Tyler and plans to expose the Wolf Lake community to his Internet audience.


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
HDNet Movie Night

McQ - An aging cop pursues the gangster who murdered his partner. John Wayne, Diana Muldaur and Eddie Albert star.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Higher Definition

Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks horror and HD with critically acclaimed "Cabin Fever" Director, Eli Roth, plus previews of what's coming soon to HDNet Entertainment.


2:30AM ET/1:30 C
HDNet Movie Night

Winners Take All - An insecure but likable dirt bike racer shows what he is made of when he competes against an old friend turned rival. It illustrates the intense racing using exciting motorcross footage.


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Festivals of the World

Seville, Spain - Located on the banks of the Guadaluquiver River, Seville is the capitol of Andalusia, and the setting for one of the largest Spring Fiestas in Andalusia: the Feria de Abril. This program explores customs of the local people as they display magnificent horse & carriages, and celebrate with Spanish Tapas, Manzanilla Wine, and passionate Flamenco dancing into the early morning hours. We also tour the nearby village of Carmona, and travel to Cordoba and Granada to witness other Spring Fiestas and some of the most magnificent terrain and architecture in all of Andalusia.


4:30AM ET/3:30 C
True Music

Join True Music's host, Katie Daryl, as she gets down and dirty with personal questions for the guys of Skid Row! Also featured this week: In full make up and straight from 80's, the guys of Pretty Boy Floyd. Finally, you won't want to miss the acoustic alternative rock sound of the growing band Rustik.


5:00AM ET/4:00 C
2003 Heroes Celebrity Baseball

"Take me out to the ballgame!" Hollywood All-Stars team up with top athletes for charity. Join host Janine Turner as NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Best Damn Sport Show's Tom Arnold and more go to bat to benefit two great causes - The Mike Modano Foundation, Inc. and Gilda's Club.

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6:05AM ET/5:05 C
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

PG - 1:54
Cast: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Director: Irwin Allen
A group of fortune hunters out to salvage the mysterious unknown cargo in the Poseidon's hold encounter a medical team looking for survivors.


8:05AM ET/7:05 C
Four Musketeers

PG - 1:48
Cast: Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, Director: Richard Lester
The musketeers continue their merry-making, fighting for the queen and engage in many sword battles.


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

PG-13 - 2:03
Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Director: Randa Haines
A friendship develops between two totally opposite elderly men who are both combatting old age and loneliness.


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
First Deadly Sin

R - 1:52
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Director: Brian G. Hutton
A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Explorers

PG - 1:49
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Director: Joe Dante
Youngster hooked on science-fiction yearns to travel into space and gets his wish, with the heop of a whiz-kid friend.


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Gung Ho

PG-13 - 1:51
Cast: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Director: Ron Howard
When a Japanese car company buys an American plant, the American liason must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

PG-13 - 2:03
Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Director: Randa Haines
A friendship develops between two totally opposite elderly men who are both combatting old age and loneliness.


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Four Musketeers

PG - 1:48
Cast: Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, Director: Richard Lester
The musketeers continue their merry-making, fighting for the queen and engage in many sword battles.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Prizzi's Honor

R - 2:09
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Angelica Huston, Director: John Huston
Black comedy about an aging and slow-witted hit man from a New York mob family who breaks with family loyalties when he falls for an upwardly mobile tax consultant who's also a hired killer.


12:15AM ET/11:15 C
Eddie Murphy Raw

R - 1:33
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Tatyana Ali, Director: Robert Townsend
Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favorite subjects: sex and women.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Sharky's Machine

R - 1:59
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Charles Durning, Director: Burt Reynolds
Sharky, a relentless undercover vice cop, is determined to smash an international crime syndicate while protecting a beautiful and dangerously involved young call-girl.


4:05AM ET/3:05 C
Dust Devil

R - 1:27
Cast: John Matshikiza, Robert John Burke, Terri Norton, Director: Richard Stanley
A shape shifter comes from the desert in search of victims, a spirit the locals call the dust devil.


5:35AM ET/4:35 C
The Great Bank Hoax

PG - 1:29
Cast: Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty, Burgess Meredith, Director: Joseph Jacoby
Three bank managers decide to rob their own bank to cover up the fact that all the assets have been embezzled.

 

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8:15AM ET/7:15 C
!Three Amigos!

PG Time:102
They're macho! They're fearless! They're faking it! Three of today's biggest comics play a dippy trio of screen idols facing real-life desperados in this wild, wacky western parody. Silent-screen heroes Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short think they've been summoned to a small Mexican village for a personal appearance. But the banditos are firing real bullets!


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
School Ties

PG13 Time:107
David fits right in at the exclusive New England prep school he attends on a football scholarship. He's handsome, popular, intelligent and is unstoppable on the field. But how popular would he be if his snobbish friends knew that he's Jewish? Brendan Fraser plays David in this thoughtful look at anti-Semitism in the '50s. With Chris O'Donnell and Amy Locane.


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
The Tuxedo

PG13 Time:98
Jackie Chan takes dressing for success to a comical new level in this action-comedy about a hapless cab driver who dons a high-tech tuxedo that transforms its wearer into a martial arts master. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is the easy-going cabbie whose job chauffeuring a wealthy secret agent takes a hilarious turn when the man is injured and Jimmy is forced to put on the battle-ready threads in an effort to stop an arch-villain with plans to control the world's water supply. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as a sexy, straight-laced scientist who thinks Jimmy is the real secret agent. Also with Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare. Directed by Kevin Donovan.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
The Rocketeer

PG Time:108
A barnstorming pilot in the 1930s ignites an international furor when he comes across--and starts flying around with--a jet-propelled packpack that is wanted by government agents and the Nazis alike. Bill Campbell stars as the Rocketeer and Jennifer Connelly (2001 Oscar(R)-winner for A Beautiful Mind) plays his sultry girlfriend in this adaptation of the popular 1980s graphic novel. Also with Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino and Timothy Dalton. Directed by Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III), story by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo & William Dear, screenplay by Bilson & De Meo.


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Solo

PG13 Time:93
He's buffed. He's brawny. He's brainy. He's Solo, an android fighting machine so swift and so strong they call him "the perfect soldier." In this muscular sci-fi thriller, Solo uses both body and soul to tackle a Third World catastrophe. But there's more to Solo than superhuman strength and speed. This robosoldier has heart...and it may be his undoing.


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Trapped In Paradise

PG13 Time:111
Did you ever find a town that seemed too good to be true? Well, welcome to Paradise! When brothers Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey rob the local bank on Christmas Eve, their escape attempts are stymied by the friendliness of the townspeople, who just can't bear to let these nice guys leave their picture-postcard town. Before it's all over, will the brothers learn that it's a wonderful life, after all? With Madchen Amick (Stephen King's Sleepwalkers) and Donald Moffat (The Thing).


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Tuxedo

PG13 Time:98
Jackie Chan takes dressing for success to a comical new level in this action-comedy about a hapless cab driver who dons a high-tech tuxedo that transforms its wearer into a martial arts master. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is the easy-going cabbie whose job chauffeuring a wealthy secret agent takes a hilarious turn when the man is injured and Jimmy is forced to put on the battle-ready threads in an effort to stop an arch-villain with plans to control the world's water supply. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as a sexy, straight-laced scientist who thinks Jimmy is the real secret agent. Also with Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare. Directed by Kevin Donovan.


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Carnivale 02: After The Ball Is Over

TVMA Time:56
A practical joke leads Ben to a piece of the puzzle that is his past. Meanwhile, Brother Justin and his sister Iris are going through their own changes--including an effort to turn a Chinese brothel into a house of worship for migrants. At the carnival, Sofie tends to her comatose psychic mother, Apollonia, after an upsetting run-in with Ben.


2:25AM ET/1:25 C
Double Bang

R Time:103
A cop whose corrupt partner has been killed by a hit man gets involved in mob business with revenge on his mind in this thriller. Seeking retribution and trying to protect a female witness, Brennan (William Baldwin) goes straight to the top to try to bring down the young mob boss responsible for his partner's death, while at the same time trying to assist his partner's bereaved family. With Elizabeth Mitchell (Frequency), Jon Seda, Adam Baldwin.


4:15AM ET/3:15 C
Resident Evil

R Time:100
An accident in a biotech company's underground "Hive" results in the deaths of hundreds of employees...but are they really dead? Contaminated by an illegal genetic re-animation serum, the corpses become brain-munching zombies who seek only to devour the living! Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) and Michelle Rodriguez (Girlfight) lead an elite police squad assigned to enter the Hive and shut down it's elaborate security system...if they can survive the army of hungry flesh-eaters. Eric Mabius, James Purefoy and Martin Crewes co-star in this pulse-pounding horror film that was based on the popular video game. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon).

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11:45AM ET/10:45 C
The Sum Of Us

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
STEREO / ESP
R 1h 39m
Before he became a Hollywood sensation, Russell Crowe made a number of acclaimed films Down Under, such as this touching comedy from Geoff Burton and Kevin Dowling, about the ultimate Aussie odd couple: Harry (Jack Thompson), a widower, and his beloved gay son Jeff (Crowe). The pair are n

ot only father and son, they are also roomies. Despite some hilariously awkward moments caused by Harry's blind acceptance of his son's lifestyle, the two form a loving bond even as they each try to find a long-term romantic mate.


1:30PM ET/12:30 C
The Spanish Prisoner

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
SURROUND / CCAP / ESP
PG 1h 50m
Playwright and filmmaker David Mamet presents a Hitchcock-like story of corporate deceit (the title refers to a legendary, intricate con game). Everyman Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) has invented a valuable scientific formula for a corporation. While on a business junket in the Caribbean, Joe meets a mysterious and wealthy American (Steve Martin) who dazzles the gullible inventor with the good life, making him doubt his loyalties. Nominated for an Edgar for Best Picture and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay


3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Hackers

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
STEREO / CCAP
PG13 1h 45m
Talented computer hacker Crash Override (Jonny Lee Miller) and his fellow technophiles come across a program being used by the mysterious corporate genius known only as The Plague (Fisher Stevens) to steal millions from his firm, causing a cyber-showdown that turns deadly. Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard and Lorraine Bracco costar in this high-tech thriller from director Iain Softley ("Backbeat").


5:15PM ET/4:15 C
The Favor

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
STEREO / CCAP / ESP
R 1h 37m
Bored with her marriage, a wife (Harley Jane Kozak) asks her best friend (Elizabeth McGovern) to look up and sleep with an old high-school beau so that she can experience the affair vicariously. Needless to say, things don't work out quite as planned in this romantic comedy costarring Brad Pitt, Bill Pullman, Ken Wahl, Larry Miller and Holland Taylor.


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Hardball

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
PG13 1h 46m
Keanu Reeves stars in this sports comedy from the creators of "Varsity Blues" as Conor O'Neill, a Chicago gambler who gets some help with his massive debts in exchange for coaching a Little League team for underprivileged kids. At first he only takes the job out of obligation, but his team's heart - and their attractive teacher Miss Wilkes (Diane Lane) - soon have Conor angling for a championship. D.B. Sweeney and Mike McGlone costar.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Bull Durham

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / ESP
R 1h 47m
One of the sharpest sports comedies ever made, this cinematic home run from debut writer/director Ron Shelton ("Cobb," "Tin Cup") helped make a star of Kevin Costner. "Crash" Davis (Costner) is an aging minor league pitcher closing in on a season record, as well as the heart of baseball-loving super-fan Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). Getting in the way of both, however, is lunkheaded phenom "Nuke" Laloosh (Tim Robbins), a talented newcomer bound for the majors and Annie's affections, which are only given to one player each season.


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Thelma & Louise

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
R 2h 9m
Oscar nominees Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star in this thought-provoking, feminist spin on the buddy movie about two women forced by their murder of a would-be rapist to go on a multi-state crime spree. Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky and Brad Pitt costar in this award-winning box office smash from director Ridley Scott ("Gladiator," "Black Hawk Down") and screenwriter Callie Khouri ("Something to Talk About").

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