HDTV Magazine Daily HD Programming Guide — September 24, 2003

 
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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
My Wife and Kids

"From Dummy to Daddy"
In the season premiere episode, Michael and Jay are reeling from the news that fresh-out-of-high-school graduates Jr. and girlfriend Vanessa are going to have a baby. Jr. says that he and Vanessa are going to get married, but is stumped when asked how he'll support his new family. Meanwhile, Claire's bible-thumping boyfriend, Tony, is sure that Jr. and Vanessa will go to hell for "fornicating," and young piano virtuoso Franklin, sensing an opening in the family, tells Michael he hopes to become the newest Kyle son.

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The Young and the Restless

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

 

 

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10:00PM ET/9:00 C
The Brotherhood of Poland, NH

"Falling Acorns"
Dottie decides to buy the town’s old movie theater and asks Hank’s nemesis, Scott Haggis, to help fund her. Meanwhile, Waylon tapes his butt together in an effort to look more toned and confident for a job interview and Sharon Ropers puts the heat on Garrett to pay her $100,000 in exchange for keeping their affair a secret.

 

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Koi And The Kola Nuts

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Vincent Van Gogh And Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Charles Brown

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:34

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Vincent Van Gogh And Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Cracking Up

PG
Runtime: 1:23

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Big Wednesday

PG
Runtime: 1:59

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Koi And The Kola Nuts

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Charles Brown

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:34

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Cracking Up

PG
Runtime: 1:23

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Vincent Van Gogh And Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Full Metal Jacket

R
Runtime: 1:56

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
INHD On The Edge #2

TV-MA#primetime
Runtime: 0:29

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Anime: You're Under Arrest

TV-14
Runtime: 1:31

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
Full Metal Jacket

R
Runtime: 1:56

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
INHD On The Edge #2

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Anime: You're Under Arrest

TV-14
Runtime: 1:31

 

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: Ascent

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:37

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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Riddle Of The Sands

PG
Runtime: 1:58

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Big Wednesday

PG
Runtime: 1:59

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Koi And The Kola Nuts

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
TNA Xplosion #2

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Riddle Of The Sands

PG
Runtime: 1:58

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Big Wednesday

PG
Runtime: 1:59

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25v

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7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Vincent Van Gogh And Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Charles Brown

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:34

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Wild Hawaii

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Vincent Van Gogh And Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Charles Brown

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:34

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Cracking Up

PG
Runtime: 1:23

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Full Metal Jacket

R
Runtime: 1:56

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
INHD On The Edge #2

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Floating Down the Past

Go on a fascinating search for clues about ancient life along the San Juan River. When the Anasazi people thrived in this region up to 1,000 years ago, they left behind many stories in the form of petroglyphs on rocks. The crew and some friends travel along the river in southern Utah providing interpretations of the art and the Anasazi lifestyle.

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Music from the Murchison

Maestro Anshel Brusilow conducts the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Overture to Der Freischuetz by Carl Maria von Weber, Symphony No. 1 in F Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich, and Concerto in B Minor for Violoncello and Orchestra by Antonin Dvorak, featuring Eugene Osadchy. Recorded live on campus in the Winspear Performance Hall of the Murchison Performing Arts Center.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Canada Day

Canada Day takes viewers on a passionate look at Canada's national day of celebration.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Discoveries...Spain: The Southwest

This episode begins in Sevilla and Cadiz, in Andulucia Province, the birth place of Flamenco, where this exotic collection of music and dance is pursued with a passion. Also, visit the finest example of Roman ruins in all of Spain.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Tracks Ahead

Circus Train - Come join the circus, as Tracks Ahead joins the Ringling circus train. We'll visit the spectacular Taieri Gorge in southern New Zealand and explore the past and present of New York's Hellgate Bridge.

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

In the Oceanside Barclay Park, Barbados features Hi-Lo exercises.

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

Ancient Peoples of the High Desert - High in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes, life continues nearly the same as it has for centuries. Here at over ',600 feet above sea level, in the highest desert in the world, residents harvest the endemic potatoes and quinoa to use to barter for outside goods. Much of the native Quechua customs, music, and lifestyle have their roots in age-old traditions.

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

A Night View of Kobe

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

Paris - Experience extraordinary art, see the sights, and stroll through the parks, markets and cafes, where everyday life is an art. Plus, tips on riding the Metro shopping for essentials like bread, cheese, ham and pastries.

12:00PM ET/11:00 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.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Square Pegs

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.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Ladies Man

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.

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Hogan's Heroes

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

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Hogan's Heroes

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.

2:30PM ET/1:30 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.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
That's Life

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.

4:00PM ET/3:00 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.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Vocal Jazz

Traditional jazz singing is experiencing a return to popularity. We watch one up-and-coming singer, Tierney Sutton, in the studio, making a new album, a tribute to Frank Sinatra. We also visit a vocal jazz camp where aspiring singers come to learn their trade under the guidance of established artists.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
The Gatlin Brothers Live at Billy Bob's

Live from Billy Bob's Texas the "World's Largest Honky Tonk" in association with the Smith Music Group - The Gatlin Brothers! Over 40 years ago, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin started singing in their hometown of Abilene, Texas, and from there went on to make music history. Over the course of a career that has taken the Gatlin brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music. There's no harmony quite as pure as family harmony.

6:30PM ET/5:30 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.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Messages from the Past

Message from the Past: Mesopotamia - This program talks about the citizens of Sumeria and their many achievements. From being the first city builders to creating canals to grow their crops these people created a mankind of their own.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Tracks Ahead

Copper Canyon - Ride through Mexico's Copper Canyon, which is deeper, wider and longer than the Grand Canyon. Visit an old logging railroad in the shadow of Mount Rainer.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
California Recall Election Recall Debate LIVE!

California's candidates looking to replace Governor Gray Davis, should he be recalled, debate who is most qualified to take his place.

10:30PM ET/9:30 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.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Ladies Man

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.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Hogan's Heroes

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

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Hogan's Heroes

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.

12:30AM ET/11:30 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.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
That's Life

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.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Square Pegs

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.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Major League Soccer

D.C. United @ Los Angeles Galaxy
Special Encore Presentation

 

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Model Search.TV

In the style of American Idol, models put on their best smile to win a chance to become a super model!

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Minnesota Extreme

The frozen winter of Minnesota has spawned the evolution of two new sports. Minnesota Extreme travels to Lake Minnetonka for the first ever Red Bull Kite Freeze event. Then its up to Duluth the home of hockey for the Red Bull Crashed Ice, a blend of downhill speed skating and skier cross on skates.

 

7:05AM ET/6:05 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.

9:15AM ET/8:15 C
Hot Pursuit

PG-13 - 1:33
Cast: John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Director: Steven Lisberger
Student (Cusack), grounded by his bad grades, has been prevented from taking a dream vacation with his wealthy girlfriend's family. He gets a last minute reprieve from a kindly professor, and tries to catch up with the family. While in pursuit, he meets up with smugglers, crazy captains and murderers.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
American Flyers

PG-13 - 1:52
Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Grey, David Marshall Grant, Director: John Badham
Two brothers, whose differences have become an open rift, try to bridge the gap by competing together in a grueling three-day bicycle race which challenges their physical and emotional courage and leads to a reaffirmation of their love for each other.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Stroker Ace

PG - 1:36
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Director: Hal Needham
A popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.

2:45PM ET/1:45 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.

4:15PM ET/3:15 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.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Hot Pursuit

PG-13 - 1:33
Cast: John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Director: Steven Lisberger
Student (Cusack), grounded by his bad grades, has been prevented from taking a dream vacation with his wealthy girlfriend's family. He gets a last minute reprieve from a kindly professor, and tries to catch up with the family. While in pursuit, he meets up with smugglers, crazy captains and murderers.

8:05PM ET/7:05 C
American Flyers

PG-13 - 1:52
Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Grey, David Marshall Grant, Director: John Badham
Two brothers, whose differences have become an open rift, try to bridge the gap by competing together in a grueling three-day bicycle race which challenges their physical and emotional courage and leads to a reaffirmation of their love for each other.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Stroker Ace

PG - 1:36
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Director: Hal Needham
A popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.

11:45PM ET/10:45 C
Intersection

R - 1:38
Cast: Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovitch, Director: Mark Rydell
Successful architect is torn between his wife and his mistress.

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Trial By Jury

R - 1:47
Cast: William Hurt, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, Director: Heywood Gould
Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
White Man's Burden

R - 1:36
Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Director: Desmond Nakano
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
Ode To Billy Joe

PG - 1:48
Cast: Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Conner, Joan Hotchkis, Director: Max Baer Jr.
The 1967 Bobby Gentry hit song of the same title is expanded to tell why a young man jumped to his death off the Tallahatchie Bridge

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Mrs. Doubtfire

PG13 Time:125
Life is a drag--literally!--for a divorced actor whose wife gets full custody of his adored kids. To be near them, Robin Williams dresses up as sweet Mrs. Doubtfire and gets hired as the family nanny! "Williams is a drag-out hit" (Hollywood Reporter) as the loving dad in this hit family comedy. Sally Field is his long-suffering wife, and Pierce Brosnan plays her new beau. With Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy).

9:15AM ET/8:15 C
Mr. Wonderful

PG13 Time:98
A blue-collar worker with alimony problems hits on the perfect solution: find his ex a new husband so he'll be free and clear. But finding her a new "Mr. Wonderful" turns out to be harder than he thought--especially when he discovers he's still in love with her himself! Matt Dillon and Annabella Sciorra are the ex-couple in this lighthearted romantic comedy. Mary-Louise Parker (The Client) plays Dillon's new girlfriend. With William Hurt and Vincent D'Onofrio.

12:15PM ET/11:15 C
Black Knight

PG13 Time:95
Martin Lawrence brings the 'hood into the Middle Ages in this "rip-roaring time-travel comedy" (L.A. Times) that is loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jamal Walker (Lawrence) works for a struggling medieval theme park until a fall into a time warp lands him in f

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Before And After

PG13 Time:107
An accusation of murder against a teenager sends him on the run and splits his family apart in this stirring drama. Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson star as the youth's parents who are left to pick up the pieces after their son disappears following his girlfriend's murder. "Absorbing and believable" (Leonard Maltin's 2003 Movie & Video Guide). With Edward Furlong, Alfred Molina and Julia Weldon. Directed by Barbet Schroeder (Murder by Numbers).

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Race To Space

PG Time:104
James Woods stars as a NASA scientist whose struggle to develop a relationship with his twelve-year-old son takes a turn for the better thanks to the boy's bond with a chimpanzee astronaut. Alex Linz (Home Alone 3), Annabeth Gish, William Atherton and Mark Moses co-star in this endearing family comedy/drama. Directed by Sean McNamara.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
Mrs. Doubtfire

PG13 Time:125
Life is a drag--literally!--for a divorced actor whose wife gets full custody of his adored kids. To be near them, Robin Williams dresses up as sweet Mrs. Doubtfire and gets hired as the family nanny! "Williams is a drag-out hit" (Hollywood Reporter) as the loving dad in this hit family comedy. Sally Field is his long-suffering wife, and Pierce Brosnan plays her new beau. With Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy).

9:00PM ET/8:00 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.

11:55PM ET/10:55 C
City By The Sea

R Time:108
Robert De Niro excels in this fact-based drama about a seasoned homicide detective who becomes torn between duty and family when his troubled son is suspected of murder. Vincent LaMarca (De Niro) is a cop who believes the punishment should fit the crime, but when a drug dealer's slaying points to LaMarca's strung-out son Joey (James Franco), the lawman struggles to come to grips with the situation. Frances McDormand (Almost Famous) co-stars as LaMarca's occasional lover and confidante. Also with George Dzundza, Patti LuPone, William Forsythe and Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn).

1:50PM ET/12:50 C
Phoenix

R Time:107
Gambling fever--along with a brutal bookie--leads three crooked cops into a double-dealing scheme that lands them way over their heads in hot water. With Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin and Jeremy Piven.

3:40AM ET/2:40 C
Greenmail

R Time:96
Stephen Baldwin stars as a jailed environmental activist who may be the only hope in an ATF agent's efforts to stop a serial bomber. As the madman's trail becomes littered with victims, the unlikely duo realize that they are running out of time before the bomber strikes again! Tom Skerritt, Kelly Rowan, D.B. Sweeney, Mark Holden and Suki Kaiser co-star in this explosive thriller.

5:20AM ET/4:20 C
The Couch Trip

R Time:97
In this zany comedy, the inmates have taken over the asylum--or at least the radio talk show. When a vain, successful radio therapist (Charles Grodin) suffers a nervous breakdown and decides to take some time off, he demands that he be replaced by as poor a substitute as possible, in order to sustain his own popularity. But what he couldn't have imagined is that his ho-hum successor is actually being impersonated by a mental patient (Dan Aykroyd) whose bluntness and unorthodox views make him an overnight sensation! "Good fun" (The New York Times). With Walter Matthau, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross, David Clennon, Arye Gross, Victoria Jackson, Chevy Chase.

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