Summary

This issue of HDTV Magazine presents a daily high-definition television programming guide for October 16, 2003, listing primetime and daytime schedules across major broadcast networks. The guide includes notable HD and widescreen designations for select PBS programming throughout October 2003.

Source document circa 2003 preserved as-is


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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Threat Matrix

"Patriot Acts"
Kilmer and his team search for a domestic terrorist bomber who is targeting several large universities. But when Mo's lifelong friend, Amir, is named as a suspect and his career is placed in jeopardy, Mo is forced to question his own choices, as well as the viability of the Patriot Act.

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9:00PM ET/8:00 C
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Check www.cbs.com for program description.


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Without a Trace

"Prodigy"
Malone and the team search for a brilliant but complicated 14-year old Russian violinist when she disappears after a rehearsal for an important concert.

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9:59PM ET/8:59 C
ER

"Shifts Happen"
A confident second-year resident Dr. Pratt (Mekhi Phifer) wants to show off during the graveyard shift but his heroics sometimes backfire, especially in his contempt for an asymptomatic husband (guest star Paul Cassel) who temporarily loses his speech -- and in the case of a boy whose treatment is delayed after he swallows a quarter. As Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) decries the "incompetence" of her staff, she too makes a grievous error while a screaming man (guest star Richard Cox) with a broken leg must wait endless hours and Neela (Parminder Nagra) deals with a little girl (guest star Rhyon Nicole Brown) who arrives with her beloved grandmother whose status is DNR -- "Do Not Resuscitate." Elsewhere, Abby (Maura Tierney) finds herself desperate for money and credit and later meets both Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic) and his new girlfriend. Likewise, Dr. Corday (Alex Kingston) warms up to Dr. Dorset (guest star Bruno Campos, "Jesse"). Paul McCrane, Ming-Na, Sherry Stringfield and Sharif Atkins also star.


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

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Guests Are:


Courtney Cox, Joe Rogan, Luciano Pavorotti

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What I Like...

Val confronts Holly about neglecting Henry and speding too much time with Vince. Holly reacts by pointing out Val's hypocrisy and challenges her to examine her own feelings for Peter.

Val (Jennie Garth) confronts Holly (Amanda Bynes) about neglecting Henry (Michael McMillian) and speding too much time with Vince (Nick Zano). Holly reacts by pointing out Val's hypocrisy and challenges her to examine her own feelings for Peter (Stephen Dunham).

Wesley Jonathan and Allison Munn also star. Shelley Jensen directed the episode written by Lesley Wake.

 


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Run Of The House

When Kurt pushes Chris to get a job, he realizes his brother has no clue what he wants to do with his life. Meanwhile Sally tries to help her romantically challenged sis.  

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PBS SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER

Sundays at
2:30 PM ET
October 5-26

check local listings


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Coming

Sundays at
7:00 PM ET
October 5-26
check local listings
 

AMERICAN FAMILY
Note: High Definition

 
 
October 19
8:00 PM ET
check local listings

NATURE: Hippo Beach

Note: Widescreen Standard Definition
 
October 20
10:30 PM ET
check local listings

RIVER OF IRON:
DREAMS OF THE GRAND CANYON RAILROAD

Note: High Definition
 
October 22
9:00 PM ET
check local listings

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA:
THE BATTLE FOR THE ARAB WORLD

Note: Widescreen Standard Definition
 
October 29
9:30 PM ET
check local listings

AMERICAN MASTERS:
James Brown: Soul Survivor

Note: Widescreen Standard Definition
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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Mary Cassatt

As a young woman, Mary Cassatt left Philadelphia for Paris and went on to change the art world defying tradition at everyturn. Cassatt was welcomed into the exclusive group of French Impressionists with her paintings depicting mothers and children.


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
We Built This City

"London"
London is a city steeped in history, from Roman settlement to medieval pleasure ground to the center of the British empire. Follow this city's progress through revolution and world war to find out how London became the world power it is today.


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Extreme Machines: Oil Rig

An oil rig is a monster extreme machine. Thousands of tons of steel are welded together to form a platform on legs above the sea. Underneath, a gigantic pump plunges through the water, penetrating the earth's crust to extract a valuable resource, oil.


9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Rides

Hip Hop and modern rock and roll culture have bestowed upon our country a stamp of funkiness and coolness, influencing everything from clothing and fashion to speech and television. The cars they drive can make your jaw drop.


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

"Heather & Tim"
No Description Available.


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

"Barbara And Miguel"
No Description Available.


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

"Live It Up!"
No Description Available.


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

"World Class Style"
No Description Available.


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

"There Goes The Neighborhood"
Meet some imaginative homeowners who are a little at "odds" with their neighbors, from a ceramic critter creator who's uneasy with neighborhood gentrification to a man who provides entertainment for all courtesy of the totem TV on his front lawn.


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

"Art Cars"
So, you think you know what an art car is? Not until you've seen the "Rhino Car" you haven't. Or the "Garden Car." Or the wrought iron Beetle. Or...


1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Insectia

"Aquatic Insects"
Rushing streams, blue lakes, and brown marshes are home to hundreds of insect species. This fascinating profile of these much maligned insects will look at the parallels between human and insect techniques used to get around in the water.


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

"The Hayes"
The Hayes River is an important river in Canada's history - it is the only navigable route from the Fur Trade Headquarters on Hudson Bay to posts south of Lake Winnipeg. The river was abandoned as a fur trade route but remnants of its past line its banks.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Vanished Canyon

In the winter of 1934, at the age of 21, Everett Ruess, an accomplished and gifted writer and landscape/wildlife artist, mysteriously disappeared in the red-rock canyon country of Utah. Join this amazing journey into the ageless wilderness of the Utah.


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

"Heather & Tim"
No Description Available.


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

"Live It Up!"
No Description Available.


4:00PM ET/3:00 CRides

Hip Hop and modern rock and roll culture have bestowed upon our country a stamp of funkiness and coolness, influencing everything from clothing and fashion to speech and television. The cars they drive can make your jaw drop.


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
We Built This City

"London"
London is a city steeped in history, from Roman settlement to medieval pleasure ground to the center of the British empire. Follow this city's progress through revolution and world war to find out how London became the world power it is today.


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Art Forms Of The Orient

"Episode 1"
In Japan the line between art and life is often hard to determine. Discover the patience and dedication it takes to create traditional Japanese art forms and how cultural values are such a strong influence.


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Insectia

"Entomology Is Catching"
Setting traps and net techniques are among the many tricks of the entomology trade learned in this episode. Also visit the lab of Madagascar's Bug Man, Dr. Andre Peyrieras, who has discovered over 3000 new insect species.


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

"The Red Deer"
The Red Deer River has a magnificent mix of nature and culture. It rises out of a glacier in Banff, meanders through the grasslands, and cuts through the Alberta badlands.


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Jeff Corwin Experience

"Australia: Going Bats Down Under"
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Insectia

"Life In The Desert"
Find out how insects can stay alive in the arid expanses of the Sahara desert by preserving their precious water supply. Locusts, Desert Beetles, and many other insects store this resource to survive the Moroccan sun.


9:30PM ET/8:30 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.


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

"A Night Underwater"
Hidden within the coral of Australia's Great Barrier Reef are a myriad of sea creatures. Specially adapted to nocturnal activity, they wait for darkness to fall, then emerge from their slumber and begin their nightly hunt for food.


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
The Jeff Corwin Experience

"Australia: Going Bats Down Under"
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Insectia

"Life In The Desert"
Find out how insects can stay alive in the arid expanses of the Sahara desert by preserving their precious water supply. Locusts, Desert Beetles, and many other insects store this resource to survive the Moroccan sun.


12:30AM ET/11:30 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.


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

"A Night Underwater"
Hidden within the coral of Australia's Great Barrier Reef are a myriad of sea creatures. Specially adapted to nocturnal activity, they wait for darkness to fall, then emerge from their slumber and begin their nightly hunt for food.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Insectia

"Entomology Is Catching"
Setting traps and net techniques are among the many tricks of the entomology trade learned in this episode. Also visit the lab of Madagascar's Bug Man, Dr. Andre Peyrieras, who has discovered over 3000 new insect species.


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

"The Red Deer"
The Red Deer River has a magnificent mix of nature and culture. It rises out of a glacier in Banff, meanders through the grasslands, and cuts through the Alberta badlands.


3:00AM ET/2:00 C
The Jeff Corwin Experience

"Australia: Going Bats Down Under"
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Insectia

"Life In The Desert"
Find out how insects can stay alive in the arid expanses of the Sahara desert by preserving their precious water supply. Locusts, Desert Beetles, and many other insects store this resource to survive the Moroccan sun.


4:30AM ET/3:30 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.


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

"A Night Underwater"
Hidden within the coral of Australia's Great Barrier Reef are a myriad of sea creatures. Specially adapted to nocturnal activity, they wait for darkness to fall, then emerge from their slumber and begin their nightly hunt for food


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DATE SPORT EVENT TIME [ET]
10/18 College Football Teams TBD 7:45
10/21 ESPN Original Entertainment PLAYMAKERS episode 9 9:00PM, 10:00PM, 12:00AM
10/25 College Football

Teams TBD

7:45
10/26 National Football League

Buffalo @ Kansas City

8:30
10/28 ESPN Original Entertainment PLAYMAKERS episode 10 9:00PM, 10:00PM, 12:00AM
11/1 College Football Teams TBD 7:45
11/2 National Football League Green Bay @ Minnesota 8:30
11/4 ESPN Original Entertainment PLAYMAKERS episode 11 9:00PM, 10:00PM, 12:00AM
11/8 College Football Teams TBD 7:45
11/9 National Football League Baltimore @ St. Louis 8:30
11/15 College Football Teams TBD 7:45
11/16 National Football League Dallas @ New England 8:30
11/22 College Football Teams TBD 7:45
11/23 National Football League Washington @ Miami 8:30
11/27 College Football TBA TBA
11/30 National Football League Tampa Bay @ Jacksonville 8:30
 

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Over Beautiful British Columbia

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
U.S. Open: Agassi vs. Dent

NR
Runtime: 1:50


9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Chicago By "L"

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:58


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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20


11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Over California

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
U.S. Open: Agassi vs. Dent

NR
Runtime: 1:50


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: The Oksana Baiul Story

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:33


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Over California

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Gleaming The Cube

PG-13
Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer
Runtime: 1:45


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Day In The Life Of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
K-1 Fighting: Battle At The Bellagio

TV-14 (AL,V)
Runtime: 2:58


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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Minnesota Extreme

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
K-1 Fighting: Battle At The Bellagio

TV-14 (AL,V)
Runtime: 2:58


3:00AM ET/2:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28


3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Minnesota Extreme

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Gleaming The Cube

PG-13
Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer
Runtime: 1:45

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Cupid

R
Runtime: 1:35


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Hallmark HD Movie: The Oksana Baiul Story

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:33


10:00AM ET/9:00 C
The Vanishing Point

R
Paul Williams, William Finley
Runtime: 1:37


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27


1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Train Ride In The Sky: The Copper Canyon

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29


1:30PM ET/12:30 C
The Song Of Africa

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Discoveries...America: Nevada

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:50


3:00PM ET/2:00 C
The Vanishing Point

R
Paul Williams, William Finley
Runtime: 1:37


5:00PM ET/4:00 C
U.S. Open: Agassi vs. Dent

NR
Runtime: 1:50


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Texas Wild

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Train Ride In The Sky: The Copper Canyon

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29


8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Anime: Noir # 5

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Discoveries...America: Nevada

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:50


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24


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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Train Ride In The Sky: The Copper Canyon

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29


11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Anime: Noir # 5

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Gleaming The Cube

PG-13
Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer
Runtime: 1:45


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
The Vanishing Point

R
Paul Williams, William Finley
Runtime: 1:37


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
K-1 Fighting: Battle At The Bellagio

TV-14 (AL,V)
Runtime: 2:58

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Visit the Valencia Region of Spain and two of its most spectacular festivals. The Las Fallas de San Jose or "Fire Festival" is held every March in Valencia and the "Moros Y Christianos" is held every April in Alcoi.


7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Just Another Spring

Explore the love of a small Japanese village for a gigantic cherry tree said to be over 1000 years old and which plays an important role in their lives.


8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Land of the Giants

Spectacular look at the giant redwoods of northern California, the world's tallest trees.


8:30AM ET/7:30 C
HDNet This Month

Previews and highlights of this month's HDNet programming.


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

Road Railers - Tracks Ahead will look in on an updated version of some freight hauling technology that has been around for a while, visit the Tennessee Valley railroad, and look at an amazing layout and collection of vintage toy trains.


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

In Sugar Hill, Barbados overlooking the Caribbean Sea features Pilates.


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Smart Travels Europe

Venice - Surrender yourself to the charms of magical Venice. Tour the famous sites and find out how to escape the crowds in less well known neighborhoods.


11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Discoveries...Ireland: A Celtic Treasure

Journey to the Giant's Causeway, Charles Fort, woolen textiles, golfing, ruins, north coast beaches, castles, Cliff of Moher, Bushmills Distillery, Grianian Fort and lots of music, including a special performance by the Gaelic Village of Rathcarran.


12:00PM ET/11:00 C
HDNet World Report

A Day in Baghdad - HDNet World Report's cameras take viewers to the streets of Baghdad to see and hear first hand from the people of Iraq about what works and what doesn't after the war with the American-led coalition.


12:30PM ET/11:30 C
HDNet World Report

American Soldiers in Iraq...A Very Personal Iniative - The somewhat brighter side of nation-building in Iraq. American soldiers draw on the experience and skills from their own lives to help Iraqis in a people-to-people effort to help organize and re-build the country. The faces of young Iraqis show that good deeds don't need a common language to be seen and understood. You can almost feel the first stages of democracy and freedom taking hold as you join new civic governments being guided into life by American G.I.'s.


1:00PM ET/12:00 C
True Music

Join The Hackensaw Boys at Cheapo Records in Austin for an acoustic performance playing instruments like a stand up bass and spoons! Also checking in this week is Beaver Nelson, who at age 19 was titled a guitar prodigy. Top all this off with a sold out performance from Shackleford Brown, a band that may remind you of Lynnard Skynard.


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

Reverend Commandant Klink - Hogan restores a French pilot's faith in himself by sneaking the pilot's fiancee into camp and tricking Klink into marrying them.


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

The Top Secret Top Coat - Hogan and his boys filch a secret German military document from Col. Klink and thereby save him from being arrested.


2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Square Pegs

It's Academical! - A local TV quiz show could score more than points for Patty when she's chosen to represent Weemawee High on a panel with Muffy and a handsome senior, who both girls are determined to make their winning prize.


3:00PM ET/2:00 C
First Monday

Dangerous Words - A website on abortion leads to a doctor's murder. The Court looks at the free speech case & inciting violence.


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Nothing But Trailers

Sometimes the best part of the movie is the preview! So HDNet presents a half hour of Nothing But Trailers. See the best trailers, old and new in HDNet's collection.


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

Galapagos: Evolution at the Speed of Life - The effect of El Nino weather patterns on wildlife has been documented worldwide for years, but scientists are now uncovering some startling new facts. On the Galapagos Islands lack of food has caused a colony of marine iguanas to physically shrink. In the hunt for food, these iguanas are forced to venture ashore, and some are beginning to breed with their land-based cousins.


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5:00PM ET/4:00 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.


5:30PM ET/4:30 C
MLS: Behind the Net

HDNet's Glenn Davis and Marcelo Balboa explore the end of the 2003 Major League Soccer season. From great plays to spectacular finishes the action unfolds on MLS: Behind The Net.


6:00PM ET/5:00 C
True Music

Best Performances - This past Spring, True Music traveled to Austin for the 2003 South By South West music conference. Now on this one hour special we are going to show you our favorite SXSW showcased bands. Bands like RELISH with their U2 inspired sound, and Local H a 2 man band that blends the sound of Nirvana and The White Stripes to create amazing alternative rock music. Plus find out how your band can make it to SXSW next year!


7:00PM ET/6:00 C
HDNet's Across America

This week on Across America: when you just can't quit - rugby for the over-45 set. And beer lovers follow the trail of foam to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.


7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Get Out! Orange County

Join host Kelley Johnson as we cruise around Newport Bay on a luxury yacht, catch some waves in Surf City, USA, and cheer for the pro volleyball players at the AVP Huntington Beach Open. Orange County nightlife will not disappoint either!


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Thieves Premiere

The Green And The Black - While Johnny and Rita retrieve a stolen engraving plate used for counterfeiting, Rita becomes attracted to Eddie Hartman (Tim Guinee), Johnny's former partner who is now his nemesis. Meanwhile, a sexy and smart agent, Katrina Epstein (recurring guest star Wanda de Jesus), joins Shue's division. As Shue and Epstein fight for power, they can't deny their sexual chemistry.


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
HDNet World Report Premiere

The Pope's 25th Anniversary, Today from the Vatican - Today, the Vatican honors Pope John Paul II for his 25 years as Pope and HDNet World Report is in Rome for this unique event, providing coverage of all the pomp and pageantry.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
The Fugitive Premiere

Liar's Poker - In Atlantic City, Kimble encounters a troubled professor with a gambling addiction . . . and some extremely dangerous associates.


11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Thieves

The Green And The Black - While Johnny and Rita retrieve a stolen engraving plate used for counterfeiting, Rita becomes attracted to Eddie Hartman (Tim Guinee), Johnny's former partner who is now his nemesis. Meanwhile, a sexy and smart agent, Katrina Epstein (recurring guest star Wanda de Jesus), joins Shue's division. As Shue and Epstein fight for power, they can't deny their sexual chemistry.


12:00AM ET/11:00 C
HDNet World Report

The Pope's 25th Anniversary - The Vatican honors Pope John Paul II for his 25 years as Pope and HDNet World Report is in Rome for this unique event, providing coverage of all the pomp and pageantry.


1:00AM ET/12:00 C
The Fugitive

Liar's Poker - In Atlantic City, Kimble encounters a troubled professor with a gambling addiction . . . and some extremely dangerous associates.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
CART Auto Racing

Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America


5:30AM ET/4:30 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.

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6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone

PG - 1:29
Cast: Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Director: Lamont Johnson
Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them.


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8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Revolution

PG - 2:07
Cast: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Director: Hugh Hudson
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy.


10:05AM ET/9:05 C
War of the Buttons

PG - 1:34
Cast: Gregg Fitzgerald, John Coffey, Colm Meaney, Director: John Roberts
Rival gangs of young Irish kids enjoin in constantly escalating battles that ultimately entails the removal of the buttons from the clothes of captured losers. The two leaders nonetheless develop an estranged friendship.


11:45AM ET/10:45 C
Night Moves

R - 1:40
Cast: Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, Director: Arthur Penn
Hollywood detective, tracing down a missing teenager in the Florida Keys, learns about a bizarre smuggling ring.


1:10PM ET/12:10 C
Attack Force Z

NR - 1:24
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, John Phillip Law, Director: Tim Burstall
A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.


3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Revolution

PG - 2:07
Cast: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Director: Hugh Hudson
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy.


5:05PM ET/4:05 C
War of the Buttons

PG - 1:34
Cast: Gregg Fitzgerald, John Coffey, Colm Meaney, Director: John Roberts
Rival gangs of young Irish kids enjoin in constantly escalating battles that ultimately entails the removal of the buttons from the clothes of captured losers. The two leaders nonetheless develop an estranged friendship.


6:40PM ET/5:40 C
The Great Santini

PG - 1:56
Cast: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Director: Lewis John Carlino
Story of a gung-ho Marine pilot, who battles on the domestic front with his loving but bullied family, particularly his adolescent son.


8:35PM ET/7:35 C
Let's Do It Again

PG - 1:52
Cast: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Jimmie Walker, Director: Sidney Poitier
An Atlanta milkman and his pal, a factory worker, bilk two big-time gamblers out of a large sum of cash. They need the money to help build a new meeting hall for their fraternal lodge.


10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Night Moves

R - 1:40
Cast: Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, Director: Arthur Penn
Hollywood detective, tracing down a missing teenager in the Florida Keys, learns about a bizarre smuggling ring.


12:15AM ET/11:15 C
Chasers

R - 1:43
Cast: Tom Berenger, Erika Eleniak, Dean Stockwell, Director: Dennis Hopper
A hapless Navy grunt is assigned SP duty. The catch: he must escort a beautiful female prisoner on her way to prison for going AWOL. She in turn will try anything to escape.


2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Coma

PG - 1:53
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Richard Widmark, Director: Michael Crichton
A female doctor discovers murder and corpse-nabbing at her Boston hospital, defies her male bosses, and determines to find out what's going on before more patients die.


4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Midnight In St. Petersburg

R - 1:28
Cast: Michael Caine, Michelle Rene Thomas, Jason Connery, Director: Douglas Jackson
Former British secret agent Harry Palmer now runs a private investigation company in Russia. He gets a job to locate and recover a consignment of stolen plutonium. Along the way he must deal with the violent Russian Mafia, and also find a woman who has been kidnapped.


5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Let's Do It Again

PG - 1:52
Cast: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Jimmie Walker, Director: Sidney Poitier
An Atlanta milkman and his pal, a factory worker, bilk two big-time gamblers out of a large sum of cash. They need the money to help build a new meeting hall for their fraternal lodge.

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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Nico The Unicorn

TVPG Time:95
A crippled boy and his mother move to the country to escape memories of a horrible accident and discover a unicorn with magical powers. Upon visiting a side-show, young Billy rescues an abused pony from its alcoholic owner only to discover that it is pregnant. The foal is born a unicorn with an ivory cone and magical powers, but as the word spreads about the creature, the two are forced to embark on a fanciful journey to find Nico, the unicorn, a home. Stars Michael Ontkean, Anne Archer and Kevin Zegers. Based on the novel by Frank Sacks.


9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Trojan War

PG13 Time:83
"Be prepared!" learns a high school senior when his big chance with the sexiest girl in class turns into the zaniest condom hunt in history!


10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Life Or Something Like It

PG13 Time:103
Life is good for Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a perky career-driven Seattle TV news reporter with a pro-baseball player boyfriend and dreams of anchoring the network morning news in New York. But when she interviews the streetwise 'Prophet Jack' who predicts a win for the Mariners, a hailstorm and Lanie's death all in one week, she panics...especially when the first two prophecies come true! With the help of her ruggedly handsome cameraman Pete (Ed Burns), Lanie takes the week to change the self-absorbed person she has become with hopes of avoiding Pete's dire prediction. Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane and Stockard Channing co-star. Directed by Stephen Herek (Rock Star).


12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Assassination

PG13 Time:88
Charles Bronson has "rarely...been better" (Variety) than in this action-thriller in which he must get to the bottom of what appears to be a plot against the life of a First Lady. The target (Jill Ireland) is a tough, independent feminist who refuses to believe that she's in danger. But when lightning, in the form of gunfire and explosions, just misses her more than twice, she begins to realize that she needs her most dogged Secret Service agent (Bronson) in order to stay alive! With Stephen Elliott, Jan Gan Boyd, Randy Brooks.


2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Fly Away Home

PG Time:106
A girl and her father teach a flock of geese to fly-then lead them south for the winter-in this endearing family film. Moving to Canada to live with her estranged father after her mother's death, young Amy is sullen and troubled...until she becomes a surrogate mother to a nest of goose eggs. The newly hatched chicks regard her as their real mother, and it soon becomes clear that she's going to have to perform all a mother's tasks! Directed by Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion).


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The Hunt For Red October

PG Time:135
The action blockbuster that turns Cold War conflict into white-hot adventure! At the helm of Soviet super sub Red October is Sean Connery, thought mad by Moscow but actually hatching a complex scheme to defect. His own countrymen are out to sink his high-tech craft...U.S. forces are on his trail...and they're all silently, swiftly pulsing toward a nerve-stretching climax. Alec Baldwin is a CIA man thrust into the spotlight; Scott Glenn plays a gutsy U.S. sub captain. From Tom Clancy's best-seller. With James Earl Jones and Sam Neill.

 


6:15PM ET/5:15 C
Life Or Something Like It

PG13 Time:103
Life is good for Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a perky career-driven Seattle TV news reporter with a pro-baseball player boyfriend and dreams of anchoring the network morning news in New York. But when she interviews the streetwise 'Prophet Jack' who predicts a win for the Mariners, a hailstorm and Lanie's death all in one week, she panics...especially when the first two prophecies come true! With the help of her ruggedly handsome cameraman Pete (Ed Burns), Lanie takes the week to change the self-absorbed person she has become with hopes of avoiding Pete's dire prediction. Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane and Stockard Channing co-star. Directed by Stephen Herek (Rock Star).


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Trapped

R Time:105
A husband and wife fight back against the ruthless kidnappers who have abducted their daughter in a shrewdly planned ransom scheme. Will and Karen Jennings are the perfect couple whose lives are thrown into tumult when their six-year-old daughter Abby is snatched by cold-blooded criminal Joe Hickey, whose wife Cheryl and cousin Marvin assist him. Their bold plan--holding Abby for ransom, while simultaneously taking her parents hostage in separate locations--seems perfectly devised, but Will and Karen know a few tricks too, leading to a tension-packed finale. With Charlize Theron, Courtney Love and Kevin Bacon. Stuart Townsend and Pruitt Taylor Vince co-star. Directed by Luis Mandoki, based upon the novel 24 Hours by Greg Iles, screenplay by Greg Iles. "A stylishly filmed thriller" (Hollywood Reporter).


1:00AM ET/12:00 C
The Breaks

R Time:86
A white Irish youth named Derek (Mitch Mullaney) who lives with a black foster family meets a young drug dealer who could be worth a lot of loot. Ordered out by his mother until he comes back with a carton of milk, dopey Derek winds up on a wild adventure in which he is chased by a drug lord and reads poems at a Slam competition! With Loretta Devine (HBO's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge), Paula Jai Parker (Woo) and Carl Anthony Payne II.


3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Devil In The Flesh

TVMA Time:88
Hell hath no fury like a bad girl scorned. Ask Debbie's crazed grandmother. Ask her stormy love rival. Ask the drop-dead gorgeous teacher who rejected her amorous advances. It's not that Debbie throws teen temper tantrums, it's just that she'd rather kill than take "no" for an answer. Homicide never takes a holiday when Debbie's around. Rose McGowan stars.


5:05AM ET/4:05 C
Trapped

R Time:105
A husband and wife fight back against the ruthless kidnappers who have abducted their daughter in a shrewdly planned ransom scheme. Will and Karen Jennings are the perfect couple whose lives are thrown into tumult when their six-year-old daughter Abby is snatched by cold-blooded criminal Joe Hickey, whose wife Cheryl and cousin Marvin assist him. Their bold plan--holding Abby for ransom, while simultaneously taking her parents hostage in separate locations--seems perfectly devised, but Will and Karen know a few tricks too, leading to a tension-packed finale. With Charlize Theron, Courtney Love and Kevin Bacon. Stuart Townsend and Pruitt Taylor Vince co-star. Directed by Luis Mandoki, based upon the novel 24 Hours by Greg Iles, screenplay by Greg Iles. "A stylishly filmed thriller" (Hollywood Reporter).

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10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Miracles

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
ESP
PG 1h 26m
Fresh from a divorce, Tom Conti and Teri Garr nonetheless find themselves thrown back together when they're mistakenly shanghaied to South America by bumbling jewel thieves Paul Rodriguez and Christopher Lloyd. From there on in it's all about lighthearted adventure in this comedy. With Adalberto Martinez.


11:30AM ET/10:30 C
How To Beat The High Co$t Of Living

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
STEREO / ESP
PG 1h 44m
A trio of cash-strapped women (Jane Curtin, Susan St. James and Jessica Lange) hit upon a crazy scheme to cure their financial woes: they'll rob the local mall, a place they know intimately. Dabney Coleman, Richard Benjamin, Fred Willard and Garrett Morris costar in this comedy time capsule that recalls such female-empowerment films as "9 to 5" and "The First Wives Club."


3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Me And The Kid

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
STEREO / ESP
PG 1h 36m
A neglected rich kid (Alex Zuckerman) is kidnapped during a botched robbery attempt and bonds with Harry (Danny Aiello), one of the crooks who nabbed him, as they evade a manhunt and head for the border of Mexico. Joe Pantoliano ("The Matrix") costars in this family adventure with Cathy Moriarty, David Dukes and Ben Stein.


4:35PM ET/3:35 C
Eddie And The Cruisers II: Eddie Lives

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
STEREO / CCAP
PG13 1h 43m
Michael Paré returns for this sequel in the role of Eddie Wilson, the 60s rock star who supposedly died when his car ran off a pier in the midst of his band's stardom. Years later, Eddie emerges with a new name in Montreal as the leader of a new band.


6:25PM ET/5:25 C
Clockstoppers

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
PG 1h 33m
Sci-fi action highlights this breezy fantasy starring Jesse Bradford as Zak Gibbs, a high school student who "borrows" the latest invention of his scientist dad, a "hyper-time" device that impresses a pretty exchange student (Paula Garces) but also attracts the attention of a sinister government agent (Michael Biehn). French Stewart and Julia Sweeney costar in this teen adventure in the tradition of "Back to the Future."


8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
PG 1h 39m
Super-spy siblings Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) are back to rid the world of another villainous menace in this sci-fi action sequel from writer/director Robert Rodriguez ("El Mariachi"). This time, the Cortez kids - now official government agents - are assigned to find and stop the nefarious energy-sapping plans of Romero (Steve Buscemi), a mad scientist whose tropical island lair is populated with mutant experiments-gone-awry. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban and Holland Taylor costar.


10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Free For All: #4

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1
TVMA 26m
Johnny becomes a teacher's assistant to impress Paula, but he's held hostage by his pupils, who want Clay to return their other T.A.; Grandma finds Dad a date on the internet.


4:05AM ET/3:05 C
The Smokers

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
STEREO / CCAP / ESP
R 1h 29m
Tired of feeling like powerless sex objects, a trio of young prep school girls (Dominique Swain, Busy Philipps and Keri Lynn Pratt) turn the tables on the boys in their lives with the help of a handgun and some masks. Thora Birch, Ryan Browning, Oliver Hudson and Nicholas M. Loeb costar in this dark comedy that's a thematic sibling to "Heathers."


5:35AM ET/4:35 C
Clockstoppers

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
PG 1h 33m
Sci-fi action highlights this breezy fantasy starring Jesse Bradford as Zak Gibbs, a high school student who "borrows" the latest invention of his scientist dad, a "hyper-time" device that impresses a pretty exchange student (Paula Garces) but also attracts the attention of a sinister government agent (Michael Biehn). French Stewart and Julia Sweeney costar in this teen adventure in the tradition of "Back to the Future."

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