HD Daily Programming Guide — Wednesday, December 3, 2003: ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, Discovery

ABC in 720P

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
My Wife and Kids

"Meet the Parents"
Grandparents-to-be Michael and Jay must figure out a way to stand up to Vanessa's gregarious parents, who are trying to bully them into buying things that will benefit them, not the baby.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
It's All Relative

"Pilot"
In the premiere episode, Bobby and Liz break the news of their secret engagement to their families and each gets a less than warm response. In fact, Bobby's conversation with his folks ends with him moving into Liz's parents' guest house. Naturally, this doesn't thrill Philip and Simon, but at the risk of losing Liz completely, they agree to the situation temporarily until Bobby can work things out with his parents.
 

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9:00PM ET/8:00 C
King of Queens

"American Idle"
Doug gets annoyed with Carrie when she loses her job and, rather than looking for employment, becomes extremely unmotivated. When Doug confronts Carrie about her laziness, she gets upset, claiming that she is simply trying to find herself. Carrie then enlists the help of Arthur and opens up her own company making decorative cell phone covers. However, when she invites her friends over to buy some of the covers, she realizes a new line of work might be in order.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Becker

"Chock Full ‘O Nuts"
When Becker and Chris' places of business are being over-run with loonies that have been roaming the streets ever since their halfway house was shut down, Becker decides to round up his new eccentric friends and takes the law into his own hands with an organized march for justice.
 

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NBC in 1080i

 

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
The West Wing

"Abu El Banat"
The festive Christmas spirit at the annual White House tree-lighting is dimmed when the President (Martin Sheen) learns that Christian relief workers have been jailed in Islamic northern Sudan while he welcomes his three headstrong daughters -- including the returning Zoey (Elisabeth Moss) -- and is surprised to learn that his son-in-law (guest star Steven Eckholdt) wants to run for Congress in New Hampshire. Meanwhile, when the licenses of some doctors in Oregon are suspended after they administer drugs in an assisted suicide, Toby (Richard Schiff) tries to keep the administration from being bogged down in a debate -- and clashes with Will (Joshua Malina) when he tries to convince the Vice President to address the political hot potato. John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney, Dule Hill, Janel Moloney, Stockard Channing and Lily Tomlin also star. Annabeth Gish guest-stars.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Law & Order

"Ill-conceived"
When a the owner of a clothing company is beaten to death in his office, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe their prime suspect to be an unknown visitor who entered the victim's clothing factory shortly before the murder. Uncovering identity of this midnight caller to be the boyfriend of one of the factory workers who recent gave birth, the detectives discover the victim was also the baby's father. Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

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

Elijah Woods, Counting Crows
 

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WB in 1080i

 

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Smallville

Dr. Walden, no longer comatose, reveals Clark's true identity to Lex and Lionel - telling them that he is an alien who must be eliminated. Meanwhile, things are heating up between Clark and Lana. more...

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Angel

Taking the reins at Wolfram and Hart proves to be more challenging than expected for Angel and the gang. Still, they encounter many new and familiar faces, including Harmony and Spike. more...
 

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PBS in 1080i

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Discovery in 1080i

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Great Moments In Italian Art

"Leonardo"
Leonardo da Vinci truly embodied the phrase Renaissance man. In addition to his talent as a painter, he was a gifted sculptor, architect, inventor, and scientist as well. Look closely at da Vincis' work to see how he captured his subject's soul.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
One World: Japan

No Description Available.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Over Beautiful British Columbia

Take a spectacular scenic tour of Canada's Pacific province. Savor the grandeur of British Columbia in this helicopter adventure, from elegant Victoria to rugged Fort Nelson. Visit Whistler, Okanagan shores, Mount Robson and Queen Charlotte Islands.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Over Ireland

Take a journey to Ireland and soar over famous landmarks from the Cliffs of Moher to the Giant's Causeway. View the
country's fabled four provinces through a flow of stunning imagery showcasing its landscapes.

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

"Heather & John"
No Description Available.

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

"Anya & Stan"
No Description Available.

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

"Makeover Stunt"
No Description Available.

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

"Grande Opening"
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

"Crazy Competitions"
These are a few of the oddest contests on the roster. Cheer on the winners of a combine harvester demolition derby in farm country and get a glimpse at the brotherhood of urban bicycle couriers in the North American Cycle Courier Championships. In British Columbia, bed races are the only place you can legally sleep at the wheel.

1:00PM ET/12:00 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.

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

"The Gataga"
Join four intrepid adventurers as they float down British Columbia's wild Gataga River from the heart of the Northern Rocky Mountains and into the Rocky Mountain trench.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Urban Wild

"Toronto"
Toronto's wildlife, centered around Lake Ontario, is flourishing. More wildlife dwells in the city today than a century ago. City planners designed many parks and waterways creating inviting habitats for racoons, foxes and the unique black squirrel.

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

"Heather & John"
No Description Available.

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

"Grande Opening"
No Description Available.

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

Take a journey to Ireland and soar over famous landmarks from the Cliffs of Moher to the Giant's Causeway. View the country's fabled four provinces through a flow of stunning imagery showcasing its landscapes.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
One World: Japan

No Description Available.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Great Books

"Wuthering Heights"
Emily Brontë lived like a recluse in a fantasy world that she and her siblings started when she was six. "Wuthering Heights," a novel of thwarted passion and cruelty that was considered immoral when first published.

7:00PM ET/6:00 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.

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

"Columbia, The"
The Columbia River, 2,000 kilmoters in legnth, originates from the marshes of Columbia Lake in southeastern British Columbia. Flowing through the Arrow Lakes, the river meets the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon. The river produces nearly 1/3 of BC's power.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
X-treme Close-up: Blue Angels

Go behind-the-scenes with the Blue Angels. Meet the pilots and crew as they perform their 2000 season.

9:00PM ET/8:00 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.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Techno Cops

Crime-fighting gadgets revolutionize police work. The VLE Electric Handgun identifies its owner and has stun and kill capabilities; Shot Spotter audio sensors mark the location of gunshots; and closed circuit TV's facial recognition software spots crooks.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
X-treme Close-up: Blue Angels

Go behind-the-scenes with the Blue Angels. Meet the pilots and crew as they perform their 2000 season.

12:00AM ET/11:00 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.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Techno Cops

Crime-fighting gadgets revolutionize police work. The VLE Electric Handgun identifies its owner and has stun and kill capabilities; Shot Spotter audio sensors mark the location of gunshots; and closed circuit TV's facial recognition software spots crooks.

2:00AM ET/1:00 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.

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

"Columbia, The"
The Columbia River, 2,000 kilmoters in legnth, originates from the marshes of Columbia Lake in southeastern British Columbia. Flowing through the Arrow Lakes, the river meets the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon. The river produces nearly 1/3 of BC's power.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
X-treme Close-up: Blue Angels

Go behind-the-scenes with the Blue Angels. Meet the pilots and crew as they perform their 2000 season.

4:00AM ET/3:00 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.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Techno Cops

Crime-fighting gadgets revolutionize police work. The VLE Electric Handgun identifies its owner and has stun and kill capabilities; Shot Spotter audio sensors mark the location of gunshots; and closed circuit TV's facial recognition software spots crooks.
 

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INHD in 1080i

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Twilight Zone #33: Memphis

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:22

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
TNA Xplosion # 8

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Canada's Castle In The Rockies

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
The Pavilion

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:55

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Stars Fell On Henrietta

PG
Runtime: 1:45

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
U.S. Open: Capriati vs. Henin-Hardenne

NR
Runtime: 3:20

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Farther Than The Eye Can See

TV-14
Runtime: 1:17

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
TNA Xplosion # 8

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
A World In Motion

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Canada's Castle In The Rockies

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Twilight Zone #34: The Placebo Effect

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Dead Beat

R
Runtime: 1:33

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Dreamscape

PG-13
Runtime: 1:39

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
A World In Motion

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
On The Edge #8

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Dead Beat

R
Runtime: 1:33

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Canada's Castle In The Rockies

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Twilight Zone #34: The Placebo Effect

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
On The Edge #8

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29
 

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INHD2 in 1080i

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
The Four Musketeers

PG
Runtime: 1:47

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Over Arizona

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Wild Blue Yonder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Dreamscape

PG-13
Runtime: 1:39

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

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

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:55

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Texas Wild

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Stars Fell On Henrietta

PG
Runtime: 1:45

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Dreamscape

PG-13
Runtime: 1:39

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Upon This Rock

TV-G
Runtime: 0:25

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
The Song Of Africa

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Wild Blue Yonder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Twilight Zone #34: The Placebo Effect

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Henri Matisse And Midi

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Penguins: Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
On The Edge #8

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
A World In Motion

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Twilight Zone #34: The Placebo Effect

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Farther Than The Eye Can See

TV-14
Runtime: 1:17

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
U.S. Open: Capriati vs. Henin-Hardenne

NR
Runtime: 3:20
 

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HDNET in 1080i

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
A Caribbean Workout 2003

In the Oceanside Barclay Park, Barbados features Urban Rebound Circuit.

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Wild Secrets

Bowerbird: Labour of Love - When it comes to attracting a female, good looks are never enough. As every bowerbird knows you need a tasteful blue decor and a great dance routine. A natural history soap opera played out over one mating season in South East Australia.

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

Across America takes to the sky for the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Then we're back to earth - sort of - to take in the local color of Venice Beach, California.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Tracks Ahead

Union Station - Explore Union Station, the most visited place in Washington DC. Meet master modeler and brass collector Howard Zane. Explore the north east coast of Australia on the luxurious Australian Orient Express.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Vital Signs

This is a fantasy like no other. Loosely based on Dante's "Divine Comedy," it considers the nature of the afterlife and the limits of reason. Will Dante go through the gate? You'll have to watch to find out.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Wild Clay, Ancient Fire

Wild Clay, Ancient Fire is a visually stunning and heart-warming documentary about an extraordinary craftsperson and his keen devotion to an ancient Japanese art form. This is truly an "East-meets-West" story and one that marries Japanese tradition with American natural resources and creativity.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Bass Champs

2003 Team Event On Lake Tawokoni - Tawakoni Team event with a surprising winner who takes home 32,000 dollars!

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
White Hot Winter

Quebec City (Mont Ste. Anne, LeMassif) - Where else in North America can you ski all day long, and spend the evening soaking up European atmosphere? White Hot Winter in Quebec City is all about ice. Go ice climbing at Montemorency Falls, the tallest (frozen) waterfall in North America. After a day of skiing LeMassif, and Mount Ste. Anne, visit the Ice Hotel.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
HDNet This Month

December 2003 - HDNet This Month features an overview of our best programming. From live sports like NHL Hockey, to documentaries, news and network comedies, HDNet This Month has it all.

11:30AM ET/10:30 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.

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

Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington - HDNet World Report takes a look back at an icon of American military history. The Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington is in need of some repairs, and the source for that one-of-a-kind marble can only be found in the mountains of Colorado. See what it takes to bring that pristine white marble all the way to Washington to fix a grateful nation's memorial to its fallen sons and daughters.

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

Short-Order Army: Defending the New Iraq - When Saddam Hussein was forced from power, his army was dismantled. Today, a new Iraqi defense force must be created to protect the country and keep the peace. HDNet World Report goes to boot camp inside Iraq to follow the new Iraqi recruits and the US soldiers who train them.

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

The platinum selling band The Toadies may have broken up, but HDNet received an exclusive invitation to their reunion concert. Also on True Music, you can catch the all female line up for the heavy metal group Kittie.

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

It's Dynamite - Expecting an Allied invasion, the Nazis start mining bridges and Hogan undertakes to find the location of the bridges involved.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Ladies Man

Besieged by constant interruptions, Jimmy institutes a rule that he not be bothered from 9:00 to 5:00. To set a good example, he even stands by the edict when the family is invited out on a yacht by a new beau of Peaches. But when he's finished working by 10:30 AM, and there's nothing left to do except build a wooden boy named "Woody" to keep him company, he realizes why he decided to work from home in the first place.

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

Open 24 Hours - The music industry might never be the same when Weemawee High's Career Week sparks Johnny Slash into launching his ideal career -- as leader of his own rock band -- under the "careful" guidance of best friend Marshall.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
College Basketball

2003 John R. Wooden Tradition - Iowa vs. Louisville and Indiana vs. Xavier
Special Encore Presentation

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
HDNet's Across America Premiere

California surfers search for the perfect wave and the perfect surfboard. Co-host Kandace Krueger reaches for the mind-body connection in a Denver yoga studio. And Colorado volunteers form a life line for lions and tigers and bears, once family pets, that outgrew their welcome.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
HDNet World Report Premiere

Liberia: Rebuilding America's "Little Brother" - HDNet's World Report takes a rare view behind the military checkpoints in the new Liberia. Following 20 years of hostilities and bloodshed, the shooting has finally eased in this African nation. Liberians are now trying to put their once-prosperous nation back in order, looking to America, their traditional supporter, for help, while soldiers of other African nations guard their city streets.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Wild Secrets Premiere

Australian Brush Turkey: Recipe for Success - This is the amazing tale of the Australian brush turkey which hatches its young in a compost heap. It's a unique recipe for parenting success, but perhaps not a craze that will catch on.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Designing America Premiere

Dunbar - A tour thru the home and studio of 19-year-old artist Amanda Dunbar who made her artistic debut on the Oprah show three years ago at the age of 16 plus holiday lighting tips, an interview with holiday ornament creator Christopher Radko and a glimpse into the Texas Hill Country compound of a commercial real estate magnate.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
White Hot Winter Premiere

South-Eastern BC (Panorama, Kicking Horse) - A quick drive from the full-service resort of Banff, Eastern BC offers the traveler awesome verticals, working towns, and a diverse experience, from heli-skiing to gourmet meals. As a bonus, you can finish your day swimming outside at the Fairmont Mineral hot springs.

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Hotlines

Bahamas - The cast gets up close & personal with the fearsome Caribbean reef shark and stops by the Exumas to wrestle with even more sharks and feed stingrays and iguanas.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
HDNet's Across America

California surfers search for the perfect wave and the perfect surfboard. Co-host Kandace Krueger reaches for the mind-body connection in a Denver yoga studio. And Colorado volunteers form a life line for lions and tigers and bears, once family pets, that outgrew their welcome.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
HDNet World Report

Liberia: Rebuilding America's "Little Brother" - HDNet's World Report takes a rare view behind the military checkpoints in the new Liberia. Following 20 years of hostilities and bloodshed, the shooting has finally eased in this African nation. Liberians are now trying to put their once-prosperous nation back in order, looking to America, their traditional supporter, for help, while soldiers of other African nations guard their city streets.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Wild Secrets

Australian Brush Turkey: Recipe for Success - This is the amazing tale of the Australian brush turkey which hatches its young in a compost heap. It's a unique recipe for parenting success, but perhaps not a craze that will catch on.

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
Designing America

Dunbar - A tour thru the home and studio of 19-year-old artist Amanda Dunbar who made her artistic debut on the Oprah show three years ago at the age of 16 plus holiday lighting tips, an interview with holiday ornament creator Christopher Radko and a glimpse into the Texas Hill Country compound of a commercial real estate magnate.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
White Hot Winter

South-Eastern BC (Panorama, Kicking Horse) - A quick drive from the full-service resort of Banff, Eastern BC offers the traveler awesome verticals, working towns, and a diverse experience, from heli-skiing to gourmet meals. As a bonus, you can finish your day swimming outside at the Fairmont Mineral hot springs.

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Hotlines

Bahamas - The cast gets up close & personal with the fearsome Caribbean reef shark and stops by the Exumas to wrestle with even more sharks and feed stingrays and iguanas.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Les Miserables

The story of the fall and redemption of Jean Valjean, arrested for stealing some bread for his starving family. An ill-fated, student-led revolution makes for the mother of all climaxes for this beauty of a production.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Bette

Pilot - When Danny DeVito asks Bette to play his mother in his TV show and when Roy falls asleep on her, Bette begins to thinks she's getting old.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
First Monday

Court Date - The Court looks the case of a high school student who wants to skip the 12th grade and go into the NBA.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Love and Money

Puff the Magic Sister - Finn delivers news that a mysterious young man has been breaking into all the apartments and stealing knicknacks. Though all signs point to it, Nicholas and Effie don't think for a minute that it might be Nicky -- until Kiki Farrington visits to spell it out for them.
 

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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Explorers

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

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

PG - 1:31
Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam Director: Burt Kennedy
Once enemies, a retired Marshall and a forgotten outlaw join forces to thwart the efforts of a group of bandits determined to rob a train.

10:35AM ET/9:35 C
The Last Tycoon

PG - 2:05
Cast: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Jack Nicholson Director: Elia Kazan
An adaptation of the unfinished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about the life and times of a Hollywood movie executive of the 1920s.

12:45PM ET/11:45 C
Blume In Love

R - 1:55
Cast: George Segal, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Anspach Director: Paul Mazursky
A Beverly Hills lawyer discovers that he's madly in love with his ex-wife, and tries to undo the damage he has done to their relationship.

2:45PM ET/1:45 C
Skin Deep

R - 1:41
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Julianne Phillips Director: Blake Edwards
A womanizing writer wants desperately to win back his ex-wife. The only thing standing in his way is his inability to quit drinking, give up his women, and go back to work.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Explorers

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

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

PG - 1:31
Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam Director: Burt Kennedy
Once enemies, a retired Marshall and a forgotten outlaw join forces to thwart the efforts of a group of bandits determined to rob a train.

8:05PM ET/7:05 C
Omega Man

PG - 1:38
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash Director: Boris Sagal
A man is the only intact survivor of a post-holocaust LA. Because he is immune to the biologically-engineered plague, he must fight the ravaged victims who are not, and who are trying to decimate what's left on earth.

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
Demon Seed

R - 1:34
Cast: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Robert Vaughn Director: Donald Cammell
A scientists' wife is impregnated by an evil computer, and gives birth a hybrid baby.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Omega Man

PG - 1:38
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash Director: Boris Sagal
A man is the only intact survivor of a post-holocaust LA. Because he is immune to the biologically-engineered plague, he must fight the ravaged victims who are not, and who are trying to decimate what's left on earth.

1:15AM ET/12:15 C
Demon Seed

R - 1:34
Cast: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Robert Vaughn Director: Donald Cammell
A scientists' wife is impregnated by an evil computer, and gives birth a hybrid baby.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

PG - 1:31
Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam Director: Burt Kennedy
Once enemies, a retired Marshall and a forgotten outlaw join forces to thwart the efforts of a group of bandits determined to rob a train.

4:35AM ET/3:35 C
Listen Up: Lives of Quincy Jones

PG-13 - 1:54
Cast: Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Ray Charles Director: Ellen Weissbrod
A unique and fascinating look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer, and producer.
 

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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Arthur 2 On The Rocks

PG Time:112
Even the hard times are hilarious when Dudley Moore returns as the rich, wry drunk the world toasted in Arthur. Now married to blue-collar true love Liza Minnelli, Arthur skids from wealth to woe when his ex-fiancee's vengeful father cheats him out of his fortune. Struggling with real life--real jobs and a real, rundown apartment--Dudley and Liza still find delight in their love. But will Arthur ever grow up? Sir John Gielgud returns to help repeat "...the giddy charm of the original" (Hollywood Reporter).

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Nell

PG13 Time:112
Nell is a "wild child"--a free-spirited, innocent young woman living in the backwoods of North Carolina who dances to her own secret music. She trusts no one...and no one can understand her strange language. When doctor Liam Neeson and psychologist Natasha Richardson begin to study Nell, they find that she has more to teach them than they thought possible. Jodie Foster gives a tour-de-force performance as Nell in this "movingly effective" (New York Daily News) drama.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Encino Man

PG Time:88
Brendan Fraser goes from simple Cro-Magnon to Big Caveman on Campus in this comedy of Stone Age dimensions from director Les Mayfield (Flubber). Sean Astin and Pauly Shore co-star as the unpopular nerds who discover the caveman and introduce him to Encino High...as a prehistoric exchange student who becomes an instant hit with his classmates and teachers alike! Also with Megan Ward and Robin Tunney (Vertical Limit).

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Eight Legged Freaks

PG13 Time:99
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2:15PM ET/1:15 C
Man Of The House

PG Time:96
A twelve-year-old boy goes to war against his mother's new boyfriend in this family comedy. Ben has lived happily with his mother ever since his dad left them. But now his mother has a new boyfriend--a Justice Department attorney named Jack (Chevy Chase)--and he's moving in with them! Ben's plan to drive away this potential new father includes everything from faking psychological trauma to forcing his new dad to join the Indian Guides with him. In the meantime, Jack has to overcome not only Ben's resistance but also the mobsters who are after him! With Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, George Wendt and David Shiner. Directed by James Orr; story by David Peckinpah and Richard Jeffries; screenplay by James Orr and Jim Cruickshank.

4:15PM ET/3:15 C
Rookie Of The Year

PG Time:103
When an accident turns an inept little leaguer into a pitching phenomenon, the majors come knocking at his door. But for this Chicago resident, there's only one choice...his beloved Cubs. Can he and his arm lead the club to their first pennant in nearly 50 years? Actor Daniel Stern (Home Alone) directed this feel-good family comedy.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
The Mothman Prophecies

PG13 Time:118
A widowed newspaper reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a strange creature that may have supernatural origins. Richard Gere stars as John Klein, the scribe whose own fate became intermingled with the "mothman"--a seven-foot tall mothlike being who appears during disasters and reveals the future to humans. While fears in the town continue to grow, Klein becomes personally involved--thanks to an unnerving series of phone calls from a person or thing--who knows everything about him...and everything that's to come. Laura Linney co-stars as the town's sheriff in this eerie, fact-based chiller that was adapted from John A. Keel's 1975 book. With Will Patton (Gone in Sixty Seconds), Debra Messing (TV's Will and Grace), Lucinda Jenney (Thirteen Days). Directed by Mark Pellington (Arlington Road).

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Carnivale 12: The Day That Was The Day

TVMA Time:54
Faced with a crisis of life-and-death proportions, Ben turns to Lodz for advice, and ends up meeting with Management for the first time. Stumpy and Rita Sue strike a deal with each other, and Jones, to save their marriage; Samson covers for Ben when the law comes knocking; and Sofie settles a score with Libby and Jones, only to find herself in the grips of Apollonia's fury. Meanwhile, Balthus and Brother Justin contemplate the former's "greatest evil," with the latter pondering the prospect of salvation versus damnation among his congregation: "The clock is ticking, brothers and sisters...counting down to Armageddon."

11:15PM ET/10:15 C
True Romance

R Time:118
The morning after they met, they got married. Now they're on the road in a Cadillac convertible with a suitcase of cocaine in the trunk and a vengeful gangster on their tail. Next stop...Hollywood! Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette play the lovebirds on the run in this "vibrant, grisly, gleefully amoral road movie" (New York Times) written by Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs) and directed by Tony Scott (Top Gun). With Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot and Samuel L. Jackson.

1:20AM ET/12:20 C
Secretary

R Time:111
A young secretary with a history of mental illness takes a liking to her boss who has a fetish for administering spankings in this quirky comedy. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lee Holloway, a recently discharged mental patient who begins a career as a secretary. Bored by her sexually inexperienced boyfriend, Lee takes a liking to her domineering boss Edward--who disciplines her with a spanking for mistakes in a business letter. Lee's typing slip-ups and the sadomasochist behavior continue until Edward catches on to her little game. James Spader, Jeremy Davies and Lesley Ann Warren co-star. Directed by Steven Shainberg.

4:15AM ET/3:15 C
The Mangler 2

R Time:96
A teenage girl downloads a bloodthirsty terror in this harrowing horror film. Watched over in school by a state-of-the-art security system designed by her father, the rebellious Jo decides to put a crimp in the program by introducing a virus. The system takes on a life of its own--with help from the school's obsessed headmaster--and begins a series of brutal executions that leave Jo as the only one who can stop it. With Chelse Swain, Philippe Bergeron, Dexter Bell, David Christensen, Jeff Doucette, Daniella Evangelista, Miles Meadows, Will Sanderson and Lance Henriksen. Directed by Michael Hamilton-Wright.
 

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1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Catch Me If You Can

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
PG 1h 46m
When a high school is nearly phased out due to lack of funds, its principal (Geoffrey Lewis) gets an idea: coerce Dylan Malone (Matt Lattanzi), the school's best drag racer, into doing his thing for money. M. Emmet Walsh and Loryn Locklin costar in this fast-paced action comedy featuring a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

2:45PM ET/1:45 C
Playing Mona Lisa

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
R 1h 37m
A gifted San Francisco piano student named Claire (Alicia Witt) loses her boyfriend to a break-up and her apartment to an earthquake, forcing her to move back home with her parents and reconsider her life in this romantic comedy costarring Johnny Galecki, Brooke Langton, Elliott Gould, Harvey Fierstein and Ivan Sergei.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
G 1h 23m
A ten-year-old genius inventor must rally his neighborhood pals to build an armada of spaceships and rescue their parents from a goopy alien race in time for dinner in this computer-animated box office blockbuster from Nickelodeon. Debi Derryberry, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Martin Short, Andrea Martin and Patrick Stewart provide the vocal talents.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Orange County

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
PG13 1h 23m
The stressful rite of passage known as the college admissions process is gleefully lampooned in this comedy starring Colin Hanks as privileged teen Shaun Brumder, whose shoo-in application to Stanford is botched by his scrambled guidance counselor (Lily Tomlin), leaving him to repair the damage with his slacker brother Lance (Jack Black) and girlfriend Ashley (Schuyler Fisk). Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, and Harold Ramis costar in this hilarious farce from screenwriter Mike White ("Freaks and Geeks") and director Jake Kasdan ("Zero Effect").

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
R 1h 33m
Ryan Reynolds ("Two Guys and a Girl," "The In-Laws") is the title character in this gross-out comedy, a collegiate lifer in his seventh year of matriculation, forced by his wealthy father's disinheritance to launch a lucrative enterprise as a party planner for his fellow students - much to the chagrin of his school's administrators. Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Edie McClurg and Erik Estrada costar in this politically incorrect farce from the producers of "Animal House" and "Vacation."

11:05PM ET/10:05 C
Jeepers Creepers

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
R 1h 31m
Gina Philips ("Boston Public") and Justin Long ("Ed") star in this terrifying horror yarn as siblings on a road trip home from college who become hunted by a supernatural, cannibalistic legend from which even the police and a psychic cannot protect them. Patricia Belcher, Brandon Smith and Eileen Brennan costar.

12:35AM ET/11:35 C
The Mangler 2

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1
R 1h 41m
When a spoiled, rich college student (Chelse Swain) loads a deadly, experimental virus called "Mangler 2.0" into her computer, the program has soon taken over the campus security system, turned household labor-saving devices into lethal weapons, and seized control of the school's headmaster (Lance Henriksen), literally turning the man into a machine. William Sanderson costars in this horror sequel.
 

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