HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, December 11, 2003

ABC in 720P

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

"Natural Borne Killers"


When a trio of young renegades sets out for Las Vegas carrying a highly communicable and deadly virus, Kilmer's team risks exposure to the outbreak to stop them from reaching their destination.

 

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CBS in 1080i

 

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The Young and the Restless

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

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

Check www.cbs.com for program descriptio

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Without a Trace

"Moving On"
Malone and the team search for a driven neurosurgeon who disappears after a nighttime jog in the city with her ex-husband.
 

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NBC in 1080i

 

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

Keanu Reeves, Sting
 

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WB in 1080i

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Run Of The House
Homecoming

Pranks abound during Homecoming. However, when the Franklin house gets egged, Kurt and Chris decide to fight back. Meanwhile, Sally is forced to bake sweets for the dance. 

On the eve of Homecoming, the annual tradition of pranks between the two competing high schools continues. However, when the Franklin house gets egged, Kurt (Joseph Lawrence) and Chris (Kyle Howard) decide to step in and take action. Meanwhile, when Sally (Sasha Barrese) has to spend her Friday night baking cupcakes for the Homecoming Commitee, she gets needed help from a fellow volunteer (guest star Justin Guarini).

Mo Gaffney also stars. Bob Berlinger directed the episode written by Mark Hentemann.

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PBS in 1080i

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Discovery in 1080i

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Van Gogh's Van Gogh

Explore the collection of Van Gogh's at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on loan from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The historical background given, together with his technique show these paintings in a new light.

 

 

 

7:00AM ET/6:00 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.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Unfolding Universe

A team of astronomers and scientists try to pinpoint the location of a strange presence hidden deep in the core of the galaxy. What they find in this mysterious realm harbors clues to the origin of the world and a future course to the galaxy and universe.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Cold Water Killer

Hypothermia survivors tell their amazing stories of survival. Of the more than 140,000 drowning victims recorded each year, the majority succumb to icy water just a few feet from safety.

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

"Lavina And Joey"
No Description Available.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
A Wedding Story 

"Suzanne & Michael"
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

"Drivin Docs"
No Description Available.

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

"In Disguise"
Things are not always as they seem. Everything in a Vancouver home has had a previous life. You'd never guess that a huge cluster of large bubbles in the forest was a home. And a man covered head to toe in tattoos, has made it his mission to educate kids.

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

"Need For Speed"
The top is down and the wind is in your hair. Whether it's a speedy custom-built Indycycle (also useful for slower trips to the grocery store), amped-up electric racers in Portland or a Streamliner chasing the sound-barrier in the desert, it all comes down to revving up.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Insectia

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

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

"Miramichi, The"
The Miramichi, the largest producer of Atlantic Salmon in North America forms a 13,000 square kilometer watershed spread out over a quarter of New Brunswick. The Miramichi valley is dotted with small settlements that have thrived for centuries.

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

"Lavina And Joey"
No Description Available.

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

"Live It Up!"
No Description Available.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Unfolding Universe

A team of astronomers and scientists try to pinpoint the location of a strange presence hidden deep in the core of the galaxy. What they find in this mysterious realm harbors clues to the origin of the world and a future course to the galaxy and universe.

5:00PM ET/4:00 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.

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

"Symphony For Hexapods"
Explore the music of the insects as Georges Brossard compares the sounds of Madagascar's species and musical instruments used by humans. Hear the melodies of the click beetles, cicadas, and hissing cockroaches.

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

"The French"
The French River is one of Canada's most historic waterways, used as a both a travel corridor and trade route. It emerges from Lake Nipissing and travels through the Canadian Shield to the Georgian Bay.

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

"Urban Show"
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
Sharks Under Glass

Explore the latest shark programs at aquariums across the country. From the Shark Bay exhibit in Tampa, Florida, to the great white shark exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, research is yielding exciting information about these fearsome predators.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
O'shea's Big Adventure

"Crocodile Canyon"
It is a journey of extreme danger and endurance to the country of Mauritania. And O'Shea is in search of a mysterious and surprising contradiction - a population of water-dwelling reptiles, crocodiles that are living in the middle of the desert.

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

"Urban Show"
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
Sharks Under Glass

Explore the latest shark programs at aquariums across the country. From the Shark Bay exhibit in Tampa, Florida, to the great white shark exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, research is yielding exciting information about these fearsome predators.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
O'shea's Big Adventure

"Crocodile Canyon"
It is a journey of extreme danger and endurance to the country of Mauritania. And O'Shea is in search of a mysterious and surprising contradiction - a population of water-dwelling reptiles, crocodiles that are living in the middle of the desert.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Insectia
"Symphony For Hexapods"
Explore the music of the insects as Georges Brossard compares the sounds of Madagascar's species and musical instruments used by humans. Hear the melodies of the click beetles, cicadas, and hissing cockroaches.


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

"The French"
The French River is one of Canada's most historic waterways, used as a both a travel corridor and trade route. It emerges from Lake Nipissing and travels through the Canadian Shield to the Georgian Bay.

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

"Urban Show"
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
Sharks Under Glass

Explore the latest shark programs at aquariums across the country. From the Shark Bay exhibit in Tampa, Florida, to the great white shark exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, research is yielding exciting information about these fearsome predators.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
O'shea's Big Adventure

"Crocodile Canyon"
It is a journey of extreme danger and endurance to the country of Mauritania. And O'Shea is in search of a mysterious and surprising contradiction - a population of water-dwelling reptiles, crocodiles that are living in the middle of the desert.
 

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5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Blown Away

A teenage beauty suspects that her father was responsible for her mother's death and now she wants her boyfriend to help her do something about it. Stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Nicole Eggert.  


R
Runtime: 1:32

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Song Remains The Same

The best of Led Zeppelin's legendary 1973 concerts at Madison Square Garden, featuring live renditions of Black Dog, Dazed and Confused, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, The Song Remains the Same, and Rain Song as well as behind-the-scenes footage with the band.

PG
Runtime: 2:16

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Ocean's Eleven

TV-PG
Runtime: 2:08

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Warren Miller's Snowriders

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:36

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Gumball Rally

PG
Runtime: 1:45

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Paul Cezanne: A Life In Provence

Directed by Charles de Lartigue, this is a beautiful depiction of Cezanne's rich world of sensational color and fullness of form. The viewer experiences "nature's sublimest interpreter" through an extensive presentation of his writings, his paintings and the breathtaking Provencal countryside that inspired him.  

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
The Song Remains The Same

PG
Runtime: 2:16

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Twilight Zone #40: Eye of the Beholder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
UFC 44: Undisputed

TV-MA
Runtime: 2:58

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
On The Edge #9

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
UFC 44: Undisputed

TV-MA
Runtime: 2:58

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
On The Edge #9

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Twilight Zone #40: Eye of the Beholder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Shaft

R
Runtime: 1:40
 

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INHD2 in 1080i

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
The Cure: Live In Berlin

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:59

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Gumball Rally

PG
Runtime: 1:45

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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:58

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Crystal Kingdom #2

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:22

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Texas Independence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:50

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
The Cape Light: Away From The Edge

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Crystal Kingdom #2

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:22

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Ocean's Eleven

TV-PG
Runtime: 2:08

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Sea Forest

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
The Cape Light: Away From The Edge

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Neighborhood Forest

TV-G
Runtime: 0:24

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Bridge Dwellers: The Bats Of Austin

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Crystal Kingdom #3

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:22

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Paul Cezanne: A Life In Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Twilight Zone #40: Eye of the Beholder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
A World In Motion

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Kamui Of The Okhotsk

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
On The Edge #9

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Twilight Zone #40: Eye of the Beholder

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:21

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Paul Cezanne: A Life In Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Shaft

R
Runtime: 1:40

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Ocean's Eleven

TV-PG
Runtime: 2:08

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
The Song Remains The Same

PG
Runtime: 2:16
 

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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 Rebounding.

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
White Hot Winter

Eastern Townships (Sutton, Owl's Head, Orford) - A quick 45-minute drive south of Montreal, Quebec's charming Eastern Townships is a winter playground. With five ski hills in the region, you're never far from hitting the slopes. In the Eastern Townships, White Hot Winter spends an afternoon with a race-car driver at North America's only 'ice' car race. Plus, meet a group of Washington DC tourists getting sweet at an old-fashioned Sugar Shack.

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

Across America dodges paintballs at the 7th annual Cal Jam Tournament in California. Co-host Kandace Krueger shops for the perfect margarita, and 25,000 Harley fans caravan for Love Ride 20.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Higher Definition

Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks with actor Ed Burns about his career and new crime movie Confidence, actor Javier Bardem chats with us about his starring role in John Malkovich's directorial debut The Dancer Upstairs. Plus, previews of what's coming soon in HDNet entertainment.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Bunraku

Bunraku reveals the strict, grueling rehearsals and preparations that artists must undertake to complete a Bunraku puppet theatre presentation. Bunraku is a profession that goes back some 300 years, where puppets are not operated with strings, but highly skilled operators.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Eye of the Beholder

For more than 40 years, from a work/live compound in San Diego's backcountry, James Hubbell has directed his childhood interest in painting and sculpture to an architectural vision that has breached the world of straight lines and right angles. His creations test dimension, inspire wonder and instill introspection.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
The Desert Speaks

Bolivia: Volcanoes, Flamingos, and Salt Lakes - Ranging in altitude up to ',500 feet above sea level, the wild, frigid desert of southwestern Bolivia is full of natural treasures. The harsh landscape is dominated by the towering Andean volcanoes and basins into which the meager snowmelt drains and cannot escape. These intensely colored, brackish lakes are home to some of the world's hardiest animals.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Lost Roads

Follow an expedition as they tempt fate and the world's worst weather and try to become the first team to drive to the summit of Mt. Washington.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Designing America

Summerall - A tour thru the home of legendary sports announcer Pat Summerall and a chat with actress, artist and home accessory designer Jane Seymour as well as tips on how to set the perfect holiday table.

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

London - Sip tea and savor traditional sights like Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. See where Charles Dickens penned Oliver Twist, get a bird's eye view of London from the new London Eye, and get some tips on using cash machines and your cell phone in Europe.

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

Galicia, Spain: Cleaning Up Her Image - The tourist guides describe the Northwest region of Spain as Spain's best-kept secret. However, it recently had one of the worst oil spills in history. World Report will follow the efforts to deal with the ecological disaster that affected the area's rich seafood industry as well as tourism and the Galician people's usually quiet and happy life.

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

The Holiest Week - World Report traveled to Vatican City for an unusual collection of religious events. There were special ceremonies to commemorate the 25th year of Pope John Paul II's reign, as well as the elevation of 31 new Cardinals. Also, hundreds of thousands were in attendance to personally witness the beatification of Mother Theresa...the first step toward her becoming a Saint.

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

True Music rocks a bit harder than usual this week. Houston band Faceplant rocks out while on tour with Systematic. These two energetic bands work together to debut the newly signed band Outspoken.

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

Klink for the Defense - Col. Klink is assigned as defense counsel for a German officer who is on trial for treason.

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

A bounced check prompts Jimmy to put the family on a budget -- which, amazingly, has room for his new set of golf clubs.

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

Hardly Working - A need for money forces supercool Jennifer into donning a uniform and taking an unlikely, uncool job after school.

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

Sex in the Suburbs - Lydia reconsiders a romance with Eric, who begins to rethink his relationship with Samantha; Dolly tends to the needs of a lonely voter.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Border Battle 9-Ball Challenge

Match 2 - Scotch Doubles
Cliff Thorburn and Alex Pagulyan - Canada
Earl Strickland and Corey Deuel - USA

Match 3 - Singles Play
Alex Pagulyan - Canada
Corey Deuel - USA

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
White Hot Winter

Eastern Townships (Sutton, Owl's Head, Orford) - A quick 45-minute drive south of Montreal, Quebec's charming Eastern Townships is a winter playground. With five ski hills in the region, you're never far from hitting the slopes. In the Eastern Townships, White Hot Winter spends an afternoon with a race-car driver at North America's only 'ice' car race. Plus, meet a group of Washington DC tourists getting sweet at an old-fashioned Sugar Shack.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
HDNet's Across America

Across America dodges paintballs at the 7th annual Cal Jam Tournament in California. Co-host Kandace Krueger shops for the perfect margarita, and 25,000 Harley fans caravan for Love Ride 20.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Hotlines

Panama - Stacy, Ivana, Deirdre & Scott are in for some wild Central American adventures as they rappel down a 100' waterfall on their way to the ancient Embera Indians deep within the rainforest. Later, the girls wrestle with the stunning sailfish before dancing the night away, Latin style!

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
True Music

True Music host Katie Daryl gets backstage with Sony recording artists Vendetta Red and brings you an intimate interview abouit life on the road. Then, Katie Daryl turns to another major label (Maverick/Reprise) to catch up with their dynamic band The Rising. And, in keeping with the record label theme of today's show, the band Big Iron graces the stage as we find out they just landed a recording deal of their own!

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
HDNet This Month

December 2003 - Take a look at HDNet's weekly schedule with segments from the World Report, Across America, the NHL on HDNet, The Fugitive, and An American In Canada. HDNet This Month also gives you a sneak peak at the films you can see this month on HDNet Movies. HDNet is television like you've never seen before.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Presidio Med Premiere

Milagros - After Kokoris heroically saves a woman who almost died due to a resident's error during a routine operation, he is admired by his peers. But Matt clashes with Kokoris over whether or not to amputate the leg of an elderly diabetes patient, Chick Schenck (Academy Award winner Red Buttons - Sayonara). Meanwhile, a man with a family history of heart disease panics as his 40th birthday approaches, and he visits Letty.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Equal Justice

Do No Harm - Rogan prosecutes a doctor accused of killing a terminally ill woman with her consent. Julie and Mirelli explore each other's worlds. Briggs dumps a messy case on JoAnn.

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

Strapped - Kimble's peaceful love affair is threatened by two ruthless bank robbers. (Part two of a two-part episode)

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Presidio Med

Milagros - After Kokoris heroically saves a woman who almost died due to a resident's error during a routine operation, he is admired by his peers. But Matt clashes with Kokoris over whether or not to amputate the leg of an elderly diabetes patient, Chick Schenck (Academy Award winner Red Buttons - Sayonara). Meanwhile, a man with a family history of heart disease panics as his 40th birthday approaches, and he visits Letty.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Equal Justice

Do No Harm - Rogan prosecutes a doctor accused of killing a terminally ill woman with her consent. Julie and Mirelli explore each other's worlds. Briggs dumps a messy case on JoAnn.

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

Strapped - Kimble's peaceful love affair is threatened by two ruthless bank robbers. (Part two of a two-part episode)

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Alison Krauss & Union Station

This incredible performance by Alison Krauss and Union Station at the Louisville Palace in Louisville, Kentucky blends bluegrass, jazz and folk. In 1995 Alison Krauss won the grammy award for female country vocalist of the year. This awesome performance finds bluegrass's most celebrated crossover band at the top of it's game.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Bette

Diva, Interrupted - Bette fails to make People magazine's list of "The 50 Hottest People in Hollywood" and realizes she needs to come up with a clever career gimmick. A high-powered, trendy publicist concocts the perfect comeback plan for her, but all doesn't go as planned.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Wolf Lake

Soup to Nuts - Kanin imagines Ruby seducing him. She tells him that they are two of a kind and he sees himself half-transformed in the mirror. Willard and Vivian share a quiet moment and a dance.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
What About Joan

Testing, Testing - A standardized test is coming up and Joan's strategy for her students won't cut it with the principal. Her reluctant answer is 'Sir Answerlot': the accomplished test-taker Jake, who offers to prepare the kids.
 

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
The Family Tree

G - 1:29
Cast: Robert Forster, Naomi Judd, Cliff Roberston Director: Duane Clark
Against his father's wishes, a young boy, goes on a quest to save the town's oldest tree, which is going to be cut down.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Start the Revolution Without Me

PG - 1:30
Cast: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith Director: Bud Yorkin
This comedy, loosely based on Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES, revolves around two sets of mismatched twins who meet before the French Revolution.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
UP THE DOWN STAIR CASE


NR - 2:03
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heackart, Jean Stapleton Director: Robert Mulligan
A young, energetic and idealist teacher starts her first semester in a large high school, rudely awakened to the differences between ideals and reality by the students and the school's methods.

11:05AM ET/10:05 C
The Family Tree

G - 1:29
Cast: Robert Forster, Naomi Judd, Cliff Roberston Director: Duane Clark
Against his father's wishes, a young boy, goes on a quest to save the town's oldest tree, which is going to be cut down.

12:35PM ET/11:35 C
Winter People

PG-13 - 1:50
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges Director: Ted Kotcheff
Set in a cold Appalachian town during the depression, a blended family must deal with tough times.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Up the Down Staircase

NR - 2:03
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heackart, Jean Stapleton Director: Robert Mulligan
A young, energetic and idealist teacher starts her first semester in a large high school, rudely awakened to the differences between ideals and reality by the students and the school's methods.

4:35PM ET/3:35 C
The Family Tree

G - 1:29
Cast: Robert Forster, Naomi Judd, Cliff Roberston Director: Duane Clark
Against his father's wishes, a young boy, goes on a quest to save the town's oldest tree, which is going to be cut down.

6:05PM ET/5:05 C
Winter People

PG-13 - 1:50
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges Director: Ted Kotcheff
Set in a cold Appalachian town during the depression, a blended family must deal with tough times.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

PG - 1:30
Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam Director: Burt Kennedy
Once enemies, a retired Marshall and a forgotten outlaw join forces to fight off a group of bandits.

9:35PM ET/8:35 C
Wild Rovers

PG - 2:10
Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden Director: Blake Edwards
An aging cowboy goes on a bank robbing-spree with a younger cowboy.

11:45PM ET/10:45 C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

PG - 1:30
Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam Director: Burt Kennedy
Once enemies, a retired Marshall and a forgotten outlaw join forces to fight off a group of bandits.

1:15AM ET/12:15 C
Wild Rovers

PG - 2:10
Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden Director: Blake Edwards
An aging cowboy goes on a bank robbing-spree with a younger cowboy.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Enter the Ninja

R - 1:39
Cast: Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi Director: Menaham Golan
After completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and helps an old friend who's being threatened by a ruthless landgrabber.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
City Heat

PG - 1:37
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander Director: Richard Benjamin
A hard-nosed cop, and a wisecracking private eye team up to track down some mobsters.
 

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
The Majestic

PG Time:152
"A proud patriotic hymn to America" (Roger Ebert). Amnesia and a case of mistaken identity create the forum for this wonderful Capra-esque drama set in the 1950s. Jim Carrey stars as Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton, a cocky star-in-the-making who suddenly finds his world falling apart after he is blacklisted. But when a car wreck leaves him with severe amnesia in a small coastal town, a local man claims Peter is his long-missing war-veteran son, leading the town--and Peter--into a rebirth that will change both forever. With Martin Landau, Laurie Holden, David Ogden Stiers, Jeffrey DeMunn and Hal Holbrook. Directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile).

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Who's That Girl

PG Time:93
Pop superstar Madonna sings the hit title song and sasses her way into and out of trouble in this free-wheeling comedy-romance. Out of jail after serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Madonna ropes an uptight yuppie into helping her finger the real culprit. Lots of flash and fun, featuring wild chases, a cougar, a trashed Rolls-Royce, a freight train and amiable Griffin Dunne (After Hours) as Madonna's hapless cohort.

10:15AM ET/9:15 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).

12:15PM ET/11:15 C
Better Off Dead...

PG Time:96
The course of true love is never smooth, but for one particular high-school teen it's downright rocky. The girl of his dreams has just ditched him for a conceited ski jock. What's a guy to do? John Cusack (Identity) stars in this hilarious farce as the likable Lane Myer who just can't get anything to go right--he loses drag races to a Chinese Howard Cosell impersonator, the paper boy is stalking him for two dollars and he's forced to deal with his slovenly schoolmate Ricky ("Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky"). Even his mother's experimental dinners get up and walk off the plate! It's enough to make a guy consider ending it all...unless he can use his talent on the slopes to be a winner once and for all! David Ogden Stiers, Curtis Armstrong (in perhaps his finest performance as Lane's buddy Charles De Mar), Diane Franklin and Amanda Wyss co-star in this 1985 comedy classic.

2:00PM ET/1:00 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.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Who's That Girl

PG Time:93
Pop superstar Madonna sings the hit title song and sasses her way into and out of trouble in this free-wheeling comedy-romance. Out of jail after serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Madonna ropes an uptight yuppie into helping her finger the real culprit. Lots of flash and fun, featuring wild chases, a cougar, a trashed Rolls-Royce, a freight train and amiable Griffin Dunne (After Hours) as Madonna's hapless cohort.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
Riding In Cars With Boys

PG13 Time:131
For Beverly Donofrio, a smart and rebellious teenager, life turns into a ride she could never have predicted. When she discovers that she is pregnant, fifteen-year-old Beverly (Drew Barrymore), the daughter of a small-town police chief, has to rethink her future. Since the baby's father (Steve Zahn) is a lovable but lazy and underemployed drug addict, Beverly and the baby are on their own--and on their way into a difficult relationship as they grow up together. Zahn gives a "magnificently heartbreaking performance" (Variety). With Brittany Murphy (Don't Say a Word), Adam Garcia, Lorraine Bracco (HBO's The Sopranos), James Woods. Directed by Penny Marshall. Screenplay by Morgan Upton Ward, based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Angels In America, Part 1 - Chapter 1

TVMA Time:65
Look up! Look up! Prepare the way...The Messenger is coming! Academy Award(R) winners Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman), Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer) and Emma Thompson (Howards End) lead an all-star cast in this two-part, six-chapter movie event. Directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate, HBO's Wit) and written by Tony Kushner based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Angels in America is a monumental film achievement set in a world where fantasy and reality interact in the twilight before the new millennium. Also starring Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Wilson, James Cromwell, Michael Gambon and Simon Callow.

1:10AM ET/12:10
Swept Away
 

R Time:89
Madonna stars as a wealthy socialite who is shipwrecked onto a deserted island with a feisty first-mate in this romantic comedy-drama remake. Amber (Madonna) is a beautiful, but bored aristocrat whose husband whisks her away on a yachting vacation only to find that the no-frills ship irks his spoiled wife. Guiseppe, a Sicilian first mate, becomes a target for Amber's aggression and she torments the deckhand with her demands, until a storm on the high seas leaves the two marooned on a Mediterranean island. A remake of Lina Wertmuller's Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August. Co-starring Adriano Giannini, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Guy Ritchie.

2:40AM ET/1:40 C
Extramarital

R Time:88
Succumbing to temptation, a married magazine writer spurns her proper upbringing, only to discover that adultery can be perilous...if not fatal. Traci Lords.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Missing In Action

R Time:101
A former Vietnam prisoner of war blasts his way through Southeast Asia, determined to rescue missing Americans. Chuck Norris stars in the blistering saga of one man's battle against brutality--and the greatest odds. A fighter of quiet strength and controlled power, Norris takes on the Vietnamese military almost single-handedly.
 

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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
An American Rhapsody

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 1h 47m
Reworking the dramatic events of her own childhood, Eva Gardos makes her directorial debut with this moving Cold War memoir about exile, freedom and the meaning of home. The daughter of Budapest intellectuals (Tony Goldwyn and Nastassja Kinski), 15-year-old Suzanne (Scarlett Johansson) was raised by a childless couple in rural Hungary before being reunited with her parents, living in Los Angeles. Now, feeling out of place in the land of Elvis and the cheeseburger, rebellious Suzanne returns to Hungary to reconnect with her family's history.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
The Color Of Money

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
R 2h 0m
Director Martin Scorsese's acclaimed, long-awaited sequel to "The Hustler" stars Oscar winner Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson, whose once-cocksure bravado has been replaced by life's harsh realities. That is, until he discovers a brash pool prodigy (Tom Cruise) whom he mentors all the way to a championship. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs and Forest Whitaker costar.

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Vanilla Sky

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 2h 16m
Tom Cruise delivers one of his finest performances in this unforgettable film that reunites him with Cameron Crowe, the director of "Jerry Maguire." The charmed life of young, handsome and wealthy publishing tycoon David Aames (Cruise) seems somehow incomplete until he meets the woman of his dreams (Penelope Cruz). But a fateful encounter with a jealous lover (Cameron Diaz) sends David's world out of control, rocketing him on a rollercoaster ride of romance, sex, suspicion and dreams...leading to a shocking, final awakening.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
Car 54, Where Are You?

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
PG13 1h 29m
Officers Muldoon (John C. McGinley) and Toody (David Johansen) are back in this slapstick comedy that updates the classic 1961 TV sitcom to present-day Brooklyn, where the bungling boys in blue attempt to protect a mob witness...who is promptly left in the trunk of a stolen car. Fran Drescher, Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven and series veterans Nipsey Russell and "Grampa" Al Lewis costar in this farcical lampoon.
 

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