HD Daily Programming Guide for Wednesday, December 17, 2003

ABC in 720P

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

"Of Mice and Man"
When Jay finds mouse droppings, she demands that Michael hire an exterminator to get rid of them, but, as usual, Michael is determined to handle it himself. Meanwhile, Claire is also freaked out by a rodent when she accidentally runs over a squirrel while driving home.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
It's All Relative
"The Santa That Came to Dinner"
Bobby and Liz's families are trying their best to blend their very different styles of celebrating Christmas when a Christmas Eve delivery to Philip and Simon's house injures "Santa" Mace. And Bobby feels pressure to compete with the lavish Christmas gifts that Philip and Simon have planned for Liz.
 

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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
The King of Queens

"Santa Claustrophobia"
Doug starts going crazy when Carrie takes a part-time job at IPS during the holiday season and the two are together all day and night. Meanwhile, Arthur decides he would like to take a family portrait for their Christmas card, but has a hard time getting everyone together.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Becker

"A First Class Flight"
Becker is invited to speak at a medical convention in Las Vegas and is tempted by a lovely doctor who whispers sweet nothings in his ear during the six-hour flight. Meanwhile, a hotshot plastic surgeon with a most annoying voice and manner takes over Becker’s practice while he is away.
 

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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Ed
"Home For Christmas"
As Christmas draws near and Ed (Tom Cavanagh) prepares to join Carol (Julie Bowen) in Manhattan, he is mightily distracted by a curvy former classmate (guest star Madchen Amick, "Twin Peaks") who tries to tempt him. Elsewhere, Mike (Josh Randall) and Nancy (JanaMarie Hupp) hope to encourage the construction crew to finish re-building their house in time for Christmas. Lesley Boone also stars. Tim Matheson (NBC's "The West Wing") directs.
 

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Law & Order
"Chosen"
When a couple of intoxicated business men stumble across a man's body stuffed in the truck of a luxury car, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) discover the victim to be the muscle end of a well organized two-man gambling corporation, drawing their suspicions to the victim's partner. However, Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) run into problems as they attempt to prosecute their case battling against a creative defense attorney with an inventive strategy. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

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

"Bounty"
When the notorious bounty hunter "Bobcat" Rovelli - who is currently searching for fugitive rapist and bookstore heir Mitchell Maas -- is found dead in a seedy motel room, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) attempt to piece together the events leading to his death. Uncovering the victimÓs recent contact with an up-and-coming African American journalist, who recently interviewed Maas, prompts detectives to investigate the reporter hoping to track down the fugitive. Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.
 

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

Charles Barkley, Norm Macdonald,enrique Iglesias
 

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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Smallville

Under the influence of red kryptonite and living in Metropolis, Clark gets involved with a crime lord. Desperate to put his family back together, Jonathan takes drastic measures to bring Clark home. 

Under the influence of red kryptonite and living in Metropolis, Clark (Tom Welling) gets involved with a crime lord named Morgan Edge (guest star Rutger Hauer) who hires him to break into LuthorCorp. Meanwhile, desperate to put his family back together, Jonathan takes drastic measures to bring Clark home. At the mansion, Lionel (John Glover) accuses Helen (Emmanuelle Vaugier) of killing Lex (Michael Rosenbaum).

Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Sam Jones III and Annette O'Toole also star. Greg Beeman directed the episode written by Al Gough & Miles Millar.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Angel

When Angel discovers some evil restaurateurs want to turn an unsuspecting woman into an exotic dish, he sets out to rescue her. Angel (David Boreanaz) tries to protect a woman (guest star Jenny Mollen) who's been bitten and transformed into a werewolf from evil restaurateurs who want to turn her into an exotic dish. Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, J. August Richards, Andy Hallett and James Marsters also star. Marita Grabiak directed the episode written by Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft.

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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Star Trek Enterprise
 

Rescued by Archer from an alien bazaar, a captivating slave girl, Rajiin, uses her erotic, hypnotic mental powers on the crew to steal data on humans for her Xindi overlords. But when her deception is discovered, Archer throws her in the brig, forcing the Reptilian Xindi to storm the ship, weapons blazing, to spring her free.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Jake

"Double Agent"

When a dangerous former KGB spy, Elena Dankova, evades capture by Jake and can’t be found, the NSA brings legendary operative Richard "Dick" Fox out of retirement and pairs him with Jake to track down this Cold War fanatic before she detonates a "dirty" bomb in Washington, D.C. Despite his continuing issues with authority, Jake is taken aback by Dick’s unorthodox, freewheeling style as they follow Dankova’s trail.

Lee Majors ("The Bionic Man") guest stars.

PBS in 1080i

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Discovery in 1080i

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Impressionists On The Seine

The Phillips Collection presented an Impressionist exhibit based around their Renoir painting, "Luncheon of the Boating Party." An in-depth history of this painting is given, as well as comparisons of many others from that period.

 

 

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Great Books

"Upton Sinclair's The Jungle"
"The Jungle" explores the story of meatpacking in Chicago that forced Congress to pass food safety laws, and enraged Americans on issues from poisoned meat to child labor.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Uncharted Waters: Florida's Aqua Caves

In the southern coastal state of Florida lies a large, underground water vein which spreads out across several kilometers and descends to known depths of nearly 100 meters. What lies underneath its hidden depths where nearly 300 divers have perished.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
People Of The Lake

Migrating over 500 years ago from the south of what was then known as Burma, the Intha people of Myanmar spend virtually their entire existence afloat. Some 80,000 people, whose name means "Sons of the Lake," live in stilted villages along Lake Isnle.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Skeletons Of Roman Ashkelon

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ashkelon in Israel made a sinister find: the skeletons of one hundred newborn babies, thrown into the sewers beneath a Roman bathhouse. Explore this two thousand-year-old murder mystery of sex and infanticide.

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

"Barbara And Miguel"
No Description Available.

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

"Anya & Stan"
No Description Available.

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

"Time Warp Trainers"
No Description Available.

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

"Twisted Country"
No Description Available.

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

"Buried Treasures"
Everything good in life is worth looking for. See the largest collection of magic memorabilia in North America. Also a dome home looks simpe from above, but below ground it's a different story.

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

"Bugs On Wheels"
Don't take a fly-swatter to these road worthy insects. The Tiki Bug and Coffee Bug are spiced up versions of the loveable Beetle. Toronto's Bug Man creepy-crawlers through the traffic.

1:00PM ET/12:00 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.
 

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

"Klinaklini, The"
The Klinaklini River begins 12,900 feet above the Pacific Ocean, but only takes a short 200 kilometer course to complete it's journey. The early Chilcotan people named the river "Klinaklini, or "the river that winds back on itself."

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
End Of Extinction: Cloning The Tasmanian Tiger

Scientists use DNA from a preserved specimen to clone the Tasmanian tiger, a wolf-like Australian marsupial ruthlessly hunted to extinction by English settlers in the 1900's. Dr. Mike Archer's quest to reverse this wrong draws critics and naysayers.

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

"Barbara And Miguel"
No Description Available.

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

"Time Warp Trainers"
No Description Available.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
People Of The Lake

Migrating over 500 years ago from the south of what was then known as Burma, the Intha people of Myanmar spend virtually their entire existence afloat. Some 80,000 people, whose name means "Sons of the Lake," live in stilted villages along Lake Isnle.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Uncharted Waters: Florida's Aqua Caves

In the southern coastal state of Florida lies a large, underground water vein which spreads out across several kilometers and descends to known depths of nearly 100 meters. What lies underneath its hidden depths where nearly 300 divers have perished.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Secrets Of Ancient China

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

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Insectia

The Grand Alliance
The battle between plants and insects rages everyday along the Amazon. These archenemies cohabitate along the river despite the fact that over 80% of the flowering plants rely on insects for pollination and the sap of some plants is poisonous to insects.

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

"The St. Croix"
Located in picturesque, historic western New Brunswick, the St. Croix International Waterway has been an important travel way for close to 12,000 years. Since 1798, it has marked the boundary between the United States and Canada.

 

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Chasing Giants: On The Trail Of The Giant Squid

Ageless tales of sea monsters include reports of an eight-legged beast with eyes the size of volleyballs - the Giant Squid. New Zealand scientist Steve O'Shea attempts to track this elusive creature and to provide the first image of the animal alive.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
The Human Body

Discover what really happens under our skin. Take a microscopic journey through the human body to uncover life from birth to death.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Science Of Beauty

"Sex Signs"
Scientists from around the world unravel the mysteries of good looks and the power of attraction. Learn what attributes constitute true beauty, and why men are after looks and women are after resources.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Chasing Giants: On The Trail Of The Giant Squid

Ageless tales of sea monsters include reports of an eight-legged beast with eyes the size of volleyballs - the Giant Squid. New Zealand scientist Steve O'Shea attempts to track this elusive creature and to provide the first image of the animal alive.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
The Human Body

Discover what really happens under our skin. Take a microscopic journey through the human body to uncover life from birth to death.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Science Of Beauty

"Sex Signs"
Scientists from around the world unravel the mysteries of good looks and the power of attraction. Learn what attributes constitute true beauty, and why men are after looks and women are after resources.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Insectia

"The Grand Alliance"
The battle between plants and insects rages everyday along the Amazon. These archenemies cohabitate along the river despite the fact that over 80% of the flowering plants rely on insects for pollination and the sap of some plants is poisonous to insects.

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

"The St. Croix"
Located in picturesque, historic western New Brunswick, the St. Croix International Waterway has been an important travel way for close to 12,000 years. Since 1798, it has marked the boundary between the United States and Canada.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Chasing Giants: On The Trail Of The Giant Squid

Ageless tales of sea monsters include reports of an eight-legged beast with eyes the size of volleyballs - the Giant Squid. New Zealand scientist Steve O'Shea attempts to track this elusive creature and to provide the first image of the animal alive.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Human Body, The

Discover what really happens under our skin. Take a microscopic journey through the human body to uncover life from birth to death.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Science Of Beauty

"Sex Signs"
Scientists from around the world unravel the mysteries of good looks and the power of attraction. Learn what attributes constitute true beauty, and why men are after looks and women are after resources.
 

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1080i

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Wild Blue Yonder

Experience the incredible sights and sounds of the 1999 air show at Andrews Airforce Base. Footage includes aerial display of the Blue Angels.

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Vicious Cycle Tour

 

 

 

This rocking concert demonstrates that after 30 years, Lynyrd Skynyrd proves once and for all that it continues to remain musically true to itself and its longtime and new fans.  
TV-PG
Runtime: 1:58

9:00AM ET/8:00 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

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Sibling Rivalry

A black comedy about a repressed woman, stuck in a tedious marriage, who, at the urging of her sister, has a fling with a chance acquaintance. The stranger dies after an afternoon of mad passionate sex. Unfortunately he also happens to be her long-lost brother-in-law.
PG-13
Runtime: 1:28

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Anime: Noir #23

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Anime: Noir #24

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
The Song Remains The Same

PG
Runtime: 2:16

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
TNA Xplosion #10

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Sibling Rivalry

PG-13
Runtime: 1:28

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Twilight Zone # 2: Night Route

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Innocent Blood

R
Runtime: 1:52

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
On The Edge #1

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Waiting For Guffman

This mock documentary chronicles the attempts of the residents of Blaine, Missouri to put on an amateur show celebrating the town's 150th anniversary. Broadway producer Guffman is invited to see the show open.  

R
Runtime: 1:24

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Innocent Blood

This film has an amusing blend of black comedy, horror and romance, where a lonely and consciencious vampire who restricts her feeding requirements to the violent Pittsburgh gangsters who are at large in the city . Her victims become vampires themselves if she fails to permanently immobilise them, so when this happens, the gangsters become a serious problem which she has to fix.  

R
Runtime: 1:52

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
On The Edge #1

Back-to-back episodes of the avant-garde "Arts on On the Edge" documentary series. The first episode, "Look at Me," covers a day in the life of several "underground" fashion designers on the eve of their first major showings at the annual Alternative Fashion Week event. The second episode, "Rockers," explores the New York rocker scene, following two up-and-coming bands, post-punk glam rockers Psychotica and stripped down progressive techoids Johnny Skilsaw, as they try to win over the world's toughest fans.  

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Waiting For Guffman

R
Runtime: 1:24

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Twilight Zone # 2: Night Route

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Vicious Cycle Tour

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:58

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1080i

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Discoveries...America: Arizona

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:58

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
TNA Xplosion #10

TV-14
Runtime: 0:58

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Anime: Noir #23

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Anime: Noir #24

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Sibling Rivalry

PG-13
Runtime: 1:28

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Discoveries...America: Wyoming

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:50

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Brain Game #10

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Anime: Noir #23

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Anime: Noir #24

TV-14
Runtime: 0:25

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Vicious Cycle Tour

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:58

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
The Cape Light

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
The Cape Light: Away From The Edge

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

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

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Fish Face At Sea Exhibition

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Chicago By 'L'

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:58

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Paul Cezanne: A Life In Provence

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:27

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Cliff Diving From Lanai, HI

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Space

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:24

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
A Dog's Day In Manhattan

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Crystal Kingdom #3

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:22

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Twilight Zone # 2: Night Route

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
The Song Of Africa

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Minnesota Extreme

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Tower On The Hill

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:29

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

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:20

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Twilight Zone # 2: Night Route

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:28

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
On The Edge #1

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
The Song Remains The Same

PG
Runtime: 2:16

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
On The Edge #1

TV-MA
Runtime: 0:29

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Innocent Blood

R
Runtime: 1:52
 

 

 

 

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Music Videos

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Music Videos

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

Venice Beach, California - Hanging out in Venice, California, is more than just a day at the beach. From glass walkers to fast talkers, it's California's second most popular tourist attraction.

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

Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky sits down with Actor/Director Kevin Costner to talk about his new western Open Range, plus, see the movie trailer of Open Range in HD, and previews of what's coming soon in HDNet Entertainment.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Canada's Castle in the Rockies

The Fairmont Banff Springs is recognized and admired the world over as a vestige of another era: when luxury reigned supreme. Take a historic tour of the hotel that's fashioned after the castles and hunting lodges of Europe.

8:30AM ET/7:30 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.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Van Gogh's Van Goghs

Based on the acclaimed Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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

Oaxaca: Footsteps in Tradition - The Valle de Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla is probably the birthplace of domestic corn. That corn became a staple for people throughout North America, including the civilizations that inhabited nearby Monte Alban. The region is famous for the indigenous artisans who use native plants to continue the artistic traditions of their ancestors.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
16h Annual Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Parade

The ringing of bells, joyful voices of carolers and echoes of holiday songs will resonate through downtown Dallas as marching bands, colorful floats and giant inflatable balloons pay tribute to this year's theme "Sounds of the Season." Add in joyful clowns, favorite characters, lively dancers, equestrian units, and more, and you've got the nation's only holiday parade created especially for children.

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

Copenhagen and Denmark - Ride horseback through the Danish countryside, visit the Little Mermaid, splurge on pastries, and check out three well preserved Viking ships.

12:00PM ET/11:00 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.

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

Western Wildfires: A Record Setting Disaster - World Report's cameras bring you an unusual look at the fires ravaging California and Colorado.

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

True Music brings you an eclectic show this week with a variety of styles. Enjoy an alternative rock sound from Front Row For The Melt Down, a band that performed for True Music at the famous Steamboat in Austin. Then 'Mae' delivers hot pop rock tunes for you to jam out to in the comfort of your home. Also, for the first time ,True Music introduces you to Russian folk music performed by Kristal Balalaika.

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

The Late Inspector General - Hogan's plan to dynamite an ammunition train is interrupted by an unexpected visit from the Inspector General.

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

Jimmy lands a new -- and very lucrative -- job at a company that sells furniture on the Internet. The rest of the family is convinced that this is their ticket to wealth, and they immediately begin making out shopping lists for cars, houses and horses. Surprise! Jimmy learns the hard way that he was most happy working at home, working hard and making less money...as long as he could spend more time with his family.

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

A Child's Christmas in Weemawee -- Part 2 - Patty and Lauren face the prospect of a bleak holiday season -- and no New Year's party at Vinny's -- unless Patty can resolve her relationship with her estranged father. Tony Dow of Leave it to Beaver fame guest stars.

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

Behind Closed Doors - While catering an anniversary party for a gay couple, Frank runs into Jimmy Slovic who is shocked to learn that Slovic is gay; Lydia has found a new apartment so she can find her independence.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Wild Secrets

Short-tailed Shearwater: Pacific Nomads - Short-tailed shearwaters are the ultimate long-distance travelers. Over the course of a year, they travel an incredible 30,000 km around the globe in search of food. We witness the birth and death of chicks on these isolated shores and then follow the next generation back to Hokkaido, Japan where the journey begins all over again.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Higher Definition

Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks about the new thriller House of Sand and Fog starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley. Speaking in depth about the cross cultural project are author Andre Dubos III and director Vadim Perelman.

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

Okanagan (Big White, Apex) - The Okanagan valley in the interior of BC offers some of the best winter conditions around. Sun Peaks, Big White, Silver Star, Apex: each ski resort offers something different. For something different, we meet an old-time ski bum at Apex resort, a resort that's possibly one of the best kept secrets of the Okanagan.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Blues Traveler

Thinnest of Air, Live at Red Rocks - On July 4th, Blues Traveler celebrated the nation's birthday with one of the country's most breathtaking venues and the fireworks of Denver as a backdrop. Don't miss this collection of old favorites and new classics.

7:10PM ET/6:10 C
Budweiser Films

The Company Man and The Best Man

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Music Videos

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Wild Secrets Premiere

Parrot Fish: The Living Sand Factory - For every grain of sand on a beach, there's a story. But coral sand has a unique history; it's the only sand on the planet that is made by fish. The industrious parrot fish makes sand every minute of the day, and this amounts to nearly one ton per fish per year.

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

Trade in Our Hemisphere: Who Gets the Jobs? - HDNet World Report was at the recent FTAA trade conference in Miami where demonstrators from around the country came to protest potential international agreements that could mean the removal of countless jobs from the United States. Miami authorities were ready, but the demonstrators took to the streets to be heard anyway.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
HDNet's Across America Premiere

A look back through 2003 at how hosts Ron Kruck and Kandace Krueger will do "Anything for Across America."

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

Holiday Tour - A holiday extravaganza filled with tours of homes decked out for the holidays and a preview of great gift ideas as well as a lesson in wrapping them up!

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

Out-Of-Bounds (Best of the Back Country - Alberta) - Today's skier wants something more than a double-black diamond run at the usual ski hill. This episode of White Hot Winter looks at why the backcountry is so hot and how to do it safely. Spend an afternoon with an avalanche expert at Banff's Sunshine Resort, who shows us how he blows up a cornice for avalanche control.

10:30PM ET/9:30 C
Hotlines

New Orleans - Laissez les bon temps roulez! Hang with the Hotlines cast as they hit the hottest party spots in The Big Easy before heading out to the bayou for some alligator wrestling and black fin tuna fishing!

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Wild Secrets

Parrot Fish: The Living Sand Factory - For every grain of sand on a beach, there's a story. But coral sand has a unique history; it's the only sand on the planet that is made by fish. The industrious parrot fish makes sand every minute of the day, and this amounts to nearly one ton per fish per year.

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

Trade in Our Hemisphere: Who Gets the Jobs? - HDNet World Report was at the recent FTAA trade conference in Miami where demonstrators from around the country came to protest potential international agreements that could mean the removal of countless jobs from the United States. Miami authorities were ready, but the demonstrators took to the streets to be heard anyway.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
HDNet's Across America

A look back through 2003 at how hosts Ron Kruck and Kandace Krueger will do "Anything for Across America."

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

Holiday Tour - A holiday extravaganza filled with tours of homes decked out for the holidays and a preview of great gift ideas as well as a lesson in wrapping them up!

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

Out-Of-Bounds (Best of the Back Country - Alberta) - Today's skier wants something more than a double-black diamond run at the usual ski hill. This episode of White Hot Winter looks at why the backcountry is so hot and how to do it safely. Spend an afternoon with an avalanche expert at Banff's Sunshine Resort, who shows us how he blows up a cornice for avalanche control.

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Hotlines

New Orleans - Laissez les bon temps roulez! Hang with the Hotlines cast as they hit the hottest party spots in The Big Easy before heading out to the bayou for some alligator wrestling and black fin tuna fishing!

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

Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks about the new thriller House of Sand and Fog starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley. Speaking in depth about the cross cultural project are author Andre Dubos III and director Vadim Perelman.

2:30AM ET/1:30 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.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Next Stop, Eternity

A whimsical look at the bumpy ride from afterlife to eternity, starring Cathy Moriarty as a woman reluctant to let go of the material world, and Seymour Cassel as an ambitious angel who's her guide.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Bette

The Grammy Pre-show - Mishaps abound, including the loss of a borrowed diamond earring, as Bette gets ready to attend the Grammy Awards.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Wolf Lake

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

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
That's Life

The Screw-Up - A series of financial setbacks prompts Lydia to consider dropping out of school.
 

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6:45AM ET/5:45 C
The Last Tycoon

PG - 2:02
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.

 

 

 

 

9:00AM ET/8:00 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.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
The Man With Two Brains

R - 1:29
Cast: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek Director: Carl Reiner
A sex-starved world-famous surgeon falls in love with a brain in a jar, and sets out to find it the proper home.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
That Night

PG-13 - 1:29
Cast: Juliette Lewis, C. Thomas Howell, Helen Shaver Director: Craig Bolotin
Coming-of-age story about special friendships, first love and a long summer night, that changes the lives of three people forever.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
The Last Tycoon

PG - 2:02
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.

4:05PM ET/3:05 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.

6:05PM ET/5:05 C
Lush Life

R - 1:45
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker Director: Michael Elias
Life of two best friends who play jazz in night clubs.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Uptown Saturday Night

PG - 1:44
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor Director: Sidney Poitier
Comedy about two pals who try to retrieve a stolen winning lottery ticket, and become involved with an underworld kingpin. Sidney Poitier directs and stars.

9:45PM ET/8:45 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.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Uptown Saturday Night

PG - 1:44
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor Director: Sidney Poitier
Comedy about two pals who try to retrieve a stolen winning lottery ticket, and become involved with an underworld kingpin. Sidney Poitier directs and stars.

1:15AM ET/12:15 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.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Skin DeepR - 1:40
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.

 

 

 

4:45AM ET/3:45 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.
 

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9:15AM ET/8:15 C
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

PG13 Time:93
Comedy superstar Jim Carrey is up to some real jungle Jim-nastics in this comedy sequel that's "as fresh, brash and outrageous as the original" (Variety). When an African tribe's sacred bat is stolen, there's only one man who can find it and avert tribal warfare...Ace Ventura! Before you can say "spank you very much," Ace is in darkest Africa, scouring the bush for the missing bat. All rightee, then! "Manic and hilarious" (Hollywood Reporter). With Tommy Davidson and Simon Callow.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Miracle On 34th Street (1994)

PG Time:113
A pretty department store executive finds the perfect Santa Claus for the Christmas season in this heartwarming remake of the 1947 classic. Maybe a little too perfect: he believes he really is Santa! She's understandably skeptical...until unscrupulous rivals try to prove "Santa" is insane, and her attorney boyfriend takes on all the unbelievers in court.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
The Phantom

PG Time:100
When an evil industrialist launches his plans for world domination, only one man stands in his way: The Phantom! Emerging from his lair on the remote jungle island of Bengalla, the mysterious, purple-suited comic-book hero must stop wealthy Xander Drax from bringing together the three fabled Skulls of Touganda, an act which will give him unimaginable power! Billy Zane plays The Phantom in this fast and fun adventure movie; Kristy Swanson is a beautiful damsel in distress.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

PG13 Time:93
Comedy superstar Jim Carrey is up to some real jungle Jim-nastics in this comedy sequel that's "as fresh, brash and outrageous as the original" (Variety). When an African tribe's sacred bat is stolen, there's only one man who can find it and avert tribal warfare...Ace Ventura! Before you can say "spank you very much," Ace is in darkest Africa, scouring the bush for the missing bat. All rightee, then! "Manic and hilarious" (Hollywood Reporter). With Tommy Davidson and Simon Callow.

6:15PM ET/5:15 C
The Pallbearer

PG13 Time:97
Friends star David Schwimmer plays a going-nowhere college grad whose drab life takes a strange turn when he's asked to be a pallbearer at the funeral of a high-school classmate whom he doesn't remember. Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as a mourner who happens to be Schwimmer's childhood crush, while Barbara Hershey plays the dead youth's seductress mother. Also with Michael Rapaport (TV's Boston Public), Toni Collette (About a Boy) and Carol Kane (Annie Hall). Directed by Matt Reeves (TV's Felicity); written by Jason Katims & Matt Reeves.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Angels In America, Part 2 - Chapter 6

TVMA Time:76
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.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Insomnia

R Time:118
An LAPD detective sent to Alaska to investigate a homicide commits a mortal mistake that forces him into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer in this "taut, tense and terrific" (Rolling Stone) remake of the 1997 Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Will Dormer, a veteran cop whose questionable methods have sparked an Internal Affairs inquiry that has him sent to look into a serial slaying in the town of Nightmute--where it's daylight around the clock. But Dormer's stress and inability to sleep result in a critical error that connects him to the killer...and forces him into the terrible dilemma of deciding between saving his career and stopping the madman. Robin Williams and Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) co-star. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Memento).
 

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
The Grey Zone

R Time:108
This powerful drama follows a group of Jewish men who worked in the crematoria in Auschwitz in order to stay alive during World War II. The group of men--called the Sonderkommando--relied on each other to keep strength and sanity as they survived by preparing thousands of Jews for the gas chambers and then disposing of their bodies. When one young girl miraculously survives the gas, the men take it upon themselves to save her at the risk of their deaths. Written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Natasha Lyonne and Mira Sorvino.

2:50AM ET/1:50 C
Swingers

R Time:96
Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn star in this "winningly confident snapshot" (Variety) of a group of Hollywood hopefuls as they party and girl-hunt into the wee hours. Mike (Favreau) is an aspiring comedian who has turned into a pathetic lump in the wake of a bad breakup. His slick-talking buddy Trent (Vaughn) has just the solution to raise Mike's spirits: a series of wild outings, including a trip to Vegas. Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Desert and Heather Graham co-star in this "captivating comedy" (Hollywood Reporter). Directed by Doug Liman, written by Jon Favreau.
 

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10:05AM ET/9:05 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.

3:05PM ET/2:05 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.

4:45PM ET/3:45 C
Flatliners

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 55m
Five medical students flirt with the line between life and death as a medical experiment, but find themselves haunted by terrifying images that follow them back from beyond. A stylish supernatural thriller from director Joel Schumacher ("St. Elmo's Fire") starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt.

6:45PM ET/5:45 C
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 40m
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.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
A Woman's A Helluva Thing

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 31m
A sexist womanizer returns home following his estranged mother's death and soon discovers that the power of attorney for her estate is assigned to her lesbian lover - a woman who just happens to be his ex-girlfriend from years past. Angus MacFadyen, Penelope Ann Miller, Ann-Margret, Kathryn Harrold and Mary Kay Place star in this dark comedy.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Original Sin (2001)

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 57m
When he sends away to the U.S. for a mail-order bride from his native Cuba, wealthy 19th-century coffee plantation owner Luis (Antonio Banderas) never imagines he'll end up with a woman as enchantingly beautiful and devoted as Julia (Angelina Jolie). She's a dream come true and the companion he's been searching for all his life - or so it seems, until a detective (Thomas Jane) arrives, investigating Julia's mysterious past. Writer/director Michael Cristofer's ("Gia") sexy thriller is based on the novel "Waltz into Darkness" by Cornell Woolrich.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Livin' Large

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
R 1h 36m
Dexter Jackson (Terrence "T.C." Carson) is a homeboy from the streets dreaming of a career as a news broadcaster when fate lends a hand. After he takes over for an incapacitated reporter live on the air, he becomes a ratings sensation and the local news broadcast's new man-on-the-street interviewer. But as he climbs the ladder of success, Dexter sells out, remaking his image until he's whiter by the minute. Blanche Baker, Julia Campbell and Loretta Devine costar in this urban comedy.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Crimes And Misdemeanors

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
CCAP
PG13 1h 45m
Three Oscar nods went to this masterful comedy-drama from writer/director Woody Allen starring Martin Landau as an ophthalmologist who secretly orders the murder of his mistress (Anjelica Huston) while a beloved rabbi (Sam Waterston) loses his sight and an idealistic documentary filmmaker (Allen) profiles his famous, obnoxious brother-in-law (Alan Alda). Mia Farrow, Jerry Orbach and Joanna Gleason costar in one of Allen's most acclaimed efforts, a potent examination of right and wrong, winners and losers, and modern morality.
 

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