Summary

Wednesday HD programming features ABC, NBC, and Discovery HD Theater, with NBC airing a three-hour Law & Order block including the landmark 300th episode, plus ABC's My Wife and Kids season finale.

Source document circa 2003 preserved as-is

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Links to the Networks and Channels

 

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MY WIFE AND KIDS

Season Finale!
"Graduation"
It's high school graduation day for Jr., but amidst all the celebration, Michael and Jay are concerned for their son's future. Michael goes to hilarious extremes to get Jr. admitted to the college he wished he had attended, and Jay is afraid that, if Jr. doesn't go away to school, he will marry Vanessa, his girlfriend. Their hopes for Jr.'s immediate future are dashed when he and Vanessa drop a bombshell on Michael and Jay, on the one-hour Season Finale.

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CBS DAYTIME PROGRAMMING                Click here for news about next season.
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youngandrestlessCheck local listings for times
The Young and the Restless

Welcome to Genoa City...
Where the Newmans and Abbotts do battle in the boardroom!

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CBS PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING

 

 

NO HDTV PROGRAMMING TONIGHT

 


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NBC PRIME TIME PROGRAMMING                              NBC FAQ about HDTV
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THREE HOURS OF LAW AND ORDER

8:00ET/PT/7:00C
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LAW AND ORDER

"MARITIME"
DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A FOOTBALL SUPERSTAR - When a woman’s body is found floating in the East river with a gunshot wound to the head, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) retrace the victim’s last days discover she recently attended the birthday party of a famed professional football player. When the sports star and the victim’s boyfriend also turn up missing, the detectives focus their attention on the last person to see them alive - the athlete’s brother. Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star. TV-14


9:00ET/PT/8:00C
ALL NEW!

"COUPLES"
DETECTIVES RESPOND TO A STRING OF MYSTERIOUS FAMILY MURDERS IN SEASON FINALE - Responding to a string of mysterious homicides, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) follow numerous murder trails including a distraught
FREDTHOMP.jpg (7997 bytes) wife who runs over her cheating husband and the slaying of a woman whose relationship to two brothers is unclear on the surface. The detectives also investigate the abduction of an expectant mother. Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Thompson also star. TV-14

10:00ET/PT/9:00C
ALL NEW!

"SMOKE"
SEASON FINALE - 300th Episode
IN LANDMARK 300TH EPISODE AN INFANT'S DEATH LEADS TO AN UNREPORTED CRIME -- When the infant son of a famed comedian dies after being dropped from a high-rise window, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) investigate the death as a possible homicide only to uncover the comic's dark secret. Following a trail of money, A.D.A.'s Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) attempt to prosecute the popular celebrity and his conspirators for a decade old sexual assault on an unsuspecting fan. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star. TV-14

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Tonight's Guest

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GUESTS:
Renee Zellweger
Julie Scardina &
Sea World Animals
Stain

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THE WB PRIME TIME PROGRAMMING

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NO HDTV PROGRAMMING TONIGHT

 


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PBS PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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NO HDTV PROGRAMMING TODAY
Does it not seem right that if we want better television--both technically and programming--that throwing our full support behind PBS will bring us closer to our goals?

 

 

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DISCOVERY HD THEATER PROGRAMMING
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8am 12:30 am 4pm Primetime

12:30pm

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WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT HDTV?--Discovery's View

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6:00A ET 5:00A CT 4:00A MT 3:00A PT
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.

6:30A ET 5:30A CT 4:30A MT 3:30A PT
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.

7:00A ET 6:00A CT 5:00A MT 4:00A PT
GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS
THE RED DEER
The Red Deer River has a magnificent mix of nature and culture. It rises out of a glacier in Banff, meanders through the grasslands, and cuts through the Alberta badlands.

7:30A ET 6:30A CT 5:30A MT 4:30A PT
INSECTIA
OUTLAWS
Examine the outlaws of the insect world, the sap-sucking, survival-specialist homoptera. Travel with Georges Brossard to the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, a paradise for some of the shadiest critters in town.

<< RETURN 8:00A ET 7:00A CT 6:00A MT 5:00A PT
ELVIS PRESLEY'S MEMPHIS
Tour Memphis, Tennessee with an eye for the people and places that shaped Elvis Presley into a superstar. Visit the hardware store where Elvis' mom bought his first guitar, the site of Elvis' first show and the studio where his first single was recorded.

9:00A ET 8:00A CT 7:00A MT 6:00A PT
SCIENCE OF BEAUTY
FACE VALUE
Research suggests that if someone looks good, they are thought to be good, intelligent, popular and successful. From the schoolroom to the boardroom to the bedroom, looks can be the ticket to success. Learn how politicians use this to their
advantage.

10:00A ET 9:00A CT 8:00A MT 7:00A PT
TRADING SPACES
SAN CLEMENTE: CAMINO MOJADA
Designers Genevieve Gorder and Vern Yip tackle decorating challenges in San Clemente, California. Genevieve works some bedroom magic in the master suite of Tim and Amy, and Vern sets his sites on Dan and Laurie's loft.

11:00A ET10:00A CT 9:00A MT 8:00A PT
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.

12:00P ET11:00A CT10:00A MT 9:00A PT
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.

<< RETURN 12:30P ET11:30A CT10:30A MT 9:30A PT
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.

1:00P ET12:00P CT11:00A MT10:00A PT
GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS
THE RED DEER
The Red Deer River has a magnificent mix of nature and culture. It rises out of a glacier in Banff, meanders through the grasslands, and cuts through the Alberta badlands.

1:30P ET12:30P CT11:30A MT10:30A PT
INSECTIA
OUTLAWS
Examine the outlaws of the insect world, the sap-sucking, survival-specialist homoptera. Travel with Georges Brossard to the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, a paradise for some of the shadiest critters in town.

2:00P ET 1:00P CT12:00P MT11:00A PT
ELVIS PRESLEY'S MEMPHIS

Tour Memphis, Tennessee with an eye for the people and places that shaped Elvis Presley into a superstar. Visit the hardware
store where Elvis' mom bought his first guitar, the site of Elvis' first show and the studio where his first single was recorded.

3:00P ET 2:00P CT 1:00P MT12:00P PT
SCIENCE OF BEAUTY

FACE VALUE X
Research suggests that if someone looks good, they are thought to be good, intelligent, popular and successful. From the schoolroom to the boardroom to the bedroom, looks can be the ticket to success. Learn how politicians use this to their advantage.

<< RETURN   4:00P ET 3:00P CT 2:00P MT 1:00P PT
TRADING SPACES
SAN CLEMENTE: CAMINO MOJADA (Repeat) [TV G]
Designers Genevieve Gorder and Vern Yip tackle decorating challenges in San Clemente, California. Genevieve works some bedroom magic in the master suite of Tim and Amy, and Vern sets his sites on Dan and Laurie's loft.

5:00P ET 4:00P CT 3:00P MT 2:00P PT
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.

6:00P ET 5:00P CT 4:00P MT 3:00P PT
WEIRD WHEELS
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
The iron horse changed human history and now these people are riding the rails their own way. railbikers in Oregon take in the scenery under pedal-power and some regular guys hold not-so-regular contests in a Washington railway garden. Meanwhile, handcar racers in BC have to put their backs to it.

6:30P ET 5:30P CT 4:30P MT 3:30P PT
WEIRD HOMES

LOCAL LEGENDS
Sometimes the past is more fun the second time around. That's why Big Al Taplett's shoe shine home puts a polish on New Orleans's colourful history. PQ LeBoom's medieval castle has 'phun' with physics. The Leaning Tower of Lethbridge lends some pizzazz to a yard in
southern Alberta.

7:00P ET 6:00P CT 5:00P MT 4:00P PT
GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS

THE MARGAREE
The Margaree's southwest branch begins at Lake Ainslie and the northeast arm rises in the wilds of the Cape Breton Highlands. These two meet, and make their way over waterfalls, through deep salmon pools and across floodplains to the
Gulf of St. Lawrence.

7:30P ET 6:30P CT 5:30P MT 4:30P PT
INSECTIA
TIME TRAVELLERS
Go back in time to discover the insects of old, trapped in amber and perfectly preserved in little time machines. Scientists have even extracted ancient insects’ DNA from the huge number caught in the prehistoric amber of the Dominican Republic.

PRIMETIME

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8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND
Visit the Memphis home that is part museum, part shrine to the King of Rock and Roll. Tour the mansion that so perfectly typifies seventies chic, and meet some of the 350 full-time employees that keep this tourist mecca running smoothly.

9:00P ET 8:00P CT 7:00P MT 6:00P PT
SCIENCE OF BEAUTY
MAKERS AND FAKERS
Visit the catwalks of London, Toronto and New York to learn how beauty is defined as a multi-billion dollar beauty industry, the surgeon's knife and the science of genetics produce limitless possibilities for those seeking perfection in the 21st century.

10:00P ET 9:00P CT 8:00P MT 7:00P PT
TRADING SPACES

CALIFORNIA: DUSTY TRAIL
The designers hit the dusty train in Travuco Canyon, California. Genevieve Gorder is in the kitchen with homeowners John and Becky and Doug Wilson takes on Ryan and Kim's master bedroom.

11:00P ET10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
WEDDING STORY, A (SEASON 8)

ERIN & SPENCER
No Description Available.

11:30P ET10:30P CT 9:30P MT 8:30P PT
A MAKEOVER STORY  (SEASON 4)

RINGSIDE REVOLT
No Description Available.

12:00M ET11:00P CT10:00P MT 9:00P PT
WEIRD WHEELS

ON THE RIGHT TRACK
The iron horse changed human history and now these people are riding the rails their own way. railbikers in Oregon take in the scenery under pedal-power and some regular guys hold not-so-regular contests in a Washington railway garden. Meanwhile, handcar racers in BC
have to put their backs to it.

<< RETURN 12:30A ET11:30P CT10:30P MT 9:30P PT
WEIRD HOMES
LOCAL LEGENDS
Sometimes the past is more fun the second time around. That's why Big Al Taplett's shoe shine home puts a polish on New Orleans's colourful history. PQ LeBoom's medieval castle has 'phun' with physics. The Leaning Tower of Lethbridge lends some pizzazz to a yard in
southern Alberta.

1:00A ET12:00M CT11:00P MT10:00P PT
GREAT CANADIAN RIVERS
THE MARGAREE
The Margaree's southwest branch begins at Lake Ainslie and the northeast arm rises in the wilds of the Cape Breton

Highlands. These two meet, and make their way over waterfalls, through deep salmon pools and across floodplains to the
Gulf of St. Lawrence.

1:30A ET12:30A CT11:30P MT10:30P PT
INSECTIA

TIME TRAVELLERS
Go back in time to discover the insects of old, trapped in amber and perfectly preserved in little time machines.  Scientists have even extracted ancient insects’ DNA from the huge number caught in the prehistoric amber of the Dominican Republic.

2:00A ET 1:00A CT12:00M MT11:00P PT
ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND
Visit the Memphis home that is part museum, part shrine to the King of Rock and Roll. Tour the mansion that so perfectly typifies seventies chic, and meet some of the 350 full-time employees that keep this tourist mecca running smoothly.

3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT12:00M PT
SCIENCE OF BEAUTY
MAKERS AND FAKERS (Repeat) (5/22, 5/22)[TV PG]
Visit the catwalks of London, Toronto and New York to learn how beauty is defined as a multi-billion dollar beauty industry,
the surgeon's knife and the science of genetics produce limitless possibilities for those seeking perfection in the 21st century.

4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
TRADING SPACES
CALIFORNIA: DUSTY TRAIL
The designers hit the dusty train in Travuco Canyon, California. Genevieve Gorder is in the kitchen with homeowners John and Becky and Doug Wilson takes on Ryan and Kim's master bedroom.

DAYTIME

5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
A  WEDDING STORY (SEASON 8)

ERIN & SPENCER (Repeat) (5/22, 5/22)[ ]
No Description Available.

5:30A ET 4:30A CT 3:30A MT 2:30A PT
MAKEOVER STORY, A (SEASON 4)
RINGSIDE REVOLT 
No Description Available.

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ESPN HD PROGRAMMING

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The ESPN Version


ESPN HD is a 24/7 simulcast of ESPN programming so telecasts on ESPN are simultaneously available on ESPN HD. In addition to the regular up-converted ESPN telecasts ESPN HD will originally produce a growing number of its top events in the 720 progressive scan format. 


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May 24

National Basketball Association Detroit @ New Jersey
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3
8:00 PM


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4:00 PM TO 6:00 DAILY
NBA TV IN HIGH-DEFINITION
NBA TV is now in HD seven days a week.

Viewers with HD capability can experience NBA TV's daily lineup which includes NBA games, some of the greatest games in NBA history including key NBA Finals, Playoffs and All-Star matchups, original programming and highlights.

The daily HD programming airs 4-6 p.m. ET weekdays and 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET on weekends. NBA TV's daily HD lineup is available on channel 198 for DIRECTV customers and on channel 9425 for DISH Network customers.


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NBA HD

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SCHEDULE

Date

Game

Day

Date

Game

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5/21

Pacers at Nets Game 5 - 2002 1st Round

Monday

6/23

2000 NBA All-Star Game

Thursday

5/22

Pacers at Nets Game 5 - 2002 1st Round

Tuesday

6/24

Pacers at Nets Game 2 - 2002 1st Round

Friday

5/23

2003 NBA All-Star Game

Wednesday

6/25

Pacers at Nets Game 5 - 2002 1st Round

Saturday

5/24

2003 NBA All-Star Saturday Night

Thursday

6/26

Hornets at Nets Game 5 - 2002 Eastern Conf. Semis

Sunday

5/25

2002 NBA All-Star Game

Friday

6/27

Celtics at Nets Game 2 - 2002 Eastern Conf. Finals

Monday

5/26

Raptors at Knicks, Game 2, 2000, 1st Round

Saturday

6/28

Nets at Lakers Game 1 - 2002 Finals

Tuesday

5/27

Knicks at Lakers - 2/16/03

Sunday

6/29

Lakers at Nets Game 4 - 2002 Finals

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HDNET MOVIE SCHEDULE

HDNET Move Schedule


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HDNet Movies Channel Schedule for Wednesday, May 21, 2003
(All times Eastern/Pacific. All schedules subject to change)


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7:15 AM ET / 4:15 AM PT
South Central
R - 1:39
Cast: Glenn Plummer, Carl Lumbly, Christian Coleman, Director: Steve Anderson
Story of a LA gang member who changes his view of life while serving time. Once out, he is determined to spare his young son from following his past mistakes.

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Code Hunter

NR - 1:40
Cast: Nick Cornish, Vanessa Marcil, Ling Bai, Director: Terry Cunningham
America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation?

10:45 AM ET / 7:45 AM PT
Uptown Saturday Night

PG - 1:44
Cast: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Director: Sidney Poitier
Two husbands try to recover stolen money and a winning lottery ticket before their wives discover they're missing.

12:45 PM ET / 9:45 AM PT
Urgh! A Music War

NR - 2:01
Cast: The Police, The Go-Go's, Devo, Director: Derek Burbidge
Fast-paced show filmed in London, New York, California an France features 26 bands.

3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Code Hunter
NR - 1:40
Cast: Nick Cornish, Vanessa Marcil, Ling Bai, Director: Terry Cunningham
America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation?

4:45 PM ET / 1:45 PM PT
South Central

R - 1:39
Cast: Glenn Plummer, Carl Lumbly, Christian Coleman, Director: Steve Anderson
Story of a LA gang member who changes his view of life while serving time. Once out, he is determined to spare his young son from following his past mistakes.

6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT
Con Express

R - 1:35
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Arnold Vosloo, Ursula Karven, Director: Terry Cunningham
A hotheaded Alaskan Customs Agent unwillingly teams up with a cold-hearted but beautiful Soviet agent to capture a rogue Russian General, Selling a shipment of deadly nerve gas.

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8:05 PM ET / 5:05 PM PT
Bobby Deerfield

PG - 2:04
Cast: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Director: Sydney Pollack
A professional race car driver is forced to confront his own mortality after a near fatal accident.

 


10:15 PM ET / 7:15 PM PT

Gumball Rally
PG - 1:47
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Raul Julia, Gary Busey, Director: Charles Bail
A coast-to-coast road race with the world's most expensive cars, and it's all just for glory and a gumball machine.

12:05 AM ET / 9:05 PM PT

Bobby Deerfield
PG - 2:04
Cast: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Director: Sydney Pollack
A professional race car driver is forced to confront his own mortality after a near fatal accident.

2:15 AM ET / 11:15 PM PT

Gumball Rally
PG - 1:47
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Raul Julia, Gary Busey, Director: Charles Bail
A coast-to-coast road race with the world's most expensive cars, and it's all just for glory and a gumball machine.

4:05 AM ET / 1:05 AM PT

Man With the Golden Arm
NR - 1:59
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Director: Otto Preminger
A recovered heroin addict with fantasies of becoming a professional drummer, finds himself hooked again after falling in with a crowd of losers and hustlers.
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DISH Network To Add HDNet, HDNet Movies

EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network™, a leading provider of satellite television entertainment services, announced that it will launch HDNet and HDNet Movies this summer. Read more about it here.


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HDNET PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT 
A Caribbean Workout 2003
In breathtaking Almond Beach, Barbados features Muscular Conditioning.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Hogan's Heroes
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to London - Hogan uncovers and comes to grips with a German plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT
Hogan's Heroes
Duel of Honor - At Hogan's instigation, Col. Klink prepares for a secret flight to "Argentina" to escape the deadly wrath of a German general.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
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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Time

12pm 3pm 8pm 12pm

6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT
A Caribbean Workout 2003
In Sugar Hill, Barbados overlooking the Caribbean Sea features Step aerobics.

6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT
A Caribbean Workout 2003
In beautiful Almond Beach, Barbados features Muscular Conditioning.

7:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM PT
College Baseball
UCLA @ Stanford
Special Encore Presentation from May 16

10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT
Bicycle Racing
Indiana University's Little 500 Women's Race - Coverage of Indiana University's Little 500 bicycle race.

10:30 AM ET / 7:30 AM PT
HDTV Summit: Industry Leader Super Panel
Heads of the major trade associations involved in the HDTV transition meet for a candid exchange on the issues that have divided the cable, broadcasting, consumer electronics and motion picture industries in the quest for HDTV.

11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT
Tracks Ahead
Trains of New Zealand - Tracks Ahead visits one of the most beautiful countries in the world, as we ride by rail through the north and south island of New Zealand. Visit a man who puts good use to cast-off items in his garden railroad.

<< Return 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT * Premiere *
A Caribbean Workout 2003
In breathtaking Almond Beach, Barbados features Muscular Conditioning.

12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT
Discoveries...Spain: North Coast
Experience the north coast of Spain, which has a surprisingly strong Celtic heritage. In Camarinas, local fishermen talk about fishing conditions while their wives, mothers and daughters create lace using an intricate and exciting lace making technique handed down from mother to daughter. Travel through the Basque country, where a cultural & tourist revolution is occurring with the Frank Geary designed Guggenheim Museum.

1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT
Hogan's Heroes
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to London - Hogan uncovers and comes to grips with a German plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
Hogan's Heroes
Duel of Honor - At Hogan's instigation, Col. Klink prepares for a secret flight to "Argentina" to escape the deadly wrath of a German general.

2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT
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.

<< Return 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Florida, The Sunshine State
A fast-moving look at the diversity of lifestyles in the State of Florida, featuring the laid-back residents of the Florida keys, the tranquility of Florida's Everglades, the hustle and bustle of Miami and Miami Beach, America's oldest city, St. Augustine, and the horse farms that breed racing champions.

3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT
Ladies Man
Jimmy gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar when Donna catches him looking at a girlie magazine just after she's given birth to their son. To make matters worse, Jimmy foolishly enlists Gene's help with his lame defense that it's a weakness that's inborn in men. Meanwhile, Donna tries to explain to Jimmy why he really doesn't have a say in what they name their child.

4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT
Bette
And the Winner Is - Bette receives an award for her guest appearance on JAG and forgets to thank her husband. Bette desperately tries to make up for it, not realizing he doesn't care, and buys an award so she can thank him.

4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT
Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew @ San Jose Earthquakes
Special Encore Presentation from May 17

6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT
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.

7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Red Bull Flugtag, Austin
Contestants launch themselves off of a 30-foot high ramp into Town Lake in their own human powered machines for cash and prizes.

7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT
Tracks Ahead
Trains of New Zealand - Tracks Ahead visits one of the most beautiful countries in the world, as we ride by rail through the north and south island of New Zealand. Visit a man who puts good use to cast-off items in his garden railroad.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Hogan's Heroes
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to London - Hogan uncovers and comes to grips with a German plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Hogan's Heroes
Duel of Honor - At Hogan's instigation, Col. Klink prepares for a secret flight to "Argentina" to escape the deadly wrath of a German general.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
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.

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT
Ringo Starr and the 2001 All Starr Band
Ringo Starr gets a little help from his friends like Greg Lake, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones, and Sheila E. Taped live at Chicago's Rosemont Theatre.

11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT
Ladies Man
Jimmy gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar when Donna catches him looking at a girlie magazine just after she's given birth to their son. To make matters worse, Jimmy foolishly enlists Gene's help with his lame defense that it's a weakness that's inborn in men. Meanwhile, Donna tries to explain to Jimmy why he really doesn't have a say in what they name their child.

11:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM PT
Bette
And the Winner Is - Bette receives an award for her guest appearance on JAG and forgets to thank her husband. Bette desperately tries to make up for it, not realizing he doesn't care, and buys an award so she can thank him.

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HDNet World Report

12:30 AM ET / 9:30 PM PT
Discoveries...Spain: North Coast
Experience the north coast of Spain, which has a surprisingly strong Celtic heritage. In Camarinas, local fishermen talk about fishing conditions while their wives, mothers and daughters create lace using an intricate and exciting lace making technique handed down from mother to daughter. Travel through the Basque country, where a cultural & tourist revolution is occurring with the Frank Geary designed Guggenheim Museum.

1:30 AM ET / 10:30 PM PT
Molten Paradise: Kilauea Volcano
Hot lava from the summer 2002 eruptions at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano oozes, drips and explodes into the sea. Volcanologists, a park ranger, and a helicopter pilot present the dramatic story of Hawaiian volcanism and the particularly exciting events of the past twenty years.

2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT
Big Apple
One - Detectives Mike and Vincent are promoted to the ranks of the FBI in order to catch the murderer of a stripper who was linked to an important FBI case.

3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT
College Baseball
UCLA @ Stanford
Special Encore Presentation from May 16

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LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO
Rated PG13 for
Time:80
Genre:Comedy

John Travolta and Kirstie Alley are back for more laughs in this hilarious sequel to the 1989 comedy hit. James and Mollie (Travolta, Alley) are now happily married, but little Mikey (voice of Bruce Willis) is in for a sibling surprise: he's about to have a new little sister named Megan (voice of Roseanne Barr)! Olympia Dukakis, Elias Koteas, Twink Caplan and Gilbert Gottfried co-star. Directed and co-written by Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Loser).
Actors:
JOHN TRAVOLTA, KIRSTIE ALLEY, OLYMPIA DUKAKIS

9:00 AM
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Rated PG for
Time:135
Genre:Action, Adventure

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

11:15 AM
SARAFINA
Rated PG13 for
Time:98
Genre:Musical

A young girl living in Soweto Township, South Africa, simultaneously discovers the joys of song and learning and the horror of oppression in this musical, "a forceful mixture of celebration and fury" (New York Times) based on the successful stage production. Sarafina dreams of stardom and is inspired by her teacher (Whoopi Goldberg) to fight for the broad education denied under white rule. But in her volatile surroundings, violence is always just around the corner, and Sarafina and her friends are in a dangerous standoff with the police, who have no qualms about arresting, torturing and killing children. Leleti Khumalo "is a sensational Sarafina" (Variety). With Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Mbongeni Ngema.
Actors:
MIRIAM MAKEBA, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, LELETI KHUMALO

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ROXANNE
Rated PG for
Time:106
Genre:Comedy, Romance

Follow your nose to one of the funniest feel-good hits of recent times, as Steve Martin updates the classic "Cyrano" story into an uproarious romantic comedy hit. Small-town fire chief Martin is smart, funny and tough--and blessed with a stupendous nose. He's in love with gorgeous new girl in town Roxanne (Daryl Hannah), but she only has eyes for a brick-brained hunk. What's a guy to do? With Rick Rossovich and Shelley Duvall.
Actors:
STEVE MARTIN, DARYL HANNAH, SHELLEY DUVALL, RICK ROSSOVICH, FRED WILLARD

4:30 PM
SCOOBY-DOO
Rated PG for
VIOLENCE
Time:86
Genre:Comedy, Family

Mystery mutt Scooby-Doo and his human pals from the beloved cartoon series are brought to dazzling life in this "fast, frenetic and funny" (Variety) live-action feature. The adventure begins as the Mystery Inc. gang--hunky dope Fred, sexy maiden-in-distress Daphne, brainy, but nerdy Velma, ultra-hip 'fraidy cat Shaggy and, of course, Scooby-Doo--reunite for a spooky new adventure involving a ghostly series of events at a haunted-house-themed amusement park. Before you can say "Zoinks, Scoob," the meddling mystery mavens have the not-so-supernatural bad guys on the run in this hilarious adventure. With Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and Rowan Atkinson.
Actors:
FREDDIE PRINZE, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, MATTHEW LILLARD, LINDA CARDELLINI, ROWAN ATKINSON, ISLA FISHER

6:00 PM
SUMMER CATCH
Rated PG13 for
Time:103
Genre:Comedy, Sports

Freddie Prinze Jr. knocks one out of the park in this baseball comedy set in New England's competitive Cape Cod Baseball League. Ryan Dunne (Prinze Jr.) is a lower-class local boy whose pitching prowess has landed him a highly coveted spot on the team's roster...and in the heart of pretty--and very well-to-do--co-ed Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel). From there, it's up to the hard-throwing southpaw to impress his party-hearty teammates and major-league scouts with his talent on the diamond--while also dealing with Tenley's controlling father. With Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Fred Ward and Bruce Davison.
Actors:
FREDDIE PRINZE, JESSICA BIEL, MATTHEW LILLARD, BRIAN DENNEHY, FRED WARD, JASON GEDRICK, BRITTANY MURPHY, BRUCE DAVIDSON, WILMER VALDERRAMA, CHRISTIAN KANE, GABRIEL MANN

9:00 PM
SIX FEET UNDER 38: TWILIGHT
Rated TVMA for
Time:52
Genre:Drama

After a serial killer is executed in Texas, his daughter brings him home for a fitting Fisher & Diaz funeral. Meanwhile, Ruth spends some quality time in the company of George Sibley; David arrives at a crossroads in his relationship with Keith; Rico can't find refuge from his domestic demons; and Nate and Claire get lost in their own separate twilights.

12:00 M
SCOOBY-DOO
Rated PG for
Time:86
Genre:Comedy, Family

Mystery mutt Scooby-Doo and his human pals from the beloved cartoon series are brought to dazzling life in this "fast, frenetic and funny" (Variety) live-action feature. The adventure begins as the Mystery Inc. gang--hunky dope Fred, sexy maiden-in-distress Daphne, brainy, but nerdy Velma, ultra-hip 'fraidy cat Shaggy and, of course, Scooby-Doo--reunite for a spooky new adventure involving a ghostly series of events at a haunted-house-themed amusement park. Before you can say "Zoinks, Scoob," the meddling mystery mavens have the not-so-supernatural bad guys on the run in this hilarious adventure. With Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and Rowan Atkinson.
Actors:
FREDDIE PRINZE, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, MATTHEW LILLARD, LINDA CARDELLINI, ROWAN ATKINSON, ISLA FISHER

1:30 AM
JOY RIDE
Rated R for
Time:97
Genre:Suspense, Thriller

CB radios have always been synonymous with truck drivers, but they turn into instruments of terror when a gravelly-voiced trucker who calls himself "Rusty Nail" begins a homicidal hunt for two practical jokers. Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious) stars as Lewis Thomas, a college youth whose cross-country trip with his pretty friend Venna (Leelee Sobieski) and troublesome brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) is sidetracked by the bloodthirsty psycho in a rig who wants revenge for a prank the boys played on him. A "hot-wired, white-knuckle thriller" (Variety) from director John Dahl (The Last Seduction).
Actors:
LEELEE SOBIESKI, PAUL WALKER, STEVE ZAHN, JESSICA BOWMAN, STUART STONE, BASIL WALLACE, BRIAN LECKNER

3:10 AM
RESIDENT EVIL
Rated R for
Time:100
Genre:Horror, Science Fiction

An accident in a biotech company's underground "Hive" results in the deaths of hundreds of employees...but are they really dead? Contaminated by an illegal genetic re-animation serum, the corpses become brain-munching zombies who seek only to devour the living! Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) and Michelle Rodriguez (Girlfight) lead an elite police squad assigned to enter the Hive and shut down it's elaborate security system...if they can survive the army of hungry flesh-eaters. Eric Mabius, James Purefoy and Martin Crewes co-star in this pulse-pounding horror film that was based on the popular video game. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon).
Actors:
MILLA JOVOVICH, ERIC MABIUS, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, JAMES PUREFOY, MARTIN CREWES, COLIN SALMON

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8:00 AM
My First Mister
MPAA RATING: R
Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
1 h 49 m

Actress Christine Lahti, who won an Oscar in 1996 for her short film "Lieberman in Love," makes her feature directorial debut with this tale of the unusual relationship between a teenage goth-girl and a prim, caustic clothing-store owner. Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski), a pierced, death-obsessed, black-draped misfit, wanders into middle-aged Randall's (Albert Brooks) store, looking for a job. At first dismissive, he reluctantly hires her to work in the stock room, and soon a close bond develops. Carol Kane, Michael McKean and John Goodman costar.

5:00 PM
Dances With Wolves
MPAA RATING: PG13
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
1990, 3 h

Director and star Kevin Costner's critically acclaimed, multi-Oscar-winning epic is the story of John Dunbar, an Army lieutenant and the lone soldier at a remote frontier outpost who slowly becomes a cherished member of a neighboring Sioux tribe, a people whose way of life Dunbar finds infinitely more satisfying than the warring culture he left behind. Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene costar with Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Robert Pastorelli.

8:00 PM
Hart's War
MPAA RATING: R
Adult Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
2 h 4 m

The novel by John Katzenbach ("Just Cause") is the basis for this WW II drama about a young lawyer-turned-soldier (Colin Ferrell) who defends a fellow American accused of murder in a P.O.W. camp, while his commanding officer (Bruce Willis) uses the trial for his own secretive purposes. Marcel Iures, Terrence Dashon Howard, Vicellous Shannon, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane and Jonathan Brandis costar in this clever blend of courtroom fireworks and war-story heroics from director Gregory Hoblit ("Primal Fear").

5:15 AM
Dances With Wolves
MPAA RATING: PG13
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP
1990, 3 h

Director and star Kevin Costner's critically acclaimed, multi-Oscar-winning epic is the story of John Dunbar, an Army lieutenant and the lone soldier at a remote frontier outpost who slowly becomes a cherished member of a neighboring Sioux tribe, a people whose way of life Dunbar finds infinitely more satisfying than the warring culture he left behind. Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene costar with Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Robert Pastorelli.

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8:00 AM
My First Mister
MPAA RATING: R
Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
1 h 49 m

Actress Christine Lahti, who won an Oscar in 1996 for her short film "Lieberman in Love," makes her feature directorial debut with this tale of the unusual relationship between a teenage goth-girl and a prim, caustic clothing-store owner. Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski), a pierced, death-obsessed, black-draped misfit, wanders into middle-aged Randall's (Albert Brooks) store, looking for a job. At first dismissive, he reluctantly hires her to work in the stock room, and soon a close bond develops. Carol Kane, Michael McKean and John Goodman costar.

5:00 PM
Dances With Wolves
MPAA RATING: PG13
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
1990, 3 h

Director and star Kevin Costner's critically acclaimed, multi-Oscar-winning epic is the story of John Dunbar, an Army lieutenant and the lone soldier at a remote frontier outpost who slowly becomes a cherished member of a neighboring Sioux tribe, a people whose way of life Dunbar finds infinitely more satisfying than the warring culture he left behind. Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene costar with Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Robert Pastorelli.

8:00 PM
Hart's War
MPAA RATING: R
Adult Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
2 h 4 m

The novel by John Katzenbach ("Just Cause") is the basis for this WW II drama about a young lawyer-turned-soldier (Colin Ferrell) who defends a fellow American accused of murder in a P.O.W. camp, while his commanding officer (Bruce Willis) uses the trial for his own secretive purposes. Marcel Iures, Terrence Dashon Howard, Vicellous Shannon, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane and Jonathan Brandis costar in this clever blend of courtroom fireworks and war-story heroics from director Gregory Hoblit ("Primal Fear").

5:15 AM
Dances With Wolves
MPAA RATING: PG13
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
1990, 3 h

Director and star Kevin Costner's critically acclaimed, multi-Oscar-winning epic is the story of John Dunbar, an Army lieutenant and the lone soldier at a remote frontier outpost who slowly becomes a cherished member of a neighboring Sioux tribe, a people whose way of life Dunbar finds infinitely more satisfying than the warring culture he left behind. Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene costar with Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Robert Pastorelli.

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Fri., June 6 8:00 p.m. NBA Finals – Game 2 (HDTV)

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