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Spike TV Television Highlights - December 2007
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 --
EVENTS/SPECIALS
-- DISPOSABLE HERO: THE BRIAN DEEGAN STORY
Premieres Wednesday, December 5 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
DISPOSABLE HERO follows the infamous Deegan through the struggles and
rewards that accompany the freestyle motocross sport and lifestyle.
Guinness World Record holder for most motocross medals won by an
individual, Deegan has claimed more X Games and Gravity Games victories
than any other competitor, has appeared in several motion pictures and
on the cover of numerous industry and mainstream publications, and has
accumulated more x-rays, pins, rods, casts, gashes and screws than many
of his fellow freestyle motocross athletes. DISPOSABLE HERO shows how
one rider's ambitions translate into both triumph and injury.
-- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM SERRA VS. TEAM HUGHES FINALE
Season Finale Premieres LIVE Saturday, December 8 (9:00 PM - Midnight,
ET, Tape Delay West Coast); encores Saturday, December 8 (Midnight -
3:00 AM, ET/PT) & Saturday, December 15 (4:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM SERRA VS. TEAM HUGHES features sixteen of
the best up-and-coming mixed martial artists in the 170 lbs
welterweight division from around the world. The two finalists will
square off in the live finale in December, with the winner netting a
six figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R), the
premier mixed martial organization in the world
-- SPIKE TV'S VIDEO GAME AWARDS 2007
Premieres Sunday, December 9 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Sunday,
December 9 (11:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Saturday, December 15 (1:00 -
3:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, December 16 (1:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday,
December 17 (2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
This is the fifth anniversary of Spike TV's VIDEO GAME AWARDS, the
biggest night of the year for video games. The 2007 VIDEO GAME AWARDS
will celebrate the entertainment revolution that is Video Games on a
scale never before seen. The event will also provide a glimpse at the
future of gaming in 2008 and beyond.
-- UFC BEST OF 2007
Premieres Wednesday, December 12 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encores
Saturday, December 15 (8:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
3 hours of non-stop action, this special will feature the "best" of UFC
this year. Includes never-before-seen-on-free-television fights and
also a couple of fights never seen anywhere before as well as classic
championship matches.
-- UFC 79 COUNTDOWN: SERRA vs. HUGHES
Premieres Wednesday, December 26 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encores
Thursday, December 27 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Saturday,
December 29 (6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
A preview of the upcoming "UFC 79: Nemesis," as current Welterweight
champion, Matt Serra and former champ, Matt Hughes battle for the belt.
Also, a look into the match-up that mixed martial arts fans have been
waiting for as UFC legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell fights former
Pride superstar, Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva.
MARATHONS
-- VAN DAMME MARATHON
Catch action star, Jean-Claude Van Damme, in the Van Damme Movie
Marathon which includes two Spike TV premiere movies. Telecasts
Saturday, December 1 (2:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).
2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
DERAILED (2002, Action/ Thriller)
On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons,
agent Kristoff becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save
the lives of everyone on board. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tomas
Arana and Laura Harring.
4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
UNTIL DEATH (2007, Action/ Drama)
After awaking from a coma, a police detective with a dark past decides
to bring justice to the man who nearly killed him. Starring Jean-Claude
Van Damme, Selina Giles and Mark Dymond.
6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
NOWHERE TO RUN (1993, Action/ Crime) -- Spike Premiere
An escaped convict takes on a ruthless developer to save a widow and
her children. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette and
Kieran Culkin.
8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
TIMECOP (1994, Action/ Thriller) -- Spike Premiere
A cop's wife is murdered by time-traveling outlaws who steal money from
the past to pay for a corrupt politician in the future. The cop travels
back in time to catch the bad guys and save his wife. Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara and Ron Silver.
-- VGA WEEKEND
To get viewers ready for the 5th annual VIDEO GAME AWARDS, Spike TV has
put together 20-hours of special programming. Schedule is as follows:
Thursday, December 6
Midnight - 2:30 AM, ET/PT
AFRO SAMURAI: THE MOVIE
A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his
father in a futuristic feudal Japan. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly
Hu and Ron Perlman.
2:30 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT
WHACKED OUT SPORTS
Features incredible sports bloopers from around the world. Plus...
Boxing rings are confusing...Pull my finger please? Who says surfers
are mellow...and why girls like Big Wheels.
3:00 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT
WHACKED OUT SPORTS
Features incredible sports bloopers from around the world. Plus, Bikini
skiers, a major league meltdown, a sport that's a snap. And a visit to
our freaky fan hall of fame.
3:30 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
WHACKED OUT SPORTS
Features incredible sports bloopers from around the world. What Were
They Thinking? Hang gliding inside...Women who are koo-koo for
coconuts...the mother of all dumpster divers...and the finer points of
fireball soccer.
Friday, December 7
9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995, Action/ Thriller)
John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they
race around New York while trying to stop him. Starring Bruce Willis,
Jeremy Irons and Samuel L. Jackson.
Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT & 3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
GAME HEAD
Spike TV premieres a special VIDEO GAME AWARDS edition of GAME HEAD.
1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT
MXC
V.G.A.D.D Awards -- (Video Game Attention Deficit Disorder Awards) --
It's dorks and designers as Video Game Players take on the Video Game
Industry. It's the classic battle of game junkies vs. corporate
flunkies. Team MXC honors the video gamers whose achievements did not
merit the attention of the prestigious VGA. You won't want to miss the
video game heroes, The Barrio brothers, as they sing their "border run"
song. GAMES INCLUDE: Call of Booty, Window Pain, Mud Butlers & Clear
Sphere of Fear.
1:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT
MXC
Real Mafia vs. Video Game Industry -- Somebody call the cops because
today the real life mafia tries to ice the video game industry. It's a
classic battle of goombahs vs. Game boys. Kenny becomes Don Kenny-oni,
a made man & Guy walks in on the testing of the World War Number 2
game, Call of Doodie. GAMES INCLUDE: Backyard Bocci Ball Blood Bath,
Dope on a Rope, Nerve Racketeering, Slabs of Death, Sorry, Wrong Number
& Clear Sphere of Fear.
2:00 - 2:30 AM, ET/PT
GAME HEAD
2:30 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT
GAME HEAD
Saturday, December 8
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 6 MARATHON
Leading into the night's finale, Spike TV gives viewers the chance to
catch up on all 12 previous episodes from this season of THE ULTIMATE
FIGHTER.
Sunday, December 9
1:30 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
PREDATOR 2 (1990, Action/Thriller)
The monstrous alien is at it again. This time in Los Angeles, he leaves
a trail full of dead bodies, and the only man who can stop him this
time is Lieutenant Mike Harrigan of the LAPD. Starring Danny Glover,
Kevin Peter Hall and Gary Busey.
4:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT
PREDATOR (1987, Action/Thriller)
A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find
themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior. Starring Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura.
6:30 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
KILL BILL: VOLUME I (2003, Action/ Thriller)
A female assassin attacked on her wedding day by her group leader,
Bill, wakes up from a coma and seeks revenge. Starring Uma Thurman,
David Carradine and Lucy Liu.
-- GRISSOM IS GONE MARATHON
Catch 5 new episodes never before seen on Spike TV, Sunday, December 16
(7:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT). In Season 7 of CSI, Grissom takes a
leave a leave of absence to teach. Don't miss all the conflicts that
arise when Grissom's replacement, Michael Keppler, played by Liev
Schreiber, takes over.
7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Catherine testifies in a murder trial in which a man is accused of
murdering his own mother three years ago, but the suspect is found not
guilty. Catherine, however, believes he did commit the crime and that
he may also have killed two other people, so she sets out to find the
other victims. Grissom prepares to leave on a four-week sabbatical.
8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
SWEET JANE
The team has a hard time trying to understand Michael who has become a
team member since Grissom's teaching hiatus. They investigate the
murder of an unidentified girl who may have been killed by a serial
killer who has been killing since the early 1970's.
9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
REDRUM
At Keppler's request Catherine uses a different approach to catch the
killer, and in doing so she deceives the rest of the CSI team. The team
soon discovers that something is amiss in Catherine's investigation.
10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
MEET MARKET
Nick and Keppler investigate the bizarre world of the black market
sales of body parts after they find a body that has been burned and the
organs removed. The rest of the CSI team investigates the death of rich
woman who was killed in her own home.
11:00 - Midnight, ET/PT
LAW OF GRAVITY
Grissom returns from his sabbatical; Keppler is put into a compromising
position when the bodies of a Trenton police officer and a hooker are
found in a hotel room. The man who found them is a retired New Jersey
cop and close friend to Keppler, who doesn't reveal their relationship.
-- 007 HOLIDAY ACTION: JAMES BOND MARATHON
Settle in with Spike TV for the holidays with two James Bond movies a
day, every weekday morning. Schedule is as follows:
Monday, December 17
9:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive
Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was
stolen by SPECTRE. Starring Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi and Pedro
Armendariz.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, ET/PT
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971, Action/Adventure)
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where
he uncovers an extortion plot headed by his nemesis, Ernst Stavro
Blofeld. Starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John and Charles Gray.
Tuesday, December 18
9:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
DR. NO (1962, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him
to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space
program. Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress and Joseph Wiseman.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, ET/PT
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981, Action/Adventure)
Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and
prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Starring Roger Moore, Carole
Bouquet and Lynn-Holly Johnson.
Wednesday, December 19
9:00 - Noon, ET/PT
LICENSE TO KILL (1989, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond leaves Her Majesty's Secret Service to stop an evil drug
lord and avenge his best friend, Felix Leiter. Starring Roger Dalton,
Carey Lowell and Robert Davi.
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977, Action/Adventure)
James Bond investigates the hijacking of submarines carrying nuclear
warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Starring
Roger Moore, Barbara Bach and Curt Jurgens.
Thursday, December 20
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974, Action/ Adventure)
Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most
expensive assassin and must hunt him down to stop him. Starring Roger
Moore, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland.
Noon - 2:30 PM, ET/PT
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967, Action/Adventure)
Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and
stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war
is provoked. Starring Sean Connery, Akiko Wakayabishi and Mie Hama.
Friday, December 21
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MOONRAKER (1979, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and
discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Starring Roger Moore, Lois
Chiles and Michael Lonsdale.
Noon - 2:30 PM, ET/PT
GOLDFINGER (1964, Action/Adventure)
Investigating a gold magnate's gold smuggling, James Bond uncovers a
plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Staring Sean Connery,
Honor Blackman and Gert Frobe.
Monday, December 24
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983, Action/Adventure)
A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James
Bond must find their targets before they are detonated. Starring Sean
Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Max von Snyder.
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999, Action/Adventure)
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from
her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle.
Tuesday, December 25
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
A VIEW TO A KILL (1985, Action/ Adventure)
An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad
industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by
destroying California's Silicon Valley. Starring Roger Moore,
Christopher Walken and Tanya Roberts.
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
GOLDENEYE (1995, Action/Adventure)
James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian
research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a
fellow agent believed to be dead. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
and Izabella Scorupco.
Wednesday, December 26
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
LIVE AND LET DIE (1973, Action/Adventure)
007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with
a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
Starring Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto and Jane Seymour.
Noon- 2:30 PM, ET/PT
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997, Action/Adventure)
James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between
China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce and Michelle Yeoh.
Thursday, December 27
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from
starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order
to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov. Starring Timothy Dalton,
Maryam d'Abo and Jeroen Krabbe.
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
OCTOPUSSY (1983, Action/Adventure)
Faberge Egg found with a murdered British agent puts Bond on the trail
that leads to a plot to kill thousands to weaken NATO defenses in
Europe. Starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams and Louis Jourdan.
Friday, December 28
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981, Action/Adventure)
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
THUNDERBALL (1965, Action/ Adventure)
James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen
by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Starring Sean Connery, Claudine Auger and Adolfo Celi.
-- KICK START THE NEW YEAR WEEKEND
Kick start 2008 with an action packed weekend, including some Spike
action movies, UFC programming and a CSI marathon.
Saturday, December 29
2:00 - 4:30 PM, ET/PT & 1:00 - 3:30 PM, ET/PT
ROAD HOUSE (1989, Action/ Drama)
A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. Starring Patrick Swayze,
Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott.
4:30 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DIN THOMAS VS. KENNY FLORIAN
From the Pearl at Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, Din Thomas battles Kenny
Florian in the main event.
6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
UFC 79 COUNTDOWN: SERRA VS. HUGHES
7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
PRISONERS: OUT OF CONTROL
8:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT
DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995, Action/ Thriller)
A mad bomber begins his personal war on an NYC cop by striking a
downtown department store. The German terrorist, avenging the death of
his brother (in the first Die Hard) leads the renegade cop on a wild-
goose chase around town with bomb threats and riddles. Starring Bruce
Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.
Sunday, December 30
1:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995, Action/ Thriller)
4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT & 9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: CROW'S FEET
A woman is found dead in a hotel suite with symptoms of the Ebola
virus. Another woman is found dead with similar symptoms. Catherine and
Nick investigate. Sara and Greg with help from Grissom try to determine
how the owner of a home was killed.
5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT & 10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: SWAP MEET
Grissom and Sara investigate the murder of a woman after a swap party.
The married couples in the neighborhood meet and switch partners. With
the help of a crime scene cleaner, Nick and Warrick find there was more
to their crime scene than they first thought.
6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT & 11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
CSI: WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRISSOM
The killer from The Execution of Catherine Willows returns with deadly
results. The entire team is engaged in a race against time to stop this
sadistic killer from succeeding again.
7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT
CSI: FORMALITIES
Grissom is called to a murder of a 17-year-old in a casino penthouse.
Sophia Curtis (Louise Lombard) joins him in his research, she normally
works in the day-shift.
8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: CH-CH-CHANGES
A woman who was pulled over by police is found murdered two miles up
the road from the stop. It's not long before Robbins determines that
the woman is, genetically speaking, not a woman.
1:00 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT
RONIN (1998, Action/ Thriller)
A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a
mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
Starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno and Natascha McElhone.
-- NEW YEAR'S EVE CSI MARATHON
Ring in the new year with a CSI marathon on Monday, December 31.
9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT & 5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: BANG-BANG (PART 1)
A man accused of murdering his wife and co-workers leads the CSIs on a
wild ride through a busy casino, eventually barricading himself and a
hostage in a casino hotel room.
10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT & 6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: WAY TO GO (PART 2)
In the season finale, the CSIs wait by the bedside of one of their own
when he's shot in the line of duty. One CSI faces a hard choice by
having the power of attorney over their injured friend and colleague.
11:00 - Noon, ET/PT
CSI: GRAVE DANGER (PART 1)
The CSI teams come together to save one of their own when they learn
one team member has been kidnapped and buried alive, and now they must
find him before he suffocates under 5 feet of dirt.
Noon - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: GRAVE DANGER (PART 2)
After Grissom gives the kidnapper the ransom money, the kidnapper blows
himself up. The team must band together and cover every piece of area
to find Nick, who is buried underground and slowly suffocating.
1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT & 7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: A BULLET RUNS THROUGH IT (PART 1)
The team must investigate the death of a police officer who died during
a shootout leaving hundreds of bullets on the crime scene. The case
becomes complicated when it turns out that Sofia Curtis and Jim Brass
were with the victim during the shootout.
2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT & 8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: A BULLET RUNS THROUGH IT (PART 2)
The CSIs sift through the overwhelming evidence from a shootout with
drug dealers in order to determine who is responsible for the death of
a police officer killed during the incident.
3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: ASSUME NOTHING (PART 1)
Two couples meet in a bar and one of the couples is murdered. When a
second couple is murdered in a similar fashion the team suspects a pair
of serial killers. Catherine gets some troubling news about her
father's murder trial.
4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY (PART 2)
The lead suspects in Grissom's serial killer case are murdered; Grissom
suggests it was a cop. Catherine and Sara investigate what happened to
a college football fan when his bloated body is found in a bathtub.
9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: BUILT TO KILL (PART 1)
In part one of this two-part seventh season opener Grissom and
Catherine handle the case of a women's dead body found at Cirque du
Soleil by a performer. Meanwhile, an investor at one of Sam Braun's new
casinos is shot to death during a party on the roof.
10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
CSI: BUILT TO KILL (PART 2)
In the second part of this two-parter Grissom investigates the murder
of an aging rockstar who is found dead in his kitchen with an exact
replica of the crime scene on the counter next to him.
11:00 - Midnight, ET/PT
CSI NY: NECROPHILIA AMERICANA
A young boy witnesses the death of a museum curator but doesn't tell
anyone about it.
ORIGINALS
-- UFC UNLEASHED (TV- 14V)
Telecasts Wednesdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); pre-empted Wednesday,
December 12.
UFC UNLEASHED is the best of the best from the UFC archives. UNLEASHED
features the semifinals and finals of The Ultimate Fighter, best of the
PPV fights, quickest Knockouts, legendary fighters and fights, and much
more. New episodes premiere:
-- TNA: iMPACT! (TV- 14LV)
Telecasts Thursdays (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Saturdays
(11:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT); pre-empted Saturday, December 1
(11:30 PM - 1:30 AM, ET/PT), Saturday, December 8 (will not air) &
Saturday, December 29 (11:30 PM - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling's "iMPACT!" features stars such as
Kurt Angle, Sting, Christian Cage, AJ Styles, Abyss, Team 3D, The Latin
American Xchange and the Knockout babes battling it out for supremacy
inside the ring. Watch what millions of fans are now calling "The New
Face Of Professional Wrestling". TNA also features the high-flying, no-
limits stars of the "X Division" as well as signature, innovative
matches like "The Ultimate X Match" and "Six Sides Of Steel".
-- MANSWERS (TV-MADLS)
Telecasts Thursdays (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT). Also, catch MANswers
Thursday, December 13 & Thursday, December 20 (11:00 - 11:30 PM,
11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Wednesday, December 19 (10:00 PM -
Midnight, ET/PT); pre- empted Thursday, December 6.
Whether its questions about booze, sex, or violence, MANswers is trivia
for men that delivers real answers that guys need to know. In each
episode, MANswers races through re-enactments, expert one-on-ones and
man-on-the-street interviews to educate Spike viewers on the taboo
topics in terms only guys can relate to. The truth is never what you
would expect and will inevitably end up being talked about around the
water cooler the next day.
-- GAME HEAD (TV- 14V)
Telecasts Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 AM & 1:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT); special
Video Game Awards episode premieres Friday, December 7 (Midnight -
1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV presents a weekly showcase on the world of video games. From
the latest reviews, cheat codes, the hottest game of week and more,
GAME HEAD offers viewers an uncompromised look at the hardcore culture
of videogames.
-- MXC (TV-14D)
Telecasts Fridays (Midnight - 12:30 AM & 12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV's acclaimed original comedic series, is described as a wacky
combination of "Fear Factor," "Jackass," "Iron Chef," with a touch of
"Mystery Science Theater 3000." Using the actual footage from one of
the most popular primetime Japanese reality game shows, Takeshi's
Castle, MXC is re-written to create an entirely new comedic storyline.
The series is not dubbed and there is not a single trace of literal
translation from the original show.
MOVIE PREMIERES
-- DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995, Action/ Thriller) -- Spike TV
Premiere
Premieres Sunday, December 2 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
A mad bomber begins his personal war on an NYC cop by striking a
downtown department store. The German terrorist, avenging the death of
his brother (in the first Die Hard) leads the renegade cop on a wild-
goose chase around town with bomb threats and riddles. Starring Bruce
Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.
-- KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 (2004, Action/ Thriller) -- Spike TV Premiere
Premieres Monday, December 10 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
The Bride continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and
his associates. Starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Michael
Madsen.
-- EDISON FORCE (2005, Crime/ Drama) -- Broadcast Premiere
Premieres Sunday, December 23 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
A young journalist uncovers massive police corruption in the town of
Edison. He joins forces with his cynical mentor and an investigator
for the district attorney in order to take on the criminal element in
the force. Starring Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake,
LL Cool J, and Dylan McDermott.
ACQUIRED SERIES
-- STAR TREK: VOYAGER (TV- PG)
Telecasts Monday - Friday (3:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday - Wednesday
(1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT); pre-empted Friday, December 7 (3:00 -
5:00 PM, ET/PT) & Friday, December 14 (3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT).
The 3rd installment of the Star Trek television franchise examines the
USS Voyager and her crew, who have become stranded in the Delta
Quadrant, seventy thousand light-years from Earth. Unless they can find
some kind of shortcut, it will take them seventy-five years to return
to the space of the United Federation of Planets. Starring Kirk
Mulligan.
-- CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (TV- 14)
Telecasts Monday, Wednesday - Friday (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT),
Tuesday (6:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday - Wednesday (Midnight -
1:00 AM, ET/PT).
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION revolves around a team of forensic Crime
Scene Investigators in the Las Vegas police department's Criminalistics
Bureau. By relentlessly analyzing every detail at the scene of a
crime, no matter how seemingly irrelevant or grotesque in nature, the
team has science and experience on their side to solve the case. The
series stars William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George
Eads, Jorja Fox and Paul Guilfoyle.
-- CSI: NY (TV- 14)
Telecasts Tuesdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); pre-empted Tuesday,
January 1 and will telecast Monday, December 31 (11:00 PM- Midnight,
ET/PT).
The third edition of the "CSI" franchise sets up shop in the Big Apple,
where taciturn Detective Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) and his partner,
Detective Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes), lead a crime-solving
team. Like his counterparts in Las Vegas and Miami, Taylor knows that
people may lie, but the evidence rarely does.
-- THE SHIELD (TV- MADLV)
Telecasts Thursdays (2:00 - 3:00 AM & 3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT);
pre-empted Thursday, December 6.
The story of in inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of
the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their
associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests
intact. Starring Emmy Award(R) winner Michael Chiklis and Catherine
Dent.
-- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 (TV- PG)
Telecasts Monday - Wednesday (2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT); Monday, December
3 - Thursday, December 6 telecasts (11:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).
Orbiting the liberated planet of Bajor, a Federation space station
guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the Galaxy.
Starring Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois and Cirroc Lofton.
WEEKEND PROGRAMMING
-- WEEKEND POWERBLOCK
Spike TV puts sexy car enthusiast Courtney Hansen in the driver's seat
as host of the network's "Power Block" lineup, a weekend (Saturdays
Noon - 2:00 PM, ET/PT and Sundays 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT) two-hour
block of auto related programming.
Saturdays:
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV (TV- G)
Host Joe Elmore and tech expert Mike Galley work out of their to-die-
for performance garage sharing speed secrets on how to transform
everyday cars into road burners and how to get the most out of them
on the street and at the strip. This series captures the performance
lifestyle taking viewers to America's best events, rallies and races.
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR (TV- G)
Celebrating America's love affair with these fabled '60's and 70's
era muscle cars, the series focuses on finding, restoring and
modifying iconic Detroit iron like the Pontiac GTO, the Hemi Cuba,
the Boss Mustang and the Chevelle SS.
1:00 - 1:30 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4 (TV- G)
Hosted by Ian Johnson and Jessi Combs, this series features hardcore
4x4 build-ups and off-road truck projects, plus extreme action events
-- rock crawling, desert racing, sand drags, mud racing, and trail
riding adventure.
1:30 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS! (TV- G)
This how-to/new vehicle series addresses the light truck market with
special emphasis on pickups and sport utility vehicles. From the
wildest jet drag trucks and monster trucks to the world's most
radical 4x4 rock crawlers and customs, each episode takes viewers
step-by-step modifying, customizing, restoring and testing classic
and sport trucks, off-roaders and race trucks.
Sundays:
11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV
11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS!
SOURCE Spike TV
http://www.spiketv.com
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