Spike TV Television Highlights - November 2007
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 --
EVENTS/SPECIALS
-- GAME HEAD PRESENTS 2007 WORLD CYBER GAMES - GRAND FINAL
Premieres Friday, November 9 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encore
Sunday, November 11 (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV's GAME HEAD presents the World Cyber Games US National Finals,
viewers will be taken behind the scenes of the nation's largest event
in professional gaming. Meet some of the 188 players and teams that
will compete for a chance to be a part of Team USA and advance to the
World Grand Finals. See gaming at a whole new level.
-- SPIKE TV ORIGINAL ACTION MOVIE PREMIERE
UNTIL DEATH (2007, Action/Adventure)
Premieres Sunday, November 25 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Jean Claude Van Damme stars as a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin.
An accident lands him in a coma and he comes out of it fighting to
set things straight. Starring Jean Claude Van Damme, Selina Giles
and Mark Dymond.
-- BREAKFAST WITH BOND
Telecasts Saturdays beginning at 9:00 AM, ET/PT,
Every Saturday morning, Spike TV serves up James Bond movies for
breakfast. The schedule is as follows:
GOLDFINGER (1964, Action/Adventure)
Telecasts Saturday, November 3 (9:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT).
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.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981, Action/Adventure)
Telecasts Saturday, November 10 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).
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.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971, Action/Adventure)
Telecasts Saturday, November 17 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).
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.
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967, Action/Adventure)
Telecasts Saturday, November 24 (9:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT).
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.
-- THANKSGIVING WEEK MARATHONS
Join Spike TV Thanksgiving week for all your action needs with
marathons devoted to the best of James Bond, THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 6 and
some of the most action packed movies Spike TV has to offer. The
schedule is as follows:
-- Monday, November 19
10:00 AM - 1:00 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.
1:00 - 4:00 PM, 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.
4:00 - 6:30 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.
6:30 - 9:00 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.
9:00 PM - Midnight, 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.
1:00 - 4:00 AM, 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.
-- Tuesday, November 20
10:00 AM - 1:00 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.
1:00 - 4:00 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 defences
in Europe. Starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams and Louis Jourdan.
4:00 - 7:00 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.
1:00 - 4:00 AM, 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.
-- Wednesday, November 21
1:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 6 MARATHON
Spike TV catches viewers up on all nine episodes from season six of
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER. An all- new episode will premiere following
the marathon.
-- Thursday, November 22
10:00 AM - 1:00 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.
1:00 - 3:30 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.
3:30 - 6:30 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.
-- Friday, November 23
9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT
WINDTALKERS (2002, Action/Drama)
Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who
use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. Starring
Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach and Peter Stormare.
Noon - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
THE NEGOTIATOR (1998, Action/Drama)
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police
negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a
government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey and David Morse.
3:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
U.S. MARSHALS (1998, Action/Thriller)
US Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to
track down Sheridan, a murderer and robber. Starring Tommy Lee
Jones, Wesley Jones and Robert Downey, Jr.
ORIGINALS
-- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM SERRA VS. TEAM HUGHES
New Episodes Premiere Wednesday (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores
Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT), Saturday (10:00 - 11:00 PM,
ET/PT) & Sunday (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT); pre-empted Sunday, November
11 (10:00 - 11:00 AM, 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 a 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. Current welterweight
champion, Matt Serra, and former champ, Matt Hughes, will serve as
coaches and battle one another in a live UFC pay-per-view event
following the finale in December.
-- UFC UNLEASHED (TV- 14V)
Telecasts Wednesday (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); pre-empted Wednesday,
November 21 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
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:
-- Wednesday, November 14 (9:00 -10:00 PM, ET/PT).
-- Wednesday, November 28 (9:00 -10:00 PM, ET/PT).
-- COUNTDOWN TO UFC 78 (TV- 14LV)
Premieres Thursday, November 15 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encores
Thursday, November 15 (2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT) & Saturday, November 17
(6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
Spike TV counts down to the November 17th UFC pay-per-view event taking
place in Newark, NJ.
-- TNA: iMPACT! (TV- 14LV)
Telecasts Thursdays (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Saturdays (11:00
PM - 1:00 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)
New Episodes Premiere Wednesday (11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT); encore
Thursday (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT).
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)
New Episodes Premiere Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 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.
MOVIE PREMIERES
-- SPACEBALLS
Premieres Saturday, November 3 (8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); encores
Saturday, November 24 (5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT) & Saturday, November 24
(1:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT).
Planet Spaceball's President Scroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal
Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and
only Lone Starr can stop them. Starring Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill
Pullman and John Candy.
ACQUIRED SERIES
-- STAR TREK: VOYAGER (TV- PG)
Telecasts Monday - Thursday (3:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT), Monday - Wednesday
(1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT) & Fridays (5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT); pre-empted
week of November 19.
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 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT),
Tuesday (7:00 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,
November 20 and will telecast Friday, November 23 (7:00- 8:00 PM,
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 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT); pre-empted Thursday,
November 15 at 2:00 AM, ET/PT.
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 - Thursday (11:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT) & Monday -
Wednesday (2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT); pre-empted week of Monday, November
19.
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!
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