Spike TV Television Highlights - January 2009
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 --
* Note: Spike TV HD includes
PREMIERES/FINALES
Series Premiere Friday, January 9 (12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
"MoCap" LLC follows the inner workings of a small, but earnest motion capture company. Working the less glamorous side of gaming, "MoCap LLC" do the motion capture no one else will do, only, not in a good way.
Premieres Wednesday, January 14 (10:30 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT); Encores Thursday, January 15 (12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, January 18 (10:30 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT) & Wednesday, January 21 (10:00 - 10:30 PM, ET/PT)
In the first of three half-hour specials, Spike follows UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and current UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn as they prepare to do battle for the Welterweight Title in UFC 93.
Two-Hour Movie Premiere Sunday, January 25 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encore airings of the movie will air in four half-hour installments beginning Friday, January 30 (1:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT).
Samuel L. Jackson returns in "Afro Samurai: Resurrection," a two-hour all new original movie sequel to Spike TV's critically-acclaimed, funktastic animated series with music provided by The RZA. When his father's body is stolen from its grave, Afro is forced to pick up his sword and wreak bloody vengeance against an army of deadly foes led by Sio, a beautiful and sadistic mastermind played by Lucy Liu.
MARATHONS/ SPECIALS
-- SEARCH FOR A HANGOVER CURE
Cure your holiday hangover with a daily Spike marathon New Year's
week (Monday, December 29 through Friday, January 2). Schedule is
as follows:
-- Monday, December 29 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN
-- Tuesday, December 30 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
CSI: NEW YORK
-- Wednesday, December 31 (9:00 AM - Midnight, ET/PT)
CSI
-- Thursday, January 1 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
CSI: NEW YORK
-- Friday, January 2 (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, PG)
Set thirty years before the original Star Wars film, Episode I introduces young Anakin Skywalker, a boy with special powers, unaware that the journey he is beginning will transform him into the evil Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise old Jedi from the original series, is a determined young apprentice and Palpatine, well known as the evil Emperor, is an ambitious Senator in the Galactic Republic. It is a time when the Jedi Knights are the guardians of peace in a turbulent galaxy and a young Queen fights to save her people. In the shadows lurks an evil force waiting for the right moment to strike. Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002, PG)
Ten years later, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padme Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course of his mission, Anakin discovers his love for Padme as well as his own darker side. Soon, Anakin, Padme, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005, PG-V)
Three years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights have been leading a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice - Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring -- the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. Starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, PG)
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. Although Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader, his former apprentice, Luke proves that the Force is with him by destroying the Empire's dreaded Death Star. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)
Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces the startling revelation that the evil Vader is in fact his father, Anakin Skywalker. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983, PG)
In the epic conclusion of the Saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. In the last second, Vader makes a momentous choice: he destroys the Emperor and saves his son. The Empire is finally defeated, the Sith are destroyed, and Anakin Skywalker is thus redeemed. At long last, freedom is restored to the galaxy. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Telecasts Saturday, January 17 (1:00 PM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT)
Spike pits Steven Seagal against Jean Claude Van Damme in an action-packed movie marathon. Schedule is as follows:
-- 1:00 - 3:00 PM & 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT
URBAN JUSTICE (2007, Action/Thriller)
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge
for the murder of his son. Starring Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin
and Carmen Serano.
-- 3:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
WAKE OF DEATH (2004, Action/Adventure)
After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the
Chinese triads. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam and
Philip Tan.
-- 5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
OUT FOR A KILL (2003, Action/Thriller)
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a
foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take
his revenge and prove his innocence. Starring Steven Seagal, Corey
Johnson and Michelle Goh.
-- 7:00 - 9:00 PM & 1:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT
IN HELL (2003, Action/Thriller)
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the
death for the warden's entertainment. Starring Jean-Claude Van
Damme, Lawrence Taylor and Lloyd Battista.
-- 9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Action/Thriller)
An ex-CIA agent's quest to find his kidnapped daughter leads him on
a trail of political intrigue, corruption, danger and betrayal; he
will stop at nothing to save her. Starring Steven Seagal, Byron
Mann and Monica Lo.
Telecasts Monday, January 19 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
Tune into Spike TV on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to catch a special "CSI: New York" marathon.
Telecasts Sunday, January 25 (1:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).
Leading up to the World Premiere of Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Spike features an action-packed, martial arts movie marathon.
-- 1:30 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004, Action/Adventure)
A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful member of a rebel army out of
prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they
seem. Starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau and Ziyi Zhang.
-- 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
TODAY YOU DIE (2005, Action/Crime)
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those
who framed him. Starring Steven Seagal, Anthony "Treach" Criss and
Sarah Buxton.
-- 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
RESIDENT EVIL (2002, Action/Science Fiction)
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control
supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into
flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident. Starring Milla
Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez and Eric Mabius.
-- 8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
HERO (2002, Action/Adventure)
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how
one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most
powerful warlord in pre-unified China. Starring Jet Li,
Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung.
Telecasts Sunday, January 25 (Midnight - 2:30 AM, ET/PT).
See how "Afro Samurai" all began with a special encore of season 1.
"Afro Samurai" is the tale of a black samurai set in a futuristic, yet fedual Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Samuel L. Jackson stars in the title role of Afro, a mysterious warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends and challenges beyond imagination. The cast also includes Ron Perlman as Justice, a lightning quick gun fighter, responsible for the death of Afro's father and Kelly Hu as Okiku, a seductively beautiful girl who is an expert in the healing arts. Revolutionary rap artist and producer The RZA provides an original hip-hop soundtrack.
Telecasts Friday, January 30 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
"DEA" underscores the danger Special Agents experience on a daily basis in order to do their jobs. Viewers will witness first-hand what it is like for Special Agents to go out on undercover missions and pose as drug dealers. Spike TV is there when the DEA busts down doors as Special Agents execute drug raids that put their lives directly in the line of fire. The series also takes a look at the complex relationship that DEA Special Agents have with informants, revealing the strange kinship they share with these criminals who see themselves not as arch enemies, but rather as opponents in "the game" of the illegal drug trade.
ORIGINALS
Telecasts Tuesdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM & 10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) & Wednesdays (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 pay per view fights, quickest knockouts, legendary fighters and fights, and much more.
New Episodes Premiere Thursdays (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores Saturdays (9:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT).
TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage, as well as the hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, The Latin American Xchange and the Motor City Machineguns. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high flying X-Division, as well as concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the Mountain," "Six Sides of Steel," "Lethal Lockdown" and "Elevation X," considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling.
Telecasts Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
Designed from the ground up to be the most entertaining and informative on-air resource for fans of the thriving video game industry, "GameTrailers TV" is a weekly magazine-style show focusing on the industry's hottest titles, coolest events and biggest stars. Fast-paced, energetic and offering the access and insight millions of viewers have come to expect from the GameTrailers brand, "GameTrailers TV" delivers the best of the best from the world of video games while highlighting the cultures of gaming from around the globe.
Telecasts Mondays, Tuesdays (11:00 - 11:30 PM & 11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Thursdays, Fridays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Whether it's questions about booze, sex, or violence, "MANswers" is trivia for men that delivers real answers that guys need to know. Got a burning question? You'll find the answer on "MANswers."
Telecasts Fridays (2:00 - 4:00 AM).
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.
Features fiery car crashes, high-speed chases and roadside drug busts. Spike TV takes you for a ride in this adrenaline-packed series with all-new outrageous video footage pulled from precincts across the country. Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Saturday (3:30 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5, Monday, January 12 & Monday,
January 26
- Monday - Friday (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Spike's Most Amazing Videos" delivers a combination of real and rare footage of some of the most heart-pounding and unbelievable moments ever captured on film. Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
Telecasts Saturday, January 10 & Saturday, January 17 (3:00 - 3:30 AM & 3:30 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
Features crashes, bashes, spills and falls and is packed with hilarious sports bloopers and fantastic sports finishes.
MOVIE PREMIERES
Premieres Saturday, January 3 (1:30 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT).
As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back. Starring Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette and Robert Englund.
Premieres Monday, January 5 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. Starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Renee Russo.
Premieres Monday, January 12 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
A special military unit must fight a super computer and a group of scientists that have been turned into flesh eating creatures by a virus. Starring Milla Jovovich, and Michelle Rodriguez.
Broadcast Premiere Monday, January 19 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT).
A suburban American family on a road trip is stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. Wes Craven produces this remake of his 1977 classic. Starring Maxime Giffard, Michael Bailey Smith and Tom Bower.
Premieres Monday, January 26 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT)
A female gunslinger rides into to town to challenge the leader, her father's killer, of the town in a gun competition. Starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Premieres Saturday, January 31 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores Saturday, January 31 (2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
What happens when a man-eating crocodile begins picking off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid? What if the crocodile wants to make it his home? Starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and Oliver Platt.
ACQUIRED SERIES
"Unsolved Mysteries" explores unsolved cases in which the viewer, can help solve the case. The show includes cases from a variety of categories: murder, missing persons, wanted fugitives, UFOs, ghosts, the unexplained (Paranormal), amnesia, fraud, legends, science/medicine and more. The new "Unsolved Mysteries" programs consist of recreations of the events, along with interviews with the subjects, participants and authorities, documentary footage and news footage. Entirely new graphics, special effects, music and title sequences were created for Spike, along with new narration and a new host - Dennis Farina.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Friday (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 5:00 PM & 2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 6:00 PM & 2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 6:00 PM & Midnight - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
Married ... with Children is a show about shoe salesman, Al Bundy, who raises his dysfunctional family.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:30 AM & 1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:30 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 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.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (7:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 PM & 8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (6:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Monday - Friday (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday (7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 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.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Friday (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Monday (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM & 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Friday (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM & 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
Telecasts Thursdays (2:00 - 3:00 AM & 3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
The story of an 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.
WEEKEND PROGRAMMING
Sexy car enthusiast Courtney Hansen hosts Spike TV's "Power Block" lineup, a weekend two-hour block of auto-related programming.
Saturdays:
11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV (HD: 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.
11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR (HD: 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.
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS! (HD: 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.
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4 (HD: 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.
Sundays:
11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV (HD: TV-G)
11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR (HD: TV-G)
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS! (HD: TV-G)
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4 (HD: TV-G)
Web site: http://www.spike.com/
* Note: Spike TV HD includes
PREMIERES/FINALES
Series Premiere Friday, January 9 (12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
"MoCap" LLC follows the inner workings of a small, but earnest motion capture company. Working the less glamorous side of gaming, "MoCap LLC" do the motion capture no one else will do, only, not in a good way.
Premieres Wednesday, January 14 (10:30 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT); Encores Thursday, January 15 (12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, January 18 (10:30 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT) & Wednesday, January 21 (10:00 - 10:30 PM, ET/PT)
In the first of three half-hour specials, Spike follows UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and current UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn as they prepare to do battle for the Welterweight Title in UFC 93.
Two-Hour Movie Premiere Sunday, January 25 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encore airings of the movie will air in four half-hour installments beginning Friday, January 30 (1:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT).
Samuel L. Jackson returns in "Afro Samurai: Resurrection," a two-hour all new original movie sequel to Spike TV's critically-acclaimed, funktastic animated series with music provided by The RZA. When his father's body is stolen from its grave, Afro is forced to pick up his sword and wreak bloody vengeance against an army of deadly foes led by Sio, a beautiful and sadistic mastermind played by Lucy Liu.
MARATHONS/ SPECIALS
-- SEARCH FOR A HANGOVER CURE
Cure your holiday hangover with a daily Spike marathon New Year's
week (Monday, December 29 through Friday, January 2). Schedule is
as follows:
-- Monday, December 29 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN
-- Tuesday, December 30 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
CSI: NEW YORK
-- Wednesday, December 31 (9:00 AM - Midnight, ET/PT)
CSI
-- Thursday, January 1 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
CSI: NEW YORK
-- Friday, January 2 (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, PG)
Set thirty years before the original Star Wars film, Episode I introduces young Anakin Skywalker, a boy with special powers, unaware that the journey he is beginning will transform him into the evil Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise old Jedi from the original series, is a determined young apprentice and Palpatine, well known as the evil Emperor, is an ambitious Senator in the Galactic Republic. It is a time when the Jedi Knights are the guardians of peace in a turbulent galaxy and a young Queen fights to save her people. In the shadows lurks an evil force waiting for the right moment to strike. Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002, PG)
Ten years later, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padme Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course of his mission, Anakin discovers his love for Padme as well as his own darker side. Soon, Anakin, Padme, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005, PG-V)
Three years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights have been leading a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice - Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring -- the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. Starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, PG)
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. Although Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader, his former apprentice, Luke proves that the Force is with him by destroying the Empire's dreaded Death Star. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)
Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces the startling revelation that the evil Vader is in fact his father, Anakin Skywalker. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983, PG)
In the epic conclusion of the Saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. In the last second, Vader makes a momentous choice: he destroys the Emperor and saves his son. The Empire is finally defeated, the Sith are destroyed, and Anakin Skywalker is thus redeemed. At long last, freedom is restored to the galaxy. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Telecasts Saturday, January 17 (1:00 PM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT)
Spike pits Steven Seagal against Jean Claude Van Damme in an action-packed movie marathon. Schedule is as follows:
-- 1:00 - 3:00 PM & 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT
URBAN JUSTICE (2007, Action/Thriller)
Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge
for the murder of his son. Starring Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin
and Carmen Serano.
-- 3:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
WAKE OF DEATH (2004, Action/Adventure)
After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the
Chinese triads. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam and
Philip Tan.
-- 5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
OUT FOR A KILL (2003, Action/Thriller)
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a
foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take
his revenge and prove his innocence. Starring Steven Seagal, Corey
Johnson and Michelle Goh.
-- 7:00 - 9:00 PM & 1:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT
IN HELL (2003, Action/Thriller)
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the
death for the warden's entertainment. Starring Jean-Claude Van
Damme, Lawrence Taylor and Lloyd Battista.
-- 9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Action/Thriller)
An ex-CIA agent's quest to find his kidnapped daughter leads him on
a trail of political intrigue, corruption, danger and betrayal; he
will stop at nothing to save her. Starring Steven Seagal, Byron
Mann and Monica Lo.
Telecasts Monday, January 19 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
Tune into Spike TV on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to catch a special "CSI: New York" marathon.
Telecasts Sunday, January 25 (1:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).
Leading up to the World Premiere of Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Spike features an action-packed, martial arts movie marathon.
-- 1:30 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004, Action/Adventure)
A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful member of a rebel army out of
prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they
seem. Starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau and Ziyi Zhang.
-- 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
TODAY YOU DIE (2005, Action/Crime)
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those
who framed him. Starring Steven Seagal, Anthony "Treach" Criss and
Sarah Buxton.
-- 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
RESIDENT EVIL (2002, Action/Science Fiction)
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control
supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into
flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident. Starring Milla
Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez and Eric Mabius.
-- 8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
HERO (2002, Action/Adventure)
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how
one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most
powerful warlord in pre-unified China. Starring Jet Li,
Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung.
Telecasts Sunday, January 25 (Midnight - 2:30 AM, ET/PT).
See how "Afro Samurai" all began with a special encore of season 1.
"Afro Samurai" is the tale of a black samurai set in a futuristic, yet fedual Japan who is on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Samuel L. Jackson stars in the title role of Afro, a mysterious warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends and challenges beyond imagination. The cast also includes Ron Perlman as Justice, a lightning quick gun fighter, responsible for the death of Afro's father and Kelly Hu as Okiku, a seductively beautiful girl who is an expert in the healing arts. Revolutionary rap artist and producer The RZA provides an original hip-hop soundtrack.
Telecasts Friday, January 30 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
"DEA" underscores the danger Special Agents experience on a daily basis in order to do their jobs. Viewers will witness first-hand what it is like for Special Agents to go out on undercover missions and pose as drug dealers. Spike TV is there when the DEA busts down doors as Special Agents execute drug raids that put their lives directly in the line of fire. The series also takes a look at the complex relationship that DEA Special Agents have with informants, revealing the strange kinship they share with these criminals who see themselves not as arch enemies, but rather as opponents in "the game" of the illegal drug trade.
ORIGINALS
Telecasts Tuesdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM & 10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) & Wednesdays (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 pay per view fights, quickest knockouts, legendary fighters and fights, and much more.
New Episodes Premiere Thursdays (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores Saturdays (9:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT).
TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage, as well as the hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, The Latin American Xchange and the Motor City Machineguns. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high flying X-Division, as well as concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the Mountain," "Six Sides of Steel," "Lethal Lockdown" and "Elevation X," considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling.
Telecasts Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
Designed from the ground up to be the most entertaining and informative on-air resource for fans of the thriving video game industry, "GameTrailers TV" is a weekly magazine-style show focusing on the industry's hottest titles, coolest events and biggest stars. Fast-paced, energetic and offering the access and insight millions of viewers have come to expect from the GameTrailers brand, "GameTrailers TV" delivers the best of the best from the world of video games while highlighting the cultures of gaming from around the globe.
Telecasts Mondays, Tuesdays (11:00 - 11:30 PM & 11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Thursdays, Fridays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Whether it's questions about booze, sex, or violence, "MANswers" is trivia for men that delivers real answers that guys need to know. Got a burning question? You'll find the answer on "MANswers."
Telecasts Fridays (2:00 - 4:00 AM).
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.
Features fiery car crashes, high-speed chases and roadside drug busts. Spike TV takes you for a ride in this adrenaline-packed series with all-new outrageous video footage pulled from precincts across the country. Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Saturday (3:30 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5, Monday, January 12 & Monday,
January 26
- Monday - Friday (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT)
"Spike's Most Amazing Videos" delivers a combination of real and rare footage of some of the most heart-pounding and unbelievable moments ever captured on film. Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT)
Telecasts Saturday, January 10 & Saturday, January 17 (3:00 - 3:30 AM & 3:30 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
Features crashes, bashes, spills and falls and is packed with hilarious sports bloopers and fantastic sports finishes.
MOVIE PREMIERES
Premieres Saturday, January 3 (1:30 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT).
As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back. Starring Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette and Robert Englund.
Premieres Monday, January 5 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. Starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Renee Russo.
Premieres Monday, January 12 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
A special military unit must fight a super computer and a group of scientists that have been turned into flesh eating creatures by a virus. Starring Milla Jovovich, and Michelle Rodriguez.
Broadcast Premiere Monday, January 19 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT).
A suburban American family on a road trip is stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. Wes Craven produces this remake of his 1977 classic. Starring Maxime Giffard, Michael Bailey Smith and Tom Bower.
Premieres Monday, January 26 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT)
A female gunslinger rides into to town to challenge the leader, her father's killer, of the town in a gun competition. Starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Premieres Saturday, January 31 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores Saturday, January 31 (2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
What happens when a man-eating crocodile begins picking off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid? What if the crocodile wants to make it his home? Starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and Oliver Platt.
ACQUIRED SERIES
"Unsolved Mysteries" explores unsolved cases in which the viewer, can help solve the case. The show includes cases from a variety of categories: murder, missing persons, wanted fugitives, UFOs, ghosts, the unexplained (Paranormal), amnesia, fraud, legends, science/medicine and more. The new "Unsolved Mysteries" programs consist of recreations of the events, along with interviews with the subjects, participants and authorities, documentary footage and news footage. Entirely new graphics, special effects, music and title sequences were created for Spike, along with new narration and a new host - Dennis Farina.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Friday (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 5:00 PM & 2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 6:00 PM & 2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (1:00 - 6:00 PM & Midnight - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (9:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)
Married ... with Children is a show about shoe salesman, Al Bundy, who raises his dysfunctional family.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:30 AM & 1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Thursday (1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:30 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Tuesday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 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.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (7:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5 & Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 PM & 8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Sunday (6:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Monday - Friday (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday (7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (3:00 - 4:00 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.
Schedule is as follows:
Week of Monday, December 29
- Thursday (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 5
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 12
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Friday (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 19
- Monday (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Tuesday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM & 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
- Friday (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
Week of Monday, January 26
- Monday - Friday (10:00 - 11:00 AM & 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
- Monday - Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)
Telecasts Thursdays (2:00 - 3:00 AM & 3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
The story of an 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.
WEEKEND PROGRAMMING
Sexy car enthusiast Courtney Hansen hosts Spike TV's "Power Block" lineup, a weekend two-hour block of auto-related programming.
Saturdays:
11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV (HD: 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.
11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR (HD: 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.
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS! (HD: 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.
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4 (HD: 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.
Sundays:
11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT
HORSEPOWER TV (HD: TV-G)
11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT
MUSCLE CAR (HD: TV-G)
Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT
TRUCKS! (HD: TV-G)
12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
XTREME 4X4 (HD: TV-G)
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