Coming Up On VH1 January 21-January 27 2004

Coming Up On VH1 January 21-January 27 2004 NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming up on VH1 ... BIGGER, BETTER, THE BEST EVER ... . Brand New Season Of "Best Week Ever" Kicks Off Friday, January 21 11PM We're baaaaack! For the past year, VH1's "Best Week Ever" has captured the ups and downs of pop culture - delivering "everything you loved, everything you missed, and everything you have to see again," week after week. Premiering Friday, January 21 at 11PM* "Best Week Ever" is back for its second year! "Best Week Ever" is continuing to bring its audience a free-wheeling and funny review of the entertaining news and pop culture developments that make the past week the "Best Week Ever!" with new episodes airing every Friday at 11pm. In addition to the various topics covered each week, recurring features appear in each episode including "Sizzler," all the sizzling celebrity gossip you want to hear about, "Upgrade/Downgrade," where a verdict is given whether decisions or events in pop culture are positive (upgrade) or negative (downgrade) and "Who Had the Best Week Ever" which spotlights the luckiest person of the week On Friday, January 21 "I Love The 90s Part Deux" 1998 This is 1998 all over again!!! Size really did matter at the box office. In more ways than one: Godzilla got an American makeover when the worlds most pissed off lizard gave action star Matthew Broderick a run for his money. Wesley Snipes took a bite out of the competition as superhuman Blade. If movies weren't your scene, there was always the music. Alanis Morissette "Thank-ed You" and anyone else who would listen. All this and more in 1998. (Premieres at 9:00 p.m.) "I Love The 90s Part Deux" 1999 1999 stretched our imaginations to the outer limits, where portals could take us into the mind & body of John Malkovich and where a Cajun cook could "Bam" his way into our kitchen! So grab yourself a Red Bull-1999 is back!!! (Premieres at 10:00 p.m.) "Best Week Ever" See description above (Premieres at 11:00 p.m.) * all times ET/PT Contacts: Michelle Clark/VH1 Ariana Urbont/MTVN 212-846-5576 310-752-8079 On Saturday, January 22 "I Love The 90s Part Deux" 1991 Come on, relive 1991 one more time. (Airs at 10:00 p.m.) "Surreal Life- Season 4" The cast heads into the wilderness, where they learn about horses, branding calves, and pooping in the woods. Verne continues being surly, but the others begin seeing another side of his grouchy behavior. And Jane discovers that life on the ranch is more than hot cowboys and horse back riding when she is confronted with branding a calf. (Premieres at 9:00 p.m.) "Strange Love" They travel to Lake Como with Brigitte's manager, Luigi, and his wife. They have an awkward lunch, and a clumsy ballroom dance lesson. Flav's pimp suit is finally revealed as they go to the Gala. Immediately Flav and Brigitte are not accepted by the horrified snobs. Brigitte realizes her friends are a bunch of pretentious jerks. She apologizes to Flav for the way he was judged. They make love for the first time since their reunion. (Premieres at 9:30 p.m.) "Celebrity Fit Club" Can the two teams continue to survive their grueling training schedule? Tune in for an all new episode of "Celebrity Fit Club" to find out. (Premieres at 10:00 p.m.) Monday, January 24 "All Access: Awesomely Wacky Families" "All Access: 20 Most Awesomely Wacky Families" will prove that blood isn't just thicker than water. The fascinating royal families like the Bushes, the Clintons and the English Royals. The families full of famous kids like the Carters, the Arquettes and the Simpsons. And, of course, there's also the plain old funny families like the Anna Nicole Smiths and the Stallones. And that's just the beginning of this kinfolk frenzy. (Premieres at 9:00 p.m.) Tuesday, January 11 "40 Least Metal Moments" Hr. 1 Yes, for every defining metal-filled moment, there's an equally shocking un-metal moment. From metal gods who made totally un-metal moves, to pop stars who tried to prove their metal "40 Least Metal Moments" has it all. (Airs at 11:00 p.m.) Wednesday, January 12 "The Fabulous Life of Miami" If Hollywood is where celebrities work, then Miami is where they go to play. Hot days on the beach, steamy nights on the strip; on any given day Miami is power-packed with A-list stars in pimped-out cars cruising for sun, surf and non-stop parties. When you're flying high in Miami, life isn't just great, it's fabulous. (Premieres at 11:00 p.m.) Thursday, January 13 "I Love The 90s Part Deux" 1990 So good, you need to do it again-1990 style. (Airs at 12:00 a.m.) ON VH1 CLASSIC: VH1 Classic "Headline Act" presents Dire Straits premiering on Friday, January 21 at 6:00 PM. The program features an exclusive interview with band member Mark Knopfler who visited the VH1 Classic set to discuss his upcoming solo project, "The Ragpicker's Dream." Knopfler also talked about the band's beginning and the meaning of some of their biggest hits including, "Sultans of Swing" and "So Far Away." The episode will re-air on Saturday, January 22 at 3:00 PM and Sunday, January 23 at 3:00 AM. Then "VH1 Classic In Concert," which premieres on Friday, January 21 at 9:00 PM will showcase live, full-concert performances from some of the greatest names in rock, pop & soul. Up on deck this week: "Storytellers: The Bee Gees." http://www.vh1classic.com/ Source: VH1 CONTACT: Michelle Clark of VH1, +1-212-846-5576; or Ariana Urbont of MTVN, +1-310-752-8079 Web site: http://www.vh1.com/ http://www.vh1classic.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment