Spike TV Television Highlights -- October 2007

Spike TV Television Highlights -- October 2007

 NEW YORK, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ --   EVENTS/SPECIALS:    -- ITALIAN STALLION TRIBUTE TO COLUMBUS      Premieres Monday, October 8 (2:00 PM - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).       Celebrating Columbus Day with Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in a       Rocky movie marathon.       -- ROCKY (1976, Action/Drama)         Telecasts (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, ET/PT).          A small-time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the          heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance          for his self-respect.  Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and          Burt Young.       -- ROCKY II (1979, Action/Drama)         Telecasts 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT.          Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed,          while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a          challenge for a rematch.  Starring Sylvester Stallone, Carl          Weathers and Talia Shire.       -- ROCKY III (1982, Action/Drama)         Telecasts 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT.          When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers          to retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit.  Starring          Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers and Mr. T.       -- ROCKY IV (1985, Action/Drama)         Telecasts 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM, ET/PT; Encore 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM,          ET/PT.          When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet          boxer, Rocky decides to challenge him himself.  Starring Sylvester          Stallone, Carl Weathers and Dolph Lundgren.       -- ROCKY V (1990, Action/Drama)         Telecasts 11:30 PM - 2:00 AM, ET/PT.          Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky          takes on a new protege who betrays him.  Starring Sylvester          Stallone, Talia Shire and Burt Young.    -- UFC 77 COUNTDOWN      Premieres Thursday, October 11 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encores      Thursday, October 11 (2:00 AM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT) & Saturday, October 13      (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).       A preview of the upcoming UFC 77: Hostile Territory championship       rematch between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Cincinnati       native Rich Franklin live Saturday, October 20 from the U.S. Bank       Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.    -- MLE CHOW DOWN: WILD WINGS      Premieres Thursday, October 18 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encore      Saturday, October 20 (4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, ET/PT).       Competitive eaters race the clock to see who can put away the most       Buffalo wings.    -- BLADE: THE SERIES MARATHON      Tune into Spike TV for over twenty hours of chills and thrills with      Blade: The Series.       Immortal warrior Blade continues his fight against a shadowy       underworld of vampires who are threatening total domination of       mankind. Blade's latest pursuits take the half-vampire to his hometown       of Detroit where he meets Krista, a recently dispatched US military       combat medic who is investigating her brother's suspicious murder. As       Krista is pulled into the underworld, she teams up with Blade and his       partner Shen to infiltrate the vampires from the inside and out.       However, Blade has to keep strict tabs on Krista, who could easily       succumb to the dark forces of the underworld she now inhabits.       -- Episodes 1 - 10         Telecasts Friday, October 19 (9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).       -- Episodes 11 - 13         Telecasts Saturday, October 20 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).    -- SCREAM 2007      Premieres Tuesday, October 23 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encores      Tuesday, October 23 (Midnight - 2:00 AM, ET/PT), Friday, October 26      (2:00 AM - 4:00 AM, ET/PT) & Saturday, October 27 (2:00 AM - 4:00 AM,      ET/PT).       Scream 2007 pays homage to everything that is great about horror,       sci-fi, and fantasy. Fans from all walks of life can relive, reminisce       and honor the genres they love. This show is not only packed with       killer A-list talent, but it is full of the hottest women around.       Plus, it will honor some of the biggest stars from the genre's past       and present. All of your favorite killers, freaks, wizards and heroes       gather for one incredible night. And like any good horror flick,       surprises will lurk around every corner.    -- ULTIMATE FIGHTER: 20 GREATEST MOMENTS OF ALL TIME      Premieres Tuesday, October 23 (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).       Spike TV counts down the Top 20 moments from The Ultimate Fighter       series.    -- 007 ACTION      Telecasts Saturdays (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT); Pre-empted Saturday,      October 20.       Catch 007 as Spike TV serves up James Bond movies for breakfast.       Schedule is as follows:      -- LIVE AND LET DIE (1973, Action/Drama)        Saturday, October 6 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).         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.      -- THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987, Action/Adventure)        Saturday, October 13 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).         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.      -- OCTOPUSSY (1983, Action/Adventure)        Saturday, October 27 (9:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).         A 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.    ORIGINALS:    -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM SERRA VS. TEAM HUGHES      New Episodes Premiere Wednesday (10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores      Saturday (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) & Sunday (9:00 AM - 10:00 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      Telecasts Wednesday (9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, 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.    -- MANSWERS      New Episodes Premiere Wednesday (11:00 PM- Midnight, 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.    -- TNA: iMPACT!      Telecasts Thursdays (9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); Encore Saturdays      (11:00 PM - Midnight).       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".    -- GAME HEAD      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:    -- BOILER ROOM (2000, Drama)      Spike Premiere Monday, October 1 (9:00 AM - 11:30 AM, ET/PT).       A morally decent college dropout lands a job as a stock broker on the       fast track to success. But things take a turn when his job isn't what       he expected. Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Vin Diesel.    -- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974, Comedy)      Spike Premiere Saturday, October 20 (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, ET/PT).       Young Dr. Frankenstein, a brain surgeon, inherits the family castle       back in Transylvania. When he learns his grandfather's secrets, he       decides to follow in his footsteps. Starring Gene Wilder and Peter       Boyle.    ACQUIRED SERIES:    -- STAR TREK: VOYAGER      Telecasts Monday - Wednesday (1:00 AM- 2:00 AM, ET/PT), Monday -      Thursday (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, ET/PT) & Fridays (5:00 - 6:00 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      Telecasts Monday - Friday (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday -      Wednesday (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT); Pre-empted Monday, October 8 &      Tuesday, October 23.       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      Telecasts Tuesdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Pre-empted Tuesday,      October 16 & Tuesday, October 23.       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      Telecasts Thursdays (2:00 AM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT) & (3:00 AM - 4:00 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      Telecasts Monday - Wednesday (2:00 AM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT); Pre-empted      Monday, October 1 (2:30 AM - 3:30 AM, ET/PT). Will not telecast      Monday, October 8 & Monday, October 22.       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         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         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         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!         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!    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO )  

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