Spike TV Television Highlights - February 2008

Spike TV Television Highlights - February 2008

- * Note: Spike TV HD includes

- Pros vs. Joes: Last Joe Standing

- CSI: NY

- GameTrailers TV

- Powerblock Programming

- Spike TV Original Movies

 NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ --   (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO )    PREMIERES      -- SPIKE THE BALL WEEKEND featuring SPIKE'S MLE CHOWDOWN:        CHAMPIONSHIP        Telecasts Saturday, February 2 (2:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT) & Sunday,        February 3 (2:00 PM - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).         Spike the Ball weekend features all your favorite Spike specials like        "When Animals Attack," "Train Wrecks," "Shocking Moments Caught on        Tape" and more.  Don't miss the main event -- this year instead of        watching a boring half time show, tune in to Spike for Spike's "MLE        Chowdown: Championship" special, which features your favorite        competitive eaters -- Joey Chestnut, Eater X, and Patrick Bertoletti        -- chowing down eggs and ham.  Spike's "MLE Chowdown: Championship"        will start exactly when the Super Bowl half time show begins.         Saturday, February 2 (2:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT)         -- 2:00 - 2:30 PM, ET/PT           WHACKED OUT SPORTS (TV-14V)           Features crashes, bashes, spills and falls. It's packed with           hilarious sports bloopers and fantastic sports finishes.         -- 2:30 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT           WHACKED OUT SPORTS (TV-14V)         -- 3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT           TRAIN WRECKS (TV-14V)           This special features real footage of spectacularly horrifying           train crashes and lucky near misses.         -- 4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT           WORLD'S SCARIEST EXPLOSIONS CAUGHT ON TAPE (TV-14V)           Features some of the world's worst explosions caught on tape.         -- 5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT           PRISONERS: OUT OF CONTROL (TV-14V)           This special features prison security camera footage showing           prisoners resisting guards, fighting each other, and going on           full-scale riots. From the brutal results of these incidents, we           see that the slammer can be a dangerous place for everyone inside.         -- 6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT           UFC 81 COUNTDOWN (NR)           A preview of the upcoming "UFC 81: Breaking Point" pay-per-view           event which will feature Tim Sylvia taking on Antonio Rodrigo           Nogueira, and in his UFC debut, Brock Lesnar will battle former           heavyweight champion Frank Mir.         -- 7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT           WORLD'S MOST SHOCKING EXPLOSIONS CAUGHT ON TAPE #3 (TV-14V)           World's Most Shocking Moments features the most unexpected           accidents brought to fruition in horrifying ways. Some of the           events featured are the result of mechanical error, some prove the           awesome power of nature and some highlight the volatile nature of           our fellow man.         -- 8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT           WORLD'S MOST SHOCKING EXPLOSIONS CAUGHT ON TAPE #2 (TV-14V)         -- 9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT           WORLD'S MOST SHOCKING EXPLOSIONS CAUGHT ON TAPE #1 (TV-14V)         Sunday, February 3 (2:00 PM - 4:00 AM, ET/PT)         -- 2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT           THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS 1 (TV-14V)           Through amazing footage gathered from all over the world, viewers           can witness what it's like to be in the wrong place at the wrong           time encountering some of the world's most dangerous animals such           as sharks, rattlesnakes, scorpions, cougars and bears. Hosted by           Stacy Keach.         -- 3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT & 1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT           THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS 2 (TV-14V)         -- 4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT & 11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT           SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS (TV-14V)           "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         -- 5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK #3 (TV-14V)           "When Animals Attack" presents unbelievable footage of people           caught in dangerous situations with animals.         -- 6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK #4 (TV-14V)         -- 7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN GOOD PETS GO BAD 1 (TV-14V)           This special showcases amazing, never-before-seen video clips of           shocking real-life incidents to show viewers what can happen when           pets let their instincts take over.         -- 8:00 - 8:30 PM, ET/PT           WHEN GOOD PETS GO BAD 2 (TV-14V)         -- 8:30 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT           SPIKE'S MLE CHOWDOWN: CHAMPIONSHIP (NR)           The Major League Eating event will match up the world's top           eaters, including Joey Chestnut, Eater X, and Patrick Bertoletto,           in a championship consumption contest featuring chowing down eggs           and ham.         -- 9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK #3 (TV-14V)         -- 10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK #4 (TV-14V)         -- 2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           WHEN STUNTS GO BAD (TV-14V)           Action packed hour with amazing footage caught on tape, that cover           professional stuntmen and daredevils, that despite the most           detailed planning some stunts can go drastically wrong.         -- 3:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           WHEN STUNTS GO BAD 2 (TV-14V)      -- UFC 82 COUNTDOWN:  SILVA VS. HENDERSON        Premieres Monday, February 25 (11:30 PM - 12:30 AM, ET/PT);  Encores        Wednesday, February 27 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).         A preview of the upcoming PPV event on March 1, 2008 at the        Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.  This will feature the        middleweight title unification match between UFC champion Anderson        Silva and PRIDE FC Welterweight champion Dan Henderson    MARATHONS      -- WHACKED OUT SPORTS MARATHON (TV-14V)        Telecasts Friday, February 1 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, ET/PT).         This special features crashes, bashes, spills and falls. It's packed        with hilarious sports bloopers and fantastic sports finishes.      -- BULLRUN MARATHON (TV-14L)        Telecasts Saturday, February 9 (2:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT) & Sunday,        February 10 (2:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).         Two- day marathon of Spike TV's original, "Bullrun." Hosted by Bill        Goldberg, "Bullrun" follows 12 teams of 2 competing in their own cars        in a high octane cross country auto rally for a $200,000 grand prize.      -- THE KILL POINT MARATHON (TV-MAL)        Telecasts Saturday, February 16 (2:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).         Join Spike TV for a marathon devoted to its highly successful        original, The Kill Point. Emmy(R)Award-winning actor and Golden Globe        nominee John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg star in Spike TV's        original scripted series, "The Kill Point," an eight-hour event        focusing on two men as they square off during a bank heist gone        horribly wrong and the hostage negotiations that follow.      -- PRESIDENT'S DAY MARATHON        Telecasts Monday, February 18 (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT).         Celebrate President's day with a 12- hour "CSI" marathon.      -- WHAT THE @#$% FRIDAY        Telecasts Fridays (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).         What The @#$% Friday is a destination for the most outlandish        clip-based shows on Spike, including Spike specials like World's        "Most Shocking Moments Caught on Tape," "Prisoners Out of Control,"        and "When Animals Attack," new original themed episodes of "Spike's        Most Amazing Videos" and "Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol."  What        The @#$% Friday will be wrapped with the What The @#$% Countdown, a        Top 10 countdown of the most outrageous themes and clips.         -- 9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT           WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK (TV-14V)         -- 10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT           SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS (TV-14V)         -- 11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT           DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL (TV-14LV)    ORIGINALS      -- PROS VS. JOES: LAST JOE STANDING (HD: TV-PG)        New episodes premiere Thursdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT);        Encores Saturdays (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) & Wednesdays        (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).         "Pros vs. Joes" is an hour long sports competition show that pits        regular guys against world class professional athletes.  This season        the show travels to four world-class regional sites as 64 Joes spread        out in brackets across these regions are competing to become the        "Last Joe Standing."      -- TNA: iMPACT! (TV-14LV)        New episodes premiere 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".      -- GAMETRAILERS TV (HD: TV-14)        New episodes premiere Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT);  Encores        Fridays (1:30 - 2:00 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.      -- SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS (TV-14V)        New episodes premiere Fridays (10:00 - 11:00 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.  Episodes include:         -- Friday, February 1 - CRASH & BURN        -- Friday, February 8 - WICKED WIPE OUTS        -- Friday, February 15 - WHEN GOOD SPORTS GO BAD        -- Friday, February 22 - TERROR IN THE SKY        -- Friday, February 29 - FREAK ACCIDENTS      -- MANSWERS (TV-MADLS)        Telecasts Thursdays (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.      -- WILD WORLD OF SPIKE (TV-14DL)        Telecasts Thursdays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).         Spike TV brings unheralded sports such as mop-jousting and        blind-folded kickboxing into America's living rooms with the new        comedic action series, Wild World of Spike. Focusing more on the        agony of defeat than the thrill of victory, Wild World of Spike is        hosted by mixed martial arts fighter Kit Cope, skateboarding legend        Jason Ellis and comedian Sam Tripoli. In each episode, the hosts        screen bizarre sporting events from around the world then try to        recreate them.      -- MXC (TV-14D)        Telecasts Monday - Thursday (11:00  - 11:30 AM, ET/PT &        11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT) & Fridays (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT &        12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).  Pre-empted Thursday, February 7        (11:00 - 11:30 AM, ET/PT), Tuesday, February 19 (11:00 - 11:30 AM,        ET/PT & 11:30 AM - Noon, ET/PT) & Tuesday, February 26 (11:00 - 11:30        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.      -- BLADE: THE SERIES (TV-14DLSV)         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.         -- Monday, February 4           2:30 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT         -- Tuesday, February 5           2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT         -- Wednesday, February 6           2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT         -- Thursday, February 7           2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT         -- Monday, February 11           1:30 - 2:30 AM, ET/PT           2:30 - 3:30 AM, ET/PT         -- Tuesday, February 12           2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT         -- Wednesday, February 13           2:00 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT           3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT    MOVIE PREMIERES      -- CLIFFHANGER (1993, Action/Adventure)        Spike TV Premiere Monday, February 4 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT).         A heist gone wrong has a mountain ranger searching for what he thinks        are stranded survivors, but are really just looking for what went        missing in the heist.  Starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow.      -- THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976, Action/Western)        Spike TV Premiere Monday, February 18 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).         When Union renegade soldiers destroy the life and family of a farmer,        he turns vigilante and is chased across the post-Civil War west by        the authorities.  Starring Clint Eastwood.      -- URBAN JUSTICE (2007, Action) - U.S. TELEVISION PREMIERE        Premieres Sunday, February 24 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).         A cop covering some tough turf becomes the unfortunate victim of what        appears to be a senseless homicide. The murder goes unsolved until        Simon Ballestal, the cop's father, gets involved in the case, making        it his personal mission to track down the monster responsible for his        son's death. But in order to do this, Simon must involve himself in        the seedy world that cost his son his life.  Starring Steven Seagal        and Eddie Griffin.      -- GHOST BUSTERS (1984, Action/Comedy)        Spike TV Premiere Monday, February 25 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT)         Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique        ghost removal service.  Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney        Weaver, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson.    ACQUIRED SERIES      -- 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 (11:30 PM - 12:30 AM,        ET/PT), & Tuesday - 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 (HD: TV-14)        Telecasts Tuesdays (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 Thursday, February 14, Thursday, February 21 & Thursday,        February 28 (2:00 - 3:00 AM & 3:00 - 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.    WEEKEND PROGRAMMING      -- WEEKEND POWERBLOCK        Sexy car enthusiast Courtney Hansen hosts Spike TV'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 (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.         12:30 - 1:00 PM, 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.         1:00 - 1:30 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.         1:30 - 2:00 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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