Spike TV Television Highlights - September 2008

Spike TV Television Highlights - September 2008

 NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ --   PREMIERES/FINALES    -- DEPTH CHARGE (2008, ACTION) - Spike Original Movie Television Premiere      Premieres Monday, September 1 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encores      Friday, September 5 (2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).       When the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine learns their Captain is      planning a coup d'etat using the rescued crew of a distressed ship, the      ship doctor wages an internal war against the captain while trying to      avert a nuclear missile headed to Washington. Starring Eric Roberts and      Jason Gedrick.     -- BEST OF MANSWERS (TV-MADLS)      Premieres Wednesday, September 10 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encores      Thursday, September 11 (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT) & Friday, September      19 (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).       Spike TV presents a 1-hour special of the best featuring Season 1 of      "MANswers."     -- UFC FIGHT NIGHT LIVE (HD: NR)      Premieres Wednesday, September 17 (8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores      Wednesday, September 17 (Midnight - 2:00 AM, ET/PT), Friday, September      19 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Saturday, September 20 (2:00 - 4:00      PM, ET/PT).       In honor of the premiere of season 8, Spike presents "UFC Fight Night      Live." "UFC Fight Night Live" features two hours of mixed martial arts      action brought to you LIVE, featuring the most popular fighters in the      UFC.     -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: TEAM NOGUEIRA VS. TEAM MIR (HD:TV-14VL)      Premieres Wednesday, September 17 (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores      Thursdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Saturdays (1:00 - 2:00 PM,      ET/PT).       Thirty-two guys from both the light heavyweight and lightweight class      will prove that they are real fighters by fighting their way into the      UFC house. Led by coaches Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former      heavyweight champion Frank Mir, the 16 fighters that fought their way      onto the show will battle each other both inside and outside the      Octagon to win the six-figure contract and become the next Ultimate      Fighter.     -- MANSWERS - SEASON 2 (HD:TV-MADLS)      Premieres with back-to-back episodes Wednesday, September 17 (11:00 -      11:30 PM, ET/PT - 11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Regularly telecasts      Wednesdays (11:00 - 11:30 PM, 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.     MARATHONS / SPECIALS    -- LABOR DAY CSI MARATHON & PRIMETIME PREMIERES (HD: TV-14)      (9:00 AM - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).       Tune-in for a Labor Day CSI Marathon and special primetime showings of      premiere episodes on Spike TV. Schedule is as follows:        -- Labor Day Monday, September 1 (9:00 AM - 10:00 PM, ET/PT)          9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT         CH-CH-CHANGES         Grissom is confronted with new evidence while on the stand of a         murder trial of a restaurant owner. This development requires the         reopening of the case and Eckley initiates an inquiry into Grissom         and his team. The results of the inquiry lead to dramatic changes of         the CSI team and the series.          10:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT         MEA CULPA         Grissom and his team investigate the starving death of a five year         old  boy. They discover the boy has siblings who are in danger too.         Catherine and her team determine who killed a prisoner in a holding         cell brawl.          11:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT         NO HUMANS INVOLVED         Greg, for his final proficiency, has to determine how the Sherlock         Holmes of a Sherlock Holmes club was killed. Nick and Warrick try to         determine how the driver of jeep was killed when the car ran off the         road. They have to do this under budget while Catherine is watched         by Ecklie.          Noon - 1:00 PM, ET/PT         WHO SHOT SHERLOCK         The swing shift has a busy time. Warrick looks into the murder of         man by someone who apparently needs a wheelchair. Nick looks into         the murder of woman in the subculture of the narcocorrido, songs         about drug murders. The night shift is slow and lends help to         Catherine's team.          1:00 - 2:00 PM & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT         SNAKES         Catherine, Warrick and Nick find the body of two women at a         construction site buried under tar. The swing swift are brought into         the world of foreign "mail-order" brides. Sara and Catherine have a         disputer in which Sara gets suspended by Ecklie for acting         insubordinate toward Catherine and himself. Sara opens up to Grissom         about her childhood past.          2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT         A LA CART         The team investigates a girl whose whole family had been killed and         she is supposedly possessed by the devil.          3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT         GO TO HELL         Grissom investigates the mysterious hanging death of a young man         whose body looks like that of a female.          4:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT         THE CASE OF THE CROSS-DRESSING CARP         Grissom and his team investigate when an actress is killed on the         set of a horror porn film.          5:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT         THE CHICK CHOP FLICK         Grissom and the team join forces with Jack Malone, an FBI Agent from         New York to track a serial killer.          6:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT         WHO & WHAT         Sara questions her future as a CSI when a past case comes back to         haunt her, the 12 year old Hannah, who has to back up her brother         one more time with all new tricks up her sleeves.          7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT         GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK         Hodges stages hypothetical murders in the lab in order to give his         fellow lab techs a chance to play CSI, but unbeknownst to them he         has other motives behind his actions. Meanwhile, after Sara's         farewell, everyone tries to comfort Grissom.          8:00 - 9:00 PM. ET/PT         LIVING DOLL (1)         With time, the weather, and the desert against them, the CSI team         must work together to find Sara before she dies from the miniature         killer's attack.          9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT         DEAD DOLL (2)         The CSI team investigates two unusual cases, one involving the         suspicious death of a go-cart racer who took his hobby to the         highway and paid the price with his life, and a murder at a hip new         restaurant where patrons dine in the dark.     -- Tuesday, September 2      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      YOU KILL ME      The team investigates an underground mob. Warrick ends up becoming the      prime suspect in a murder that's related to the mob, and his addiction      to pills starts to have a significant impact on his job as a CSI.     -- Wednesday, September 3      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      COCKROACHES      The world of illegal dog fighting is explored by Grissom and the rest      of the team when they take on the case of a wealthy socialite who was      murdered. Meanwhile, Warrick struggles to clear his name in the recent      exotic dancer murder case.     -- Thursday, September 4      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      LYING DOWN WITH DOGS      Two murders that happen during Las Vegas' annual bull riding rodeo are      investigated by the CSIs, who find that the murders might be connected      to illegal bull breeding.     -- Friday, September 5      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      BULL      Grissom and his team battle the flu when they are called upon by D.D.A.      Klein to investigate the deaths of several key witnesses for a grand      jury case against a dangerous Las Vegas gang.     -- Monday, September 8      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      GRISSOM'S DIVINE COMEDY      CSI investigates the death of a little girl whose identity remains      unknown.     -- Tuesday, September 9      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      A THOUSAND DAYS ON EARTH      Brass, Catherine, Grissom and Nick work the case of a female victim      found in an apartment building with a gun shot wound. Drops becomes a      person of interest during the investigation, even though he is still in      jail.     -- Wednesday, September 10      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      DROPS OUT      A deer is illegally killed, and the person found with the body in the      back of his truck apparently dressed it in a tutu. The man, who was      completely drunk when arrested, was being interrogated by Nick and      Brass, and suddenly tries to escape and is pepper sprayed. Unfazed by      the spray, officers then taser him and he bursts into flames and dies.      Meanwhile an unbalanced woman wearing a tinfoil outfit at the front      desk tries to warn people (including Nick) of an alien invasion. After      observing the burning man, she later turns up dead with green-tinted      blood. When other people turn up with the same problem, it's up to the      team to figure out why. Meanwhile, an old couple dies, apparently in      their sleep ... but there is evidence the cases are related.     -- Thursday, September 11      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING      Grissom, Catherine, Nick, Greg and Brass are investigating the death of      a well known TV star called Annabelle.     -- Monday, September 15      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      TWO AND A HALF DEATHS      Catherine comforts Warrick when he is accused of murdering a famous      Vegas gangster and even he is uncertain of his guilt or innocence.     -- Tuesday, September 16      8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT      FOR GEDDA      Catherine comforts Warrick when he is accused of murdering a famous      Vegas gangster and even he is uncertain of his guilt or innocence.     -- STAR WARS TUESDAYS (HD)      Telecasts Tuesdays (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).       Spike TV will telecast the final three chapters of the "Star Wars"      saga.    -- Tuesday, September 2 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT);  Encores Wednesday,      September 3 (4:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).      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.        -- Tuesday, September 9 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT);  Encores         Wednesday, September 10 (4:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).         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.        -- Tuesday, September 16 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT);  Encores         Wednesday, September 17 (5:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT).         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.     -- FIGHTIN' FRIDAY NIGHTS       Whether it is a classic "UFC Fight Night" or a memorable "The Ultimate      Fighter" season finale, join Spike each Friday night for UFC action.      Schedule is as follows:          Friday, September 5 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)         UFC 70:  NATIONS COLLIDE (NR)          Friday, September 12 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)         THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON SEVEN FINALE (HD: NR)          Friday, September 19 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)         UFC FIGHT NIGHT (HD: NR)          Friday, September 26 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)         UFC 75:  CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION (NR)     -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 1 & SEASON 7 MARATHONS (HD: TV14- VL)       To prepare viewers for the all-new season of "The Ultimate Fighter,"      Spike TV will televise season 1 and season 7 of "The Ultimate Fighter."      Schedule is as follows:       -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 7         Telecasts Friday, September 12 (9:00 AM - Midnight, ET/PT).        -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 1         Telecasts Saturday, September 13 (9:00 AM - 11:30 PM, ET/PT).     -- CSI: NEW YORK (HD:TV-14)       Because one hour a week wasn't enough, Spike TV moves "CSI: New York"      to a Monday - Friday prime-time block and a late night strip. To kick      it off, Spike will feature a week long, all day marathon including two      new seasons of CSI: New York episodes never before seen on the network.      Prime time episode descriptions can be find below; See schedule for      remaining show titles:       -- Monday, September 22 & Tuesday, September 23         9:00 AM - Midnight, ET/PT, 1:00 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT & 2:00 - 3:00 AM,         ET/PT         (See schedule for episode titles)       -- Wednesday, September 24 - Friday, September 26:         9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT & Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT         (See schedule for episode titles)       -- Monday, September 29         8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT         COMMUTED SENTENCES          The team has two cases tonight and two great tourist locations:         Madison Square Park where a man is stabbed to death, and the         Metropolitan Museum of Art, where a woman is shot dead on the steps.          What is even more perplexing about these cases is that the team soon         realizes that these two victims hold something criminal in common.        -- Tuesday, September 30         8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT         BUZZ KILL          New York City has everything: Times Square, billboards, parties, and         a dead model in a giant martini glass. Now the team must find a         party crasher who crashed one party too many.    

*Starting week of September, 29 CSI: NY will be regularly scheduled as follows:

   Mondays - Fridays (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT)   Tuesdays (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)   Mondays - Wednesdays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT)     -- MARRIED WITH ... CHILDREN LAUNCH - MONDAY THRU BUNDY MARATHON (TV-PG)    Spend some time with Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud at their new home, Spike TV.    Lineup for September is as follows:   -- Monday,  September 29 (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)   -- Tuesday, September 30 (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, ET/PT)     ORIGINALS    -- UFC UNLEASHED (TV14-V)      Telecasts Wednesdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT);  Pre-empted Wednesday,      September 17.       "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.       -- Premiere episode Wednesday, September 24 (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT)     -- 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).   Pre-empted Saturday, September      13 (Midnight - 2:00 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.     -- GAMETRAILERS TV WITH GEOFF KEIGHLEY (HD: TV-14)      New Episodes Premiere 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.     -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL (TV-14LV)      Telecasts Monday - Friday (11:00 AM - Noon & Noon - 1:00 PM, ET/PT).      Pre-empted Monday, September 1 & weeks of Monday, September 22 &      Monday, September 29.       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:     -- SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS (TV-14V)      Telecasts Monday - Friday (1:00 - 2:00 PM, 2:00 - 3:00 PM & 3:00 - 4:00      PM, ET/PT).  Pre-empted Monday, September 1, Wednesday, September 17      (3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT) & weeks of Monday, September 22 & Monday,      September 29.       "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:     -- WHACKED OUT SPORTS (TV-14LV)      Telecasts Thursdays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT)       Features crashes, bashes, spills and falls and is packed with hilarious      sports bloopers and fantastic sports finishes.     -- WILD WORLD OF SPIKE (TV-14DL)      Telecasts Thursdays (1:30 - 2:00 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.     MOVIE PREMIERES    ALL THE RIGHT MOVES  (1983, Drama)   Premieres Saturday, September 6 (2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT).  

A high school athlete tries to win a college football scholarship to escape his dismal Pennsylvania mill town. Starring Tom Cruise and Lea Thompson.

   BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Action)   Premieres Saturday, September 6 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).  

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.

   WITHOUT A PADDLE (2004, Adventure/Comedy)   Premieres Monday, September 8 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).  

Three city-dwelling friends go on a camping trip with disastrous results. Starring Dax Shepard, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green.

   WEEKEND PROGRAMMING    -- WEEKEND POWERBLOCK      Sexy car enthusiast Courtney Hansen hosts Spike TV's "Power Block"      lineup, a weekend two-hour block of auto-related programming. Pre-      empted Saturday, September 13.          Saturdays:        *Beginning Saturday, September 20, The Powerblock will move from        Saturdays Noon - 2:00 PM to 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT.         Noon - 12:30 PM, ET/PT; Beginning September 20, 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.          12:30 - 1:00 PM, ET/PT; Beginning September 20, 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.          1:00 - 1:30 PM, ET/PT; Beginning September 20, 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.          1:30 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT; Beginning September 20, 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)    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO )    * Note:  Spike TV HD includes     -- "The Ultimate Fighter" - season 7 & 8 episodes     -- "UFC Fight Night Live"     -- "MANswers" - season 2 episodes     -- "CSI: NY" - all airings     -- "CSI" - all airings     -- "GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley"     -- The Powerblock  

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