TV Schedule for 12-26-2009, Saturday
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All times EST
(ATL) - Atlanta affiliate, check local listings
(NEW) - premiere/new episode
(OPI) - of possible interest
(VB) - visual bonus(es)
** - in series cast, unknown episodes
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++ Highlights and/or New Programs.
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10:30 AM-11:00 AM FOX HD (ATL) Teen Kids News
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 715, Original Air Date:
2009-12-26, TV-G)
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++ Daily Listings.
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12:00 AM-12:30 AM LIFE HD Frasier
High Holidays. Series 11, episode 11.
Niles sets out to prove to his father that he has a wild side; Frasier finds
his son's appearance startling; Eddie stars in a promotion for Seattle; Roz
dates a store Santa.
Starring: Trevor Einhorn
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 251,
Original Air Date: 2003-12-09, Repeat, TV-PG)
12:00 AM-12:30 AM DISN HD The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Christmas at the Tipton. Series 1, episode 21.
Zack and Cody hope their parents will reconcile when snow traps everyone in a
hotel for Christmas.
Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 123, Original Air Date:
2005-12-10, Repeat, TV-G)
12:00 AM-2:00 AM FMC Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(Close Captioned, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
12:00 AM-12:30 AM FOX HD (ATL) Malcolm in the Middle
Hal's Christmas Gift. Series 6, episode 6.
Hal, jealous that Lois and the boys have made bigger and better Christmas
gifts than he has, lies about the fabulous present he has in store for the
family.
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Erik Per
Sullivan
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 605, Original Air Date:
2004-12-19, Repeat, TV-PG)
12:30 AM-2:30 AM E The Sweetest Thing
A confirmed flirt and her best friend search for the charming guy who slipped
through her fingers at a dance club.
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Mason Lucero
(2002, TV-14, 2 Star)
12:40 AM-2:40 AM TBS HD Just Friends
A music executive (Ryan Reynolds) tries to woo his high-school crush (Amy
Smart) while keeping his suspicious ex-girlfriend (Anna Faris) at bay.
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Jaden Ryan
(High Definition, 2005, TV-14, 3 Star)
12:45 AM-2:30 AM MOMAX Rock Star
A heavy-metal group hires a singer (Mark Wahlberg) from a tribute band after
their frontman quits.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Jamie Williams
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 2 Star)
12:50 AM-2:35 AM ENCORE HD Fletch
An undercover Los Angeles reporter (Chevy Chase) investigates a businessman
(Tim Matheson) who wants him to kill him.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Ralph Seymour, David W. Harper
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
1:00 AM-3:00 AM SPIKE HD Bad Santa
Two criminals (Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox) disguise themselves as St. Nick
and an elf to rob stores at Christmastime.
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Brett Kelly, Hayden Bromberg, Max Van Ville
(Stereo, High Definition, 2003, TV-14, 3 Star)
1:00 AM-1:30 AM THE-N That '70s Show
Eric's Buddy. Series 1, episode 11.
Eric's (Topher Grace) new lab partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a little too
friendly; Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) gives Red (Kurtwood Smith) some great sales
advice. With Don Stark and Laura Prepon.
Director: David Trainer
Starring: Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, Joseph
Goedon-Levitt
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 114, Original Air Date:
1998-12-06, Repeat, TV-PG)
1:05 AM-2:30 AM TMCX Disturbing Behavior
High-school students (James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl) suspect that
sinister forces are controlling their too-perfect classmates.
Director: David Nutter
Starring: James Marsden, Nick Stahl, Ethan Embry, Derek Hamilton
(Stereo, 1998, R, 2 Star)
1:15 AM-3:10 AM STZK HD High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and the rest of the Wildcats
plan an elaborate spring musical to express their experiences, hopes and fears
for their futures.
Director: Kenny Ortega
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, G, 3 Star)
1:30 AM-4:00 AM HM HD Babes in Toyland
Barnaby and his henchmen try to keep Tom Piper (Tommy Sands) from Mary
Contrary (Annette Funicello).
Director: Jack Donohue
Starring: Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Brian Corcoran, Bryan Russell
(Close Captioned, 1961, TV-G, 3 Star)
1:45 AM-3:45 AM ENCRWA The Man Without a Face
A disfigured recluse (Mel Gibson) tutors a confused teen (Nick Stahl) for a
military-school entrance exam in 1960s Maine.
Director: Mel Gibson
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1993, PG-13, 3 Star)
2:00 AM-4:00 AM FMC Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(Close Captioned, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
2:35 AM-4:15 AM SHOCSE An American Affair
An adolescent boy in 1963 Washington, D.C., befriends a beautiful blond
neighbor (Gretchen Mol) who has ties to President Kennedy.
Director: William Sten Olsson
Starring: Cameron Bright
(Stereo, 2009, R, 2 Star)
3:00 AM-4:35 AM DISN HD The Ultimate Christmas Present
Two girls' (Hallee Hirsh, Brenda Song) plan to close school by making it snow
in Los Angeles jeopardizes Christmas.
Director: Greg Beeman
Starring: Spencer Breslin
(Close Captioned, 2000, TV-G)
3:10 AM-5:10 AM STZK HD Bogus
An unlikely foster mother (Whoopi Goldberg) bonds with a boy (Haley Joel
Osment) and his imaginary friend, a Frenchman called Bogus (G�rard Depardieu).
Director: Norman Jewison
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1996, PG, 2 Star)
3:30 AM-6:00 AM USA HD For Richer or Poorer
Pursued by an IRS agent, a wealthy Manhattan couple (Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley)
flee to Pennsylvania and pose as an Amish man's (Jay O. Sanders) kin.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Starring: Michael Angarano
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1997, PG-13, 2 Star)
4:00 AM-6:00 AM FMC Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(Close Captioned, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
4:50 AM-6:50 AM ENCRA Sudden Death
An arena fire marshal (Jean-Claude Van Damme) may be the only hope for the
U.S. vice president (Raymond J. Barry), held hostage at a Pittsburgh hockey
game.
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Ross Malinger
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1995, R, 2 Star)
5:00 AM-7:05 AM HDNETMV Little Big League
The 12-year-old heir and manager of the Minnesota Twins coaches the baseball
team to a winning streak by teaching the players to love the game once more.
Director: Andrew Scheinman
Starring: Luke Edwards, Billy L. Sullivan, Miles Feulner
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 2 Star)
5:10 AM-6:30 AM SHO2 Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas
A socially inept but brilliant collegian (Patrick Fugit) races to retrieve a
notebook containing his personal theories and intellectual revelations.
Director: Scott Lew
(Stereo, 2006, R, 3 Star)
6:40 AM-8:10 AM ENCRWA The Sasquatch Gang
A young sci-fi fan (Jeremy Sumpter) and his friends think they have found
signs of Bigfoot.
Director: Tim Skousen
Starring: Jeremy Sumpter, Rob Pinkston
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2007, PG-13)
6:45 AM-8:10 AM STZK HD Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas perform in concert during their 2008 "Burnin' Up"
tour, including a brand-new song and special guests Demi Lovato and Taylor
Swift.
Director: Bruce Hendricks
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2009, G, 2 Star)
7:00 AM-7:30 AM FUEL New Pollution
Spencer Whiting; Conner Coffin; Sky Siijeg.
(Original Air Date: 2009-06-01, Repeat)
7:00 AM-7:30 AM ESPNCL Winter X Games Classix
Double Gold.
(New Episode, Syndicated Episode Number: 98011, Original Air Date: 1998-12-26,
Repeat)
7:00 AM-8:45 AM SHOW HD Air Bud: Golden Receiver
A golden retriever with a flair for sports helps a boy (Kevin Zegers) handle
football and the new boyfriend (Gregory Harrison) of the boy's widowed mother
(Cynthia Stevenson).
Director: Richard Martin
Starring: Kevin Zegers, Shayn Solberg, Tyler Thompson, Myles Ferguson
(Stereo, High Definition, 1998, G, 2 Star)
7:00 AM-9:00 AM UHD Hostage
A former hostage negotiator (Bruce Willis) must take action when three
carjackers hold a wealthy man (Kevin Pollak) and his children at gunpoint.
Director: Florent Siri
Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Jonathan Tucker, Marshall Allman, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
(High Definition, 2005, R, 2 Star)
7:30 AM-8:00 AM ESPNCL Winter X Games Classix
New X.
(New Episode, Syndicated Episode Number: 98013, Original Air Date: 1999-01-12,
Repeat)
7:30 AM-8:00 AM FUEL Camp Woodward
New Friends and Old Habits.
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-02-24, Repeat)
7:30 AM-9:30 AM FX HD Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(High Definition, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
7:30 AM-9:30 AM FMC Cavalcade
An adaptation of Noel Coward's play tracks a British family and its servants
from 1899 to 1932.
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Desmond Roberts, Douglas Scott
(Close Captioned, Black and White, 1933, TV-G, 5 Star)
7:40 AM-9:25 AM HBOC HD Hotel for Dogs
After moving into a foster home that forbids pets, siblings (Emma Roberts,
Jake T. Austin) transform an abandoned hotel into a home for their pooch and a
slew of stray dogs.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Starring: Jake T. Austin, Troy Gentile, Johnny Simmons
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2009, PG, 2 Star)
7:45 AM-10:00 AM HBOSIG HD Pay It Forward
In response to a challenge by his teacher (Kevin Spacey), an 11-year-old
(Haley Joel Osment) proposes an idea for individual deeds to change the world.
Director: Mimi Leder
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2000, PG-13, 3 Star)
8:00 AM-9:00 AM ESPNCL Winter X Games Classix
Winter X Games.
(New Episode, Syndicated Episode Number: 98014, Original Air Date: 1998-12-31,
Repeat)
8:00 AM-10:35 AM STZCI The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie children (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley) return
to Narnia, where 1300 years have passed, to help a prince overthrow his evil
uncle and restore peace to the land.
Director: Andrew Adamson
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2008, PG, 3 Star)
8:00 AM-10:00 AM HM HD Blank Check
An 11-year-old (Brian Bonsall) cashes a crook's check for $1 million and
becomes the envy of his family.
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Starring: Brian Bonsall, Chris Demetral, Alex Zuckerman
(Close Captioned, 1994, TV-PG, 2 Star)
8:00 AM-10:00 AM HALMRK Silent Night
On Christmas Eve, a woman (Linda Hamilton) and her son (Matthew Harbour)
welcome American and German soldiers into their cottage during World War II.
(Close Captioned, 2002, TV-PG)
8:00 AM-8:30 AM CW (ATL) Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition
Actors Anna Faris and Bobb'e J. Thompson ("Cloudy With a Chance of
Meatballs"); careers in animal training for movies and television.
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 403, Original Air Date:
2009-10-10)
8:00 AM-9:30 AM SHOWX Doubting Thomas: Lies and Spies
A boy (Forrest Landis) who tells tall tales must save the president's daughter
from a kidnapping plot.
Director: Mark Blutman
(Stereo, 2008, PG)
8:10 AM-10:00 AM STZK HD Little Giants
A man (Rick Moranis) leads a group of misfits into competition against his
brother's (Ed O'Neill) successful youth football team.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Starring: Devon Sawa, Todd Bosley, Michael Zwiener, Danny Pritchett, Troy
Simmons, Sam Horrigan, Joey Simmrin, Marcus Toji, Christopher Walberg, Matthew
McCurley, Jon Paul Steuer
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
8:20 AM-10:35 AM STZ HD The Mummy Returns
Two evil forces believe the 9-year-old son of adventurer Rick O'Connell
(Brendan Fraser) is the key to the reincarnation of Isis.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Freddie Boath
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
8:30 AM-10:45 AM AMC The Rare Breed
An English widow (Maureen O'Hara), her daughter and a drifter (James Stewart)
go to Texas to breed her Hereford bull with a rancher's (Brian Keith)
longhorns.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: Larry Domasin
(Close Captioned, 1966, TV-PG, 3 Star)
9:00 AM-10:00 AM SLEUTH Walker, Texas Ranger
A Ranger's Christmas. Series 5, episode 13.
Walker tells disenchanted orphans about an 1876 Ranger who saves a child and
regains the Christmas spirit.
Director: Tony Mordente
Starring: Jordan Walker Ross
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 516, Original Air Date:
1996-12-21, Repeat)
9:20 AM-11:00 AM STZE HD Serendipity
A man (John Cusack) and a woman (Kate Beckinsale) try to find each other after
spending one night together 10 years earlier.
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Gary Gerbrandt
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
9:30 AM-12:00 PM FX HD Firehouse Dog
Lost and presumed dead by his handlers, a pampered canine star becomes a
troubled youth's (Josh Hutcherson) best pal and a rundown firehouse's official
mascot.
Director: Todd Holland
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Brandon Craggs
(High Definition, 2007, TV-PG, 2 Star)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LMN HD To Love, Honor and Deceive
A widow (Vanessa Marcil) finds out the deaths of her husband (Thomas Gibson)
and son were faked by a mob-connected elder.
Director: Michael Watkins
Starring: Christian Durango
(Close Captioned, 1996, TV-PG, 2 Star)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM HM HD The Monkey's Uncle
Campus brain Merlin Jones (Tommy Kirk) teaches athletes as they sleep and
invents a man-powered flying machine.
Director: Robert Stevenson
(Close Captioned, 1965, TV-G, 2 Star)
10:15 AM-12:00 PM MAX HD The Glass House
The lives of two orphaned siblings are threatened by new guardians who stand
to profit greatly from their deaths.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Starring: Trevor Morgan
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 2 Star)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM FOX HD (ATL) Teen Kids News
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 715, Original Air Date:
2009-12-26, TV-G)
10:35 AM-12:10 PM STZCI The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
During World War II, the son of a concentration-camp commandant (David
Thewlis) develops a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy behind the
barbed-wire fence.
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Zac Mattoon O'Brien
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
10:50 AM-12:45 PM STZK HD High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and the rest of the Wildcats
plan an elaborate spring musical to express their experiences, hopes and fears
for their futures.
Director: Kenny Ortega
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, G, 3 Star)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM SLEUTH Walker, Texas Ranger
A Ranger's Christmas. Series 5, episode 13.
Walker tells disenchanted orphans about an 1876 Ranger who saves a child and
regains the Christmas spirit.
Director: Tony Mordente
Starring: Jordan Walker Ross
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 516, Original Air Date:
1996-12-21, Repeat)
11:05 AM-12:50 PM TMCX A Plumm Summer
In 1968 Montana, two brothers and a plucky neighbor become amateur sleuths and
set out to find the missing puppet of beloved TV icon Happy Herb.
Director: Caroline Zelder
Starring: Owen Pearce, Ben Trotter
(2007, PG, 3 Star)
11:15 AM-1:20 PM ENCORE HD Parenthood
A middle-class man (Steve Martin), his wife (Mary Steenburgen), his father and
a divorcee (Dianne Wiest) try to be good parents.
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Jasen Fisher, Alex Burrall, Max Elliott Slade
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1989, PG-13, 3 Star)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM HBO2 HD Angel Eyes
A Chicago policewoman (Jennifer Lopez) with memories of child abuse meets a
man (Jim Caviezel) who saw his family die in a car accident.
Director: Luis Mandoki
Starring: Daniel Magder
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 3 Star)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM E Jonas Brothers
Charting the popularity of the Jonas Brothers through interviews with Joe,
Kevin and Nick.
(Original Air Date: 2009-12-23, TV-14)
12:00 PM-1:45 PM HBOSIG HD Just Looking
Sent to live with his aunt and uncle, a 1950s Bronx teenager (Ryan Merriman)
devotes his summer vacation to catching adults having sex.
Director: Jason Alexander
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1999, R, 3 Star)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM NGC HD Lockdown
Kids Behind Bars.
Violent juvenile felons are given one last chance at rehabilitation at
Colorado's Youthful Offender System, where failure means continuing on to
prison.
(Stereo, High Definition, Syndicated Episode Number: 404, Original Air Date:
2008-12-10, Repeat, TV-14)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM HALMRK The National Tree
A man (Andrew McCarthy) and his son (Evan Williams) embark on a cross-country
road trip to transport a Christmas tree to Washington, D.C.
(Close Captioned, 2009, TV-PG)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM FX HD Snow Day
Students steal a snow plow and fend off its crazy driver (Chris Elliott) in an
attempt to keep school closed for a second day.
Starring: Mark Webber, Josh Peck, Jade Yorker, Connor Matheus, J. Adam Brown
(High Definition, 2000, TV-PG, 2 Star)
12:25 PM-2:10 PM STZIB The Take
An armored-truck driver searches for the man who shot him.
Director: Brad Furman
Starring: David Castro, Taylor Gray
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2007, R, 3 Star)
12:30 PM-2:30 PM ENCRD Cocoon
Ron Howard's Oscar-winning tale about Florida retirees who find the fountain
of youth in a pool filled with alien pods.
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Barret Oliver
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1985, PG-13, 3 Star)
12:35 PM-2:30 PM STZC HD The Royal Tenenbaums
An errant father (Gene Hackman) tries to reconcile with his eccentric and
underachieving family (Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller) in New York.
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Grant Rosenmeyer, Jonah Meyerson
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 3 Star)
1:10 PM-2:50 PM ENCRWA My Blue Heaven
Slick mob witness Vinnie (Steve Martin) hides out in suburbia with square FBI
man Barney (Rick Moranis).
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Corey Carrier
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1990, PG-13, 3 Star)
1:30 PM-3:30 PM FMC Cocoon
Ron Howard's Oscar-winning tale about Florida retirees who find the fountain
of youth in a pool filled with alien pods.
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Barret Oliver
(Close Captioned, 1985, TV-14, 3 Star)
2:00 PM-5:00 PM FX HD Superman Returns
While Lex Luthor plots against him, the Man of Steel (Brandon Routh) tries to
reconnect with Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) and find his place in a world that
learned to survive in his absence.
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Stephan Bender
(High Definition, 2006, TV-14, 4 Star)
2:00 PM-4:00 PM HBO2 HD The River Wild
Strangers (Kevin Bacon) threaten a former river guide (Meryl Streep), her
husband (David Strathairn) and their son on a white-water rafting trip in the
West.
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Joseph Mazzello
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG-13, 4 Star)
2:20 PM-4:10 PM STZK HD The Mighty Ducks
To get out of trouble, a hotshot lawyer (Emilio Estevez) opts for community
service coaching rowdies in peewee hockey.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, Matt
Doherty, Brandon Quintin Adams, Garette Ratliff Henson, Vincent Larusso, Danny
Tamberelli
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1992, PG, 2 Star)
2:30 PM-3:00 PM FUEL New Pollution
Spencer Whiting; Conner Coffin; Sky Siijeg.
(Original Air Date: 2009-06-01, Repeat)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM SLEUTH Breakdown
A man's (Kurt Russell) wife (Kathleen Quinlan) disappears in the desert
Southwest after accepting a trucker's (J.T. Walsh) help with car trouble.
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Starring: Vincent Berry
(Close Captioned, 1997, R, 3 Star)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM E The Sweetest Thing
A confirmed flirt and her best friend search for the charming guy who slipped
through her fingers at a dance club.
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Mason Lucero
(2002, TV-14, 2 Star)
3:00 PM-5:30 PM TNT HD The Legend of Zorro
The masked swordsman (Antonio Banderas) and his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
fight a European count (Rufus Sewell) plotting to block California's
statehood.
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Adrian Alonso
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 2005, TV-PG, 2 Star)
3:10 PM-4:50 PM ENCRA Downtown
A clumsy policeman (Anthony Edwards) from the suburbs joins a savvy policeman
(Forest Whitaker) in downtown Philadelphia.
Director: Richard Benjamin
Starring: Danuel Pipoly
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1990, R, 2 Star)
3:30 PM-5:30 PM ABCF HD Hocus Pocus
Halloween trick-or-treaters come face to face with three witch sisters (Bette
Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) from the past in Salem, Mass.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Omri Katz
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1993, TV-PG, 3 Star)
3:45 PM-6:00 PM SHOCSE The Kite Runner
After many years living in the U.S., an Afghan novelist (Khalid Abdalla)
returns to his Taliban-controlled homeland to learn the fate of the son of his
murdered friend.
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Elham Ehsas
(Stereo, 2007, PG-13, 3 Star)
3:45 PM-5:45 PM 5MAX HD Michael Clayton
A "fixer" (George Clooney) at a corporate law firm faces the biggest challenge
of his career when a guilt-ridden attorney (Tom Wilkinson) has a breakdown
during a class-action lawsuit.
Director: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Austin Williams
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2007, R, 4 Star)
4:00 PM-6:00 PM HM HD Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
An inventor's (Rick Moranis) ray gun zaps his son, his daughter and a
neighbor's (Matt Frewer) boys down to pea-size in his jungle of a lawn.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton, Robert Oliveri
(Close Captioned, 1989, TV-PG, 3 Star)
4:00 PM-6:00 PM MAX HD Planet of the Apes
In 2029 an astronaut (Mark Wahlberg) leads a human uprising against a military
leader (Tim Roth) and his army of ruling simians.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Luke Eberl
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 2 Star)
4:00 PM-6:00 PM HALMRK I'll Be Home for Christmas
Absurd obstacles hinder a California college student's (Jonathan Taylor
Thomas) quest to get home by Christmas Eve to claim a Porsche and see his
girlfriend (Jessica Biel).
Director: Arlene Sanford
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Adam LaVorgna, Blair Slater
(Close Captioned, 1998, TV-PG, 2 Star)
4:10 PM-6:05 PM STZK HD Little Giants
A man (Rick Moranis) leads a group of misfits into competition against his
brother's (Ed O'Neill) successful youth football team.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Starring: Devon Sawa, Todd Bosley, Michael Zwiener, Danny Pritchett, Troy
Simmons, Sam Horrigan, Joey Simmrin, Marcus Toji, Christopher Walberg, Matthew
McCurley, Jon Paul Steuer
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
4:10 PM-5:45 PM STZ HD Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
A chance encounter leads to two music lovers (Michael Cera, Kat Dennings)
setting out together on a quest to find a legendary band's secret show.
Director: Peter Sollett
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
4:15 PM-6:00 PM HBOC HD Kiss Me Goodbye
A widow's (Sally Field) husband (James Caan) returns as a ghost, making her
love life a threesome with her fiance (Jeff Bridges) in the dark.
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Barret Oliver
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1982, PG, 3 Star)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM ENCRWA The Sasquatch Gang
A young sci-fi fan (Jeremy Sumpter) and his friends think they have found
signs of Bigfoot.
Director: Tim Skousen
Starring: Jeremy Sumpter, Rob Pinkston
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2007, PG-13)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM UHD Hostage
A former hostage negotiator (Bruce Willis) must take action when three
carjackers hold a wealthy man (Kevin Pollak) and his children at gunpoint.
Director: Florent Siri
Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Jonathan Tucker, Marshall Allman, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
(High Definition, 2005, R, 2 Star)
5:30 PM-8:00 PM VH1 HD Roll Bounce
The closure of their favorite rink forces a roller-skater (Bow Wow) and his
friends to gather at an uptown establishment.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Starring: Bow Wow, Marcus T. Paulk, Khleo Thomas
(Stereo, 2005, TV-14, 3 Star)
5:30 PM-6:00 PM FUEL Camp Woodward
New Friends and Old Habits.
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-02-24, Repeat)
5:45 PM-8:00 PM STZ HD The Mummy Returns
Two evil forces believe the 9-year-old son of adventurer Rick O'Connell
(Brendan Fraser) is the key to the reincarnation of Isis.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Freddie Boath
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM HM HD Blank Check
An 11-year-old (Brian Bonsall) cashes a crook's check for $1 million and
becomes the envy of his family.
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Starring: Brian Bonsall, Chris Demetral, Alex Zuckerman
(Close Captioned, 1994, TV-PG, 2 Star)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM ENCORE HD The Goonies
Coastal Oregon kids (Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen) follow the treasure
map of pirate One-Eyed Willie past his deadly traps to gold.
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Jonathan Ke Quan
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
6:05 PM-8:00 PM STZK HD High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and the rest of the Wildcats
plan an elaborate spring musical to express their experiences, hopes and fears
for their futures.
Director: Kenny Ortega
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, G, 3 Star)
6:05 PM-7:45 PM STZCI The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
During World War II, the son of a concentration-camp commandant (David
Thewlis) develops a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy behind the
barbed-wire fence.
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Zac Mattoon O'Brien
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
6:15 PM-8:00 PM HBO2 HD The Day the Earth Stood Still
A woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson learn the chilling meaning behind
an alien visitor's (Keanu Reeves) proclamation that he is a "friend to the
Earth.".
Director: Scott Derrickson
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Jaden Smith
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 2 Star)
6:20 PM-8:05 PM FLIX Replicant
An obsessed cop (Michael Rooker) teams with the clone (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
of a serial killer in order to catch the madman.
Director: Ringo Lam
Starring: Brandon James Olson, Chris Kelly
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 2 Star)
6:35 PM-8:05 PM SHOWX Doubting Thomas: Lies and Spies
A boy (Forrest Landis) who tells tall tales must save the president's daughter
from a kidnapping plot.
Director: Mark Blutman
(Stereo, 2008, PG)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM SCIFI HD Saw II
A detective (Donnie Wahlberg) races against time to save his son from a
sadistic madman (Tobin Bell) holding a group of people captive.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Starring: Erik Knudsen
(High Definition, 2005, R, 2 Star)
7:00 PM-8:45 PM DISN HD Sky High
Hoping he will follow in their footsteps, two superheroes (Kurt Russell, Kelly
Preston) send their reluctant son (Michael Angarano) to a training school.
Director: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Michael Angarano, Dee Jay Daniels, Nicholas Braun, Jake Sandvig,
Will Harris, Dustin Ingram, Steven Strait
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 2005, TV-PG, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WPCH HD (ATL) Feeling Minnesota
Two lowlife lovers (Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz) and a dog flee with loot to
Las Vegas with angry people on their trail.
Director: Steven Baigelman
Starring: Aaron Michael Metchik
(Close Captioned, 1996, TV-14, 2 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM HM HD Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
An inventor's (Rick Moranis) ray gun zaps his son, his daughter and a
neighbor's (Matt Frewer) boys down to pea-size in his jungle of a lawn.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton, Robert Oliveri
(Close Captioned, 1989, TV-PG, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-9:00 PM HBO2 HD Big Love
For Better or for Worse. Series 3, episode 5.
Barb, Nicki and Margene bicker over living arrangements; Sarah, Ben, Heather
and Frankie travel to Juniper Creek to search for Frankie's mother; Bill's
brother-in-law covets an historical document in Alby's possession.
Starring: Douglas Smith, Mark L. Young
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 29,
Original Air Date: 2009-02-15, Repeat, TV-MA)
8:00 PM-9:35 PM ENCORE HD Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Childlike Pee-wee (Paul Reubens) loses his vintage bicycle and embarks on a
cross-country adventure to get it back.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: R alph Seymour
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM ENCRD The Man Without a Face
A disfigured recluse (Mel Gibson) tutors a confused teen (Nick Stahl) for a
military-school entrance exam in 1960s Maine.
Director: Mel Gibson
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1993, PG-13, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM STZC HD The Royal Tenenbaums
An errant father (Gene Hackman) tries to reconcile with his eccentric and
underachieving family (Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller) in New York.
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Grant Rosenmeyer, Jonah Meyerson
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM ABCF HD Richie Rich
The boy zillionaire (Macaulay Culkin) saves his parents and Rich Industries
from a scheming executive (John Larroquette).
Director: Donald Petrie
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, TV-PG, 2 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM FMC The Poseidon Adventure
A clergyman (Gene Hackman) leads survivors of a capsized luxury liner through
the ship's innards to its highest point.
Director: Ronald Neame, Irwin Allen
Starring: Eric Shea
(Close Captioned, 1972, TV-PG, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-11:00 PM FX HD Spider-Man 3
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) undergoes an ominous transformation when his
Spider-Man suit turns black and brings out the dark, vengeful side of his
personality.
Director: Sam Raimi
(High Definition, 2007, TV-14, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM LMN HD Because I Said So
The proud but meddlesome mother (Diane Keaton) of three women (Mandy Moore,
Lauren Graham) tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter by
placing an online personal ad.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Ty Panitz
(Close Captioned, 2007, TV-14, 2 Star)
8:45 PM-10:30 PM DISN HD Spy Kids
When a technical genius kidnaps retired spies (Antonio Banderas, Carla
Gugino), only their children can save them.
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Daryl Sabara, Evan Sabara
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, TV-PG, 3 Star)
9:00 PM-10:00 PM HBO2 HD Big Love
Come, Ye Saints. Series 3, episode 6.
A pilgrimage to a sacred shrine in New York tests the limits of the Henrickson
family bonds.
Starring: Douglas Smith
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 30,
Original Air Date: 2009-02-22, Repeat, TV-MA)
9:00 PM-10:35 PM TMCX Stepfather II
An asylum-escaped killer (Terry O'Quinn) poses as a family therapist and
seduces his next-door neighbor (Meg Foster).
Director: Jeff Burr
Starring: Jonathan Brandis, Eric Brown
(1989, R, 2 Star)
9:00 PM-10:00 PM AETV HD Criminal Minds
The Instincts. Series 4, episode 6.
While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts
to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.
Director: Rob Spera
Starring: Justin Wren, Andrew Astor
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-11-05,
Repeat, TV-14)
9:35 PM-11:05 PM STZK HD The King and I
A British governess arrives in Siam to teach a king's children. Based on the
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Animated.
Director: Richard Rich
Starring: Adam Wylie, Sean Smith
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1999, G, 2 Star)
10:00 PM-12:00 AM FMC The Poseidon Adventure
A clergyman (Gene Hackman) leads survivors of a capsized luxury liner through
the ship's innards to its highest point.
Director: Ronald Neame, Irwin Allen
Starring: Eric Shea
(Close Captioned, 1972, TV-PG, 3 Star)
10:00 PM-11:50 PM MAX HD The Secret Life of Bees
Haunted by memories of her late mother, a teen (Dakota Fanning) finds comfort
with three sisters who teach her about beekeeping, honey, and the Black
Madonna.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring: Tristan Wilds
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
10:00 PM-12:00 AM HALMRK Silent Night
On Christmas Eve, a woman (Linda Hamilton) and her son (Matthew Harbour)
welcome American and German soldiers into their cottage during World War II.
(Close Captioned, 2002, TV-PG)
10:15 PM-12:45 AM TNT HD The Legend of Zorro
The masked swordsman (Antonio Banderas) and his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
fight a European count (Rufus Sewell) plotting to block California's
statehood.
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Adrian Aonso
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 2005, TV-PG, 2 Star)
11:00 PM-12:40 AM ENCRWA My Blue Heaven
Slick mob witness Vinnie (Steve Martin) hides out in suburbia with square FBI
man Barney (Rick Moranis).
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Corey Carrier
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1990, PG-13, 3 Star)
11:05 PM-12:55 AM STZK HD Little Giants
A man (Rick Moranis) leads a group of misfits into competition against his
brother's (Ed O'Neill) successful youth football team.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Starring: Devon Sawa, Todd Bosley, Michael Zwiener, Danny Pritchett, Troy
Simmons, Sam Horrigan, Joey Simmrin, Marcus Toji, Christopher Walberg, Matthew
McCurley, Jon Paul Steuer
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
11:35 PM-1:15 AM STZ HD Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
A chance encounter leads to two music lovers (Michael Cera, Kat Dennings)
setting out together on a quest to find a legendary band's secret show.
Director: Peter Sollett
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)