It's All Shiny and New

It's All Shiny and New

VH1 Premieres/Encores For The Week Of December 9 - December 15 2005

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Check out all of the brand new premieres headed to VH1 and VH1 Classic this week.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS ...

VH1'S BEST WEEK EVER TAKES A FOND LOOK BACK AT 2005, THE "BEST YEAR EVER" ON

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 11PM*

Michael Jackson's trial, Jen and Brad's divorce and TomKat. It was a memorable year and VH1 was right there for every "I can't believe I did that" and "I hope no one saw" moment. 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, December 9 at 11PM* "Best Week Ever" will take a look back at the year in pop culture in a one-hour special "Best Year Ever."

"Best Year Ever" will revisit topics covered in 2005 with a new year-end twist including: the hacking of Paris Hilton's Sidekick, R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" video, Britney and Kevin's Chaotic, the Bush Inauguration, Saddam loving Cheetos, and the trend of celebrities helping out for good causes with Live 8, New Orleans and Oprah.

"Best Year Ever" will also feature special packages such as a farewell montage of celebrity couples that broke up this year and an all-new edition of Doug Benson's Pop Culture Bachelor. "Best Week Ever" panelist Doug Benson gives roses to the people and things in pop culture he's loved in 2005. Will he give a rose to Tara Reid? Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas? The hunks from Mr. Romance? Tune in to find out.

Finally, "Best Year Ever" will present the award for WHO had the Best Year Ever, which will be determined by voters on VH1.com. And the Nominees are: Angelina Jolie, Kanye West, Tyra Banks, Cheaters (i.e., the people who made it big by 'bending the rules like Martha Stewart and Jude Law) and Weathermen.

On Friday, December 9
"Best Year Ever"
See description above
(Premieres at 11:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/best_of_best_week_ever/series.jhtml

On Saturday, December 10
"Movies That Rock: Clueless"

Roll with the homies in this new classic starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash and Brittany Murphy.

(Airs at 9:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/93074/moviemain.jhtml

On Sunday, December 11
"40 Greatest Pranks" (2 Hours)

They were funny. They were clever. They were just a little bit cruel. They're the most awesome practical jokes ever. From pies in the face to celebrity imposters to Halle Berry getting locked out of a movie premiere -- sorry Halle!

(Begins at 9:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/series.jhtml

On Monday, December 12
"Hollywood Snappers" #106

In this episode. Bauer-Griffin photographers hop on a private speedboat to catch Michael Jackson spilling Barry White's ashes into the Pacific Ocean. Ge and Rachid camp out in front of Britney Spears' beachfront pad to snap an exclusive shot of the pop starlet. Ben and Ge catch Winona Ryder as she hits a Beverly Hills boutique.

(Premieres at 8:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_hollywood_snappers/series.jhtml

Tuesday, December 13
"100 Greatest Kid Stars" (Hours 2-5)
Hours and hours of kid star cuteness.
(Begins at 6:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/series.jhtml

Wednesday, December 14
"Movies That Rock: Only the Strong Survive"

Roger Friedman is an entertainment journalist and music fan with a particular love for R&B and soul music from the mid-'50s to the pre-disco era of the early '70s. Owing in part to discriminatory booking policies and simple lack of proper archiving, Friedman discovered there was little or no surviving film footage or videotape of many of the greatest artists of the era performing on-stage. However, a large number of the performers in question were still active and performing on a regular basis, and with the help of documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, Friedman set out to capture some of his favorites on film while they were still in good form. "Only the Strong Survive" features knockout performances from such R&B legends as Wilson Pickett, Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lights, Carla Thomas, Mary Wilson, Ann Peebles, and many more, as well as interviews in which the artists discuss the ups and downs of their lives in music. "Only the Strong Survive" also features performance footage of Memphis R&B pioneer Rufus Thomas, who had passed on at the age of 84, less than two months before the film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

(Premieres at 11:00 p.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/213742/moviemain.jhtml

Thursday, December 15
WHEN JERRY SPRINGER RULED THE WORLD

"When Jerry Springer Ruled The World" recounts the story of television's most outrageous show that changed the face of daytime TV and made Jerry Springer an international icon.

(Airs at 12:00 a.m.)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/series.jhtml

ON VH1 CLASSIC

This weekend on VH1 Classic get to know those favorite Classic artists with all-new back-to-back "Hangin' With" on Sunday, December 11. First up "Hangin' With Rush" premieres at 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM followed by "Hangin' With Donovan" at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM.

http://www.vh1classic.com/

*all times ET/PT

Contacts: Michelle Clark/VH1
212-846-5576
michelle.clark@vh1staff.com

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Michelle Clark of VH1, +1-212-846-5576,
michelle.clark@vh1staff.com

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/

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