Spike TV Highlights - June 2006

Spike TV Highlights - June 2006

NEW YORK, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --
ORIGINAL SERIES PREMIERES

* BLADE: THE SERIES
Series Premieres Wednesday, June 28 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) with
LIMITED COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION. Encores Wednesday, June 28 (Midnight -
2:00 AM, ET/PT).

Spike TV's first original scripted drama, BLADE: THE SERIES stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones (Over There, The Shield) as the title character who is half- man, half-vampire and employs his extraordinary powers in a crusade to save mankind from the demonic creatures who walk the night. Set in Detroit, Blade investigates the vampire house of Chthon. Along the way he forms an uneasy alliance with Krista Starr, portrayed by costar Jill Wagner (Punk'd, Monk), a former military veteran who becomes entrenched in the world of vampires while investigating the murder of her twin brother.

* CARPOCALYPSE: CIVIL WAR - SEASON 2
Premieres Saturday, June 3 (8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT); encores Sundays
(1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT).

Ringleaders Don Nerone and Chuck Rush are still in charge for the outrageous second season of Carpocalypse. Demolition derby racing returns with even bigger and crazier events, but this season, season one Southerners are pitted against newcomers from the North. Half the races will take place in Bithlo, Florida; the other half will happen on northern turf in Buffalo, NY, rekindling a generations-old rivalry that's sure to be interesting.

* DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL
Premieres Saturday, June 3 (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).

Spike TV takes you for a ride in this adrenaline-packed series with all new outrageous video footage pulled from precincts across the country. SPECIAL EVENTS/MARATHONS

* HARDCORE: THE LARRY FLYNT STORY
Premieres Wednesday, June 7 (12:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT) immediately
following the Casino Cinema presentation of the premiere of THE PEOPLE
VS LARRY FLYNT.

HARDCORE: THE LARRY FLYNT STORY is a documentary that provides an honest look at one of the most controversial figures in America today. An unlikely hero for free speech, Larry Flynt is synonymous with the porn industry. As the founder of Hustler magazine, Flynt's magazine featured more explicit photographs than had ever been seen before. He's been taken to the Supreme Court, jailed, shot, and paralyzed.

* FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND
Telecasts Saturday, June 17 (2:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) and Sunday, June
18 (1:00 PM - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).

In honor of Father's Day, Spike TV presents an action packed weekend of programming. The complete schedule is as follows:

Saturday, June 17

2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
Broadcast Premiere!
SAMOURAIS (2002, Action)

Half a century ago, a Japanese family summoned a demon known as Kodeni
to dispose of its adversaries. Once the killing was done, the family was
cursed. Now, Tokyo Police Inspector Fujiwara is investigating the
murder of a video game designer. The investigation leads him to a
frightening discovery - the same lethal demon is about to be reborn.
Fujiwara must travel to Paris and kill this unborn child who is the
reincarnation of Kodeni and who threatens to destroy the world. Starring
Cyril Mourali.

4:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966 Action/Western, TV-PG)
Three gunmen set out to find a hidden fortune. Who will walk away with
the cash? Starring Clint Eastwood.

6:30 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
REAL TV

7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS

8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
CARPOCALYPSE: CIVIL WAR

9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL

10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 3
The best up-and-coming mixed martial artists from around the world have
convened in Las Vegas in pursuit of one goal - to be named the "Ultimate
Fighter" and to be given a contract in the Ultimate Fighting
Championship(R) organization. For the third season UFC legends and
bitter rivals Ken Shamrock, "The World's Most Dangerous Man," and Tito
Ortiz will train and coach the light-heavyweights and middleweights.

11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
TNA WRESTLING: IMPACT!
The new wrestling alternative, "TNA: iMPACT!" delivers a distinct brand
of high-risk, athletic entertainment. Viewers are drawn in by TNA's
philosophy of less talk and more action and the technically advance six-
sided ring. TNA's roster integrates well-known wrestling superstars
like Sting, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, and Team 3D with the world's
best up-and-coming talent, such as AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa
Joe, and Monty Brown.

Sunday 6/18

1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT
CARPOCALYPSE: CIVIL WAR

2:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL

3:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: VIDEO ON PATROL

4:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT
TOP GUN (1986, Action)
The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter
pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher.
Starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Kelly McGillis.

6:30 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
BLADE (1998, Action/Horror)
A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race,
while slaying evil vampires. Starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff.

Broadcast Premiere!
9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
ANIMAL
Animal is a violent gang member sentenced to prison, leaving his young
son to grow up alone on the streets. While in prison, Animal meets an
aging black revolutionary who changes the way Animal sees himself and
his place in the world. When Animal returns home many years later, now
a reformed man, he discovers his son has assumed his life of crime and
must find a way to tear down the gangster legacy that he created
himself. Starring Oscar nominee Terrence Howard and Ving Rhames.

11:00 PM - 1:30 AM, ET/PT
BLADE (1998, Action/Horror)
A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race,
while slaying evil vampires. Starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff.

* THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER - SEASON 3 MARATHON AND THE ULTIMATE FINALE LIVE
Marathon telecasts Saturday, June 24 (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT); Finale
telecasts LIVE from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday,
June 24 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET, tape delay for West Coast), encores
Saturday, June 24 (Midnight - 3:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, June 25 (5:00 -
8:00 PM, ET/PT) and Monday, June 26 (10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).

LIVE from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the finalists from the middleweight and light heavyweight classes will square off in the octagon to find out who is THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER - and who receives a three year, six figure deal from the Ultimate Fighting Championship(TM). In honor of this season's finale, Spike TV presents twelve back-to-back episodes of Season 3 leading up to the finale.

* ULTIMATE FIGHT NIGHT LIVE
Premieres LIVE from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Wednesday,
June 28 (8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET, tape delay for West Coast).

Spike TV takes it to the Octagon with its sixth LIVE UFC fight card.

* BLADE: THE SERIES PREMIERE ACTION/ADVENTURE MARATHON
Telecasts Wednesday, June 28 (9:00 AM - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).

In honor of the premiere of BLADE: THE SERIES, Spike TV presents a marathon of action starting at 9:00 AM, ET/PT. The complete schedule is as follows:

9:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 7: NEW NIGHTMARE (1994, Horror)
Freddy Krueger, upset that he was killed off in the last "Nightmare on
Elm Street" movie, attempts to murder his creators and actors from his
previous films.

Premiere!
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE II (1986, Horror)
Young DJ Vantia Block is hosting a music show when two renegade hoodlums
phone her and start making trouble. The situation changes rapidly as the
kids drive to a passageway and get sawed to pieces by Leatherface, while
the shocked DJ listens to the kids' screams. Local sheriff approaches
Block and convinces her to play the recording made from the phone call
on radio, hoping that the killers would show up. Starring Dennis
Hopper, Bill Moseley, Bill Johnson, Caroline Williams, and Lou Perry.

1:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003, Horror)
A group of college kids, on their way back from scoring drugs in Mexico,
run into a hitchhiker who has just survived a horrific massacre from the
night before. They try to help the girl, but in the process end up
falling prey to her mysterious fear, which happens to be wielding a
chainsaw. Starring Jessica Biel and Jonathan Tucker.

3:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
UFC UNLEASHED MARATHON

8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET
ULTIMATE FIGHT NIGHT LIVE
Spike TV takes it to the Octagon with its sixth LIVE UFC fight card.

Series Premiere!
10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
BLADE: THE SERIES - with LIMITED COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION

Midnight - 2:00 AM, ET/PT
BLADE: THE SERIES (ENCORE)

2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
BLOOD ANGELS (2004, Horror)
A young woman gets caught up in the plans of a coven of vampires
fighting to free themselves from their master. Starring Lorenzo Lamas.

ORIGINAL SERIES

* THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 3
New episodes premiere Thursdays (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) and encores
Saturdays (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) and Mondays (11:00 PM - Midnight,
ET/PT).

* TNA WRESTLING: iMPACT! (TV-14)
New episodes premiere Thursdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encores
Saturdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).

* SPIKE'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS - NEW ORIGINAL EPISODES (TV-14)
New episodes premiere Saturdays (7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT) as part of
Slammin' Saturday Night.

Featuring rescues, shootouts, and explosions, Spike's Most Amazing Videos delivers a combination of real and rare footage for some of the most heart- pounding and unbelievable moments ever captured on film. Hosted by Stacey Keach.

* UFC UNLEASHED
Telecasts Thursdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT), encore Mondays (9:00 -
10:00 PM, ET/PT).

This one-hour series features the greatest moments from the UFC(R)'s vast library of fight footage. The show includes classic bouts never before seen on television except on pay-per-view.

* MXC (TV-14)
Telecasts Mondays - Saturdays (1:00 - 1:30 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.

* GAME HEAD (TV-14)
New episodes premiere Saturdays (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT).

Spike TV presents a weekly showcase on the world of video games.

ACQUIRED SERIES

* THE SHIELD
Back-to-back episodes telecasts Fridays (10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT and
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) and Sundays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT and
1:00 - 2:00 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.

* CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (TV-PG)
Telecasts Monday - Friday (7:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT), Monday - Friday
(Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Mondays AND Fridays (9:00 - 10:00 PM,
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.

* THE THREE STOOGES (TV-PG)
Telecasts Sunday and Saturday (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT) and Sundays (3:00
- 4:00 AM, ET/PT).

Larry, Moe and Curly are on Spike TV, showcasing their extremely physical and sometimes controversial brand of slapstick humor that made them one of the most famous comedy troupes in history.

MOVIE PREMIERES

* NEVER SAY DIE (1989, Action/Thriller)
Premieres Saturday, June 3 (2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT).

Ex-Special Forces soldier Frank Zagarino, ambushed and left to die, returns to seek vengeance on the renegade commander who betrayed him. Zagarino sees his perfect opportunity when his nemesis kidnaps a general's daughter. Starring Frank Zagarino and Billy Drago.

* BLADE (1998, Action/Horror)
Premieres Tuesday, June 6 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT).

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. Starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff.

* THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (1996, Biography/Drama)
Premieres Wednesday, June 7 (9:00 - 12:30 AM, ET/PT) as part of Casino
Cinema.

The life of controversial pornographer, Hustler magazine founder, First Amendment activist and paraplegic Larry Flynt. Starring Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love.

* YEAR OF THE DRAGON (1985, Crime/Action)
Premieres Saturday, June 10 (4:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT)

Using unprecedented degrees of violence, young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of the Chinese community. Starring Mickey Rourke and John Lone.

Broadcast Premiere!
* THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - BROADCAST PREMIERE
Premieres Tuesday, June 27 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT) as part of Casino
Cinema.

A group of college kids, on their way back from scoring drugs in Mexico, run into a hitchhiker who has just survived a horrific massacre from the night before. They try to help the girl, but in the process end up falling prey to her mysterious fear, which happens to be wielding a chainsaw. Starring Jessica Biel and Jonathan Tucker.

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 in June, Spike TV debuts new
episodes of MUSCLECAR and EXTREME 4X4.

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!

* FILMS OF FURY
Saturdays in June, Spike TV features a different high-flying, hard-
hitting, action-packed martial arts movie. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, June 3
Premiere!
2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT and 2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
NEVER SAY DIE (1989, Action/Thriller)
Ex-Special Forces soldier Frank Zagarino, ambushed and left to die,
returns to seek vengeance on the renegade commander who betrayed him.
Zagarino sees his perfect opportunity when his nemesis kidnaps a
general's daughter. Starring Frank Zagarino and Billy Drago.

Saturday, June 10
2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT and 2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
CHINA O'BRIEN 2 (1992, Action)
China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head
because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. Starring Cynthia
Rothrock and Richard Norton.

Saturday, June 17
Broadcast Premiere!
2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT and 2:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT
SAMOURAIS (2002, Action)

* SUNDAY SPECIALS

Sunday, June 4 (2:30 - 7:30 PM, ET/PT).
WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS MARATHON

Sunday, June 11
3:30 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966 Action/Western, TV-PG)

6:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT
TODAY YOU DIE (2005, Action/Drama)
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who
framed him. Starring Steven Seagal.

Sunday, June 18
4:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT
TOP GUN (1986, Action)

6:30 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
BLADE (1998, Action/Horror)

Sunday, June 25
1:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
YOUNG GUNS (1988, Western/Action)
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge
the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy
takes their authority too far, they become the hunted. Starring Emilio
Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips.

3:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
YOUNG GUNS II (1990, Western/Action)
Billy "The Kid" and his gang are wanted by the law, and when "Doc"
Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them. Starring
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips.

Source: Spike TV

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