Spike TV has announced their August programming highlights:
ORIGINALS
-- THE KILL POINT - SEASON FINALE
Premieres Sunday, August 26 (9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encore Sunday,
August 26 (11:00 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT); Marathon leading into the Finale
telecasts Sunday, August 26 (3:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT).
Emmy®Award-winning actor and Golden Globe nominee John Leguizamo and
Donnie Wahlberg star in Spike TV's new 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.
With time of the essence and the uncertainty of the unfolding events,
both men need to remain resourceful and collected or risk losing lives.
THE KILL POINT reveals how the hostage takers leverage their situation
and how the negotiator tries to unravel their plans. Which man will
blink? Who will outsmart the other? Who will survive? It's a
dangerous game of chess played out with human lives at stake.
-- MURDER
New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays (10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT); Encore
Wednesdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT) & Saturdays (Midnight - 1:00
AM, ET/PT).
Following in the dramatic tradition of "CSI," Spike TV's "Murder,"
follows real people as they try to solve a real homicide pulled
directly from police files. Two groups of civilians are brought into
an exact replica crime scene pulled from the files of a solved homicide
case. Every pertinent detail available to the original detectives has
been recreated and available to the groups, who then assess the crime
scene and collect evidence. The groups are given a list of potential
suspects, an opportunity to analyze the suspect's interrogation tapes
and then meet with a coroner to review the findings of the original
autopsy report. Contestants are given 48 hours to complete their
investigation, collect and catalogue their evidence and use their own
smarts and instincts to find the murderer.
-- TNA WRESTLING: iMPACT! - NEW EPISODES
New episodes premiere Thursdays (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); Encores
Saturdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT), Pre-empted on Saturday, August
11 will encore starting at 10:30 PM, ET/PT, instead.
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."
-- UFC UNLEASHED
Telecasts Thursdays (10:00 - 11:00 PM & 11:00 - Midnight, ET/PT).
This one-hour series features the greatest moments from the UFC®'s
vast library of fight footage. The show includes classic bouts never
before seen on television except on pay-per-view.
-- MXC
Telecasts Fridays (Midnight - 12:30 AM & 12:30 - 1:00 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
New episodes premiere Fridays (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV presents a weekly showcase on the world of video games. From
the latest reviews, cheat codes, the hottest game of week and more,
GAME HEAD offers viewers an uncompromised look at the hardcore culture
of videogames.
SPECIAL EVENTS / MARATHONS
-- BREAKFAST WITH BOND
Telecasts Monday through Friday (9:00 AM, ET/PT) beginning July 30 and
ending August 31.
Rise and shine with 007 as Spike TV telecasts one movie a day in the
chronological order in which they were released in theaters. In the
final week, it's the best 5 Bond movies, as voted online by Spike TV
viewers.
-- ROCKY BAL - BLOWOUT
Telecasts Saturday, August 4 (2:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Tune in to Spike TV for a Rocky Balboa movie marathon featuring
Rocky I - IV.
-- ROCKY (1976, Action/Drama)
Telecasts Saturday, August 4 (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, ET/PT).
A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the
heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for
his self-respect. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Burt
Young.
-- ROCKY II (1979, Action/Drama)
Telecasts Saturday, August 4 (4:30 PM - 7:00 PM, ET/PT).
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while
the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a
rematch. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers and Talia Shire.
-- ROCKY III (1982, Action/Drama)
Telecasts Saturday, August 4 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT).
When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers to
retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit. Starring Sylvester
Stallone, Carl Weathers and Mr. T.
-- ROCKY IV (1985, Action/Drama)
Telecasts Saturday, August 4 (9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet boxer,
Rocky decides to challenge him himself. Starring Sylvester Stallone,
Carl Weathers and Dolph Lundgren.
-- HARRISON FORD MARATHON
Telecasts Saturday, August 11 ( 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM, ET/PT).
Spike TV honors one of America's most successful actors, Harrison Ford,
with a marathon of some of his most action packed roles.
-- WITNESS (1985, Drama/Thriller)
Telecasts Saturday, August 11 (2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, ET/PT).
A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes
into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. Starring
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, and Josef Sommer.
-- CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994, Action/Drama)
Telecasts Saturday, August 11 (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, ET/PT).
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US
government against a Colombian drug cartel. Starring Harrison Ford,
Willem Dafoe, and Anne Archer.
-- PATRIOT GAMES (1992, Action/Drama)
Spike Premiere Saturday, August 11 (8:00 PM - 10:30 PM, ET/PT).
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a
renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Starring
Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, and Patrick Bergin.
-- TNA: HARD JUSTICE
Premieres Saturday, August 11 (11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encores
Saturday, August 11 (3:00 AM - 3:30 AM, ET/PT).
Preview all of the exciting matches and hear from your favorite
wrestlers as they prepare for TNA's August 12th Hard Justice pay-per-
view event.
-- COUTURE: 100% NATURAL
Telecasts Thursday, August 23 (10:00 PM - 2:00 AM, ET/PT).
Tune into Spike TV for a marathon devoted to UFC Heavyweight champion
Randy Couture as he prepares to defend his title against Gabriel
Gonzaga.
-- UFC Unleashed
Telecasts Thursday, August 23 (10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Coming out of a year long retirement, Randy Couture faces Tim Sylvia at
UFC 68 in a history making heavyweight championship bout.
-- UFC 74 Countdown
Premieres Thursday, August 23 (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); Encore
Saturday, August 25 (11:00 AM - Noon) & Saturday, August 25 (6:00 PM -
7:00 PM, ET/PT).
A preview of Randy Couture's upcoming Pay-Per-View fight.
-- UFC Unleashed
Telecasts Thursday, August 23 (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT).
From UFC 54: Boiling Point, Randy The Natural Couture battles Mike
Van Arsdale. Other bouts include Frank Mir vs. Tank Abbott and Chuck
Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn.
-- Pros vs. Joes Season 2
Telecasts Thursday, August 23 (1:00 AM - 2:00 AM, ET/PT).
Episode features Randy Couture with Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco and
Kevin Willis.
-- THE KILL POINT - MARATHON
Telecasts Sunday, August 26 (3:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT).
Catch up on the entire season of Spike TV's The Kill Point with a
Sunday afternoon marathon leading into the season finale. Starring
Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg.
MOVIE PREMIERES
-- PREDATOR (1987, Action/ Science Fiction)
Spike Premiere Monday, August 6 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
Dutch and his group of commandos are returning from a successful CIA
mission in a Central American jungle when they discover that something
is hunting them. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and
Jesse Ventura.
-- AIRHEADS (1994, Comedy)
Spike Premiere Saturday, August 11 (10:00 AM - Noon, ET/PT).
Chazz, Rex, and Pip are a band known as The Lone Rangers and all
they're looking for is some attention. But when they take over a radio
station with fake guns in order to get their song played over the
airwaves, they get a little more than they bargained for. Starring
Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.
-- PATRIOT GAMES (1992, Action/Crime)
Spike Premiere Saturday, August 11 (8:00 PM - 10:30 PM, ET/PT).
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a
renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Starring
Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones.
ACQUIRED SERIES
-- STAR TREK: VOYAGER
Telecasts Monday - Thursday (4:00 - 6:00 PM, ET/PT), Fridays (5:00 -
6:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday - Wednesday (1:00 AM - 2:00 AM, ET/PT), Pre-
empted Monday, August 20 will air at 1:30 AM, ET/PT.
The 3rd installment of the Star Trek television franchise examines the
USS Voyager and her crew, who have become stranded in the Delta
Quadrant, seventy thousand light-years from Earth. Unless they can find
some kind of shortcut, it will take them seventy-five years to return
to the space of the United Federation of Planets. Starring Kirk
Mulligan.
-- CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (TV-PG)
Telecasts Monday - Friday (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT) & Monday -
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.
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:
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!