Programming for the
ARK-LA-MISS

 



 
PROGRAMMING FOR THE ARK-LA-MISS

 

   

Weekdays - 3:30 – 4 PM
     and 5 – 5:30 PM

Malcolm in the Middle

Unconventional, maybe. Dysfunctional, just a little. Real, absolutely. The Cleavers they ain't. This inventive family comedy is seen through the eyes of Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), a regular kid -- with a genius IQ -- just trying to get through the day without being embarrassed by his family. Mom is a screaming control freak, Dad is a goofy human hairball, oldest son Francis is criminally disobedient, Reese is just criminal and youngest son Dewey is a space cadet.

     
Saturday - NOON

RACELINE WITH Joe Moore always brings you the latest news from the NASCAR world and commentary from championship crew chief Barry Dodson and Racing Milestones editor Mary Scully.  This is the Fastest Half Hour on TV.

     
 
Weekdays, 5:30 – 6 pm and 9 – 9:30 pm

Weekend Edition – Saturday, 5 pm and Sunday, 8 pm

 "Extra" is currently one of TV’s highest-rated nationally-syndicated entertainment newsmagazines, "Extra" has been at the forefront of pop culture since its debut in 1994. From films to fashion, television to trends, "Extra" provides a front row seat to the entertainment industry.  "Extra’s" half-hour weekday edition delivers the stars and all they do, reporting their latest movie,

 TV and music projects, along with backstage happenings and red carpet arrivals at premieres and award shows.  "Extra’s" expanded one-hour weekend edition delivers in-depth feature stories and broader presentations of signature segments. "Extra’s" on-air team is led by Emmy Award-winning television personality Dayna Devon. Jon Kelley is a primary correspondent for the daily show and serves as co-anchor for the weekend edition.
     
     
Friday – 9:30 – 10:30 PM

A series of 26 one-hour poker tournaments with cash prizes for the winners. Taped before a live audience at the world-famous Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the top poker players from around the world compete for weekly prizes and an opportunity to win the grand prize. Don't be left out of the game!

 

     
     

Tuesday- 10 – 10:30 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM - NOON

 “Giving Hardcore Gamers What They Want, and Casual Gamers What They Need!”

 Gamer Nation is the first and only weekly television magazine series reporting on the Interactive Entertainment industry with a focus on the video gamer lifestyle.  Each week, Gamer Nation features the latest news and information on the Interactive Entertainment industry including previews of new releases, reviews of the latest video games, cheat codes, celebrity interviews and product evaluation.

     
     
 

 Saturday – 7 – 8 PM
Sunday – 10 - 11PM

 

 
Da Vinci’s Inquest is a critically-acclaimed weekly prime-time procedural drama in the mold of CSI or Law and Order.  Charismatic, controversial and mercurial Coroner Dominic Da Vinci (Nicholas Campbell) is the pivot around which this complex world spins, the controversial Coroner who, working with homicide detectives and pathologists, speaks for the dead to protect the living. Their mission is to solve the mysteries behind the unnatural, accidental, or suspicious
     
     

Saturday – 8 - 9 PM
Sunday – 11 PM - Midnight

When a secret base abandoned by the Ancients - the original builders of the stargates - is found buried in the ice of Antarctica, the STARGATE ATLANTIS team is recruited for the most daring stargate mission yet: a one-way expedition to the distant Pegasus galaxy. There the STARGATE ATLANTIS team encounters a number of primitive human civilizations…as well as The Wraith, a sinister new enemy that threatens human life everywhere.

     
     

Thursday – 6:30 – 7 PM
Sunday – 9:30 – 10 AM

EXTREME MOTOR SPORTS  -  produced in Monroe, Louisiana is another UPN-43 exclusive.

Get behind the scenes with Carl Bamburg and Don Head as they highlight the 4-wheel drive mud truck racing, Drag Racing and more all throughout  Northeast Louisiana.  Features, Interviews and exciting racing every Thursday at 6 pm and Sunday at 9:30 am.

     
     

Tuesday – 6 – 6:30 PM         

Inside LSU Football can be seen exclusively on UPN-43 through out the season.

Inside LSU Football with Les Miles is the primary source for Tiger football news. Jordy Hultberg will serve as host for the ninth straight year, joining first-year LSU head coach Les Miles to provide detailed game highlights, in-depth analysis and profiles on the 2005 Tigers.

     
     

Monday 6 – 7 PM

The Houston Nutt Show
Arkansas Razorbacks Football
 

The Houston Nutt weekly on UPN-43 through out the season.
The Houston Nutt Show is a weekly recap of the previous weekend Arkansas football game with Head Coach Houston Nutt.  Highlights, features and information on the 2005 Razorback football team.

     
     

Thursday 9:30 - 10:30 PM

Inside LION Football with John Carr will feature the Football Team, Spirit Groups and Activities at Ouachita Parish High School.
Watch the highlights each week and get a preview of the next week as the LIONS compete in the 4-A District in Northeast Louisiana.  Follow the LIONS on the Road to the State Championship.

     
     

Wednesday – 9:30 – 10:30 PM

Gene Ponti and Aaron Dietrich analyze football through Northeast Louisiana.  Get inside information on all of High School Football with interviews and highlights each week with Coaches and Players.  Also, Sideline Spotlight returns featuring High School Spirit Groups.

     
     

Wednesday – 6 - 7 PM
Friday – 6 - 7 PM

 
   
Re-live the exciting wrestling matches from the past.  If you experienced it as a child you will want to share these memories.
     
     

Weeknights – 10:30 – 11 PM

South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, has aired on Comedy Central for seven seasons. The program, which was Comedy Central’s highest-rated series, was an immediate hit and quickly established the network as a growing player in the cable arena with cutting-edge original content that attracts some of the strongest demographics in cable television’s history.

     
     

Weeknights – 11 PM – 12 AM

This show has become UPN-43’s top rated show from 11 PM until midnight.  Tune in for the unexpected each weeknight.

 

     
     

Tuesday – 6:30 – 7 PM

This show features entertainment events throughout the Ark-La-Miss.  Interviews, Schedules for the Events and Video Highlights of Festivals, Stage Performances, and things of interest will be the subject each week.

     
     
2005 Proposed Line-Up
     

 

     
HOT NEW SHOWS    
     
     

EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS –Thursday - 7:00 - 7:30 PM

Is inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock, who narrates the hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980's.  Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.  This responsible, resilient adolescent brings a distinct, funny spin to his everyday trials and traumas. The single-camera comedy series stars Tichina Arnold ("Big Momma's House") as Rochelle, Terry Crews ("White Chicks") as Julius, Tyler Williams as Chris, Tequan Richmond ("Ray") as Drew, Imani Hakim as Tonya, and Vincent Martella ("Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo") as Greg.

     
     

SEX, LOVE & SECRETS – Tuesday - 8:00 - 9:00 PM

Set in the small, hip neighborhood of Silver Lake, on the outskirts of Hollywood, is a fresh, edgy new drama that explores the intimate and often complex relationships of a tight-knit group of friends finding out who they are and what they want in life. These twenty-something's have become a family sharing everything, but as in any family, the need to protect each other can often compel these friends to keep secrets that sometimes do more harm than good.  The new drama stars Denise Richards ("Scary Movie 3") as Jolene, Eric Balfour ("Six Feet Under") as Charlie, Lauren German ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") as Rose, Omar Miller ("Shall We Dance") as Coop, Tamara Taylor ("Diary of a Mad Black Woman") as Nina, and James Stevenson ("Hope and Faith") as Hank.

     
     

LOVE, INC. – Thursday - 8:30 - 9:00 PM

Follows Denise Johnson, an energetic, pragmatic young woman who takes pride in her success as a full-service dating consultant.  As the female version of a "wingman," this savvy matchmaker and her quirky co-workers help lovelorn single men, and even women, present the best image possible to just the right prospects.  The series stars Shannen Doherty ("Charmed") as Denise, Reagan Gomez-Preston ("Beauty Shop") as Francine, Vince Vieluf ("Grind") as Barry, Ion Overman ("General Hospital") as Viviana, and Holly Robinson Peete ("For Your Love") as Clea.3 

     
     

 

 

 

     
HOT RETURNING SHOWS    
     
     

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – Wednesday - 7:00 - 8:00 PM

 Is UPN’s hit dramality series that features Tyra Banks and gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling.  The series follows a group of young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes, who live together in one loft and vie for a modeling contract. The dramality exposes the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce supermodels, as they face weekly tests that determine who can make the cut.  With mentoring by supermodel Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, the finalists compete in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp, a crash course to supermodel fame.

     
     

VERONICA MARS – Wednesday - 8:00 - 9:00 PM

Returns to the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, where the rich and powerful make the rules, own the town and the high school, and desperately try to keep their dirty little secrets just that…secret.  Unfortunately for them, there's Veronica Mars, a smart, fearless 18-year-old apprentice private investigator dedicated to solving the town's toughest mysteries.  The series stars Kristen Bell ("Deadwood") as Veronica Mars, Enrico Colantoni ("Just Shoot Me") as Keith Mars, Percy Daggs III ("The Guardian") as Wallace Fennel, Teddy Dunn ("The Manchurian Candidate") as Duncan Kane, Jason Dohring ("Judging Amy") as Logan Echolls, and Francis Capra ("C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation") as Eli "Weevil" Navarro.

     
     

CUTS – Thursday - 8:00 - 8:30 PM

The spin-off of UPN’s hit comedy ONE ON ONE, returns as former "hairstylist to the rap stars," Kevin Barnes finds himself co-managing his family's former barber shop with the new owner’s spoiled daughter, Tiffany.  With differing ideas and opinions, these two partners successfully turn the old shop into a hot, new urban day spa in burgeoning Baltimore.  The series stars Shannon Elizabeth ("American Pie") as Tiffany, Marques Houston ("Fat Albert") as Kevin Barnes, Shondrella Avery ("Napoleon Dynamite") as Candy, Rashaan Nall (ONE ON ONE) as Walt, and Edward "Grapevine Fordham, Jr. as Ace. 

     
     

WWE SMACKDOWN! – Friday - 7:00 - 9:00 PM

An action-packed event that delivers all-new, all-spectacular shows and specials every week, year-round on UPN.  This unique, bigger-than-life two-hour saga has ratcheted up the drama and intensified the classic rivalries between some of the WWE’s biggest Superstars.  Some of the Superstars featured each week include The Undertaker, WWE Champion John Cena, Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero and The Big Show, among many others.  Meanwhile, the WWE Divas, including Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie, and Miss Jackie, add their own special combination of glamour, beauty and competition.  Together with a recurring cast of unique WWE Superstars, they put on an astonishing display of athleticism combined with riveting dramatic and comedic storylines.

     
     

ONE ON ONE – Monday - 7:00 - 7:30 PM

Kicks off its fifth season with 18-year-old Breanna and her boyfriend Arnaz entering a new phase in their lives as young adults living away from home, as Breanna starts college and Arnaz follows her to pursue his music career.  After four years of balancing parenthood and friendship, her father, sportscaster Flex Washington, has to deal with a more grown-up Breanna on her own for the very first time. The series stars Flex Alexander ("Out Cold") as Mark "Flex" Washington, Kyla Pratt ("Fat Albert") as Breanna Barnes, Kelly Perine ("Between Brothers") as Duane, Sicily as Spirit, and Robert Ri’chard ("Coach Carter") as Arnaz.

     
     

GIRLFRIENDS – Monday - 8:00 - 8:30 PM

Returns for its triumphant sixth year, providing an open, honest exploration of the hot-button issues about family, friends, relationships and life facing women today.  With fearlessness and sincerity, the show takes on universal issues that appeal to all women and treats them all with tenderness, care and respect.  The series stars Tracee Ellis Ross ("Hanging Up") as Joan Clayton, Golden Brooks ("Linc's Place") as Maya Wilkes, Persia White as Lynn Searcy, Jill Marie Jones as Toni Childs, and Reggie Hayes ("Getting Personal") as William Dent.

     
     

ALL OF US – Monday - 7:30 - 8:00 PM

Inspired by the domestic adventures of entertainment superstars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, returns for a third season to reflect a new generation's enlightened attitude toward the extended family dynamic with humor, sensitivity and heart.  Robert James, an entertainment reporter for a local Los Angeles television station, is divorced from the somewhat self-absorbed Neesee, mother of their endearing six-year-old son, Bobby Junior.  ALL OF US stars Duane Martin ("Deliver Us from Eva") as Robert James Sr., LisaRaye McCoy ("Beauty Shop") as Neesee James, Elise Neal ("The Hughleys") as Tia Jewel, Khamani Griffin ("Daddy Day Care") as Robert James Jr., Tony Rock ("The Chris Rock Show") as Dirk Black, Terri J. Vaughn ("The Steve Harvey Show") as Jonelle Abrahams, and James Vincent ("Dude Where's My Car?) as Turtle.

     
     

HALF & HALF – Monday - 8:30 - 9:00 PM

Enters its fourth season focusing on twenty-something half-sisters Mona and Dee Dee, who had only one thing in common when they met -- their father.  Growing up separately, Mona was raised by mom Phyllis to be an independent, free-spirited woman, while Dee Dee grew up privileged in a two-parent home and continues to develop her own identity out of the shadow of her overbearing mother Big Dee Dee.  Though once virtual strangers, these two sisters find themselves neighbors in the same San Francisco apartment building, and experiencing the joys and challenges of sisterhood for the first time.  The series stars Rachel True ("The Craft") as Mona, Essence Atkins ("Deliver Us from Ava") as Dee Dee, Telma Hopkins ("Family Matters") as Phyllis, Valarie Pettiford ("One Life To Live") as Big Dee Dee, Chico Benymon (R&B group Tra-Knox) as Spencer, and Alec Mapa ("Connie and Carla") as Adam.

     
     

EVE – Thursday - 7:30 - 8:00 PM

Starring Grammy Award-winning Hip Hop sensation Eve, returns for a third season of her eponymous hit series as Shelly, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate love, romance and career.  Her two best friends, Rita, a gorgeous, single former model, and Janie, an attractive woman very happy to be married and out of the dating scene.  Representing the male side of the relationship equation is J.T., a handsome, regular kind of guy who really enjoys being single, and his best pal, Nick, who is looking for that one perfect woman who can meet his very exacting standards.  The series stars Eve ("Barbershop") as Shelly Williams, Jason George ("Barbershop," UPN's "Platinum") as J.T. Hunter, Ali Landry ("Spy TV") as Rita Lefleur, Natalie Desselle-Reid ("For Your Love") as Janie Egins, Brian Hooks ("Bulworth") as Nick Delaney, and Sean Maguire ("Off Centre") as Donovan Brink.

     
     

 

 

 

     
MID-SEASON DRAMA    
     

SOUTH BEACH (Day/Time TBA)

This Show revolves around Matt and Vince, best friends filled with aspirations of a better future, as they abandon their world as they know it and head to the alluring paradise of sandy beaches, beautiful people and hot spots in glamorous South Beach. Matt's preoccupation with his old, fashion-model girlfriend has him diving head first into her thrilling new life, even though she has moved on, and Vince, willing to do anything to get ahead, uncovers the dangerous and possibly seedy underbelly of SOUTH BEACH. The series stars Marcus Coloma ("Point Pleasant") as Matt, Chris Johnson ("xXx: State of the Union") as Vincent, Lee Thompson Young ("Friday Night Lights") as Ian, and Vanessa L. Williams ("Johnson Family Vacation") as Elizabeth.

     

 

 

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