 UPN Hopes to Beat Fall Rush
Tuesday July 22, 2003
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - UPN will introduce its significantly revamped schedule for 2003-04 before the season officially starts.
The four new comedies and one new drama in UPN's lineup will all premiere between Wednesday, Sept. 10 and Tuesday, Sept. 16, with the intent of getting audiences to check them out before the crush of premiere week later in the month. The fall season officially begins Monday, Sept. 22.
Three of the network's four Monday comedies will return to their same timeslots this season, while "One on One" is moving to Tuesdays to launch a new block of sitcoms. "Eve," featuring hip-hop star Eve, will take its place on Monday. New drama "Jake 2.0" will be paired with "Enterprise" on Wednesday nights, and UPN staple "WWE Smackdown!" will continue rolling on Thursdays.
UPN will use "Smackdown!" to launch the aggressively goofy sitcom "The Mullets," about two brothers with the titular business-in-front, party-in-back haircuts. It will premiere after a 90-minute edition of the wrestling show on Thursday, Sept. 11, and move to its regular Tuesday spot the following week.
Here's the full list of UPN premieres (new shows in bold, all times Eastern):
Wednesday, Sept. 10
8 p.m.: "Enterprise"
9 p.m.: "Jake 2.0"
Thursday, Sept. 11
8 p.m.: "WWE Smackdown!" (90 minutes)
9:30 p.m.: "The Mullets" (series premiere)
Monday, Sept. 15
8 p.m.: "The Parkers"
8:30 p.m.: "Eve"
9 p.m.: "Girlfriends"
9:30 p.m.: "Half and Half"
Tuesday, Sept. 16
8 p.m.: "One on One" (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m.: "All of Us"
9 p.m.: "Rock Me Baby"
9:30 p.m.: "The Mullets" (time-period premiere)
Friday, Sept. 26
8 p.m.: UPN Movie Friday
|  Allure
July 2003
Eve, starring in her new sitcom EVE this fall on UPN, is featured in the July 2003 issue of Allure magazine.
"Highlights from the current issue include: The halter dresses, cover-ups, and slicked-back ponytails that make a big splash this summer; four real women get breast makeovers; and rapper/actress Eve discusses her new show, look, and sound. Plus, Amber Valletta's tips for looking good after a flight, and advice from experts like Garren and Dick Page."
 TOMB RAIDER: CRADLE OF LIFE [PG-13]
Starts Today!
Angelina Jolie again plays Lara Croft, the video-game vixen brought to the big screen in the first Tomb Raider film. In the sequel, Croft travels across the world in hopes of finding an ancient underwater temple called the Cradle of Life, which, as legend has it, is the resting place for Pandora's Box. [Paramount Pictures]
How is this movie UPN related?
It's Paramount!!!
LAST WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP 10
July 18 - July 20, 2003 |
1. Bad Boys II (Columbia Pictures) - 46.5m
2. Pirates of the Carribean (Walt Disney) - 34.0m
3. League of... (20th Century Fox) - 10.1m
4. Terminator 3 (Warner Bros.) - 9.3m
5. Johnny English (Universal) - 9.1m
6. Finding Nemo (Walt Disney) - 7.2m
7. Legally Blonde 2 (Metro Goldwyn-Mayor) - 6.1m
8. How to Deal (New Line Cinema) - 5.8m
9. Charlie's Angels 2 (Columbia Pictures) - 3.8m
10. 28 Days Later (Fox Searchlight) - 2.5m
Weekend box office data by ACNielsen EDI ©2003
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1. WWE SmackDown! - 3.7/6
2. The Parkers (R) - 2.8/5
2. One on One (R) - 2.8/5
4. Enterprise (R) - 2.5/5
5. Girlfriends (R) - 2.5/4
5. Half & Half (R) - 2.5/4
7. Twilight Zone (R) - 2.1/4
-. One on One (sr) - n/a
-. Abby (R) - n/a
-. Buffy (R) - n/a
-. "Gun Shy" - n/a
Compiled by Nielson Media Research
30th - Richard Burgi "The Sentinel"
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Guy Torry didn't only call THE STRIP his home. In what other UPN series did he star?
Send your answer along with your name to feedback@....
LAST WEEK:
CSI and NBC's upcoming drama 'Las Vegas' take place in Sin City. What former UPN drama also called Vegas home?
ANSWER: THE STRIP starring Guy Torry and Sean Patrick Flanery took place on the Las Vegas strip.
CONGRADULATIONS: Mandy St. Jean.
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