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| Friday - October 1, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 pm | WYES 12 | Playing For Change: Peace Through Music |
documentary on Playing For Change, the multimedia effort to unite musicians and vocalists from diverse parts of the globe while seeking to immerse audiences in a movement to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music; New Orleans street musicians Grandpa Elliott and Roberto Luti are among the many artists featured |
| 10:30 pm | WYES 12 | Bourbon Street: The Neon Strip (1993) | a look at the infamous street starting with its noble birth to its more earthy existence today; performance clips include Papa Celestin, Sharkey Bonano, Al Hirt and Chris Owens; interview clips include Danny Barker, Al Hirt, Chris Owens, and Lindy Boggs |
| Saturday - October 2, 2010 | |||
| 2:00 pm | WYES 12 | New Orleans That Was | nostalgic look back at Pontchartrain Beach, New Basin Canal, old Canal Street streetcars, Claiborne Avenue, etc; includes interview with Allen Toussaint, old Mardi Gras Indian clips, and more (rerun) |
| 9:00 pm | BET | Hot Boyz (1999) | crime drama from No Limit Films stars Master P , Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Snoop Dogg, Mystikal, Mia X and Mac; written and directed by Master P |
| Monday - October 4, 2010 | |||
| 11:05 pm | ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Dr. Phil McGraw; actor Nathan Fillion; musical guest Trace Adkins (rerun from 09/15/10) |
| Tuesday - October 5, 2010 | |||
| 11:35 pm | NBC | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Tom Selleck; Anthony Bourdain; musical guest Trace Adkins |
| Saturday - October 9, 2010 | |||
| 2:00 pm | WYES 12 | More New Orleans That Was | a look back at the 1984 World's Fair, Pope John Paul II visit, the Blue Room, "Buglin' Sam the Waffle Man," the "Ragman, the "Clothes Pole Man," and more; interviews include Pete Fountain, Dr. John, Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, Milton Batiste and Leah Chase |
| Sunday - October 10, 2010 | |||
| 11:30 am | Sci-Fi | The Skeleton Key (2005) | thriller partially filmed in South Louisiana; watch for scenes at the Half Moon Bar and ReBirth Brass Band performing at the Maple Leaf; ReBirth and the Dixie Cups appear on the soundtrack |
| Monday - October 11, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am | Sci-Fi | The Skeleton Key (2005) | thriller partially filmed in South Louisiana; watch for scenes at the Half Moon Bar and ReBirth Brass Band performing at the Maple Leaf; ReBirth and the Dixie Cups appear on the soundtrack |
| Tuesday - October 12, 2010 | |||
| 11:37 pm | CBS | Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson | Trace Adkins (interview & performance); astronomer Derrick Pitts |
| Wednesday - October 13, 2010 | |||
| 7:05 pm | IFC | Southern Comfort (1981) | National Guardsmen on maneuvers in a Louisiana bayou spark a small guerrilla war with a community of Cajuns; stars Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine and Fred Ward; watch for a performance clip by Dewey Balfa with Marc Savoy, Frank Savoy and John Stelly (repeats at 2:15 am) |
| Sunday - October 17, 2010 | |||
| 8:00 pm | WYES 12 | The Nightlife That Was (2004) | documentary looks back at New Orleans haunts of the recent past, such as the Blue Room, the Swan Room, Bourbon Street (where Clarence Frogman Henry played for 20 years, and Al Hirt & Pete Fountain both owned clubs), The Warehouse, Beverly Dinner Playhouse, Dew Drop Inn, CYO dances (where Dr. John & Frankie Ford entertained the bobby socks crowd), etc; interviews include Jimmy Anselmo, Hank Staples, Frankie Ford, Dr. John, A.J. Loria, Deacon John, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Bobby Marchan, and many more |
| Monday - October 18, 2010 | |||
| 12:00 am | BET | Mo' Better Blues (1990) | Spike Lee wrote and directed this story about fictional musician Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), a trumpeter with an equal talent for music, women and trouble; soundtrack features Branford Marsalis Quartet with Terence Blanchard; Branford also makes a cameo appearance in the film |
| Wednesday - October 20, 2010 | |||
| 8:00 am | USA | Live and Let Die (1973) | Bond thriller partially filmed in New Orleans stars Roger Moore; features appearances by Alvin Alcorn, Dejan's Olympia Brass Band and Sylvia "Kuumba" Williams |
| Friday - October 22, 2010 | |||
| 4:00 pm | VH1 | Saturday Night Live | Toby Maguire hosts with musical guest Sisqo; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
(photo) sits in with the SNL band (from 10/18/2003) |
| 12:55 am | USA | The Skeleton Key (2005) | thriller partially filmed in South Louisiana; watch for scenes at the Half Moon Bar and ReBirth Brass Band performing at the Maple Leaf; ReBirth and the Dixie Cups appear on the soundtrack |
| Saturday - October 23, 2010 | |||
| 10:30 am | VH1 | Saturday Night Live | Toby Maguire hosts with musical guest Sisqo; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (photo) sits in with the SNL band (from 10/18/2003) |
| 2:00 pm | WYES 12 | A World's Fair to Remember (2003) | documentary on the Louisiana World Exposition held in New Orleans in 1984; includes an interview with Deacon John Moore and clips of Tuts Washington |
| 5:30 pm | BET | Hot Boyz (1999) | crime drama from No Limit Films stars Master P, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Snoop Dogg, Mystikal, Mia X and Mac; written and directed by Master P |
| 5:30 pm | WNOL | How I Met Your Mother | episode "Ten Sessions" - guest appearance by Britney Spears; (rerun from 03/24/08) |
| 10:00 pm | WLAE | Austin City Limits | Alejandro Escovedo plays cuts from his LP "Street Songs of Love"; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (with special guest Ivan Neville) follows with a heavy dose of New Orleans funk 'n' roll (check local listings) |
| 10:35 pm | IFC | Southern Comfort (1981) | National Guardsmen on maneuvers in a Louisiana bayou spark a small guerrilla war with a community of Cajuns; stars Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine and Fred Ward; watch for a performance clip by Dewey Balfa with Marc Savoy, Frank Savoy and John Stelly |
| Sunday - October 24, 2010 | |||
| 11:00 am | WYES 12 | New Orleans That Was | nostalgic look back at Pontchartrain Beach, New Basin Canal, old Canal Street streetcars, Claiborne Avenue, etc; includes interview with Allen Toussaint, old Mardi Gras Indian clips, and more (rerun) |
| 1:30 pm | USA | The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) |
good ole' boys Bo and Luke Duke run hog-wild through the back roads of Georgia in this adaptation of the hit TV series; filmed in New Orleans and other Louisiana locatons; stars Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Simpson, Willie Nelson and Theryl 'Houseman' DeClouet |
| 8:00 pm | WYES 12 | Growing Up in New Orleans | one-hour WYES documentary looks back at some of New Orleans childhood experiences during the 1950s and 60s; sharing their childhood memories are Gayle and Bryan Batt, Dr. John, Ricky Graham, Leah Chase, Frankie Ford, "Deacon John" Moore, Tom Fitzmorris, Charmaine Neville, Millie Ball, Keith Marshall and many other notable New Orleanians (repeats at 10:10 pm) |
| Monday - October 25, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am | FUSE | Lil Wayne Takeover | it's Lil Wayne in a big way as the hip hop phenomenon takes over Fuse TV with an all day marathon of videos, interviews and more; airs from 9am-5am (rerun) |
| Tuesday - October 26, 2010 | |||
| 10:30 pm | WYES 12 | 30th Annual Blues Awards | highlights from the annual event held in May 2009; with B.B King, Kenny Neal, Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Koko Taylor, Eden Brent, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, and others |
| Wednesday - October 27, 2010 | |||
| 8:45 am | SUND | Music Rising (2006) | documentary on the Music Rising campaign and the recovery of the New Orleans music scene; interviews include Brian "Breeze" Cayolle, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Reid Wick, Bob Ezrin, The Edge (U2), David Freedman (WWOZ), Lance Ellis, Willie Nelson, Dr. John, Marva Wright, Glenn Gaines, Quint Davis, Jimmy Ford & Sue Ford, and Ben Jaffe; Deacon John, ReBirth Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Arlo Guthrie also appear |
| Friday - October 29, 2010 | |||
| 5:00 am | USA | Live and Let Die (1973) | Bond thriller partially filmed in New Orleans stars Roger Moore; features appearances by Alvin Alcorn, Dejan's Olympia Brass Band and Sylvia "Kuumba" Williams |
| 11:05 pm | ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live | actpr Zach Galifianakis; reality star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi; musical guest Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (repeat from 09/23/10 - watch youtube clip) |
| Saturday - October 30, 2010 | |||
| 4:00 pm | WYES 12 | Jefferson Parish Stories | WYES production explores the diversity of the people and places that give the parish its distinct personality; with actress Becky Allen and her mom Myrtis Butzman, "seafood king" Al Scramuzza, Aaron Broussard, singer Frankie Ford, newsman Alec Gifford, and TV producer Marcia Kavanaugh; Ronnie Virgets narrates (rerun) |
| 10:00 pm | VH1CL | That Metal Show | this weeks guests are Philip Anselmo (Pantera / Down) and Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth Band, Mr. Big) |
