| 6:00 am |
CBS /
WWL 4 |
Saturday Early Show |
"Second Cup Cafe" segment features a performance by Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 4:00 pm |
VH1 |
Behind the Music - The Bangles |
profile of The Bangles features candid interviews with all four band members (including Vicki Peterson, currently with the Continental Drifters), and unique rehearsal footage filmed in April 2000 |
| 7:00 pm |
AMC |
Urban Cowboy (1980) |
John Travolta as a newcomer to Pasadena, Texas; He works in an oil refinery by day and spends his nights trying to tame the mechanical bull at Gilley's honky-tonk; cast also includes Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, The Charlie Daniels Band, and Bonnie Raitt (repeats at 2:45 am) |
| 7:00 pm |
TRIO |
Satchmo The Great (1957) |
this powerful film, created by journalistic icons Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly, puts together segments of Louis Armstrong's 1956 concerts in Western Europe, the Gold Coast of Africa and the United States, with his reflections on life (Note: TRIO is not carried by Cox Cable in New Orleans) |
| 7:00 pm |
VH1 |
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special |
repeat of the concert special includes new footage not aired in the original broadcast, including the Britney Spears duet with Michael Jackson (on "The Way You Make Me Feel") and Lil Romeo performing "My Baby"; other acts appearing include Whitney Houston ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"), 'N Sync ("Dancing Machine") and a reunited Jackson 5 |
| 9:00 pm |
VH1 |
Driven: Britney Spears |
profile of Britney Spears (rerun) |
| 5:00 am |
NICK |
NICK News |
New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis talks about the origins of jazz. Marsalis also talks about the elements of improvisation and democracy in jazz (rerun) |
| 7:00 am |
BIO |
Biography Extra - Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll |
the untold story of the Sun Records founder Sam Phillips who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many others; despite his knack for spotting stars, Phillips lived on the edge of poverty and suffered two nervous breakdowns before making a fortune investing in Holiday Inn (rerun; repeats at 1:00 pm and 3:00 am) |
| 8:00 am |
Starz! |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
During the Great Depression, 3 escaped convicts share in adventures as they traverse the Deep South in hopes of reaching one's stash of stolen loot; stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King; the soundtrack features music by King, The Cox Family, and others (repeats at 7:00 pm) |
| 3:00 pm |
VH1 |
100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll History |
hour 5 features entries #20 - #1; listed at No. 15 is Jerry Lee Lewis's marriage to his 13 year old second cousin Myra (rerun) |
| 3:00 am |
VH1 |
History of Rock 'n' Roll (#1 - "Rock 'N' Roll Explodes") |
a new sound called "rhythm & blues" came out of the post-WWII era to change music forever. White artists began to copy what they heard and the records began to "cross over". The new sound soon became linked with youthful rebellion - rock 'n' roll was a new kind of music that shook youth culture and has been shaking young musicians ever since. Songs featured include: Chuck Berry's "Maybelline", Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and Fats Domino's "Blue Monday" (rerun) |
| 8:45 am |
AMC |
American Hot Wax (1978) |
musical comedy pays tribute to 50's rock & roll and disc jockey Alan Freed; cast includes Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Ford, Chuck Berry and Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
| 1:30 pm |
MTV |
MTV Cribs |
MTV visits the cribs of Lil Romeo and Travis from Blink 182 (rerun) |
| 4:00 pm |
MTV |
Best of MTV's Mardi Gras 2002 |
highlights from MTV's visit to Mardi Gras 2002; hosted by MTV's Carson Daly, w/ Britney Spears, No Doubt, Mystikal, etc. |
| 4:30 pm |
BBC America |
Parkinson Starburst |
talk show host Michael Parkinson talks with singer & actor Harry Connick, Jr. (rerun) |
| 5:00 pm |
BET |
106 & Park |
The Big Tymers (Cash Money Records' Mannie Fresh and "Baby" Williams) drop by 106 & Park |
| 5:00 pm |
Ovation |
Jazz Heroes – Dizzy Gillespie |
profile of jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie includes archival footage of Gillespie with Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and others |
| 8:00 pm |
Cox 10 |
Louisiana Jukebox Encore |
highlights from the past season of Jukebox w/ performances by Irene Sage, King Konga, John Carey Band, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Music Ministry, Blake Amos & Saudade and Ken Swartz (see below for Louisiana Jukebox Encore rerun schedule!) |
| 8:00 pm |
Ovation |
Sidney Bechet: Treat It Gentle |
documentary on New Orleans born jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet includes previously unreleased footage of Bechet, and excerpts of interviews with family & friends; Woody Allen and Wynton Marsalis also appear in this portrait of Bechet’s life and career (repeats at 12:00 am) |
| 9:00 pm |
Starz! |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
During the Great Depression, 3 escaped convicts share in adventures as they traverse the Deep South in hopes of reaching one's stash of stolen loot; stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King; the soundtrack features music by King, The Cox Family, and others (repeats at 4:30 am) |
| 11:30 am |
A&E |
Travels With Harry |
Harry Smith travels to New Orleans and meets Big Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana (former Big Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indian tribe), for whom Mardi Gras means hard work, artistry, and tradition |
| 1:00 pm |
MTV |
Cribs |
MTV comes to NOLA to hang with the Cash Money Millionaires, Ali Landry and Ricky Williams in their private cribs (rerun) |
| 1:00 pm |
Starz! |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
During the Great Depression, 3 escaped convicts share in adventures as they traverse the Deep South in hopes of reaching one's stash of stolen loot; stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King; the soundtrack features music by King, The Cox Family, and others |
| 2:00 pm |
MTV |
MTV Cribs |
MTV visits the cribs of Lil Romeo and Travis from Blink 182 (rerun) |
| 3:30 pm |
VH1 |
Saturday Night Live 25 (Hour 3: 1985-90) |
highlights from the past 24 seasons of "Saturday Night Live"; includes a performance by The Bangles (featuring current Continental Drifter Vicki Peterson); also Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Sting, Aerosmith, etc. (rerun) |
| 5:00 pm |
BET |
106 & Park |
The Big Tymers (Cash Money Records' Mannie Fresh and "Baby" Williams) drop by 106 & Park (rerun) |
| 6:30 pm |
MTV |
MTV Cribs |
MTV visits the cribs of Lil Romeo and Travis from Blink 182 (rerun) |
| 7:00 pm |
ABC |
Live And Let Die |
1973 James Bond thriller starring Roger Moore; features an appearance by Olympia Brass Band |
| 8:00 pm |
BRAVO |
The Apostle |
Robert Duvall plays a volatile Pentecostal minister in this 1997 drama; filming locations included Lafayette, LA; features appearances by Hunter Hayes, gospel singer Ruby Terry, and late cornet player Harold Potier, Sr. |
| 10:00 pm |
Ovation |
Transatlantic Sessions II, #1 |
Nanci Griffith leads Bob Dylan’s "Boots of Spanish Leather," Grammy-winning fiddler Michael Doucet joins the ensemble in "Eunice Two-Step" (rerun; repeats at 2:00 am) |
| 5:00 am |
NICK |
NICK News |
New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis talks about the origins of jazz. Marsalis also talks about the elements of improvisation and democracy in jazz (rerun) |
| 7:00 am |
Ovation |
Transatlantic Sessions II, #4 |
Sharon White performs "Storms are On the Ocean"; works by Nanci Griffith, Radney Foster and Michael Doucet are also featured (rerun; repeats at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm) |
| 10:30 am |
BET |
106 & Park |
The Big Tymers (Cash Money Records' Mannie Fresh and "Baby" Williams) drop by 106 & Park (rerun) |
| 1:40 pm |
AMC |
Urban Cowboy (1980) |
John Travolta as a newcomer to Pasadena, Texas; He works in an oil refinery by day and spends his nights trying to tame the mechanical bull at Gilley's honky-tonk; cast also includes Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, The Charlie Daniels Band, and Bonnie Raitt |
| 2:00 pm |
Much Music USA |
Egos & Icons: Britney Spears |
watch Britney Spears' journey from a young performer on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club to a controversial "sexy" international superstar (rerun) |
| 3:30 pm |
Much Music USA |
Spotlight |
half-hour profile of rap superstar Mystikal (repeats at 9:00 pm) |
| 8:00 pm |
Much Music USA |
The NewMusic |
New Orleans special featuring segments on Trent Reznor, Anne Rice, Master P and Mr. Quintron |
| 9:30 pm |
Turner Classic |
The Glenn Miller Story |
1954 film bio of bandleader Glenn Miller; cast includes Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Gene Krupa, Trummy Young, Cozy Cole, Arvell Shaw, Frances Langford and Nino Tempo |
| 1:00 am |
Disney |
Disneyland After Dark |
Walt Disney hosts this 1962 night time tour of the Magic Kingdom; includes performances by barbershop quartet The Dapper Dans, dancer Bobby Burgess, Annette Funicello and Bobby Rydell, dancers The Royal Tahitians, The Elliott Brothers Orchestra, The Osmond Brothers (in their first network TV appearance), and Louis Armstrong, with Kid Ory (trombone), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Paul "Polo" Barnes (clarinet), Harvey Brooks (piano), Mike De Lay (trumpet), Alton Redd (drums), and singer Monette Moore |
| 6:15 am |
SHO |
A Song is Born (1948) |
a refugee nightclub singer (Virginia Mayo) teaches seven music professors the meaning of pop and swing for the encyclopedia they're writing; Danny Kaye, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman costar in this remake of "Ball of Fire"; other musicians appearing include Charlie Barnett, Lionel Hampton, Louie Bellson, Mel Powell and Page Cavanaugh |
| 12:00 pm |
BET On Jazz |
Jazz Box |
performance by the Brian Blade Fellowship recorded in Montreal (repeats at 8:00 pm and 1:00 am) |
| 3:00 pm |
VH1 |
Blues Brothers 2000 |
1998 musical comedy stars Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, B.B. King and Erykah Badu; also features appearances by Dr. John and Lonnie Brooks |
| 8:00 pm |
Ovation |
Jazz Collection: Louis Armstrong |
Documentary on jazz legend Louis Armstrong includes movie and performance clips ("I Cover The Waterfront", "Back O' Town Blues", "Shine", "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen", "Dinah", "Tiger Rag", etc.), vintage photos, and interviews with Lil Hardin, Al Grey, Lucille Armstrong, and Satchmo himself (rerun; repeats at 12:00 am) |
| 12:35 am |
NBC |
Last Call With Carson Daly |
with guests Milla Jovovich and rapper Mystikal |
| 11:30 am |
WVUE 8 |
Hollywood Squares (see photo) |
"Young Stars Week"; celebrity guests include rapper Lil' Romeo, opera star Charlotte Church and country singer Billy Gilman (rerun; syndicated; check local listings) |
| 5:00 pm |
Ovation |
Jazz Heroes – Dizzy Gillespie |
profile of jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie includes archival footage of Gillespie with Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and others |
| 6:30 pm |
FX |
Copycat |
1995 suspense thriller stars Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney and Harry Connick, Jr. |
| 8:00 pm |
Cox 10 |
Louisiana Jukebox Encore |
highlights from Voodoo Fest 2001 with performances from Better Than Ezra and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (see below for Louisiana Jukebox Encore rerun schedule!) |
| 9:00 pm |
Ovation |
Sidney Bechet: Treat It Gentle |
documentary on New Orleans born jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet includes previously unreleased footage of Bechet, and excerpts of interviews with family & friends; Woody Allen and Wynton Marsalis also appear in this portrait of Bechet’s life and career (repeats at 1:00 am) |
| 3:00 pm |
FX |
Copycat |
1995 suspense thriller stars Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney and Harry Connick, Jr. |
| 4:00 pm |
CMT |
Inside Fame: Lorrie Morgan |
a candid conversation with Lorrie Morgan, as well as her (then) fiance Sammy Kershaw as they talk about their relationship, upcoming marriage and new life together; Morgan also discusses the death of her father, Opry legend George Morgan (rerun) |
| 6:00 pm |
CMT |
Most Wanted Live |
country star Trace Adkins premieres his latest video, "Help Me Understand" (repeats at 9:00 pm) |
| 5:30 pm |
HBO |
Britney Spears Live From Las Vegas |
teen pop star Britney Spears, in her first live, full-length television concert, performs songs from her new album "Britney" as well as many of her greatest hits (rerun; taped November 18, 2001) |
| 2:30 pm |
MTV |
Total Request Live |
Premiere of Britney Spears' latest video, "Overprotected" |
| 5:00 pm |
Comedy Central |
Saturday Night Live |
host and musical guest Britney Spears performs in skits and sings "Oops! ... I Did It Again" and "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" (originally aired on May 13, 2000) |
| 7:00 pm |
AMC |
Urban Cowboy (1980) |
John Travolta as a newcomer to Pasadena, Texas; He works in an oil refinery by day and spends his nights trying to tame the mechanical bull at Gilley's honky-tonk; cast includes Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, The Charlie Daniels Band and Bonnie Raitt (repeats at 1:00 am) |
| 4:30 am |
TCM |
Cabin in the Sky |
1942 musical was the debut of film director Vincente Minnelli and Hollywood's first general release of an all-star, all-black musical; cast includes Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, The Hall Johnson Choir and Louis Armstrong |
