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January 23 - 29, 2013
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Film – Tower Heist at 8pm on OSN Premiere
Arthur Shaw has just been placed under house arrest in his luxury penthouse for cheating his investors out of billions of dollars. Meanwhile, Josh Kovacs earns a modest living as the manager of the luxurious building where Shaw resides. Upon learning that the building staff are about to lose their life savings, Josh convinces a group of employees, and a former resident, that Shaw has stashed a million-dollar safety net somewhere in his penthouse, and it’s theirs for the taking.

Series – Deadliest Warrior at 6pm on FX
The greatest warriors of all time face-off against one another. Information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the ‘deadliest’. The culture and general fighting philosophies of each are explained. Through hours of intensive research, the audience is faced with just one question; who is deadliest?

Series – Project Runway at 8.30pm on MBC 4
This behind-the-scenes documentary reality series and competition brings together designers trying to make a name for themselves in the cutthroat fashion industry. The show follows these up-and-coming designers as they compete in weekly challenges and are given all the resources of a top designer to prepare a competitive runway show for the next New York Fall Fashion Week.

Film – Weather Girl at 7pm on MBC MAX
Sylvia was a notable fixture on Seattle’s most popular morning television programme before she discovered that her boyfriend, Dale, the show’s anchor, was cheating on her with his co-host, Sherry. Her career in TV implodes when she has on-air meltdown and is forced to move in with her slacker brother, Walt. No one will hire her for fear that she may flip out on a moment’s notice. She begins an unlikely romance with a younger man, her brother’s best friend, Byron, who sees something in her that no one else seems to notice.

Sport – Pull at 3pm on Fuel TV
This documentary-style series travels through different beach locations to find wakeboarding’s newest stars. Travel with Parks Bonifay and Danny Harf to wakeboard the waves and lagoons of Tahiti, explore hidden waterways throughout the European countryside with Aaron Reed and take a classic wakeboarding road-trip across the US with five of the top riders in the world.

Series – Breakout Kings at 1pm on OSN First
A squad of US marshals takes an unorthodox approach to their work by teaming up with ex-cons to track down prison escapees. Together they form a special task force comprised of the three most elusive fugitives they have captured. In exchange for helping the law enforcement officers, these fugitives get time off their sentences.

Film – Million Dollar Baby at 9pm on Fox Movies
Maggie, a poor waitress with a dysfunctional family, decides to make a difference in her life through boxing. She convinces experienced trainer Frankie to coach her and be her manager. Frankie’s relationship with his own daughter is very rocky, and he finds himself growing closer to Maggie, treating her like his own child.







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