SPACE Reaches New Dimensions This August When DEFYING GRAVITY Premieres August 7 Programming Highlights / Space Posted by RAD on Jul 23, 2009 - 02:52 PM Forty years ago today, more than 53 million households tuned in to see humans walk on the moon for the first time. Fast forward to present day, when Canadian astronauts Julie Payette and Robert Thirsk continue to settle into their missions on the International Space Station. And back on Planet Earth, it was confirmed today that the new CTV/SPACE drama series DEFYING GRAVITY will also land on SPACE on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET in addition to its Sunday night timeslot on CTV. Premiering Friday, August 7 on SPACE, DEFYING GRAVITY is a sexy, provocative space thriller set in the very near future, following eight astronauts – from five countries including Canada – on a mysterious mission through the solar system. Following the special two-hour premiere, DEFYING GRAVITY will air every Friday at 8 p.m. ET and repeat Saturdays at 12 p.m. ET on SPACE. Episodes are available on demand at www.spacecast.com immediately following their television premiere. Also on SPACE this August: * The summer gets spooky with Mini-Series Marathon Monday, August 3 with sci-fi thrillers including THE TRIANGLE, THE LOST ROOM and TIN MAN * Travel to the O.Z. with TIN MAN premiering Saturday, August 1 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, continuing with Part 2 on Sunday, August 2 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and Part 3 airing Monday, August 3 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT * Discover a strange world in STORMWORLD on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT and watch the Season 1 finale on Wednesday, August 26 * THE LISTENER visits SPACE all August long on Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT including the season finale airing Thursday, August 27 * Tune into sci-fi movie premieres all month on SPACE. Check listings below for full details. Below is a chronological listing of August 1-31 programming highlights. All programming is subject to change. MINI-SERIES MARATHON: Monday, August 3 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT – THE TRIANGLE (NIGHT 1) 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT – THE TRIANGLE (NIGHT 2) 9:45 a.m. ET/6:45 a.m. PT – THE TRIANGLE (NIGHT 3) 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT – THE LOST ROOM (NIGHT 1) 1:20 p.m. ET/ 10:20 a.m. PT – THE LOST ROOM (NIGHT 2) 3:10 p.m. ET/12:10 p.m. PT – THE LOST ROOM (NIGHT 3) 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 1) 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 2) 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 3) SPACE PREMIERES, FINALES AND SPECIALS: Saturday, August 1 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 1) DG is a waitress and student whose life takes a strange turn when a tornado whisks her to a dark magical realm called the O.Z. There she finds herself in the presence of some very strange company and has a chance to find her biological mother. Sunday, August 2 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 2) After Cain, Glitch, Raw, and a mysterious dog rescue DG from Azkadellia, they travel to the O.Z.'s southern land in search of the emerald. Monday, August 3 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – TIN MAN (NIGHT 3) In Part 3 of the mini-series, DG tries to free her mother, Cain settles his vendetta against Zero, and Glitch attempts to reclaim his brain. As the double eclipse of the O.Z.'s twin suns approaches, DG, Cain, Glitch and Raw must keep the O.Z. out of permanent darkness. Wednesday, August 26 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 PT – STORMWORLD (SEASON 1 FINALE) The Stormrider crew locates the Portal to go home, but they quickly discover that they have been followed. SPACE MOVIE PREMIERES: Thursday, August 13 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – Alien Agent (2004) A lawman from another galaxy must stop an invading force from building a gateway to planet Earth. Stars Mark Dacascos, Billy Zane and Emma Lahana. Friday, August 21 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT – Halloween H20 (1998) Laurie Strode battles the Shape one last time as the life of her son hangs in the balance. Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Harnett, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J and Janet Leigh. Sunday, August 23 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – Swordfish (2001) A renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker to steal billions of dirty money from the U.S. Government. Stars John Travolta, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. Friday, August 28 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population except this time, they're out to get each other, too. Stars Monica Keena, Jason Ritter and Kelly Rowland. Saturday, August 29 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – The Number 23 (2007) Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel he believes was written about him. Stars Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3220