As the parties wind down, Oxygen, the cable television and online network for women, will kick-in the New Year with a week-long celebration of the most endearing, lovable and charming men that women love to watch, hear and enjoy when it launches “Men We Love Week” from Tuesday, January 1, through Sunday, January 6, 2002.
This weeklong television man-stravaganza features a variety of programming from movie marathons to specials hosted by Hollywood well-knowns Kyra Sedgwick and Josh Randall.
Oxygen’s “Men We Love To Watch Week” will feature:
Men We Love To Watch Movie Marathon
(Tues., Jan. 1, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
Oxygen kicks off the New Year with an all-day movie marathon, featuring an array of Academy Award winning actors including Robert DeNiro in “Great Expectations” and Ben Affleck in “Chasing Amy,” as well as other Hollywood favorites such as Billy Crudup in “Inventing the Abbots” and Kevin Bacon in “He Said She Said.”
Voices We Love: Brian McKnight
(Tues., Jan. 1, 8:00 p.m.)
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Brian McKnight performs many of his classic hits, including “Back At One” before an intimate audience at Oxygen’s New York studios.
Men We Love To Watch
(Wed., Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m./Sat., Jan. 5, 3:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m.)
Actress Kyra Sedgwick hosts this half-hour special highlighting “Men We Love To Watch” in film.” From Humphrey Bogart to George Clooney, Oxygen explores male roles in cinema encompassing heartthrobs and bad boys.
The Real Men We Love
(Thurs., Jan 3, 7:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m./Sun., Jan. 6, 7:00 p.m.)
From the sentimental to the ridiculous, this special features home videos of “REAL” men captured on tape by the women in their lives as they show the sweetest and sometimes unusual everyday activities of the real men they love.
The Truth About Men We Love
(Fri., Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m./Sun., Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m.)
Wendy Shanker from Oxygen and Josh Randall from NBC’s “ED” host this special which uncovers the truth about men. From “What Is The No. 1 Thing Men Think About?” to “What Do Men Really Mean When They Say ‘Nothing’?,” Oxygen explores it all.
