DIRECTV's The 101[R] Network Intensifies Its Lineup With Emmy and Golden Globe-Nominated Mini-Series Sleeper Cell.Seasons One and Two to Air Wednesday Nights, Beginning Jan. 28 EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif. -- DIRECTV's Wednesday night line-up is getting even more intense with the addition of the critically acclaimed Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated mini-series Sleeper Cell Noun 1. sleeper cell - a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base" cadre, cell - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement . The gripping series tells the story of an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a U.S.-based cell of Islamic terrorists. All 18 episodes (Seasons One and Two) will air commercial-free and in HD on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning Jan. 28, 2009, only on DIRECTV's The 101[R] Network and DIRECTV on DEMAND. An edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Sleeper Cell first aired on Showtime network in 2005 and was met with critical praise and accolades. Starring Michael Ealy Michael Ealy (born Michael Brown on August 3 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American actor. Ealy grew up in the suburban Maryland neighborhood of Stonegate. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park. and Oded Fehr, the series takes viewers underneath the veil of a terrorist network and unfolds the harrowing challenges faced by an agent determined to uncover its dark, twisted intentions. Sleeper Cell involves current events and pertinent political developments into its storylines as it explores the personal and professional side of committed agents combating the greatest and most concealed threat in the nation's history. In 2006, the mini-series received an Emmy Award nomination, Golden Globe nomination and Television Critics Association The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming. They meet in the Los Angeles area twice a year, in January and July, in conferences known as Winter and Summer Award Nomination. Additionally, Michael Ealy earned a Golden Globe nod for his role in the second season. "I am thrilled to bring Sleeper Cell to The 101Network," said Eric Shanks, executive vice president of Entertainment at DIRECTV. "It is one of the most gripping dramas ever made for television and our viewers will definitely be glued to the screen. With the addition of Sleeper Cell to our Wednesday night line-up, airing right before Wonderland, our audiences are in for one heart-pounding night of TV." Sleeper Cell is created and executive produced by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris. Grant Heslov (The Scorpion King), Alex Nesic (High Crimes), Henri Lubatti (24) and Blake Shields (The Hollow) also star. Sleeper Cell is distributed by CBS Television Distribution CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of the television distribution arms of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World. and is rated TV-MA TV-MA Suitable for Mature Audiences Only (television rating) . (Editors please note: Images are available per request through The Lippin Group) About DIRECTV, Inc. DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ), the nation's leading satellite television service provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than 17.3 million customers in the United States and is leading the HD revolution with more than 130 HD channels. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 265 channels of 100% digital picture and sound, exclusive programming, industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed national cable companies for eight years running) and superior technologies that include advanced DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. and HD-DVR services and the most state-of-the-art interactive sports packages available anywhere. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit directv.com. |
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