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3:00 PM Dark Skies (SciFi) - The Awakening
Conspiracy/UFOlogy drama. The year is 1961. Two young Washington go-getters uncover evidence of sinister collusion between aliens and the government organization called Majestic-12. (final part of two)

6:00 PM First Wave (SciFi) - The Decision
Conspiracy/alien drama. See 2 a.m. listing for summary.

9:30 PM Repo Man (IFC)
Conspiracy/alien comedy. Edgy film blends UFO paranoia, the web of synchronicity, mid-1980s Los Angeles and other strangeness, with Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton and a cameo appearance from punk band Circle Jerks.

Sunday, October 17

1:00 AM Art Bell: Coast to Coast (radio, syndicated)
UFO talk. Hilly Rose's guests include Dr. Richard Haines, who boasts the largest collection of pilot UFO sightings in the world. Haines has written such works as CE-5: Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind, If UFOs are Real and Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War.

2:00 PM Mysteries of the Unexplained (Discovery) - Strange Beings and UFOs
Paranormal digest. Topics include alien abductions.

2:15 AM Repo Man (IFC)
Conspiracy/alien comedy. See Saturday's 9:30 p.m. listing for summary.

7:00 PM Dark Skies (SciFi) - The Awakening
Conspiracy/UFOlogy drama. See Saturday's 3 p.m. listing for summary.

10:00 PM The Visitor (SciFi) - Miracles
Conspiracy drama. The Visitor celebrates Christmas by helping a pregnant woman -- whose grandfather coincidentally learned how to manufacture antimatter -- give birth.

Monday, October 18

2:00 AM The Visitor (SciFi) - Miracles
See Sunday's 10 p.m. listing for summary.

9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. The government declassifies the Socorro, NM, UFO sighting.

5:30 PM Contact (HBOPlus)
Alien contact drama. Aliens help an aloof astronomer (Jodie Foster) work through her unresolved father-daughter issues, while a wide-eyed Matthew McConaughey looks on in religious bewilderment. Also featuring James Woods, John Hurt and Tom Skerritt.

9:00 PM Celebrity Close Encounters (A&E)
Joe Firmage, Robert Wise and others share their thoughts about UFO phenomena in this set of exclusive interviews.

Tuesday, October 19

1:00 AM Celebrity Close Encounters (A&E)
See Monday's 9 p.m. listing for summary.

9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. Topics include the disappearance of a pilot after he reported a UFO.

Wednesday, October 20

9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. Strange gaseous emanations of stars and the ever-popular topic of alien abductions are just two of the subjects under investigation.

9:00 PM Roswell (WB) - Monsters
UFO drama. Maria finally realizes it's not just a wacky game, while Max gets a job as part of his quest to uncover his origins

10:00 PM Sightings with Jeff Rense (radio, syndicated)
UFO talk. Guests include Michael Lindemann of the Weekly UFO/ET World Report.

Thursday, October 21

9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest.

5:45 PM The X-Files: Fight the Future (HBO)
Conspiracy/alien drama. In their big screen debut, Scully and Mulder travel to the ends of the earth, from the deserts of Texas to the icy plains of Antarctica, out to stop the alien menace and menaced by FEMA and bees every step of the way.

Friday, October 22