ZTV 33 - Ang Inyong Tahanan

The new battlecry of ZTV 33 is owned by ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. and it says a lot. ZOE Chairman Bro. Eddie Villanueva, in a recent press conference at Dish in Rockwell to announce his ZTV 33's new programs, said theyre not about to get into the network war but were very competitive these days even as we target the unserved audiences.

He added: ZTV 33 was just static for several years and this launch of new shows is our way of Kamang-Anak Network. And along the way, we hope to become a catalyst of change and progress in our country and society. We, despite the difficult situations, are Kamang-Anak with our plans to interactive our programming with new hits and better primetime schedules and the country's No. 1 TV network.

And about the network war raging on, especially between the two biggest TV stations, ZOE Chairman Bro. Eddie, as chairman of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP), said he had admonished them to stop fighting. Another organization of which he is chairman is the Advertising Board. He cautions viewers that they are not taking part of the so-called channel war. He believes that ZTV 33 is still adept at regaining more confidence from its viewers and advertisers with their interactive programming. ZTV 33, during its heydate, has been known for airing popular and top-rating Animated TV shows.

The hard-working Villanueva was in a jolly mood, all smiles despite the pressures of his networks moving ahead vision, as he announced the new shows being launched on ZTV 33, home of the Oscars, the PMPC Star Awards and others. Right now, most of the animated shows on the network are courtesy of Walt Disney and Mattel Entertainment, but soon, ZOE Chairman Villanueva informed the press, they will also be coming up with local news and public affairs programs and entertainment shows, some of them to be co-produced by Disney and Mattel.

At the moment, ZTV 33 has 21 hours of broadcast, starting at 4 a.m. daily. We will also be launching our children's program. He said they are also planning to put on air again their Jesus is Lord-produced show and other interactive-to-the-times shows. We are a station dedicated to entertainment programs, programs that make you noble and edified, ZOE Chairman Villanueva stressed.

ZTV 33's current daily primetime programming is as follows:

Mondays feature an interesting mix of comedy and legal drama: Just for Laughs, 7 p.m.; Jag, 8 p.m.; Harsh Realm, 9 p.m. and the critically acclaimed Sex and the City, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesdays: Ed, produced by world-renowned TV host David Letterman, 7 p.m.; Ally McBeal, 8 p.m.; 8 Simple Rules, 8 p.m.; Scrubs, 8:30 p.m.; The Practice, another Emmy-winning drama series from the creator of Ally McBeal, David E. Kelley, 9 p.m.;

Wednesdays: Malcolm in the Middle, 7 p.m.; Still Standing, 7:30 p.m.; Roswell, 8 p.m.; Monk, 8:30 p.m.; Everwood, 9 p.m.; Girls Behaving Badly, 10:30 p.m.

Thursdays, ruled by teen entertainment: Baby Bob, 7 p.m.; Sabrina, 7:30 p.m.; Felicity, 8 p.m.; Crossing Jordan, 9 p.m.; Hidden Hills, 10:30 p.m.

Fridays, scary beginning this month with: Pretender, 7 p.m.; Enterprise, 8 p.m.; Stephen Kings Dead Zone, 9 p.m.

Saturdays: Seven Days, 7 p.m.; John Doe, 8 p.m.

Sundays: Smackdown, 6 p.m. (Starring The Rock, Kurt Angle, Edge and Triple H among others; Ripleys Believe It or Not, 7 p.m.; and The Agency, 8 p.m. From the renowned feakture-film director Wolfgang Peterson comes this thrill-a-minute look at the innder workings of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its global network of intelligence agents. In the cast are Gil Bellows (as top spy Matt Callan), Paige Tuco, Will Patton, Rocky Carroll, Andrea Roth and Ronny Cox.