Party with the Iron Man and family via MTV

The man gave us a piece of his bleak mindview with songs like Paranoid, Sweet Leaf and Iron Man. Having mellowed with age, Ozzy Osbourne has raised a family just as batty, dysfunctional and as lovable as the former Black Sabbath frontman. A family featured in a no-script, true-to-life series called The Osbournes, currently the highest-rated MTV show in its 21-year-history. The show is aired over MTV Philippines every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and with replays on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

"MTV has a tradition of creating innovative television forms and The Osbournes continues this tradition by showcasing musical talents in unexpected ways and breaking the reality and sitcom genre mold," said Brian Graden, president of Entertainment, MTV.

"The Osbournes is also an excellent example of how MTV is presenting three dimensional images of artists and musicians, giving our audience a multi-layered look at the stars they love," he adds.

Aside from The Osbournes, you can also catch MTV September specials like MTV Nationwide Live with Bon Jovi on Sept. 25, Wednesday, at 6 p.m. and Sept. 30, Monday, at 6 p.m.; as well as repeats of The 2002 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 28, Saturday, at 2 p.m. and Sept. 29, Sunday, at 9 p.m.

MTV Philippines is on Channel 41 for free TV or non-cable, Sky Cable and Home Cable subscribers. For more information, call the MTV hotline at 882-1MTV or log on to www.mtvasia.com. To text your comments, type PEX MTV (plus your comments) and send to 2333 for Globe subscribers or 2443 for Smart subscribers.