DENNIS QUAID AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL BATTLE MOTHER NATURE IN THE WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE OF "THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW" THURSDAY, MAY 17 ON FOX

When global warming triggers the start of another Ice Age, weather catastrophes are felt around the world. Tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze. Now, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a small group of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more violent and persistent than any they've ever faced: Mother Nature! Don't miss the mind-blowing, heart-pounding World Broadcast Premiere of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW Thursday, May 17 (8:00-10:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FM-0703) (TV-PG L, V)

Cast: Dennis Quaid as Jack Hall, Jake Gyllenhaall as Sam Hall, Ian Holm as Terry Rapson, Emmy Rossum as Laura Chapman and Sela Ward as Dr. Lucy Hall.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? is preempted this night.]