76 Specials, Movies & Marathons to Watch on TV on Super Bowl Sunday -- Instead of Super Bowl XLV
Mike Vicic - February 4, 2011
Green Bay, Pittsburgh or New Jersey? If you'd rather root for New Jersey than either the Packers or Steelers, then you're in luck. As usual, cable networks are showing specials, stunts and marathons for people just like YOU. And it doesn't matter if you like Shih Tzus, the Situation or sleuths, you'll find something you like from these 76 76 Specials, Movies & Marathons to Watch on TV Instead of the Super Bowl:
5 SUPER STUNTS
Puppy Bowl VII on Animal Planet (3pm - 3am): Watch these shelter pups mix it up and frolic in Animal Planet Stadium -- only to be interrupted by the Kitten Half-Time Show. As always, the coverage features the water bowl cam, tail-gating fans, and the Ice Breakers blimp with its rogue hamster crew. This year, for the first time ever, viewers can watch the action from the puppy's point-of-view with the new Puppy Cam. Plus, chicken cheerleaders will be on the sidelines to encourage the dogged defense, and the new Kiss Cam will keep the crowd on its feet.
Toilet Bowl IV on DIY (7am - Midnight): Learn how to revitalize any bathroom, great or small with episodes of BATHTASTIC!, BATH CRASHERS, 10 KILLER BATHROOM PROJECTS and AMERICA'S UGLIEST BATHROOMS. Bathroom renovation projects range from removing mold in older bathrooms to installing luxury fixtures in spa-inspired master suites. Plus, you have the chance to win one of 30 Bemis toilet seats by posting a comment under DIY's Toilet Bowl post.
Jersey Bowl on MTV (Noon - 6pm) and Style (6am - 10pm): Dueling same-named marathons pit JERSEY SHORE against JERSEYLICIOUS. Which series has more parking-lot brawls? Who's meaner, Sammi or Tracy? There's only one way to find out -- channel flick and watch both at the same time.
Super Sleuth Marathon on Sleuth (6am - 6am): MONK and football seem like an unlikely combination, until you remember the episode "Mr. Monk Makes Makes the Playoffs," airing at 7am and 4pm, which features Monk trying to go to a football game.
Celebrity Beach Bowl V on DirecTV (Noon - 3:30pm): DirecTV airs the event live on Saturday from the 10,000-person tented stadium at Victory Park in downtown Dallas -- starting with the Pre-Game Show at 2:30pm ET -- but is replaying it on Sunday. NFL quarterbacks Eli Manning and Colt McCoy will captain their respective teams with GLEE's Matthew Morrison and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez as their celebrity assistant coaches. Jesse Palmer and Hall of Famer Warren Moon will play quarterback, being joinged by other NFL greats: Merril Hoge, Daryl Johnston, Eddie George, Barry Sanders, Desmond Howard and Darren Woodson. Celebs include: Josh Duhamel, Chace Crawford, Marisa Miller, Kellan Lutz, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Dillon, Chord Overstreet, Matt Bomer, Hunter Parrish, Jerry Ferrara, Michael B. Jordan, Dominic Fumusa, and Brie Larson.
71 Specials, Series & Movie Marathons That'll Bowl You Over
A&E (5pm - 4am): CRIMINAL MINDS Marathon
ABC (9pm - 11pm): KNOCKED UP
ABC Family (7am - 11:30pm): Movie Marathon (7am: THE LITTLE RASCALS; 9am: ICE AGE; 11am: CARS; 1:30pm: PIXAR SHORT FILMS; 3:30pm: TOY STORY; 5:30pm: BUZZ LIGHTYEAR OF STAR COMMAND - THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES; 7pm: TOY STORY 2; 9pm: CARS)
AMC (9am - 6am): Movie Marathon (9am: EXECUTIVE DECISION; Noon; DEMOLITION MAN; 2:30pm: THE TERMINATOR; 5pm: TERMINATOR 2 - JUDGMENT DAY; 8pm: BAD BOYS; 10:30pm: BAD BOYS; 1am: DEMOLITION MAN; 3:30am: THE TERMINATOR)
BBC America (6am - 6am): TOP GEAR Marathon
BET (Noon - 11pm): THE MO'NIQUE SHOW Marathon
bio (6pm - 4am): I SURVIVED / I SURVIVED...BEYOND AND BACK Marathon
Bravo (3:30pm - 3am): REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS / ATLANTA Marathon
Cartoon Network (2pm - 6pm): HOLE IN THE WALL / DESTROY BUILD DESTROY Marathon
Centric (9am - 6pm): THE PROUD FAMILY Marathon
Chiller (6pm - 4am): BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Marathon
CMT (4pm - 9pm): DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS - MAKING THE TEAM Marathon
Comedy Central (3pm - 10pm): Movie Marathon (3pm: JOE DIRT; 5pm: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR; 7:30pm: THE HEARTBREAK KID)
Current (10pm - 3am): SWAT: MIAMI-DADE Marathon
Discovery (11am - 6pm): GOLD RUSH: ALASKA Marathon
Discovery (6pm - 3am): DESTROYED IN SECONDS Marathon
Discovery Fitness & Health (9am - Midnight): Fat Marathon (9am - 2pm: OBESITY CLINIC MARATHON; 2pm: MY SHOCKING STORY "Too Young to Be So Fat"; 3pm: HALF TON MAN; 4pm: HALF TON TEEN; 5pm: HALF TON DAD; 6pm: HALF TON MOM; 7pm: FATTEST MAN; 8pm: TON OF LOVE; 9pm: 650-LB VIRGIN; 10pm: 650-LB VIRGIN - THE WEIGHT IS OVER; 11pm: TON OF LOVE)
Disney XD (11am - 5pm): I'M IN THE BAND Marathon
E! (6pm - 9pm): SEX AND THE CITY Marathon
ESPN (5:30pm - 10pm): 30 FOR 30 Marathon (5:30pm: Winning Time - Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks; 7pm: Jordan Rides the Bus; 8pm: Four Days in October; 9pm: June 17, 1994)
fuse (6am - 6am): BEEF Marathon
FX (8:30am - 11pm): Movie Marathon (8:30am: BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE; 11am: JOE SOMEBODY; 3pm: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2; 3pm: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS; 5pm: DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO; 7pm: KUNG FU PANDA; 9pm: KUNG FU PANDA)
G4 (9am - 2pm): CAMPUS PD Marathon
G4 (2pm - 6:30pm): COPS Marathon
G4 (7pm - 11pm): CHEATERS Marathon
Hallmark (9pm - 11pm): Countdown to Valentine's Day (SMOOCH)
Hallmark Movie Channel (6am - 6am): MURDER, SHE WROTE Marathon
HDNet (2pm - 12:30am): Concert Marathon (2pm: NICKELBACK - LIVE AT STURGIS; 3:25pm: THE ROLLING STONES AT THE MAX; 5pm: AMY WINEHOUSE - I TOLD YOU I WAS TROUBLE; 8pm: BLACK EYED PEAS - LIVE FROM SYDNEY TO VEGAS; 9:20pm: A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF MATCHBOX TWENTY; 11:05pm: GWEN STEFANI - HARAJUKU LOVERS)
History (8pm - 4am): PAWN STARS Marathon
ID (1pm - 6am): DEADLY WOMEN Marathon
IFC (5pm - 11pm): Movie Marathon (5pm: HOPE SPRINGS; 7pm: DALTRY CALHOUN; 9pm: EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES)
Lifetime (11am - 11pm): (11am: DEVIL IN THE FLESH; 1pm: DEVIL IN THE FLESH 2; 3pm: DARK BEAUTY; 5pm: FAMILY SINS; 7pm: LIVING WITH ENEMY; 9pm: THE TENTH CIRCLE)
Logo (9am - 1:30pm): MY LIFE AS LIZ Marathon
MSNBC (5pm - 9pm): SEX SLAVES Marathon (6pm: America; 7pm: Teen; 8pm: Suburbs; 9pm: Texas)
MTV (6am - 11am): MY LIFE AS LIZ Marathon
MTV (6pm - 10pm): TEEN MOM 2 Marathon
MTV2 (1:30pm - 6pm): MTV CRIBS Marathon
MTV2 (6pm - 7:30pm): Nicki Manaj Specials
MTV2 (7:30pm - 11pm): WILD 'N OUT Marathon
Nat Geo (Noon - 2am): TABOO Marathon
OWN (4pm - 8pm): DR. PHIL Marthon
OWN (8pm - 4am): SEASON 25 - OPRAH BEHIND THE SCENES Marathon
Oxygen (8am - 4pm): AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Marathon
Oxygen (4pm - 2am): SNAPPED Marathon
Planet Green (9am - 2pm): TREASURE QUEST Marathon
Planet Green (2pm - 5pm): OPERATION WILD Marathon
Planet Green (5pm - 5am): SOLVING HISTORY WITH OLLY STEEDS Marathon
Science (Noon - 7pm): SURVIVORMAN Marathon
Science (7pm - 2am): FACTORY MADE Marathon
SPEED (6pm - 5am): GEARZ Marathon
Spike (1pm - Midnight): 1,000 WAYS TO DIE Marathon
Sundance (10am - 2pm): GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS Marathon
Sundance (4pm - Midnight): BRICK CITY Marathon
Syfy (9am - 9pm): GHOST HUNTERS Marathon
tbs (6:45am - 4:30am): Movie Marathon (6:45am: MUST LOVE DOGS; 8:45am: MICHAEL; 11am: FAILURE TO LAUNCH; 1pm: MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING; 3pm: MAMMA MIA!; 5:15pm: THE HOLIDAY; 8pm: PRETTY WOMAN; 10:15pm: PRETTY WOMAN; 12:30am: FAILURE TO LAUNCH; 2:30am: MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING)
TLC (9am - 3pm): SAY YES TO THE DRESS Marathon
TLC (3pm - 3am): TODDLERS & TIARAS Marathon
Teen Nick (Noon - 11pm): DEGRASSI Marathon
TNT (4am - 6pm): LAW & ORDER Marathon
Travel (Noon - 4am): GHOST ADVENTURES Marathon
truTV (Noon - 7pm): MOST DARING Marathon
truTV (7pm - 10pm): COPS Marathon
TV Land (2pm - 7pm): BEWITCHED Marathon
TV Land (7pm - 12:30am): ROSEANNE Marathon
TV One (8pm - 2am): GOOD TIMES Marathon
USA (10am - Midnight): LAW & ORDER: SVU Marathon
VH1 (10:30am - 7pm): BASKETBALL WIVES Marathon
VH1 (7pm - 11pm): YOU'RE CUT OFF Marathon
VH1 Classic (1pm - 8pm): SEVEN AGES OF ROCK Marathon
VH1 Classic (8pm - 1am): Rush in Concert
WE (4pm - 11pm): MY FAIR WEDDING Marathon
WGN America (7pm - 10pm): HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Marathon