180 TV Specials, Movies & Marathons for Father's Day Weekend 2011

Mike Vicic - June 16, 2011

Do you want to celebrate Father's Day with famous TV dads like Cosby, Al Bundy and Dan Connor? Are you looking for a scare with TV movies like MEGA PIRANHA in Syfy's Water Beast Movie Marathon? Would you rather watch the action of a James Bond Movie Marathon or the drama of sports, like the U.S. Open, College World Series or NASCAR?

Whatever you want, just grab a cold one, pick up the remote, plop down in your barcalounger and watch some television, using this complete guide to specials, series and movie marathons on TV during the entire Father's Day Weekend.

Friday, June 17, 2011

A&E (4pm - 11pm): CRIMINAL MINDS Marathon

ABC (7am - 9am): GOOD MORNING AMERICA - President Obama discusses fatherhood with Robin Roberts

ABC Family (7pm - 11pm): AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS Marathon

AMC (5pm - Midnight): AMC Golf Movie Marathon (5pm: TIN CUP; 8pm: CADDYSHACK; 10pm: CADDYSHACK II)

BET (1pm - 6pm): EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS Marathon

Bravo (10am - 7pm): AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Marathon

Cartoon Network (7:30pm - 9pm): REGULAR SHOW Marathon

CBS (11am - Noon): THE PRICE IS RIGHT Father's Day Episode (Dads play in pairs with children)

CMT (8pm - Midnight): THE SINGING BEE Marathon

Discovery (9am - Noon): SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (3pm - 7pm): WORLD'S WORST TEENS Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (7pm - 2am): Dr. G Marathon - MEDICAL EXAMINER / AMERICA'S MOST SHOCKING CASES

DIY (2pm - 5pm): DESPERATE LANDSCAPES Marathon

fuse (8am - 11pm): 100 SEXIEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME Marathon

Golf Channel (1:30pm - 5:30pm): TOP 10 Marathon

Gospel Music Channel (Noon - 1am): THE WALTONS Marathon

Halogen (5pm - 8:30pm): THE UN-ROAD TRIP Marathon

HBO2 (2:15pm - 7:30pm): BEVERLY HILLS COP Movie Marathon

HGTV (8pm - 4am): HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Marathon

ION (6pm -10pm): WITHOUT A TRACE Marathon

Logo (10am - 2pm): BUMP! Marathon

MTV (2am - 5am): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon

MTV2 (8am - 1pm): VIVA LA BAM Marathon

MTV2 (1pm - 4pm): PRANKED Marathon

MTV2 (6pm - 10pm): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon

NBA TV (10am - 8pm): NBA Draft Marathon (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001)

NBC (3pm - 5pm): US Open Golf Championship

Oxygen (1pm - 5pm): ROSEANNE Marathon

Science (9am - 3pm): BUILD IT BIGGER Marathon

Science (5pm - 3am): HOW DO THEY DO IT? / HOW IT'S MADE Marathon

Sleuth (9am - 2pm): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon

SPEED (11am - 7pm): NASCAR Practice Marathon

Spike (3pm - 1:40am): Star Wars Movie Marathon (3pm: THE PHANTOM MENACE; 6:30pm: ATTACK OF THE CLONES; 10:10pm: REVENGE OF THE SITH)

style (1pm - 8pm): SUPERNANNY Marathon

Syfy (8am - 4pm): FRIDAY THE 13TH - THE SERIES Marathon

Syndicated (check local listings): THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW "Best of Oprah: Unconventional, Unforgettable Dads"

Syndicated (check local listings): MAURY "Daddy DNA Drama ... Who Fathered These 13 Babies?"

tbs (4am - 7am): MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN Marathon

TNT (4pm - 8pm): LAW & ORDER Marathon

Travel (7pm - 4am): GHOST ADVENTURES / PARANORMAL CHALLENGE Marathon

truTV (7pm - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): WORLD'S DUMBEST Marathon

USA (4:30pm - 8:30pm): NCIS Marathon

WE (Noon - 5pm): THE GOLDEN GIRLS Marathon

WE (8pm - 1am): FRASIER Marathon

President Obama on

GOOD MORNING AMERICA

with Robin Roberts.

Terry Crews as Chris' father

in EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS

on BET at 1pm.

Drew Carey celebrates Father's

Day on THE PRICE IS RIGHT

on CBS at 10am ET/11am PT.

John Goodman as Dan

in ROSEANNE

on Oxygen at 1pm.

Oprah honors unconventional

and unforgettable dads.

Maury celebrates Father's Day

with a DNA paternity test extravaganza.

Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy

in MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN

on TBS at 4am.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

A&E (6pm - 4am): PARKING WARS Marathon

ABC (3pm - 6pm): NASCAR Nationwide Carfax 250

AMC (6am - 9am): THE RIFLEMAN Marathon

BET (Noon - 6pm): THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW Marathon

BIO (4pm - 10pm): CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES Marathon

Bravo (7pm - 2am): HOUSE Marathon

Cartoon Network (10:30am - 2:30pm): POKEMON - BLACK & WHITE Marathon

Centric (Noon - 2am): THE COSBY SHOW Marathon

Chiller (8am - 2:30pm): MONSTERS Marathon

Chiller (8pm - 2am): FEAR FACTOR Marathon

Discovery (Noon - 4pm): I (ALMOST) GOT AWAY WITH IT Marathon

Discovery (8pm - 2am): RIVER MONSTERS Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (8pm - 2am): UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER Marathon

Disney (6pm - 10pm): PHINEAS AND FERB Marathon

DIY (Noon - 7pm): CRASHERS Marathon - YARD / HOUSE / BATH

E! (8am - Noon): SEX AND THE CITY Marathon

E! (1pm - 6:30pm): KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Marathon

ESPN (2pm - 5pm; 7pm - 10pm): COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES Games 1 & 2

ESPN2 (3pm - 7pm): 2010 Speed Pool/Billiards Challenge

ESPNU (3:45pm - 6pm; 6:45pm - 9pm): FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP SOCCER

ESPN Classic (8pm - 2am): 30 FOR 30 Marathon

Food Network (8pm - 11pm; Midnight - 2am): DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES Marathon

fuse (6am - 6:30pm): SEXIEST Marathon

G4 (9am - 8pm): CHEATERS Marathon

Golf Channel (2pm - 5pm): GOLFNOW Marathon

Gospel Music Channel (9am - 1pm): SISTER, SISTER Marathon

Gospel Music Channel (1pm - 5pm): 227 Marathon

GSN (10pm - 3am): HIGH STAKES POKER Marathon

History (9am - Noon): UFO FILES Marathon

History (Noon - 5pm): PAWN STARS Marathon

HLN (7pm - 5am): BODY OF EVIDENCE / THE INVESTIGATORS Marathon

ID (7pm - 6am): ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN Marathon

IFC (10:40am - 2pm): THE THREE STOOGES Marathon

Lifetime (11am - 5pm): DROP DEAD DIVA Marathon

Logo (9am - 6pm): I USED TO BE FAT Marathon

MLB Network (2pm - 6pm): MLB NETWORK COUNTDOWN Marathon

MSNBC (6pm - 5am): LOCKUP Marathon

MTV (3pm - 11:30pm): TRUE LIFE Marathon

MTV (2:30am - 8:30am): PARENTAL CONTROL Marathon

MTV2 (6am - 10am): BULLY BEATDOWN Marathon

MTV2 (Noon - 10pm): AMERICAN GLADIATORS Marathon

MTV2 (10pm - 2am): JACKASS Marathon

Nat Geo (1pm - 7pm): ICE PILOTS Marathon

Nat Geo Wild (9am - 11am): GEO BEE 2011 Marathon

Nat Geo Wild (2pm - 6pm): CRIMES AGAINST NATURE Marathon

NBA TV (8:30am - 7pm): NBA Draft Marathon (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)

NBA TV (8pm - 2am): NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACK Marathon (2011 NBA Finals: All Six Games)

NBC (2pm - 8pm): US Open Golf Championship

NHL Network (10am - 6pm; 8pm - Midnight): PATH TO THE CUP Marathon

Nick (12:30pm - 3:30pm): SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Marathon

Nick (7pm - 10pm): ICARLY Marathon

OWN (8pm - 2am): LOVE IT OR LIST IT Marathon

Oxygen (8am - 6pm): AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Marathon

Planet Green (6pm - 6am): STORM CHASERS Marathon

Science (9am - 3pm): COLOSSAL CONSTRUCTION Marathon

Science (3pm - 8pm): HOW DO THEY DO IT? Marathon

Spike (1pm - 3am): Star Wars Movie Marathon (1pm: ATTACK OF THE CLONES; 4:35pm: REVENGE OF THE SITH; 8:15pm: A NEW HOPE; 11:30pm: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)

style (1pm - 11pm): PROJECT RUNWAY Marathon

Sundance (4pm - 10pm): THE KILLING Marathon

Syfy (9am - 5am): Syfy Water Beast Movie Marathon (9am: SEA SNAKES; 11am: DINOCROC; 1pm: MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS; 3pm: SEA BEAST; 5pm: MEGA PIRANHA; 7pm: MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID; 9pm: MOBY DICK; 11pm: SNAKEHEAD TERROR; 1am: KRAKEN - TENTACLES OF THE DEEP; 3am: HAMMERHEAD - SHARK FRENZY)

TLC (2pm - 7pm): DATELINE - REAL LIFE MYSTERIES Marathon

TLC (7pm - 2am): EXTREME COUPONING Marathon

Travel (9am - Noon): MAN V. FOOD / MAN V. FOOD NATION Marathon

Travel (Noon - 8pm): Beach Special Marathon (Noon: WHEN BEACHES ATTACK; 1pm: EXTREME BEACHES; 2pm: TOP TEN BAHAMAS; 2pm: JAMAICA - PARADISE UNCOVERED; 4pm: TOP 10 HAWAIIAN BEACHES; 5pm BEACH GOERS EXPOSED; 6pm: 21 HOTTEST CARIBBEAN ESCAPES; 7pm: TOP 10 MEXICAN BEACH RESORTS)

Travel (8pm - 4am): GHOST ADVENTURES Marathon

TV Guide (11pm - 2am): WEEDS Marathon

USA (Noon - 11pm): James Bond Movie Marathon (Noon: GOLDFINGER; 2:30pm: DIE ANOTHER DAY; 5:30pm: CASINO ROYALE; 8:30pm: QUANTUM OF SOLACE)

VH1 Classic (2pm - 7pm): 100 MOST SHOCKING MUSIC MOMENTS Marathon

WE (10am - 6pm): GHOST WHISPERER Marathon

WE (6pm - Midnight): BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES Marathon

WGN America (1pm - 6pm): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon

Nationwide Carfax 250

on ABC at 3pm.

Bill Cosby on

THE COSBY SHOW

on Centric at Noon.

RIVER MONSTERS

on Discovery at 8pm.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

on ESPN at 2pm & 7pm.

30 FOR 30 Marathon

on ESPN CLASSIC at 8pm.

THREE STOOGES

at 10:40am on IFC.

Rory McIlroy at the

US OPEN on NBC at 2pm.

MEGA PIRANHA

in Syfy's All-Day

Water Beast Movie Marathon.

Daniel Craig in CASINO ROYALE,

part of USA's James Bond Movie Marathon

from Noon - 11pm.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

A&E (6pm - 10pm): CRIMINAL MINDS Marathon

BBC America (1am - 6am): TOP GEAR Marathon

BIO (5pm - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): I SURVIVED Marathon

Bravo (4pm - 11pm): REAL HOUSEWIVES Marathon - NYC / ORANGE COUNTY / NEW JERSEY

CBS (8pm - 10pm): DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS

Centric (7am - 9pm): THE COSBY SHOW Marathon

Chiller (7pm - Midnight): SCARE TACTICS Marathon

Chiller (Midnight - 6am): BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Marathon

Comedy Central (5pm - 11pm): FUTURAMA Marathon

Discovery (Noon - 4pm): SWAMP LOGGERS / BROTHERS Marathon

Discovery (4pm - 3am): DEADLIEST CATCH Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (11am - 5pm): MONSTERS INSIDE ME Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (5pm - 2am): MYSTERY ER Marathon

Disney XD (8:30pm - 9pm): KICK BUTTOWSKI - SUBURBAN DAREDEVIL "Truth or Daredevil" Father's Day Episode

E! (5pm - 9pm): KHLOE AND LAMAR Marathon

ESPN (2pm - 5pm): COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES Game 3

ESPN2 (4:30pm - 7pm): NHRA Drag Racing - Thunder Valley Nationals

ESPN2 (7pm - 10pm): COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES Game 4

ESPN Classic (8pm - Midnight): 30 FOR 30 Marathon

Fuel TV (2pm - 6pm): CAMP WOODWARD Marathon

Fuel TV (6pm - 12:30am): THE ADVENTURES OF DANNY & THE DINGO Marathon

fuse (10am - 8pm): 100 SEXIEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME Marathon

fuse (8pm - 11pm): MUCHMUSIC AWARDS

G4 (11am - 2pm): WEB SOUP Marathon

Hallmark Movie Channel (6am - 4pm): MCBRIDE Movie Marathon

Hallmark Movie Channel (4pm - 4am): JESSE STONE Movie Marathon (4pm: STONE COLD; 6pm: NIGHT PASSAGE; 8pm: DEATH IN PARADISE; 10pm: STONE COLD; Midnight: NIGHT PASSAGE; 2pm: DEATH IN PARADISE)

The Hub (1pm - 8pm): Freedom Fighters Father's Day Marathon: G.I. JOE / G.I. JOE RENEGADES

IFC (12:45pm - 4:15pm): ONION NEWS NETWORK Marathon

Lifetime (11am - 9pm): Nora Roberts' Movie Marathon (11am: MIDNIGHT BAYOU; 1pm: ANGELS FALLS; 3pm: HIGH NOON; 5pm: MONTANA SKY; 7pm: CARNAL INNOCENCE)

Logo (5am - Midnight): RUPAUL MARATHON - DRAG U / DRAG RACE / UNTUCKED

Military (8pm - 2am): WORLD WAR II IN COLOR Marathon

MTV (11:30am - 10:30pm): 16 & PREGNANT Marathon

MTV2 (6am - 9am): RUN'S HOUSE Marathon

MTV2 (2:30pm - 6pm): MARTIN Marathon

MTV2 (6pm - 10pm): THE WAYANS BROS. Marathon

Nat Geo Wild (9am - 1am): THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST ANIMALS Marathon

NBA TV (11am - 8pm): NBA Draft Marathon (1998, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010)

NBC (1:30pm - 7:30pm): US Open Golf Championship

NHL Network (10am - 6pm; 8pm - Midnight): PATH TO THE CUP Marathon

NickToons (9pm - 11pm): THE MIGHTY B! Marathon

Oxygen (8pm - 3am): THE GLEE PROJECT Marathon

Science (2pm - 7pm): THE PLANETS Marathon

style (8pm - 1am): JERSEYLICIOUS Marathon

Sundance (4pm - 10pm): THE KILLING Marathon

Syfy (9am - 8pm): EUREKA Marathon

TLC (9am - 3pm): SARAH PALIN'S ALASKA Marathon

TLC (3pm - 9pm): CAKE BOSS Marathon

TNT (1pm - 4:15pm): NASCAR Sprint Cup Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400

Travel (6pm - 10pm): MAN V. FOOD / MAN V. FOOD NATION Marathon

truTV (Noon - 7pm): INSIDE AMERICAN JAIL

TV Guide (11am - 4pm): THE HILLS Marathon

USA (11am - 5pm): BURN NOTICE Marathon

USA (5pm - 9pm): LAW & ORDER - SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Marathon

VH1 Classic (3pm - 8pm): POP-UP VIDEO Marathon

WGN America (7pm - 10pm): HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Marathon