285 TV Specials, Movies & Marathons for Memorial Day Weekend 2012
Mike Vicic - May 24, 2012
Are you going to do some Spring cleaning, like Brandi and Jarrod cleaning out lockers on STORAGE WARS? Do you plan on honoring the military with AMC's Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend or PBS's NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT? Or would you rather watch the French Open and the Indy 500?
So bring out your lawn chair, throw some burgers on the BBQ, and watch some television, using this complete guide to Memorial-Day themed programming as well as series and movie marathons on TV for the entire Memorial Day Weekend.
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| Friday, May 25, 2012 | ||
| A&E (1 - 8pm): DUCK DYNASTY Marathon A&E (8pm - 2am): STORAGE WARS Marathon AMC (9am - 5:30am): Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend (9am: A BRIDGE TOO FAR; 1pm: PATTON; 5pm: THE GREEN BERETS; 8pm: THE DIRTY DOZEN; 11:30pm: MIDWAY; 2:30am: THE GREAT RAID) Animal Planet (4 - 9pm): FINDING BIGFOOT Marathon Animal Planet (9pm - 1am): RIVER MONSTERS Marathon Biography (6pm - 4am): DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER Marathon Bravo (Noon - 6pm): THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER Marathon Bravo (6 - 9pm): DON'T BE TARDY FOR THE WEDDING Marathon Chiller (9am - 5pm): DARK SHADOWS Marathon Cloo (7pm - 2am): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon CMT (2 - 8pm): DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS - MAKING THE TEAM Marathon Discovery (9am - 7pm): I (ALMOST) GOT AWAY WITH IT Marathon DIY (9am - 3:30pm): REHAB ADDICT Marathon DIY (3:30 - 7:30pm): THE BRONSON PINCHOT PROJECT Marathon GMC (Noon - 9pm): THE WALTONS Marathon GSN (7 - 11pm): THE $25,000 PYRAMID Marathon HGTV (2 - 5pm): INCOME PROPERTY Marathon HGTV (6pm - 4am): HOUSE HUNTERS / HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Marathon History (8am - 4am): SWAMP PEOPLE Marathon Hub (3 - 6pm): MEN IN BLACK - THE SERIES Marathon ION (5 - 11pm): COLD CASE Marathon Lifetime (5 - 11pm): AMERICA'S MOST WANTED Marathon Logo (3 - 8pm): 16 AND PREGNANT Marathon Military (3 - 8pm; 2 - 6am): EDGE OF WAR Marathon MSNBC (10pm - 5am): LOCKUP RAW Marathon MTV2 (10:30am - 2pm): SAVED BY THE BELL - THE COLLEGE YEARS Marathon MTV2 (4 - 8pm): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon Oxygen (9am - 6pm): ROSEANNE Marathon OWN (Noon - 8pm): I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT Marathon OWN (8pm - 2am): MY MOM IS OBSESSED Marathon Science (10am - 3pm): WHEN EARTH ERUPTS Marathon style (10am - 6pm): BIG RICH TEXAS Marathon Syfy (8am - 4pm): NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Marathon (8am: The Original; 10am: 2 - FREDDY'S REVENGE; Noon: 4 - The Dream Master; 2pm: 5 - The Dream Child) Syndicated (check local listings): THE DOCTORS "Get Thin By Summer: 13 Secrets You Haven't Heard" TLC (3 - 7pm): SAY YES TO THE DRESS Marathon TNT (4 - 8pm): LAW & ORDER Marathon truTV (3 - 6pm): STREET PATROL Marathon truTV (7 - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): BAIT CAR Marathon TV One (7pm - Midnight): LIVING SINGLE Marathon USA (3 - 11pm): LAW & ORDER - SVU Marathon VH1 (6 - 11pm): SINGLE LADIES Marathon WE (8pm - Midnight): CSI - MIAMI Marathon |
STORAGE WARS A&E, 8pm - 2am
Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend AMC, 9am - 5:30am
EDGE OF WAR Military, 3 - 8pm
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Marathon Syfy, 8am - 4pm
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| Saturday, May 26, 2012 | ||
| ABC (2:45 - 5:30pm): NASCAR RACING NATIONWIDE: History 300 AMC (5:30am - 6am): Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend (5:30am: TANK COMMANDOS; 7:15am: BATTLE OF THE BULGE; 11am: THE GREEN BERETS; 2pm: MIDWAY; 5pm: HEARTBREAK RIDGE; 8pm: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS; 11pm: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA; 2:10am: PATTON) BBC America (6am - 6am): THE TUDORS Marathon BET (8am - 5:30pm): EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS Marathon Bravo (11am - 8pm): THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS Marathon Cartoon Network (11am - 7pm): ADVENTURE TIME WITH FINN AND JAKE Marathon CBS (3 - 6pm): PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Third Round Centric (11am - 5pm): THE WAYANS BROTHERS Marathon Centric (5pm - 6am): IN LIVING COLOR Marathon Cloo (7am - 6am): MONK Marathon CMT (6:30pm - 1:30am): Pauly Shore Movie Marathon (6:30pm: SON IN LAW; 9pm: BIO-DOME; 11:15pm: IN THE ARMY NOW) Current (3 - 6pm): VIRAL VIDEO FILM SCHOOL Marathon Discovery (11am - 4pm): MAN, WOMAN, WILD Marathon Discovery (4pm - 3am): DUAL SURVIVAL Marathon Discovery Fit & Health (5pm - 2am): Emergency Room Marathon (5pm: TRAUMA - LIFE IN THE ER; 8pm: UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER; 9pm: BIZARRE ER; 11pm: UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER; Midnight: BIZARRE ER) E! (1 - 6pm): SEX AND THE CITY Marathon Food Network (6 - 11pm; Midnight - 2am): RESTAURANT - IMPOSSIBLE Marathon G4 (1 - 4pm): CAMPUS PD Marathon GAC (4 - 6pm): TOP 50 VIDEOS OF THE 2000s Marathon GMC (9am - 1pm): SISTER, SISTER Marathon GMC (1 - 5pm): MOESHA Marathon GSN (5pm - Midnight): FAMILY FEUD Marathon Hallmark (10am - 10pm): THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW Marathon Hallmark Movie Channel (6am - 6am): MURDER, SHE WROTE Marathon History (8am - 4pm): AMERICAN RESTORATION Marathon History (4pm - 4am): AMERICAN PICKERS Marathon HLN (3pm - 6am): BODY OF EVIDENCE - FROM THE CASE FILES OF DAYLE HINMAN / THE INVESTIGATORS Marathon ID (4pm - 6am): SCORNED - LOVE KILLS Marathon ION (7pm - 3am): PSYCH Marathon Lifetime (Noon - Midnight): Tainted Love Weekend (Noon: BITTER BLOOD; 4pm: THE LIES HE TOLD; 6pm: MURDER ON PLEASANT DRIVE; 8pm: MURDER IN GREENWICH; 10pm: BLUE-EYED BUTCHER) LMN (8pm - 4am): DROP DEAD DIVA Marathon Logo (2:30 - 5:30pm): NOAH'S ARC Marathon MSNBC (2 - 10pm; Midnight - 6am): LOCKUP / LOCKUP INDIANA Marathon MTV (6am - 2pm): 16 AND PREGNANT Marathon MTV2 (8am - Noon): SAVED BY THE BELL Marathon MTV2 (Noon - 4pm): BOY MEETS WORLD Marathon MTV2 (4 - 7pm): PRANKED Marathon MTV2 (7:30pm - Midnight): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon Nat Geo (Noon - 8pm): TABOO Marathon Nat Geo Wild (Noon - 7pm): WORLD'S DEADLIEST Marathon NBC (3 - 6pm): Senior PGA Championship, Third Round Nick (6 - 9:30pm): VICTORIOUS Marathon Oxygen (10am - 9pm): AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Marathon OWN (10am - 9pm): SOLVED - EXTREME FORENSICS Marathon Planet Green (Noon - 8pm): SWORDS - LIFE ON THE LINE Marathon Science (6am - 3am): SURVIVORMAN Marathon Spike (9am - 4:45pm): INK MASTER Marathon style (6am - 3pm): GIULIANA & BILL Marathon Syfy (9am - 5am): Creature Feature Marathon (9am: DINOSHARK; 11am: MEGA SHARK VS. CROCOSAURUS; 1pm: DINOCROC vs. SUPERGATOR; 3pm: MALIBU SHARK ATTACK; 5pm: LAKE PLACID 2; 7pm: LAKE PLACID 3; 9pm: SUPER SHARK; 11pm: SHARKTOPUS; 1am: DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR; 3am: SUPERGATOR) TLC (2 - 10pm): UNDERCOVER BOSS Marathon Travel (Noon - 8pm): Food Paradise Marathon (DEEP FRIED; DEEP FRIED 2; MANLIEST; HAMBURGER; STEAK; RIBS; BARBECUE; BIG BEEF) Travel (8pm - 4am): GHOST ADVENTURES Marathon truTV (1 - 7pm): MOST DARING Marathon TV Land (4 - 8:30pm): HOT IN CLEVELAND Marathon TV One (11am - 2pm): MARTIN Marathon USA (9am - 11pm): NCIS Marathon VH1 (6 - 11pm): 100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90s Marathon WE (10am - 1am): GHOST WHISPERER Marathon Weather (2 - 7pm): ICE PILOTS Marathon WGN America (11am - 4pm): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon |
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW Hallmark, 10am - 10pm
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| Sunday, May 27, 2012 | ||
| A&E (7am - Noon): THE GLADES Marathon A&E (Noon - 4am): CRIMINAL MINDS Marathon ABC (Noon - 3:30pm): Indianapolis 500 AMC (10am - 8pm; 3am - 6am): Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend (10am: TO HELL AND BACK; 12:30pm: APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX; 5pm: HART'S WAR; 3am: TO HELL AND BACK; 5:45am: TANKS OF EL ALAMEIN) Animal Planet (11am - 9pm; 1 - 6am): RIVER MONSTERS / RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED Marathon BBC America (6am - 3am): PLANET EARTH / PLANET EARTH'S GREATEST Marathon BET (10:30am - 3pm): THE PARKERS Marathon Biography (1 - 6pm): NOTORIOUS Marathon Bravo (10am - 6pm): THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY Marathon Bravo (7 - 10pm): DON'T BE TARDY FOR THE WEDDING Marathon Cartoon Network (11am - 6pm): ADVENTURE TIME WITH FINN AND JAKE Marathon CBS (3 - 6pm): PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Final Round Centric (7am - 9pm): THE WAYANS BROTHERS Marathon Chiller (2 - 7pm): RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Marathon Cloo (6am - 6pm): THE UNIT Marathon Cloo (6pm - 6am): NECESSARY ROUGHNESS Marathon Comedy Central (5:55 - 11pm): TOSH.0 Marathon Comedy Central (11pm - 4:30am): SOUTH PARK Marathon Current (5 - 8pm; 10pm - Midnight): DEADLIEST JOURNEYS Marthon Discovery (9am - 3am): MYTHBUSTERS Marathon Discovery Fit & Health (5pm - 2am): FREAKY EATERS Marathon Disney XD (5 - 8pm): PHINEAS AND FERB Marathon ESPN2 (5 - 10am): FRENCH OPEN TENNIS, First Round FOX (5:30 - 10:30pm): Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 G4 (5pm - Midnight): AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR Marathon GMC (2pm - 1am): FAMILY TIES Marathon GSN (6 - 11pm): ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? Marathon H2 (6pm - 4am): THE UNIVERSE Marathon Hallmark (10am - 10pm): THE BOB NEWHART SHOW Marathon Hallmark Movie Channel (6am - 6am): MURDER, SHE WROTE Marathon HGTV (10am - 7pm): HOUSE HUNTERS / HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Marathon History (8am - 4pm): AMERICAN PICKERS Marathon History (4pm - 4am): PAWN STARS Marathon HLN (3pm - 4am): DOMINICK DUNNE - POWER, PRIVILEGE & JUSTICE / MURDER BY THE BOOK Marathon ID (3 - 7pm): FATAL ENCOUNTERS Marathon ID (7pm - 2am): UNUSUAL SUSPECTS Marathon IFC (Noon - 4pm): PORTLANDIA Marathon Lifetime (10am - Midnight): Tainted Love Weekend (10am: BEYOND THE HEADLINES - THE REAL BLUE-EYED BUTCHER; 11am: BLUE-EYED BUTCHER; 1pm: BETTY BRODERICK - A WOMAN SCORNED; 3pm: THE TWO MR. KISSELS; 5pm: KARLA; 7pm: MURDER IN THE HAMPTONS; 9pm: SHADOW OF FEAR) Military (8pm - 2am): WORLD WAR I IN COLOR Marathon MSNBC (3 - 9pm): CAUGHT ON CAMERA Marathon MSNBC (10pm - 2am): PREDATOR RAW - THE UNSEEN TAPES Marathon MTV (5am - 9pm): ROB & BIG Marathon MTV (9pm - 6am): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon MTV2 (8 - 11am): MARTIN Marathon MTV2 (2:20 - 6pm): THE WAYANS BROTHERS Marathon Nat Geo (11am - 10pm): DOOMSDAY PREPPERS Marathon Nat Geo Wild (3 - 9pm): 24/7 WILD Marathon NBC (Noon - 3pm): French Open Tennis, First Round NBC (3 - 6pm): Senior PGA Championship, Final Round NBC Universal (7am - 6am): Walk the Walk Movie Marathon (BAIT SHOP; OVER HER DEAD BODY; MARRIED LIFE; AWAY WE GO; MAIDEN HEIST; MAN OF THE YEAR) Oxygen (Noon - 11pm): SNAPPED Marathon Oxygen (11pm - 3am): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon OWN (1 - 6pm): THE WILL - FAMILY SECRETS REVEALED Marathon OWN (6pm - 2am): OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER Marathon PBS (8 - 9:30pm; 9:30 - 11pm): NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT Planet Green (6pm - 6am): DAVID BLAINE Marathon Science (6am - 3am): ODDITIES Marathon Spike (9am - 1:15pm): AUCTION HUNTERS Marathon Spike (1:15 - 11:30pm): STAR WARS Movie Marathon (1:15pm: RETURN OF THE JEDI; 4:40pm: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK; 8pm: RETURN OF THE JEDI) Syfy (9am - 3:30am): Theatrical Movie Bonanza (9am: GRINDHOUSE PRESENTS - PLANET TERROR; 11am: GRINDHOUSE PRESENTS - DEATH PROOF; 1pm: STAR TREK - INSURRECTION; 3pm: SERENITY; 5:30pm: STEALTH; 8pm: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE; 11pm: ELEKTRA; 1am: PANDORA) TLC (9am - Noon): SAY YES TO THE DRESS - ATLANTA Marathon TLC (3 - 9pm): 48 HOURS - HARD EVIDENCE Marathon TNT (4am - 11am): LAW & ORDER Marathon Travel (3 - 7pm): Extreme Marathon (RESORTS; POOLS; WATERPARKS; TERROR RIDES) truTV (Noon - 3pm): IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I LAUGH Marathon truTV (3 - 7pm): WORLD'S DUMBEST Marathon truTV (7 - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): IMPRACTICAL JOKERS Marathon TV Land (9am - 2pm): HAPPILY DIVORCED Marathon TV Land (2 - 9pm): M*A*S*H Marathon VH1 (Noon - 5pm): SINGLE LADIES Marathon VH1 Classic (1pm - Midnight): METAL EVOLUTION Marathon WE (10am - 2pm): MY FAIR WEDDING WITH DAVID TUTERA Marathon WE (2pm - 5am): BRIDEZILLAS Marathon |
Memorial Day Heroes Weekend AMC, 10am- 8pm
BOB NEWHART SHOW Hallmark, 10am - 10pm
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT PBS, 8 - 9:30pm
M*A*S*H TV Land, 2-9pm |
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| Monday, May 28, 2012 | ||
| 3net (9 - 10pm): SKY SOLDIER A&E (8am - 9pm): STORAGE WARS Marathon AMC (9am - 11pm): Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend (9am: SUBMARINE SEAHAWK; 11am: HEARTBREAK RIDGE; 2pm: THE GREEN BERETS; 5pm: MIDWAY; 8pm: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS) Animal Planet (9am - 7pm; 9pm - 1am): RIVER MONSTERS / RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED Marathon BBC America (8am - 10pm): TOP GEAR Marathon BET (8am - 7:30pm): THE PARKERS Marathon Biography (6pm - 4am): KILLER KIDS Marathon Boomerang (6:30am - 6pm): SMURFS Marathon Bravo (7am - 9pm): BETHENNY EVER AFTER Marathon Chiller (6am - 6am): FACE OFF Marathon Cinemax (7 - 11:15am): NAKED GUN Movie Marathon (7am: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!; 8:25am: 2-1/2 - THE SMELL OF FEAR; 9:50am: 33-1/3 - THE FINAL INSULT) Cinemax (11:15am - 4:45pm): ROBOCOP Movie Marathon (11:15am: The Original; 1pm: #2; 3pm: #3) Cinemax (4:45 - 10pm): MAJOR LEAGUE Movie Marathon (4:45pm: The Original; 6:35pm: #2; 8:20pm: #3) Cloo (6am - 6am): ROYAL PAINS Marathon CNBC (3 - 7pm): AMERICAN GREED Marathon Comedy Central (9am - 11pm): SOUTH PARK Marathon Comedy Central (11pm - 2am): WORKAHOLICS Marathon Cooking Channel (Noon - 8pm): EAT STREET Marathon Crime & Investigation Network (8 - 11pm): MANHUNTERS - FUGITIVE TASK FORCE Marathon Destination America (9am - 6am): BBQ PITMASTERS Marathon Discovery (9am - 10pm): DEADLIEST CATCH Marathon Discovery Fit & Health (Noon - 2am): HOARDING - BURIED ALIVE Marathon Disney Jr (9am - 2pm): JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES Marathon ESPN2 (5 - 10am): FRENCH OPEN TENNIS, First Round Food Network (10am - 6pm): RESTAURANT - IMPOSSIBLE Marathon Food Network (6 - 9pm; 9:30 - 11pm): DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES Marathon G4 (1 - 7pm): AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR Marathon GSN (7pm - Midnight): FAMILY FEUD Marathon H2 (9am - 6pm): WWII IN HD Marathon H2 (6pm - 4am): VIETNAM IN HD Marathon Hallmark Movie Channel (6am - 6am): PERRY MASON Marathon HBO2 (3:10 - 8pm): THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION Marathon History (8am - 9pm): PAWN STARS Marathon Hub (4 - 8:30pm): TRANSFORMERS PRIME Marathon ID (9am - 10pm): NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR Marathon ION (1pm - 3am): CRIMINAL MINDS Marathon Lifetime (8am - 9pm): Tainted Love Weekend (8am: BLACK WIDOWER; 10am: A CRY FOR HELP - THE TRACY THURMAN STORY; Noon: THE FAMILIAR STRANGER; 2pm: THE PERFECT HUSBAND - THE LACI PETERSON STORY; 4pm: TO LOVE, HONOR AND BETRAY; 6pm: MURDER IN GREENWICH; 8pm: SHADOW OF FEAR; 10pm: SEX & LIES IN SIN CITY - THE TED BINION STORY; JAX THE WAR DOG) Military (Noon - 6am): WORLD WAR II IN COLOR Marathon MTV (6am - Noon): ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY Marathon MTV (Noon - 10:30pm): RIDICULOUSNESS Marathon MTV2 (Noon - 8pm): SAVED BY THE BELL Marathon Nat Geo (9am - 11pm): Memorial Day Marathon (9am: HI-TECH WAR ON TERROR; 10am: AMERICA'S SECRET WEAPON; 11am: SCIENCE OF ARMORED CARS; Noon: ON BOARD MARINE ONE; 1pm: ON BOARD AIR FORCE ON; 2pm: SUPERCARRIER - USS RONALD REAGAN; 3pm: INSIDE THE VIETNAM WAR; 6pm: INSIDE 9/11 - WAR ON AMERICA; 8pm: INSIDE 9/11 - ZERO HOUR; 10pm: WITNESS - G.I. HOMECOMING) Nat Geo Wild (8 - 11pm; 11pm - 2am): ANIMAL UNDERWORLD Marathon NBC Universal (6am - 6am): THE UNIT Marathon Oxygen (6 - 10am): LIVING SINGLE Marathon Oxygen (10am - 9pm): THE BAD GIRLS CLUB Marathon OWN (11am - 7pm): I (ALMOST) GOT AWAY WITH IT Marathon OWN (7pm - 3am): THE WILL - FAMILY SECRETS REVEALED Marathon PBS (10 - 11:30pm): INDEPENDENT LENS "Hell and Back Again" Science (6am - 3am): HOW IT'S MADE Marathon SOAPnet (10am - 7pm): Nathan & Haley, Always & Forever: ONE TREE HILL Memorial Day Marathon Spike (9am - 9pm): BAND OF BROTHERS Marathon style (Noon - 8pm): SEX AND THE CITY Marathon Syfy (8pm - 1:30am): James Bond Movie Marathon (8pm: CASINO ROYALE; 11pm: QUANTUM OF SOLACE) TLC (6am - 10pm): CAKE BOSS Marathon TNT (10am - 8pm): LAW & ORDER Marathon Travel (11a - 2pm): BEST PARKS EVER / PARK SECRETS Marathon Travel (6 - 10pm): ANTHONY BOURDAIN - NO RESERVATIONS Marathon truTV (9am - Noon): IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I LAUGH Marathon truTV (Noon - 3pm): BAIT CAR Marathon truTV (8 - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): IMPRACTICAL JOKERS Marathon TV Land (10:30am - 2pm): THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW Marathon TV One (11am - 5pm): MARTIN Marathon USA (6am - 9pm): NCIS Marathon VH1 (3 - 9pm): BASKETBALL WIVES Marathon WE (11am - 6pm): MARY MARY Marython WE (6pm - 1am): THE GOLDEN GIRLS Marathon |
BAND OF BROTHERS Spike, 9am - 9pm
NCIS USA, 6am - 9pm |
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