TV Tango Search

Search

|              FREE: Ask a TV Expert
   TelevisionCakeAd

119 Specials, Movies & Marathons to Watch on TV on Super Bowl Sunday -- Instead of Super Bowl XLVIII

Mike Vicic - January 30, 2014

Kitten_bowl_main_400x400

 
 


Puppies and kittens and fish, oh my! While more than 100 million people are watching football and commercials on Fox (pregame starts 2pm ET/11am PT; game coverage starts at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT) , cable networks are showing specials, stunts and marathons for people just like YOU. You always had the PUPPY BOWL -- as loyal as the dogs featured in the program, which is now celebrating its 10th year -- but a few upstarts, like KITTEN BOWL and FISH BOWL, are debuting this year. Plus, you can watch sports-themed movie marathons, the Toilet Bowl on Destination America, or even a Super Stabler L&O: SVU Marathon on USA Network. You have the pick of the litter from this list of 119 Specials, Movies & Marathons to Watch on TV Instead of the Super Bowl.




5 SUPER STUNTS


1. KITTEN BOWL on Hallmark (3-6pm; 6-9pm; 9pm-Midnight): Kitten Stadium opens its doors for three hours, as kitten athletes go back-to-back and belly-to-belly on a miniature football field. Hosted by Beth Stern, the national spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America, KITTEN BOWL features celebrity guests like Regis Philbin, Rachael Ray, Hoda Kotb, Nicky Hilton, and many more stars. To learn more about the first-ever KITTEN BOWL, our own side-feline reporter had the purrfect questions for this year's cathletes:

 

  Q: What can we expect to see on KITTEN BOWL?
TomCat Brady: KITTEN BOWL will be the most athletic competition of all bowls! Athletes in the Super Bowl dunk balls over goal posts, but how many have ever clawed their way to the TOP of the uprights? The famous Lambeau Leap always ends with a player sitting on the edge of the first row of seats. Our cathletes scamper AROUND THE TOP of Kitten Stadium!! Fish may tread water, but the real Su-Purr Bowl is test of lying in wait for your opponent -- and only kittens do that!

Q: Who do you think will be the MVP?
Pickles: The MVK (Most Valuable Kitten) will be chosen by the fans at facebook.com/hallmarkchannel during the telecast and until 11:59pm ET on Super Sunday. The kittens all have their favorites, but the MVK is really about being loved and adored by an adopted family, and all 71 kittens from KITTEN BOWL have now been adopted. We all win!

Q. What is your favorite cat toy?
Ruffled Sherman: Favorite cat toy EVER is anything with CATNIP. [Purrrrrrrriiiiinnnnnggggg.] One whiff and I run like my tail is on fire and drool all over myself!! [Sniffs, screams] DON’T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ME. I’M THE BEST EVER!!! Sorry, sorry, heat of the moment, guys.

Q: What are you doing to prep for KITTEN BOWL?
Mew Brees: We eat oysters! Raw, Oysters Rockefeller, Oysters with Mignonette Sauce, Oyster Loaf, Oyster Stew, or even Oyster Bienville. It’s a sophisticated diet for us fickle felines. We find oysters give us a je ne sais quoi, a certain quality and edge that allow us to go out and absolutely beat the socks off of anything that moves.

Q: What do you plan to do after the game to celebrate if you’re on the winning team?
Ferrell Owens: The winners get to watch competing teams drink a 750 ml bottle of pure milk, while the winning team enjoys custom-made Sardine Martinis and all of the oysters Mew Brees just talked about! Makes me want to play right now!

Q: Any tips you can give us on getting ready and staying relaxed?
Meowshawn Lynch: When I arrive at the stadium, I stay mellow, just play my tunes. I don’t talk about it, I’m just all about it. Hear me? My demeanor is cat-atonic until I get on that field. Then, all I can think about is the book "To Kill All Mockingbirds" and my legs start shaking and my knees feel weak. Time to go to work, baby!!
 

2. FISH BOWL on Nat Geo Wild (6-10pm; 10pm-2am): In this four-hour special, Goldie the goldfish swims about her daily business in an actual fishbowl, navigating through an average day in the life of a household goldfish. Goldie took a breath and then answered a few questions about this inaugural event:

    Q: What can we expect to see on FISH BOWL?
A: Fans at home will see me take the stage in the first ever FISH BOWL. My special guests include puppies, cats, kids, a scuba diver, crazy red crabs and even a surprise visit from my good friends at Nat Geo WILD, Dr. Pol and Cesar Millan. We're not holding back, this event will be complete with plenty of salsa, guacamole, pizza and chips for all!

Q: How did you land this role?
A: I auditioned a few months back in Los Angeles. There were so many upcoming goldfish actresses who wanted the part, I was so pleased when I got the call from Geoff Daniels, Nat Geo WILD's EVP and General Manager. What an honor!
 
  Q: What are you doing to prep for FISH BOWL?
A: I've been watching my water intake to ensure I don't get dehydrated and making multiple laps around the bowl to keep the endurance up.

Q: Any tips you can give us on getting ready and staying relaxed?
A: I always get my beauty sleep and make sure I have the best hair and makeup team at my side.
 

3. PUPPY BOWL X on Animal Planet (3pm - 5am): This year, Animal Planet is celebrating the event's 10th anniversary with PUPPY BOWL X, which includes interactive fan voting for MVP (Most Valuable Puppy) and an online Fantasy Puppy League available on AnimalPlanet.com. Plus, PUPPY BOWL X will follow up with some of the most famous faces in the history of puppy sports, and its halftime Kitty Half-Time Show will feature the musical stylings of Internet sensation Keyboard Cat.

   

4. WALKING DEAD Zombie Bowl on AMC (10am - 6am): Relive the epic battle, as the walkers take on the humans in this 20-hour marathon that includes every episode of Seasons 1 & 2, including every hit and tackle. WALKING DEAD returns with new episodes one week later on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC.


5. CELEBRITY BEACH BOWL 2014 on DirecTV (Noon-3pm): DirecTV repeats this three-hour event on Super Bowl Sunday after airing it live on Saturday at 1pm from DTV SuperFan Stadium at Hudson River Park Pier 40 in NYC. The following celebrities and football greats are scheduled to play: Chrissy Teigen; Adam Pally; Shay Mitchell; Scott Porter; Meghan Markle; Chace Crawford; Nina Dobrev; Ian Somerhalder; Jaimie Alexander; Peter Facinelli; Tom Arnold; Tracy Morgan; Hannah Davis; Cole Hauser; Kevin Frazier; Rocsi Diaz; Artie Lange; Guy Fieri; NFL Hall of Famers Joe Montana, Deion Sanders and Warren Moon; LaDainian Tomlinson; Tony Gonzalez; Jesse Palmer; Amani Toomer; and Jon Ritchie. Immediately following the game and trophy presentation, Paramore will take the stage for a live concert..


 

 


114 More Specials, Series & Movie Marathons That'll Bowl You Over


3net (6am-6pm): PUPPY BOWL VII (from 2011) Marathon

A&E (2:30pm-4am): THE FIRST 48 Marathon

ABC Family (7am-6pm): Sports-Themed Movie Marathon (7am: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN; 10am: THE ROOKIE; 12:30pm: REMEMBER THE TITANS; 3pm: WE ARE MARSHALL)

Antenna (11am-10pm): THE FLYING NUN Marathon

BBC America (Noon-5pm): TOP GEAR Marathon

BBC America (5pm-Midnight): STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Marathon

BET (11:30am-7pm): Sports-Themed Movie Marathon (11:30am: HURRICANE SEASON; 2pm: THE LONGSHOTS; 4:30pm: RADIO)

BET (7pm-Midnight): SECOND GENERATION WAYANS Marathon

Bravo (10am-11pm): THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA Marathon

Cartoon Network (11am-6pm): THE SMURFS Marathon

CBS (3-6pm): PGA GOLF: Final Round of Waste Management Phoenix Open

CBS Sports (4-7pm): CHEERLEADING NCA Nationals & Championships

Centric (11am-10pm): THE WAYANS BROS. Marathon

Chiller (9am-2pm): PARANORMAL WITNESS Marathon

Chiller (5pm-Midnight): FEAR FACTOR Marathon

Cloo (6-10am): MONK Marathon

Cloo (10am-6am): HOUSE Marathon

CNBC (8pm-2am): AMERICAN GREED Marathon

CNN (4-9pm): ANTHONY BOURDAIN PARTS UNKNOWN Marathon

Comedy Central (8:15am-4:30pm): Movie Marathon (8:15am: CADDYSHACK; 10:30am: THE COMEBACKS; 12:30pm: DAZED AND CONFUSED; 2:30pm: VEGAS VACATION)

Comedy Central (4:30pm-1am): TOSH.0 Marathon

Destination America (Noon-3pm): KING OF THRONES Toilet Bowl Marathon

Destination America (3-6pm): BUYING THE BAYOU Marathon

Destination America (6pm-6am): BUYING HAWAII Marathon

Discovery (2pm-3am): ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (9am-4pm): UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R. Marathon

Discovery Fit & Health (4pm-2am): HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE Marathon

Disney (5-8:25pm): Teen Double Feature (5pm: TEEN BEACH MOVIE; 6:45: CLOUD 9)

Disney XD (9:30am-8pm): MIGHTY MED / JESSIE / LAB RATS / KICKIN' IT Marathon

DIY (1-4pm): REHAB ADDICT Marathon

DIY (5-10pm): REV RUN'S RENOVATION Marathon

E! (2-9pm): SEX AND THE CITY Marathon

ESPN (6-10pm): 30 FOR 30 Marathon

ESPN2 (6-10:30pm): 2013 WORLD SERIES OF POKER Marathon

ESPN Classic (1pm-Midnight): NINE FOR IX Marathon

EPIX (8am-4:45am): Sequel Movie Marathon (8am: STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN; 10am: EVIL DEAD 2; 11:30am: BLOODFIST II; 1pm: THE EXPENDABLS 2; 2:50pm: AMITYVILLE II - THE POSSESSION; 4:45pm: DEATH WISH II; 6:25pm: EVIL DEAD 2; 8pm: STAR TREK II - THE WRATH OF KHAN; 10pm: THE EXPENDABLES 2; 11:45pm: AMITYVILLE II - THE POSSESSION; 1:30am: THE TOXIC AVENGER, PART II; 3:15am: LEPRECHAUN 2)

Food Network (3-4pm): IRON CHEF AMERICA "Big Game Day"

Fox Sports 1 (7-10pm): UFC ULTIMATE 100 KNOCKOUTS Marathon

Fuse (8am-6pm): TOP 100 BANGIN' BODIES Marathon

Fuse (6pm-4am): TOP 100 SEXIEST VIDEOS Marathon

FX (10am-4:30pm): TRANSFORMERS Double Feature (10am: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN; 1pm: DARK OF THE MOON)

FX (6:30-2:30am): TWILIGHT Triple Feature (6:30pm: TWILIGHT; 9pm: THE TWILIGHT SAGA - NEW MOON; 12:03am: THE TWILIGHT SAGA - ECLIPSE)

FXX (2pm-2am): Movie Marathon (2pm: BUCKY LARSON - BORN TO BE A STAR; 4pm: 30 MINUTES OR LESS; 6pm: BRIDE WARS; 8pm: WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?; 10pm: WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?; Midnight: BRIDE WARS)

GAC (3-7pm): CASH & CARI Marathon

GAC (7pm-4am): FLEA MARKET FLIP

GSN (3-7pm): FAMILY FEUD Marathon

GSN (7-11pm): THE NEWLYWED GAME Marathon

H2 (10am-2pm): CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD Marathon

H2 (8pm-3am): AMERICA UNEARTHED Marathon

HMC (6-9am): MISTER ED Marathon

HMC (9am-5am): MURDER, SHE WROTE Marathon

HGTV (7-11am): PROPERTY VIRGINS Marathon

HGTV (1-8pm): PROPERTY BROTHERS Marathon

HLN (1-7pm; 9pm-6am): FORENSIC FILES Marathon

ID (Noon-5pm): DATELINE ON ID Marathon

ID (5pm-6am): WIVES WITH KNIVES Marathon

IFC (12:15-11pm): Movie Marathon (12:15pm: HANNIBAL RISING; 2:45pm: BOILER ROOM; 5:15pm: THE AVIATOR; 8:45pm: THE WRESTLER)

IFC (11pm-6am): THE SPOILS OF BABYLON Marathon

ION (11am-3am): MONK Marathon

Lifetime (11am-3am): Movie Marathon (11am: MURDER ON THE 13TH FLOOR; 1pm: MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION; 3pm: A SISTER'S NIGHTMARE; 5pm: HIDDEN AWAY; 7pm: PREMONITION; 9pm: THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY; 11pm: PREMONITION; 1am: THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY)

LMN (6-10pm): FIVE Movie Marathon (6pm: FIVE; 8pm: CALL ME CRAZY: A FIVE FILM)

Logo (9am-Noon): ROSEANNE Marathon

Logo (Noon-10pm): DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS - MAKING THE TEAM Marathon

Military (6am-Noon): THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR Marathon

Military (4pm-6am): THE BIBLE'S GREATEST SECRETS Marathon

MLB Network (7:30-10pm): MLB NETWORK COUNTDOWN Marathon

MSNBC (5-9pm): CAUGHT ON CAMERA Marathon

MTV (11am-6pm; 10pm-Midnight): GIRL CODE Marathon

MTV2 (10am-1:30pm): NICK CANNON PRESENTS: WILD 'N OUT Marathon

MTV2 (2-5:30pm): AIN'T THAT AMERICA Marathon

MTV2 (6-10pm): SMART GUY Marathon

Nat Geo (Noon-3am): BRAIN GAMES Marathon

NBCSN (8am-2:30pm): ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Marathon

NBCSN (6-10pm): US OLYMPIC TRIALS Marathon

NickToons (8-11:30pm): SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Marathon

Ovation (3:30pm-12:30am): Jane Austen Movie Marathon (3:30pm: NORTHANGER ABBEY; 5:30pm: THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL; 8pm: THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB; 10pm: THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL)

Oxygen (10am-1am): SNAPPED Marathon

OWN (10am-8pm): SUPER SOUL SUNDAY Marathon

OWN (8pm-2am): OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Marathon

Palladia (8am-2pm): SUPER BOWL BLITZ Marathon

ReelzChannel (3pm-1am): Movie Marathon (3pm: THE OUTSIDER; 5:30pm: WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S; 8pm: WORKING GIRL; 10:30pm: ONE FINE DAY)

Science (9am-4pm): MYTHBUSTERS Marathon

Science (4pm-6am): HOW IT'S MADE Marathon

Smithsonian (6pm-2am): MIGHTY PLANES Marathon

Spike (9am-1pm): AUCTION HUNTERS Marathon

Spike (1-5pm): BAR RESCUE Marathon

Spike (5-9pm): COPS Marathon

Sundance (11:30am-7pm): TOP OF THE LAKE Marathon

Syfy (10:30am-5:30am): Movie Marathon (10:30am: ICE QUAKE; 12:30pm: POLAR STORM; 2:30pm: ICE TWISTERS; 4:30pm: SNOWMAGEDDON; 6:30pm: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW; 9pm: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU; 11:30pm: MY SOUL TO TAKE; 1:30am: PULSE)

tbs (4pm-Midnight): SHREK Movie Marathon (6pm: SHREK; 8pm: SHREK 2; 10pm: SHREK THE THIRD)

TCM (8pm-4:45am): 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 1954 BEST COSTUME DESIGN, COLOR NOMS (8pm: A STAR IS BORN; 11pm: GATE OF HELL; 12:30am: THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS; 2:45am: DESIREE)

Tennis (5:30pm-2am): DAVIS CUP TENNIS Marathon

TLC (9am-8pm): SAY YES TO THE DRESS Marathon

TLC (8pm-2am): SEX SENT ME TO THE ER Marathon

TNT (6am-6pm): LAW & ORDER Marathon

TNT (6pm-5am): Tyler Perry Movie Marathon (6pm: TYLER PERRY'S THE FAMILY THAT PREYS; 8pm: WHY DID I GET MARRIED?; 10:30pm: TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?; 1am: WHY DID I GET MARRIED?; 3am: MEET THE BROWNS)

Travel (1-2pm): SUPER BOWL TAILGATE TAKEOVER

Travel (2pm-2am): FOOD PARADISE Marathon

truTV (3pm-4am): GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS UNLEASHED Marathon

TVGN (6:30-10:30pm): TEQUILA SISTERS Marathon

TVGN (10:30-11:30pm): SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS

TV Land (2-5pm): THE BRADY BUNCH Marathon

TV Land (5-9pm): HOT IN CLEVELAND Marathon

TV One (Noon-7pm): R&B DIVAS LA Marathon

UP (1pm-3am): 7TH HEAVEN Marathon

USA (1-11pm): LAW & ORDER: SVU Super Stabler Marathon

Velocity (3pm-6am): TECH TOYS 360 Marathon

VH1 (4-11pm): SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Marathon

VH1 Classic (1-6pm): COACH Marathon

WE (10am-4pm): ROSEANNE Marathon

WE (4pm-1am): LAW & ORDER Marathon

Weather (11am-9pm): WEATHER BOWL GAME DAY FORECAST