Saturday, December 5, 2009

Super Bowl Sunday: Alternative programming for non-sports fans

I like sports as much as the next girl, but watching an entire game where I have no interest in either team doesn’t really interest me even if it is the Super Bowl. And you may think the Super Bowl is just a game with a halftime show, NBC is starting their coverage Super Bowl XLIII at 9 a.m., making it basically a mandatory football day if you’re hanging with sports fans. Do we really need a five-hour pre-game show? No thank you.

If you wanna relax in front of the TV all day, but looking for something more your speed (marathons of your favorite shows and classic chick flicks), EW.com compiled a list of alternative programming. Feel free to still partake in the Super Bowl snacking though.

Animal Planet:
Puppy Bowl V (on repeat, from 3 p.m. to 5 a.m.): For cat lovers like me, kittens takeover the halftime show.
A&E: The Sopranos (noon until 4 a.m.)

BBC America: Doctor Who (3 p.m. to 8 p.m.) 

Bravo: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (6 p.m. to 2 a.m.)

CMT: Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Daddy and Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy (2 p.m to 10 p.m.)

Discovery: MythBusters (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Jesus: The Complete Story (a three-part special, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.):
DIY: Bathroom Renovations and Bathtastic! (7 a.m. to 3 a.m.)

FX: Chick flicks (Little Black Book, 2 p.m.; Maid in Manhattan, 4:30 p.m.; 13 Going on 30, 6:30 p.m.; The Devil Wears Prada, 8:30 p.m.)

Hallmark: I Love Lucy (8:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.)

Oxygen: America's Next Top Model (11 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

Sci Fi: Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters (9 a.m. to 1 a.m.)

Spike: CSI (noon to 4 a.m.)

SPEED: Pimp my Ride (1 p.m. to 3 a.m.)

Style: Clean House (noon to 3 a.m.)

TBS: Chick Flicks (Clueless, 11:30 a.m.; My Best Friend's Wedding, 1:30 p.m.; Failure to Launch, 3:30 p.m.; What Women Want, 5:30 p.m.; My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 8 p.m.)

TLC: Dateline: Real Life Mysteries (1 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and sex documentaries (Forbidden Love: Polygamy, 7 p.m.; My Husbands Three Wives, 8 p.m.; Anatomy of Sex, 9 p.m.; Mother Knows Sex, 10 p.m.)

TNT: The Closer (noon to 11 p.m.)

USA: House (11 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

**These are all EST so check your local listings for accuracy
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  • Trish's Avatar
    Posted by Trish Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:50pm PST

    This is a wonderful list and I will tune into some of them as I can't bear a full day of sports!

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  • Kaitlin B's Avatar
    Posted by Kaitlin B Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:09pm PST

    I love how everything is chick flicks that day!

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  • JB's Avatar
    Posted by JB Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:27pm PST

    I am glad that you made this list. Earlier this week one of my guy friends asked me who I wanted to win the superbowl. But I didnt even know who was playing. That is how out of the football loop I am.

    So I will not be watching the game. I will be watching my recordings of all my favorite TV shows that day

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  • JB's Avatar
    Posted by JB Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:27pm PST

    I am glad that you made this list. Earlier this week one of my guy friends asked me who I wanted to win the superbowl. But I didnt even know who was playing. That is how out of the football loop I am.

    So I will not be watching the game. I will be watching my recordings of all my favorite TV shows that day

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  • mrsrobinson's Avatar
    Posted by mrsrobinson Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:15pm PST

    Here is a novel idea- turn off your televsion set and read a book!

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  • Nancy's Avatar
    Posted by Nancy Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:14am PST

    Puppy Bowl is the best....well it's tied with Kitty Half time. :)

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  • Raynie8's Avatar
    Posted by Raynie8 Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:45pm PST

    Thanks for posting, I couldn't care a less about the Super Bowl, except I will tune in for Bruce at halftime!! Trading Spouses looks like a mini marathon and Maid in Manhatten is a cute movie. Always gotta check out the puppy bowl.

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  • Rach's Avatar
    Posted by Rach Sun Feb 1, 2009 4:32pm PST

    thanks for posting this :) us girls gotta stick together!

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