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What to watch on Sunday if you don't like football

by Bob Sassone, posted Feb 1st 2008 3:28PM

Star Trek: EnterpriseI'm not into football, but I do watch the Super Bowl every single year. I watch it for the new expensive commercials (which we'll be covering here at TV Squad). But if you're the type of person who doesn't like the game or the commercials, here's what you can watch instead on Sunday (not just during the game at night but during the all-day pre-game show too). Puppies and Klingons and Beatles, oh my!

  • TCM is showing musicals all day, including Anchors Aweigh, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, An American In Paris, and Gigi.
  • 7am, A&E has a marathon of Beatles-related programming, including concerts and episodes of Biography.
  • At 8, Bravo has a marathon of Real Housewives of Orange County.
  • Hallmark has a Murder, She Wrote marathon at 8.
  • At 9, Discovery starts their Mythbusters marathon.
  • TLC has a While You Were Out marathon at 9.
  • Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a Star Trek: Enterprise marathon.
  • Food Network has food shows on all day (surprise!), with new episodes of Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller at 9:30am, Nigella Express at 10:30am, and 30 Minute Meals at 11:30am, then a marathon of Challenge starting at 4pm.
  • At 10, WE starts their America's Cutest Puppies marathon.
  • At 11, AMC has a new Shootout, with a discussion of the Sundance Film Festival.
  • At noon, TNT has a marathon of The Closer.
  • At 3, Animal Planet goes with puppies too, with Puppy Bowl IV, featuring puppies from shelters and info about rescuing and adopting dogs. This year it's in high-definition!
  • At 6, MSNBC repeats Meet The Press from earlier in the day.
  • Comedy Central has a Scrubs marathon at 6.
  • At 6:30, CSPAN has Road to the White House 2008.

(For programming on Sunday night, check back for our daily "What's On Tonight" post on Sunday afternoon.)

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vacelts

They always have the best marathons on Super Bowl Sunday, but since we are a die hard football family we'll be watching the game.

Still, I find it interesting to find out what people are planning for Super Bowl Sunday even if they don't like football.

http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/super-bowl-plans/

February 02 2008 at 9:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BC McKinney

PBS is offering a biopic about Jane Austen to complement its run of new versions of all of her novels.

February 01 2008 at 5:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Scott

I'll be watching new-to-me episodes of Dexter and Torchwood, from Netflix and a friend with BBC America and a DVD burner. Now that's a great Sunday lineup!

February 01 2008 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R-Bro

I would visit the dentist for four hours before I'd sit through a Star Trek Enterprise marathon. Yech.

February 01 2008 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jay

Comedy Central is not just running a Scrubs Marathon at 6; They're having a female-themed night of programming from 6 to midnight including female-oriented episodes of Scrubs and South Park, with Legally Blonde in the middle.

February 01 2008 at 4:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richie

My hobby: while everyone is watching the Super Bowl, feeling smugly superior because "they're only watching for the ads", I steal cars.

February 01 2008 at 4:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Oreo

I steal several TVs so I can watch 10 things at once. :)

February 01 2008 at 4:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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