Monday, May 29, 2017
Memorial Day 2017 TV Marathons
Among the marathons today are the marathons we have previously mentioned, such as the Gidget marathon on Antenna TV today from 6am-10pm. Comedy Central has a Scrubs marathon that starts at 6am ET/PT, as series star Zach Braff will be tweeting throughout the day to celebrate. FXX has a marathon of The Simpsons from 6pm-12am. Sundance TV will have the ultimate Memorial Day marathon with a M*A*S*H marathon all day today running through 6am Tuesday. TV Land thanks you for being a friend as they have a marathon of The Golden Girls from 9am to 4pm. USA Network has a Chrisley Knows Best marathon from 6am-8pm. Centric has a marathon of The Soul Man all day today through 6:30pm. That '70s Show marathon airs on IFC from 6am-12pm. MTV2 has a Wayans Bros. marathon from 9am-10pm. Other sitcoms airing today will be in their regular blocks or stacks, like Three's Company, The Facts of Life and Alice on Logo.
Moving on to dramas, El Rey Network launches The Incredible Hulk with a marathon that has aired this weekend and concludes tomorrow at 5am. Pop will have an ER "Carol and Doug" marathon beginning at 9am and ending at 6pm. TV One has an Empire Memorial Day marathon today from 7am-1am. INSP has a Big Valley marathon from 7am-1pm. ION will have a marathon of Blue Bloods again this year from 9am-1am. Other notable marathons include Nashville catch-up marathon on CMT from 9am-8pm, as the season continues this Thursday at 9pm. WE tv has a CSI: Miami marathon from 2pm-4am. BBC America will have a Star Trek: Voyager marathon that will run 24 hours beginning at 6am. OWN will have a Queen Sugar marathon from 2pm-3am. Reelz's has a Kennedys marathon.
Reality series wise, WGN America has a Cops marathon from 12pm-8pm. CNBC has a Shark Tank marathon from 12-9pm. Esquire will showcase Knife Fight with a marathon from 12pm-10mm. Other reality best bets for the day are Impractical Jokers marathon on truTV, Southern Charm marathon on Bravo from 1-11pm, Bizarre Foods marathon on Travel Channel from 8am-4am, Dr. Phil on OWN from 5am-2pm, Beachfront Bargain Hunt marathon on HGTV from 7am-1pm, T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle marathon on VH1 and Say Yes to the Dress marathon on TLC from 7am-7pm. History has a American Pickers marathon. Oxygen has a Snapped marathon all day. And A&E has a Leah Remini: Scientology and The Aftermath marathon.
If you like movies on TV, watch the Harry Potter movie marathon on Freeform, The Hobbit on TNT, and Final Destination on IFC. And you can of course catch movies all day on Lifetime, LMN, FX, Syfy, AMC, TCM, TBS, MTV, E!, Spike and other networks that usually air movies. Enjoy!!
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, May 7
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Doing the Work" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
House of Payne is the hilarious comedy about Retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife Ella.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Wobblewham" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Reginald must face a daunting truth with his son Brandon; Vinny starts a business venture that throws Pleasant Days into a chaotic spiral.
The Ms. Pat Show - "The Book of Denise" (BET, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Denise and Junebug can't stop looking for love in all the wrong places, and both aunt and nephew are in for rude awakenings when the objects of their affection aren't all they seem to be.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 5)
Wednesday, May 7
- Lunell (Lopez) - Watch Luenell on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Christine is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Paul Feig (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/The Louie Show/The Jackie Thomas Show/Dirty Dancing) and Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Paul is a guest and Anna makes a special appearance on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Geena Davis (The Geena Davis Show/Sara/Buffalo Bill) - Geena talks about The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim stops by for a chat about his new comedy special The Skinny on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) - NBC's Today catches up with Natasha in the 9am hour.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana drop by with a rousing round of fast five questions for Martha Stewart on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny talks about Fox's The Masked Singer on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Carrie Preston (Crowded/Happyish/Emeril) - Carrie talks about CBS's Elsbeth on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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