Tuesday, July 04, 2017

2017 4th of July Marathons on TV

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular

Today is the 4th of July so Happy 4th of July to all of you out there! We hope you enjoy the day off on our country's birthday! It's time to relax and watch some TV on this holiday! We are known for letting you know what marathons are airing on TV on holidays and we will do the same for this 4th of July as well! So, bring out your beach towel, BBQ some hot dogs, and stay cool indoors and watch some television!

Among the key marathons include a marathon of The Golden Girls on TV Land from 9am-4pm. Of course it wouldn't be the 4th of July without a Twilight Zone marathon on Syfy that has started already and will run through 7am on July 5. MTV2 will have a Wayans Bros. marathon from 9am-10pm. Comedy Central will showcase two marathons. South Park marathon kicks it off from 6am-2:30pm then Tosh.0 takes over for the rest of the day. Marathons of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager will air all day on BBC America. TV One has a marathon of Empire today from 7am-1am. POP has a Dawson's Creek marathon today from 9am-3pm. FXX loves its Simpsons stunts beginning at 8pm. WE tv has a Law & Order: Criminal Intent marathon from 10am-5pm, followed by the mother-ship Law & Order from 5pm-1am. Logo doesn't have a marathon, but they have a bunch of sitcom blocks as usual beginning at 6am with A Different World, The Facts of Life, One Day at a Time, Alice, Roseanne, Married with Children, All in the Family and Silver Spoons.

Other marathons of note, Sundance TV will air a marathon of the movie franchise Rocky starting at 6am. It's America's birthday, so why not a marathon of America, the Story of Us on History? ION Television has a Criminal Minds marathon from 11am-11pm, while USA Network goes with a NCIS marathon from 6am-8pm. WGN America has a Blue Bloods marathon from 9am-7pm, while a Tom Hanks movies marathon airs on Spike. And if you're into reality TV, we have a Below Deck Mediterranean marathon starting at 6am on Bravo!, MTV has marathons of Ridiculousness and Fear Factor beginning at 6am and a Chopped marathon on Food Network starting at 2pm. More marathons include E! TV's Independence Day movie marathon that starts at 6am, IFC's Robocop movie franchise marathon, AMC's National Lampoon's movies marathon starting at 10am and a Marvel movies marathon on FX from 7am-2am.

Firweworks in primetime are on NBC (Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular) from 8-10pm (with an abbreviated encore at 10pm). PBS has a A Capitol Fourth hosted this year by John Stamos, live from Washington D.C. at 8pm. Bring out your lawn chair, throw some burgers on the BBQ, and watch some television!


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, May 30

Happy's Place - "Don't Sweat It" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bobbie asks Isabella to move in with her, but when Isabella sees that Bobbie likes to address conflict head on, Isabella decides it might not be the best idea.

Happy's Place - "Fish Fry Monday" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Emmett sees Bobbie drowning in work, he devises a clever ruse to give her a much-needed day off fishing, all under the guise of reviving the tavern's Fish Fry Mondays; Isabella dives into the world of bartending with Gabby.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)

Friday, May 30

  • Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
  • Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.


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The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series Frasier (2023) - Season Two Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered) Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)

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