Tuesday, July 04, 2017
2017 4th of July Marathons on TV
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
Sunday, April 28
The Simpsons - "Frinkenstein's Monster" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Professor Frink secretly helps Homer land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant; since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink comes to fear he's created a monster.
Krapopolis - "Prince Hippo" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Atlanteans approach Krapopolis, Shlub reveals that Hippocampus is technically the king of Atlantis; a priestess visits Deliria and offers her services.
The Great North - "Any Court in a Storm Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When a blizzard snows the Tobin family in, Beef struggles to avoid cabin fever by running the household like the Royal British Navy.
Grimsburg - "And the Winner Is… Murder!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Marvin finds himself at the judging table of the town's talent show when a serial killer targets the winner.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 22)
Friday, April 26
- Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Ernie and Bill Murray are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers) - Steve appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Jerrod is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits in with The 8G Band on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta talks about HGTV's Ugliest House in America on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Janet Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes/Good Times) - Drew and Ross are surprised by Janet whose telling them all about her new tour, some of her most iconic moments and fashion looks and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jessica Capshaw (Odd Man Out) and Camilla Luddington (Californication) - Jessica and Camilla are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
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