Monday, May 31, 2021

Memorial Day 2021 TV Marathons

M*A*S*H

Happy Memorial Day! As usual, we have the holiday marathons on a holiday for you! As we pay tribute to our troops every year on this day, let's have some fun as well watching TV marathons on the tube on this day off! If you're not going outside in the heat (or the unusual chill in many parts of the country this weekend), then there are plenty of TV options for you on this day! Are you headed to the shore or would you rather watch some good TV marathons like The Office? Swim into summer! So bring out your lawn chair, throw some burgers on the BBQ, and watch some television!

Among the timely marathons today include a M*A*S*H marathon on TV Land from 9am-8pm, a JAG marathon on NewsNation (aka WGN America) from 9am-6pm and Sundance Channel has a Hogan's Heroes marathon from 6am-11:30am. Comedy Central once again has a The Office marathon that starts at 9am ET/PT and runs 15 hours through midnight. TBS has a Friends marathon from 10am-4pm. FXX once again has a marathon of The Simpsons from 6pm-12am. VH1 has a marathon of Martinand The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 4am-1:30pm. Up has a marathon of Reba from 9am-3am. And Logo has a Three's Company marathon from 12pm-9pm, following Gilmore Girls marathon from 6am-12pm.

Moving on to dramas, BBC America has a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine marathon from 6am-12pm, followed by Star Trek: The Next Generation from 12pm-5pm. ION will have a marathon of Law & Order this year from 5am-11am, followed by NCIS: Los Angeles from 11am-3am. Other notable marathons include a Law & Order: Criminal Intent marathon from 10am-4pm and then a Criminal Minds marathon on WEtv from 4pm-1am. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will have a Chesapeke Shoresmarathon that started Sunday and runs Monday through 10pm. OWN has an all-day The Haves and Have Nots marathon. Reality series wise, CNBC has a American Greed marathon followed by marathon staple Shark Tank. History has a marathon of The Food That America Built starting at 2pm, while TLC has a marathon of sMothered.

If you like movies on TV, watch the '80s movies marathon on AMC with movies like The Karate Kid, Sixteen Candles & The Goonies, while you can watch themed movies marathon on TNT (like Patriots Day, American Sniper), Harry Potter films on USA Network and animated movies marathon on Freeform. Bring the movies on E! with a Bring It On films marathon. And you can of course catch movies all day on Lifetime, LMN, FX, TCM, TBS, MTV and other networks that usually air movies. Enjoy!!


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, March 6

Happy's Place - "Dart to the Heart" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie tries to help Emmett and Isabella reconnect by forcing them into a darts tournament; Steve celebrates killing a spider until Takoda informs him about Iktomi, the Lakota trickster spirit.

Stumble - "Making Mat" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Courteney must cut one of her Buttons from making mat at Daytona; each of the team shares why Daytona is so important, but Courteney operates with her head over her heart and, after grueling tryouts, renders a heartbreaking decision.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 2)

Friday, March 6

  • Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose talks about Broadway's Fallen Angels on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Robby is part of Joy’s Comedy Corner (comedy special, “Robby Hoffman: Wake Up”) on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Dennis Quaid (Merry Happy Whatever) - NBC's Today catches up with Dennis in the 9am hour.
  • John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew is joined by Valerie and UFC's Laura Sanko to hit the headlines at the news desk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

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