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, August 29

Happy's Place - "The Doctor Is Out" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Bobbie praises Steve's progress with his OCD, he decides he's finally ready to quit therapy; Gabby embarks on a side hustle enlisting ambassadors to sell bracelets for a third party.

Happy's Place - "Alarm Bells" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Isabella requests Emmett's help getting a security system installed, Bobbie claims she can protect her sister better than any alarm or man, leading to Bobbie and Emmett having a competition over who's the better protector.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 25)

Friday, August 29

  • Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Timothy Olyphant (Stick/Santa Clarita Diet) - Watch Timothy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Austin Butler (Ruby & the Rockits/Zoey 101/Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) - Austin is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Jenna Ortega (Stuck in the Middle/Richie Rich) - Jenna appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Clifton Davis (Amen/That's My Mama) - Clifton makes a special appearance on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) - Co-host Gayle King sits down with Sabrina on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts/Young Sheldon) - Danielle talks about Ghosts on a repeat on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • David Zayas (The Bear) - David talks about The Bear and Paramount+'s Dexter: Resurrection on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
  • Regina King (The Boondocks/Leap of Faith/227) - Regina talks about Caught Stealing on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
  • Kel Mitchell (Game Shakers/Kenan & Kel) - NBC's Today catches up with Kel in the 9am hour. He will also be on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

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)

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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)

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