It used to be that Thanksgiving was the day of THE TWILIGHT ZONE and THE HONEYMOONERS marathons. Now practically every channel has their own marathon scheduled for today. Here’s a list (along with a few comments from yours truly). And this doesn’t include local station marathons or tomorrow's marathons (of which there are many). Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
AMC (11:30am - 4:30am): THE GODFATHER Movie Marathon. Have a traditional horse head for Thanksgiving!
Animal Planet (9am - 5pm): HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN' Marathon. Do you even have to read any further????
Animal Planet (5pm - 6am): TANKED Marathon
BBC America (8am - 5am): STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION Marathon
BET (8am - 5pm): MY WIFE AND KIDS Marathon. Really?
BET (5pm - Midnight): REED BETWEEN THE LINES Marathon
Bravo (6am - Noon): TOP CHEF Marathon. That should make you hungry.
Bravo (Noon - 6pm): THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS Marathon. Be thankful you’re not them.
Cartoon Network (9am - 7pm): TOM & JERRY Marathon. Celebrate the holidays with the most violent cartoons ever.
Centric (8:30am - 6am): THE WAYANS BROS. Marathon. There’s a network called Centric?
Chiller (6am - 4pm): BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Marathon.
Cloo (6am - 6am): Cloo Thanksgiving + Weekend Western Movie Marathon. Indians don’t take enough abuse today.
Cooking Channel (2 - 8pm): NADIA G'S BITCHIN' KITCHEN Marathon. A tradition since 2011.
Discovery (9am - 8pm): AMERICAN GUNS Marathon. Gather the whole family.
Discovery Fit & Health (11am - 2am): Pregnant Marathon. For those who are stuffed.
DIY (7am - 4am): COOL TOOLS Marathon
Food Network (6 - 10pm): CHOPPED Marathon
fuse (6am - 6am): BEEF Marathon. Someone should have a “chopped beef” marathon.
FX (Noon - Midnight): Animated Movie Marathon
GMC (Noon - 11pm): THE WALTONS Marathon. Goodnight, John Boy.
GSN (8am - Midnight): DEAL OR NO DEAL Marathon. No deal for me.
HGTV (7am - 1pm; 3 - 8pm): PROPERTY BROTHERS Marathon
H2 (8am - 8pm): HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES Marathon. You might want to eat your dinner in from of the TV so you don’t miss South Dakota.
History (8am - 8pm): IRT DEADLIEST ROADS Marathon. Another family favorite.
The Hub (7pm - Midnight; 1 - 6am): ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? Marathon. I’m not making this shit up.
ID (7 - 10am; 2pm - 2am): DEADLY WOMEN Marathon
IFC (6am - 6am): ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Marathon. Alright!!!
Lifetime (Noon - 4am): Christmas Movie Marathon
Military (10am - 3am): WORLD WAR II IN COLOR Marathon. Spend the holiday with Hitler.
MTV (9am - 1pm): FRIENDZONE Marathon
MTV2 (11am - 3pm): RUN'S HOUSE Marathon
MTV2 (3pm - 9pm): MARTIN Marathon
Nickelodeon (Noon - 3pm): SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Marathon
Nickelodeon (4 - 7pm): ICARLY Marathon
Nick at Nite (9pm - 5:30am): FRIENDS Marathon
NickToons (Noon - 9:30pm): SPEED RACER - THE NEXT GENERATION Marathon
OWN (5pm - 3am): WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE'S Marathon. Huh? Has anyone ever even heard of that show?
Oxygen (7am - 7pm): ROSEANNE Marathon. You know I’ll be watching.
Oxygen (7pm - 2am): LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT Marathon
Planet Green (4pm - 3am): MALL COPS - MALL OF AMERICA Marathon
ReelzChannel (10:30am - 6pm): Lethal Weapon Movie Marathon. More Jews will be watching the Christmas movie and WORLD WAR II IN COLOR marathons.
Science (6:30 - 10pm): PUNKIN CHUNKIN 2011 Marathon
SOAPnet (5pm - 1am): Walker Family Thanksgiving Marathon: BROTHERS & SISTERS Marathon
style (6am - 3am): SUPERNANNY Marathon
Syfy (8am - 5:30am): James Bond Movie Marathon. 007 of your favorite movies!
TLC (6am - Noon): CAKE BOSS Marathon
TLC (Noon - 8:30pm): CAKE BOSS - THE NEXT GREAT BAKER Marathon
TNT (10am - 8pm): BONES Marathon
TNT (8pm - 2am): CSI: NY Marathon
Travel (9am - Noon; 8pm - 4am): MAN V. FOOD Marathon
Travel (Noon - 8pm): MAN V. FOOD NATION Marathon
truTV (9am - 3pm): BLACK GOLD Marathon
truTV (7 - 11pm; Midnight - 3am): WORLD'S DUMBEST Marathon
TV Guide (3 - 8pm): DESIGNING WOMEN Marathon
TV Land (8am - 7:20pm): THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW Marathon
TV One (6am - 4pm): MARTIN Marathon. Hey! Someone else already has a MARTIN marathon.
TV One (4 - 8:30pm): Michael Jackson Marathon. Does not include the recent trial.
USA (10am - 8pm): NCIS Marathon
USA (2 - 8am): BURN NOTICE Marathon
WE (10am - 1am): BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES Marathons. Is this about Toni Braxton? I’m unfamiliar.
Thanks to TVTango.com. And again... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!