Thanksgiving marathons on TV

What to watch while you're too stuffed to move

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Thanksgiving has arrived and with it comes bingeing of all kinds, but mainly food, shopping, and TV. We’ve rounded up all the movie and TV show marathons airing over the long holiday weekend so you can watch your favorite while digesting on the couch.

There’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a Parks and Recreation fan and just want to spend time with your favorite Pawnee residents or a horror fan looking for a scare-fest like those on IFC and Syfy. Perhaps you’d prefer to swoon over the magical Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance numbers on TCM. And kids (and kids at heart) will love hanging with some of their cartoon favorites airing for long swaths of time over the weekend.

All airings are on Eastern Standardized Time.

Wednesday, Nov. 23

BBC America

6 a.m. Planet Earth marathon starts

Bravo

6 a.m. – 7 p.m. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills marathon

Comedy Central

11 a.m. – 11 p.m. South Park marathon

Disney XD

6 a.m. Walk the Prank marathon starts

DIY

1 p.m. Rehab Addict marathon starts

Food Network

2 p.m. Cooks vs. Cons marathon starts

Freeform

11:30 a.m. Nanny McPhee

1:35 p.m. Nanny McPhee Returns

4:10 p.m. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6:45 p.m. Mulan

8:50 p.m. Brave

IFC

7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Stan Against Evil marathon

ION

11 a.m. Law & Order marathon starts

MTV

8 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Hills marathon

Reelz

11 a.m. Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

1 p.m. Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors

3 p.m. Princess Diana’s Death: Mystery Solved

5 p.m. Jackie Kennedy: Behind Closed Doors

7 p.m. Joan Rivers’ Last Hours

8 p.m. Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… – Chris Farely

10 p.m. Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… – John Belushi

11 p.m. Chris Farely: Scandal and Legacy

Spike

Action movie marathon, featuring…

10 a.m. The Expendables

12:30 p.m. Bad Boys

3:30 p.m. Training Day

6 p.m. Four Brothers

8:30 p.m. Training Day

11 p.m. Four Brothers

Syfy

Horror movie marathon, featuring…

6:30 a.m. Booeyman

8:30 a.m. Oculus

11 a.m. Land of the Lost

1 p.m. Final Destination 3

3 p.m. You’re Next

5 p.m. Insidious: Chapter 2

7:30 p.m. Insidious

10 p.m. Zombieland

TLC

6 a.m. Toddlers & Tiaras marathon starts

USA

6 a.m. – 11 p.m. NCIS marathon

NEXT: Thanksgiving feast of TV [pagebreak]

Thursday November 24

NBC

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. National Dog Show

ION

11 a.m. Blue Bloods marathon starts

AMC

John Wayne western movie marathon, featuring…

10 a.m. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1 p.m. The Sons of Katie Elder

4 p.m. El Dorado

7 p.m. Big Jake

9:30 p.m. The Shootist

Animal Planet

5 a.m. Monsters Inside Me marathon starts

BBC America

6 a.m. Star Trek marathon starts

Bravo

6 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Real Housewives of Orange County marathon

Comedy Central

9 a.m. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles begins its first of three straight airings

3:20 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. South Park marathon

Disney XD

7 a.m. -12 p.m. Kirby Buckets marathon

12 p.m. The Swap

2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Kirby Buckets marathon continues

5:30 p.m. The Swap

7:30 p.m. – 9:58 p.m. Kirby Buckets marathon continues

Esquire

7 a.m. Parks and Recreation marathon starts

Food Network

2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Beat Bobby Flay marathon

5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Chopped marathon

10 p.m. Beat Bobby Flay marathon

Freeform

6:20 p.m. Toy Story

8:20 p.m. Toy Story 2

10:30 p.m. Toy Story of TERROR!

FUSE

11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce marathon

FYI

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Tiny House Nation marathon

HGTV

12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Flip or Flop marathon

ID

1 a.m. Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda marathon starts

IFC

6 a.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show marathon starts

MTV

7:10 p.m. Ridiculousness marathon starts

NatGeo

9 a.m. – 7 p.m. The 80s: The Decade That Made Us marathon

Nick

3:30 p.m. Open Season

5 p.m. Open Season 2

6:30 p.m. Open Season 3

Reelz

1 p.m. Murder Made Me Famous marathon starts

Showtime

12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Shameless marathon

Spike

11 a.m. Jurassic Park

2 p.m. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

5 p.m. Jurassic Park III

7 p.m. Jurassic Park

10 p.m. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Starz

7 p.m.- 11:52 p.m. Party Down marathon

Syfy

6 a.m. Z Nation marathon

TNT

10 a.m. Back to the Future Part III

12:30 p.m. Back to the Future

3 p.m. Back to the Future Part II

5:30 p.m. Back to the Future Part III

TV Land

9 a.m. – 8 p.m. The Andy Griffith Show marathon

USA

1 a.m. – 11 p.m. Chrisley Knows Best marathon

VH1

’80s movie marathon, featuring…

12:30 p.m. Some Kind of Wonderful

3 p.m. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

5:30 p.m. Footloose

8 p.m. Top Gun

10:30 p.m. Purple Rain

We TV

10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Will & Grace marathon

WGN America

9 a.m. 2016 McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade live coverage from Chicago

12 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos Laughsgiving Marathon

NEXT: Black Friday binge schedule[pagebreak]

Friday November 25

Netflix

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life debuts

ION

9 a.m. Criminal Minds marathon starts

Animal Planet

6 a.m. Tanked marathon starts

BBC America

12:10 a.m. Star Trek marathon continues

Cartoon Network

6 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Teen Titans Go! marathon

Disney XD

6 a.m. Gravity Falls marathon starts

DIY

12 p.m. Tiny House, Big Living marathon starts

E!

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Royals marathon

Esquire

7 a.m. – 8 p.m. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation marathon

Food Network

3:30 p.m. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives marathon starts

Freeform

4:10 p.m. Toy Story

6:10 p.m. Toy Story 2

8:20 p.m. Toy Story of TERROR!

FX

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mike & Molly marathon

FYI

2 p.m. Storage Wars marathon starts

History

8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Ancient Aliens marathon

ID

12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Deadly Women marathon

IFC

8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Stan Against Evil marathon

Horror movie marathon, featuring…

12:30 p.m. Exorcist II: The Heretic

3:15 p.m. The Exorcist

6 p.m. Hostel

8 p.m. Orphan

10:45 p.m. The Shining

Lifetime

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Grey’s Anatomy marathon

MTV

Originals and sequels movie marathon, featuring…

6 a.m. The Mighty Ducks

8:30 a.m. D2: The Mighty Ducks

11 a.m. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

1:30 p.m. X2: X-Men United

4 p.m. Big Momma’s House 2

6:30 p.m. Friday After Next

8:30 p.m. Friday

NatGeo

9 a.m. The 90s: The Last Great Decade? marathon starts

OWN

2 p.m. Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse marathon starts

Oxygen

7 a.m. – 11 p.m. Snapped marathon

Reelz

3 p.m. Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… marathon starts

Spike

11 a.m. Cops marathon starts

Starz

7 p.m. Party Down marathon starts

Syfy

12 a.m. – 10 p.m. Z Nation marathon

TBS

6:45 a.m. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

9:30 a.m. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

12:22 p.m. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

3:12 p.m. Star Wars: A New Hope

5:43 p.m. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

8:17 p.m. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

TCM

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie marathon, featuring…

6:30 a.m. Roberta

8:30 a.m. Follow the Fleet

10:30 a.m. The Gay Divorcee

12:30 p.m. Swing Time

2:30 p.m. Carefree

4 p.m. Shall We Dance

6 p.m. Top Hat

Travel Channel

1 p.m. Mysteries at the Museum marathon starts

tru TV

9 a.m. Impractical Jokers marathon starts

We TV

11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Law & Order: Criminal Intent marathon

WGN America

10:30 a.m. “Black Friday Features” movie marathon begins, featuring Gangs of New York, Gran Torino, The Perfect Storm

NEXT: Saturday slumber marathon[pagebreak]

Saturday November 26

AMC

6 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Rifleman marathon

1 p.m. Tremors

3 p.m. Tremors 2: Aftershocks

5:15 p.m. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

Animal Planet

7 a.m. Pit Bulls & Parolees marathon starts

BBC America

12:10 a.m.- 8:25 p.m. Star Trek/Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon

BET

Tyler Perry movie marathon, featuring…

11 a.m. Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself

2 p.m. Madea’s Family Reunion

5 p.m. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection

8 p.m. Diary of a Mad Black Woman

11 p.m. Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Cartoon Network

6 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.Teen Titans Go! marathon

DIY

2 p.m. Texas Flip N Move marathon starts

E!

7 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Royals marathon

Esquire Network

9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Team Ninja Warrior marathon

IFC

6 a.m. Lethal Weapon

8:30 a.m. Lethal Weapon 2

11 a.m. Lethal Weapon 3

1:45 p.m. Lethal Weapon 4

4:30 p.m. Lethal Weapon

7 p.m. Die Hard

10 p.m. Die Hard 2

ION

9 a.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit marathon starts

OWN

10 a.m – 8 p.m. Undercover Bossmarathon

Oxygen

10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Snapped marathon

Smithsonian Channel

6 a.m. Aerial America marathon starts

Spike

12 p.m. Cops marathon starts

Starz

1 p.m. Spartacus: Blood and Sand marathon starts

TBS

10 a.m. Shrek

12 p.m. Shrek 2

2 p.m. Shrek the Third

USA

10 a.m. – 11 p.m. NCIS marathon

WGN America

1 p.m. “Be Thankful You’re Not on ‘Cops’ (Be Thankful It’s Not You!) Cops marathon

NEXT: Sleepy Sunday (and your final day of TV marathons)[pagebreak]

Sunday November 27

AMC

9:30 a.m. The Matrix

12:31 p.m. The Matrix Reloaded

3:32 p.m. The Matrix Revolutions

6:33 p.m. The Walking Dead marathon up to new episode

Cartoon Network

6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Teen Titans Go! marathon

E!

2 p.m. WAGS Miami marathon starts

MTV

11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Teen Mom 2 marathon

Oxygen

8 a.m. Snapped marathon starts

Reelz

4 p.m. Gangsters: America’s Most Evil marathon starts

Spike

11 a.m. The Mummy

2 p.m. The Mummy Returns

5 p.m. The Shawshank Redemption

8:30 p.m. The Mummy

11:30 p.m. The Mummy Returns

Starz

2 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. Ash vs. Evil Dead marathon

USA

9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit marathon

We TV

10 a.m. CSI: Miami marathon starts

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