TV Article Thanksgiving marathons on TV What to watch while you're too stuffed to move By Allison Sadlier Published on November 22, 2016 12:00PM EST Photo: Colleen Hayes/NBC; Everett Collection; Universal Pictures 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