So you finished all your Christmas shopping and are finally on vacation. Now what? For those looking for some traditional R n’ R, turn on the tube and enjoy some great TV holiday marathons…
TODAY
“Man v. Food” marathon on The Travel Channel
December 23 at 9 a.m. ET/PT
See where host Adam Richman finds some delicious and not so delicious fare around the country.
CHRISTMAS EVE
“The First 48” marathon on A&E
8 a.m. ET/PT
The show follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing and interrogations.
“White Christmas” marathon on AMC
9 a.m. ET/PT
Get in the Christmas spirit with the 1954 classic, “White Christmas,” about two song-and-dance teams work to save a failing Vermont inn and become romantically involved.
“Night at the Museum” marathon on FX
6:30 p.m. ET/PT
Ben Stiller stars in Night at the Museum as a security guard at the Museum of Natural History. Little does he know, the museum has an ancient curse that causes the animals and exhibits on display to come alive.
“Ghost Hunters” marathon on the SyFy Channel
8 a.m. ET/PT
Believe in ghosts? Find out what the “Ghost Hunters” have found around the country in the most haunted areas.
“SuperNanny” marathon on the Style Channel
all day
If you think your kids are bad, see why parents need to call “SuperNanny.”
DEC. 24. & 25
“Holiday Character Feast” marathon on USA
all day
There’s something for everyone in the “Holiday Character Feast” marathon, including “The Mummy,” “Bad Boys II,” “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “The Bourne Identity,” “Casino Royal,” “National Treasure” and “Elf,” to name a few.
“A Christmas Story” marathon on TNT
What’s Christmas without this classic flick about the little boy who just wanted “an official Red Ryder carbine-action two hundred shot range model air rifle.”
CHRISTMAS
“Dirty Dancing” marathon on the TV Guide Network
12 p.m. ET/PT
See Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey hit the infamous dance floor in “Dirty Dancing”!
“Criminal Minds” marathon on A&E
8 a.m. ET/PT
It may not be Christmas-y to learn about the minds of criminals, but it definitely keeps you at the edge of your seat.