Super Bowl TV Alternatives, From An 'Ab Fab' Marathon To The Puppy Bowl & More

Not into football, huh? Or maybe you're already anticipating needing a distraction after Sunday's big game? Either way, we've got some Super Bowl alternatives for every TV fan.

From lingerie bowls and puppy bowls to marathons of "Ab Fab" and "Law & Order" and new episodes of compelling dramas, we rounded up 18 other things worth watching on the NFL's biggest day of the year.

And we're not going to tell you what to do, but it's worth noting that all of these viewing experiences, like most, can be greatly enhanced with some Super Bowl snacks. Skip the game, keep the chips and dips and enjoy!

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[azdirk]

09:18 AM on 02/06/2012

I viewed the "Ice Ages" films during the Superbowl. I like football, but I am bored by the constant nattering of the hired guns on the broadcast. Besides, I love the "Ice Ages" squirrel and the acorn!

[mamacat]

05:42 AM on 02/06/2012

Watching other people engage in sports is like watching other people engage in sex; it generates a lot of excitement without generating a lot of satisfaction.

[mamacat]

05:39 AM on 02/06/2012

What's a Super Bowl?

[PatientZeroBeat]

03:10 PM on 02/06/2012

It's a toilet needed for obese Americans.

[GoodNews]

08:23 PM on 02/05/2012

No contest...Ab Fab...switching back and forth...Cheers!

[SalesmanForLife]

03:44 PM on 02/05/2012

AB FAB before and after game. Go Pats!!!

[Riyter]

12:41 PM on 02/06/2012

Watched it before, during and after -- can't wait for the new episodes!

[LMPE]

03:32 PM on 02/05/2012

I won't be watching TV at all. I have some papers that I have to read for a class.

[raker]

02:28 PM on 02/05/2012

I loathe the Superbowl—the hype, the artificial event (!!!) of a TV-commercial delivery system, and most of all I hate how the news gets away with using chatter about this game as a stand-in, night after night, for the news. One local newsguy here actually called last Monday the beginning of Superbowl Week. Hideous. And usually after a Patriots Superbowl, win or lose, there are riots and mayhem in the streets of Boston. Anything is better to watch than this tedious football game.

[I AM THAT]

12:51 PM on 02/05/2012

The best alternative? Throw out the idiot box.

[NONYABUSINESSpa44]

11:47 AM on 02/05/2012

AB FAB!!!

[dwill123]

11:35 AM on 02/05/2012

There's only one alternative:

http://thequickanddirtydirty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/puppybowl.jpg

[noaxe396]

10:38 AM on 02/05/2012

Sorry, there no alternatives.

[CarlIII]

09:34 AM on 02/05/2012

This is article is heresy!!!! The Super Bowl is America's most religious Holiday. We worship war and violence and football is bottom line a sports metaphor for war. We also worship money and commerce so the SuperBowl ads are very important was well. We also worship celebrities so the halftime show now such a big deal. Super Bowl Sunday is America's holiest day. Sooner or later we will be exchanging gifts or baskets full of chocolate footballs for the children. It is only a matter of time.

[NONYABUSINESSpa44]

11:47 AM on 02/05/2012

maybe in YOUR world....not everyone else!

[I AM THAT]

12:52 PM on 02/05/2012

maybe NOT in your world, but then that Carlll seems like a critical thinker.

[azdirk]

09:19 AM on 02/06/2012

You don't catch on to sarcasm quickly, do you?

[I AM THAT]

12:53 PM on 02/05/2012

good for you! See my comment below too. (;oD

[proudnative]

09:12 AM on 02/05/2012

Puppy Bowl! I've been looking forward to it. And, as ashamed as I am to admit it, I'll probably be hitting up Shameless as well. Until then I'll keep my TV on Syfy for the Being Human marathon...though I might not be paying that much attention.

[3fingerbrown]

06:10 AM on 02/05/2012

TCM is breaking out the top-shelf merchandise today, including an Errol Flynn double feature: The Sea Hawk and Robin Hood, followed by two of the great Alec Guinness-Ealing comedies, The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers.

[Court Stroud]

10:23 AM on 02/05/2012

Thank you so much for the tip, 3fingerbrown!

[OSullivan]

02:28 AM on 02/05/2012

I will be playing piano.

[LMPE]

03:33 PM on 02/05/2012

One day I'd like to hear someone play "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" on the piano.