More than 100 million people in the United States will be watching Super Bowl 50 Sunday evening, and even though it feels like everyone watches the big game, some basic math tells us that around 200 million Americans will not be watching the Super Bowl. Many of those people will still be watching TV, though, so we put together this helpful guide of what to watch if you’re not watching football.
MOVIES:
8:30-11:00 p.m. ET: Pitch Perfect, NBC
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET: Despicable Me 2, FX
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET: Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda, Syfy
SHOWS:
All day: Law and Order: SVU marathon, USA
All day: Cops marathon, Spike
All day: Star Trek The Next Generation marathon, BBC America
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET: Property Brothers, HGTV
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET: New Girl re-runs, TBS
OTHER SPORTS:
6:00 p.m. ET: U.S. Curling Grand Prix, NBCSN
6:00 p.m. ET: Kitten Bowl 3, Hallmark Channel
7:00 p.m. ET: Puppy Bowl XII, Animal Planet
7:30 p.m. ET: AMA Supercross, Fox Sports 1
FTW recommends:
Just watch the Super Bowl! All of these other options, except perhaps the SVU marathon and Pitch Perfect, are bad choices.