What's on TV besides the game

Face it, unless you're a die-hard NFL fan or have several players in your fantasy league, you're gonna be hard-pressed to sit through all the Super Bowl activities - all 10 hours of it, beginning at noon on CBS, WLTX-19, cable channel 9. The kickoff show is at 6 p.m. and the game begins at 6:25 p.m.

That's why we're offering these TV alternatives. Several networks mount an aggressive counter schedule to the Super Bowl on Sunday, making it a super day of watching television.

Morning: Catch up with Snooki, The Situation and the other overly tanned foks at "Jersey Shore," in an MTV marathon. Beginning at 9 a.m. cable channel 59

Pre-show: Flip to the "Puppy Bowl," Animal Planet's highly addictive dog show in which petite poochies play on an enclosed field. The human referees monitor the game and do cleanup, courtesy of sponsor Bissell. This is the sixth annual event, which features a kitty halftime show and - new - the Twizzlers Blimp. 3-5 p.m., cable channel 41

Halftime: Who are The Who? If you have to ask this question, then turn to VH1 Classics for some schooling on the seminal British rock band. 6 p.m. cable channel 44

During the game: DIY Network, the HGTV channel for men, has a marathon of home improvement shows in its third annual Toilet Bowl. Just the logo makes us want to pick up a wrench and go at it. Beginning at 7 a.m., digital cable channel 120

If the game drags in the second half: Pick up on the "Law & Order" marathon on TNT, which begins at noon and continues until 11 p.m. cable channel 23

After the game: Watch CEOs get down and dirty - literally - with the premiere of "Undercover Boss," a reality show in which heads of corporations work secretly in the lower levels of their companies. First up: the CEO of Waste Management. WLTX-19, cable channel 9

This story was originally published February 4, 2010 at 12:00 AM with the headline "What's on TV besides the game."