July 4th Weekend TV Picks

The July 4th weekend means fireworks, family and friends, barbecues and, for the coach potatoes among us, lots of good TV-watchin'. A round-up of must-see-TV for the long holiday weekend ahead:


FRIDAY

• Sci Fi: Weekend-long marathon of 'Twilight Zone' classic (through 6AM, July 5)
• The N: 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' marathon (2AM to 1AM, July 6)
• CBS: Brad Paisley performs tunes from his new CD on 'Good Morning America' (7AM)
• Hallmark: 12 hours of 'M*A*S*H' (8AM)
• TNT: Nine episodes of 'Law & Order' on TNT (8AM ET)
• Comedy Central: Weekend-long marathon of 'Comedy Central Presents' and other stand-up performances (8AM)
• The Chiller Network: Eight episodes of 'Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction?' (9AM)
• Discovery Channel: 18 hours of 'Deadliest Catch' (9AM)
• Oxygen: Six hours of 'Captured' (9AM)
• truTV: Eight episodes of 'Speeders' (9AM), followed by 10 episodes of 'Beach Patrol' (1PM)
• TLC: Seven episodes of 'Cake Boss' (10AM), followed by nine episodes of 'Little Couple' (2PM) and eight episodes of 'What Not to Wear' (7PM)
• Animal Planet: Season 1 marathon of 'Whale Wars' (7PM)
• USA Network: Seven episodes of 'NCIS' (11AM)
• NBC: Wimbledon coverage, including a men's semifinal action (12PM)
• VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the '90s' countdown (3PM)
• Style Network: Eight-hour marathon of 'My Super Sweet 16' at 5PM
• TV Land: Five hours of 'Roseanne' (11PM)


SATURDAY

• The Military Channel: Weekend-long marathon of war-themed series, starting with 'The Revolutionary War' (6AM)
• Style Network: 14 hours of 'Clean House' (6:30AM)
• History Channel: 10 episodes of 'The Revolution' (8AM), followed by eight episodes of 'The Presidents' (8PM)
• TV Land: 'National Lampoon's Vacation' (8AM), followed eight episodes of 'Leave It to Beaver' (11AM)
• Travel Channel: 13 hours of its 'Exteme' series, starting off with 'Extreme Superstores' (9AM)
• BET: 19 hours of 'Sister, Sister' episodes (9AM)
• ESPN: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest from Coney Island (12PM)
• VH1: Five-hour Jackson family miniseries 'The Jacksons: An American Dream' (12PM)
• MTV2: Seven episode of 'True Life' (3PM)
• TCM: Birthplace of America event includes 'Rocky' (8PM)
• PBS: 'Capitol Fourth,' the Washington, D.C. celebration of our country's 233rd birthday; Jimmy Smits hosts and Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin, Natasha Bedingfield and the Muppets perform (8PM)
• NBC: 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular' from New York City; Rob Thomas and Jewel are among the performers (9PM)
• CBS: 'Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular' with Craig Ferguson hosting (10PM)


SUNDAY

• Science Channel: 12 episodes of 'Survivorman' (6AM), followed by nine hours of 'How It's Made' (6PM)
• TV Land: 'Born on the Fourth of July' (9AM)
• Oxygen: Season seven marathon of 'America's Next Top Model' (11AM)
• Disney Channel: Eight hours of 'Hannah Montana' (1PM)
• WE: Seven-episode marathon of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding' (1:30PM), including the episode that features the wedding of future 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Dina Manzo (3:30PM)
• USA: First four episodes of 'Royal Pains' (2:30PM)
• History Channel: Six most recent episodes of 'Ice Road Truckers' (4PM)
• Bravo: Eight episodes of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' (6PM)
• FX: Prepare for 'Ice Age 3' in theaters this weekend by catching the first two movies in the series (7PM)