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Stuff that's not the Super Bowl | February 02, 2007

For those of you not planning to watch the Super Bowl -- or even the commercials -- I was hoping to be able to list an interesting slate of shows for you on Sunday.

Alas, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of options. HBO is trotting out new episodes of two shows -- Rome and Extras -- but they're pretty much alone in doing so.

BBC America presents a Footballers Wive$: Overtime marathon in a clever bit of counterprogramming, and Fox News Channel, oddly, has apparently decided that nothing newsworthy will happen during the Super Bowl and will air an O'Reilly Factor marathon. Stephen Colbert's recent appearance on the show will be included.

And that brings us to dear old Animal Planet, which is happy to provide viewers with an overdose of cute, to go along with your excess of football, nachos and beer. Yes, it's Puppy Bowl III, which begins at 3 p.m. EST. And, of course, we can't forget the felines, so the kittens get the halftime show.

It's not too early to start voting for Puppy Bowl MVP, either. (Bomber is totally working the "awwww" angle with the tongue.)

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