Not a fan of football game ? undertake to purposely quash being part of the national conversation ? Hate Isle of Man in slopped pants ? HateAmerica ? Thankfully , a few bluff internet are presume to compete with the most - see TV event of the twelvemonth by air out their own slate of new , original programming to compete with the large game . Football - phobes , here are your selection :
The Puppy Bowl(Animal Planet, 3pm)
The granddaddy of Super Bowl counter - programming is back for its eleventh twelvemonth of lovely canine antics . Who will yourfavorite playerbe ? Will it be Atticus , the 12 - month - old Husky / Lab mix with the baleful , " please adopt me " stare ? Or perhaps Brooklyn the German Shepherd puppy , whose perky ear are just waiting to get wind " I wuv you " cooed into them by his new owner ? think back , all these puppers are adoptable , so you – yes , you ! – could be Brooklyn ’s newfangled possessor !
Kitten Bowl(The Hallmark Channel, 12pm)
Like the puppy bowl , only for cat people .
Fish Bowl(Nat Geo Wild, 6pm)
Is there such a matter as a Pisces the Fishes person ? If so , you might need to alarm the one in your animation to this Zen spectacle . Note : this is also good for stoned - out - of - their - intellect people .
Downton Abbey(PBS, 9pm)
After last calendar week ’s acute Blood Banquet episode , PBS is chugging full steam ahead with a new sequence ofDownton Abbey . Football bros who also happen to be very invested in the on-going tribulations of the Grantham / Crawleys are about to have a real dilemma on their their helping hand .
Dateline(NBC, 7pm)
No theme why NBC decided it would be a good idea to waste a newDatelineepisode during the Super Bowl , but that ’s the Peacock for you .
Real Talk With Key & Peele(Squarespace, 6pm)
Comedians Keegan - Michael Key and Jordan Peele , in character as Atlanta sportscasters Lee and Morris , are live - streaming reportage of the large game on Sunday via Squarespace . It sounds pretty uproarious , particularly because they legally ca n’t verbalise the term Super Bowl or any of the involved player or team names .
Billions(Showtime, 10pm)
Showtime ’s finance dramahas only been on for a few calendar week , so it ’s a pretty ballsy move on their part to air a new installment opposite what will likely be the waning moments of the sporting case of the year . Their secret weapon to lure viewers ? lowering metal , sister ! As the official abstract reads : " In this week ’s episode , after get one of his Portfolio Managers out of trouble with the police , Axe take a spontaneous trip to see Metallica in concert with his childhood champion . " Middling dad show plus middling papa rock ? This ispeakcounter - programming . ( Showtime also plans to bare newfangled episodes ofThe CircusandShamelesson Sunday nighttime . Rock on , premium cable . )
The Wrong Roommate(Lifetime, 9pm)
fan of Lifetime motion picture can treat themselves to this razz new offering , centering on a young college prof , a 17 - year - old niece and a mystical roommate with a troubled past . Will there be sex and slaying ? in all likelihood !
Chopped(Food Network, 9pm)
We hope they ’re making snack sports stadium !
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Anna Silman is a faculty author at Thrillist and an alum of Salon and Vulture . She is planning to learn the Kitten Bowl in its totality . Find her on Twitter:@annaesilman .
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