Super Bowl TV playbook - what's on other channels

Face it, unless you're a die-hard NFL fan or have several players in your fantasy league, you're going to be hard-pressed to sit through all the Super Bowl activities -- all 10 hours of it, beginning at noon on CBS, cable channel 7. The kickoff show is at 5 p.m. and the game begins at 5:25.

NBC is showing "The Biggest Loser" repeat and the Fox Sunday lineup will be reruns. But several networks mount an aggressive counter schedule to the Super Bowl on Sunday, making it a super day of watching television.

That's why we're offering these TV alternatives.

Morning: Catch up with Snooki, The Situation and the other overly tanned folks at "The Jersey Shores," in a marathon. Beginning at 8 a.m. on MTV, cable channel 70.

Preshow: Flip to the "Puppy Bowl," Animal Planet's highly addictive dog show in which petite pooches play on an enclosed field. The human referees monitor the game and do cleanup, courtesy of sponsor Bissell. The annual event, features a kitty halftime show and -- new -- the Twizzlers Blimp. From 2 to 4 p.m., cable channel 61.

During the game: Pick up on the "Law & Order" marathon, which begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 10 p.m. on USA, cable channel 47.

If a romantic comedy will do the trick to lure you away from football, then TBS -- cable channel 10 -- covers the bases with "Mean Girls," "The Wedding Planner," "Failure to Launch" and, drumroll please, "Titanic."

Halftime: Who are The Who? If you have to ask this question, then turn to VH1 Classic for some schooling on the seminal British rock band.

After the game: CBS will show CEOs getting down and dirty -- literally -- in 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.