Labor Day 2014 is Monday, Sept. 1, a bit early this year. Leading up to, and through that day, over the weekend, TV will once again air a number of programming marathons, sports, movies and more to help you enjoy some of the time off you may have.
Here is some of the notable TV programming airing over the Labor Day 2014 weekend (all times Eastern):
Labor Live — Animal Planet.com. Throughout Labor Day weekend, Animal Planet’s Labor Live cam will capture live animal births as they happen from the Nebraska State Fair, including live deliveries of calves, chicks, lambs and piglets. The network will feature break-in birth alerts during its primetime premiere programming over the weekend.
College Football Opening Weekend — Click here for broadcast details.
Mountain Monsters marathon — Aug. 29 6am-10pm on Destination America.
Dirty Jobs marathon — Aug. 29 9am-5pm; Aug. 30 9am-6pm; Sept. 1 from 10am-4pm on Animal Planet.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 marathon — Aug. 29 at 6pm-Aug. 30 at 6am on BBC America.
The Simpsons Movie — Aug. 29 at 6pm on FXX. FXX’s 12-day marathon of every episode of The Simpsons continues through Sept. 1, and tonight it also airs the hilarious 2007 The Simpsons Movie.
Brain Games marathon Aug. 29 at 6:30pm-Aug. 30 at 3am on NGC.
World War II in Color marathon — Aug. 29 at 7pm-Aug. 30 at 3am on American Heroes Channel.
American Pickers marathon — Aug. 29 at 7pm-Aug. 30 at 4am on History.
South Beach Tow marathon — Aug. 29 at 8pm-Aug. 30 at 4am on truTV.
American Masters: Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning — Aug. 29 at 9pm on PBS (check local listings). This new episode takes an intimate look at famed photographer Dorothea Lange.
Being Mary Jane marathon — Aug. 30 from 8am-4pm on BET.
Life Below Zero marathon — Aug. 30 from 9am-6pm on NGC.
Hatfields & McCoys — Aug. 30 from 11am-5pm on History.
The Lord of the Rings movie marathon — Aug. 30 at 12pm-Aug. 31 at 12:16am on TNt.
Indiana Jones movie marathon — Aug. 30 12:30pm-Aug. 31 at 12:08am; Aug. 31 11:30am-11:08 pm on Spike.
Dog and Beth on the Hunt marathon — Aug. 30 from 2pm-10pm on CMT.
Dateline: Real Life Mysteries marathon — Aug. 30 at 4pm-Aug. 31 at 3am on TLC.
Pawn Stars marathon — Aug. 30 at 5pm-Aug. 31 at 4am; Sept. 1 10am-9pm on History.
Chrisley Knows Best — Aug. 30 from 7pm-11pm on USA Network.
Top Gear marathon — Aug. 31 at 6am-Sept. 1 at 6am; Sept. 1 at 8am-Sept. 2 on BBC America.
Myth Hunters marathon — Aug. 31 from 6am-9pm on American Heroes Channel.
Say Yes to the Dress marathon — Aug. 31 9am-noon on TLC.
A Haunting marathon — Aug. 31 10am-Sept. 1 at 6am on Destination America.
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us marathon — Aug. 31 from 12pm-8pm on NGC.
19 Kids and Counting marathon — Aug. 31 12pm-8pm on TLC.
NCIS marathon — Aug. 31 from 12pm-11pm; Sept. 1 from 6am-8pm on USA Network.
Mountain Men marathon — Aug. 31 at 3pm-Sept. 1 at 4am on History.
Naked and Afraid marathon — Aug. 31 at 4pm-Sept. 1 at 9am on Discovery Channel.
Breaking Bad marathon — Aug. 31 at 5pm-Sept. 1 at 1am on AMC.
Ice Lake Rebels marathon — Aug. 31 at 5pm-Sept. 1 at 6am on Animal Planet.
Impractical Jokers marathon — Aug. 31 from 7pm-10pm; Sept. 1 from 6pm-11pm on truTV.
The X Factor UK — Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at 8pm on AXS TV.
MDA Show of Strength Telethon — Aug. 31 at 9pm on ABC. The 49th broadcast of the fundraising event that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. See more details here.
Fast N’ Loud marathon — Sept. 1 from 10am-10pm on Discovery Channel.
The ’90s: The Last Great Decade? marathon — Sept. 1 from 10am-10pm on NGC.
Tosh.0 marathon — Sept. 1 from 10:09am-6:54pm on Comedy Central.
Rizzoli & Isles marathon — Sept. 1 from 11am-9pm on TNT.
Cops marathon — Sept. 1 from 12pm-11pm on Spike.
Rambo movie marathon — Sept. 1 at 12:30pm-Sept. 2 at 1:30am on AMC.
Fear Factor marathon — Sept. 1 at 2pm-Sept. 2 at 1am on CMT.
Undercover Boss marathon — Sept. 1 at 3pm-Sept. 2 at 3am on TLC.
Mud Lovin’ Rednecks marathon — Sept. 1 from 4pm-Sept. 2 at 6am on Animal Planet.
U.S. Open tennis Round of 16 begins — Sept. 1 at 7pm on ESPN2.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians Season 9 finale — Sept. 1 at 9pm on E!
Houdini — Sept. 1 and 2 at 9pm on History. Adrien Brody plays famous escape artist Harry Houdini in this two-night miniseries that looks at the man behind the magic.
RELATED: INTERVIEW WITH ADRIEN BRODY OF “HOUDINI”
The Unauthorized “Saved By the Bell” Story — Sept. 1 at 9pm on Lifetime. This original film tells the behind the scenes story of the cult favorite ’90s teen series Saved By the Bell.
__________________________________
Houdini: Nels Israelson © 2014
The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story: © 2014 Lifetime. Credit: Sergei Backlakov