Tuning In to TV

Whether worrying over rising gas prices or simply having no firm plans for the holiday, you can still enjoy the Fourth of July with a feast of television fare to celebrate America’s birthday.

Here’s a brief list that offers something for everyone:

Marathons

• Cheaters (7 p.m. Saturday, G4) — Follow the show’s detectives as they catch two-timing spouses and significant others on tape in five back-to-back episodes.

• Snapped (8 a.m. Saturday, Oxygen) — They did the crime, now they must do the time in this documentary series about real-life murders and the women who committed them.

• Clean House (8 a.m., Saturday, Style) — Get down and dirty from sunup to sundown as host Niecy Nash and her crew transform homes by removing clutter.

• The Twilight Zone (Through Sunday at 6 a.m., Sci Fi) — Respectfully submitted for your approval: the twice-yearly marathon of the classic CBS series of Rod Serling’s fantasy anthology. Made up of science-fiction vignettes, the series’ 156 episodes (92 penned by Mr. Serling) were seen during its original run (1959-1964) and will roll nonstop on Sci Fi over the next few days. Note to “Zone” aficionados: Visit the entertainment page at www.washingtontimes.com to vote for your favorite episode.

• Deadliest Catch (9 a.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Monday, Discovery Channel) — The cable network sets sail on this three-day odyssey of risky adventures at sea that will run continuously - with the exception of overnight programming breaks between 3 and 9 a.m.

• Sister, Sister (9 a.m. Saturday, BET) — Back-to-back installments of the ‘90s sitcom (originally seen on ABC) starring real-life twins Tia and Tamera Mowry, Jackee Harry and Tim Reid.

• Sitcom Marathon (11 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, TV Land) — All your favorites from yesteryear are here: “Leave It to Beaver” (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), “The Andy Griffith Show” (3 to 8 p.m.) and “Roseanne” (8 p.m. to 8 a.m.).

• Nurse Jackie (8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Showtime) — The first four half-hour episodes of the black comedy starring Emmy winner Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”) as a brilliant but flawed emergency room nurse in Manhattan. The lineup: the pilot at 8, “Sweet ‘n All” at 8:30, “Chicken Soup” at 9 and “School Nurse” at 9:30.

Movies

Airing Saturday on Turner Classic Movies (TCM):

• The Howards of Virginia (10 a.m.) — A young Virginian joins the American Revolution despite his love for a beautiful Royalist. Cary Grant, Martha Scott and Cedric Hardwicke star.

• The Scarlet Coat (noon) — An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor. With Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding and Anne Francis.

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