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This week: Thanksgiving reality TV marathons perfect for avoiding your family

Thursday, Nov. 25 It’s Thanksgiving, and besides pretending that the parade is more interesting than it actually is, or having awkward interaction with relatives, there’s another great holiday tradition: reality TV marathons. The Mythbusters gang tests myths all day long [Discovery, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.], and those 11 hours are followed by the two-hour “Punkin Chunkin” competition—yes, it involves chucking pumpkins—hosted this year by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Food Networks’ Ace of Cakes is ending after its upcoming 10th season , but TLC’s similar Cake Boss is still around and will air all day on Thanksgiving, if you want to get into a cake mood [TLC, 6 a.m. to 3 a.m.]. If you just want to celebrate your inner glutton, watch Adam Richman eat on Man v. Food [Travel Channel, 9 a.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday]. But if you’d rather be inspired to clean, check out Clean House ’s marathon [Style, 6 a.m. Thursday to 3 a.m. Friday]. If you need to cheer yourself up after all the family che...

This week: Thanksgiving reality TV marathons perfect for avoiding your family

Thursday, Nov. 25 It’s Thanksgiving, and besides pretending that the parade is more interesting than it actually is, or having awkward interaction with relatives, there’s another great holiday tradition: reality TV marathons. The Mythbusters gang tests myths all day long [Discovery, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.], and those 11 hours are followed by the two-hour “Punkin Chunkin” competition—yes, it involves chucking pumpkins—hosted this year by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Food Networks’ Ace of Cakes is ending after its upcoming 10th season , but TLC’s similar Cake Boss is still around and will air all day on Thanksgiving, if you want to get into a cake mood [TLC, 6 a.m. to 3 a.m.]. If you just want to celebrate your inner glutton, watch Adam Richman eat on Man v. Food [Travel Channel, 9 a.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday]. But if you’d rather be inspired to clean, check out Clean House ’s marathon [Style, 6 a.m. Thursday to 3 a.m. Friday]. If you need to cheer yourself up after all the family che...