Meanwhile, elsewhere in TV land

Some of the counterprogramming to Sunday's Super Bowl XLII on Fox (KTTV Channel 11), or, how the other networks have decided to throw in the towel:

KCBS Channel 2: 3 p.m.: “The Coastal Gardener” Dave Egbert explores plants and gardens all over the country, followed by “P. Allen Smith Gardens, Gardening through the decades,” a history of gardening.

KNBC Channel 4: 3 p.m. “American Gladitors” repeat, leading up to (7 p.m.) “The Biggest Loser: Couples”

KTLA Channel 5: 3 p.m. The 1997 movie “Air Bud.”

KABC Channel 7: 3:30 p.m.: “Ladies’ Home Journal: Celebrate Your Love,” a celebratio nof marriages from around the world, leading into “American Latino TV,” with guests Charo and gossip blogger Perez Hilton

KCAL Channel 9: After the Lakers-Wizards game from 9 to 11:30 a.m., there’s “Family Feud” (3 p.m.), plus reruns of “Cold Case,” “Without a Trace,” and “CSI: Miami” through the game.

KCOP Channel 13: Following the Will Smith movie “I, Robot” (2 to 4 p.m.), some light Hollywood entertainment shows and then the 2006 movie “Engaged To Kill” (5 p.m.)

KCET Channel 28: “Big Time Losers,” (4 p.m.), an hour-long documentary on the impact of sports on academics at elite Ivy League schools and big-state universities.

ESPN: Taped figure skating, including the ISU Grand Prix final from Italy last year (1:30 to 4 p.m.) and last week’s European Championships from Croatia (4 to 7 p.m.)

ESPN2: An endless loop of “World Strongest Man” competitions

ESPN Classic: A series of snow-related documentaries, including Warren Miller’s “Skiing is Believing” (3 p.m.) and “Some Like It Cold” (4 p.m.), leading into the 1999 Michael Douglas-narrated documentary, “One day in September” about the 1972 Munich Olympics.

ESPNU: Replays of Syracuse at Villanova basketball (3:30 p.m.), followed by Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (5 p.m.), and Miami at Duke (6:30 p.m.)

FSN West: A series of outdoors shows, including “Fishing Ventures” (3 p.m.) and “Best Damn Sports Show Best Dam Top 50 Sports Bloopers” (5:30 p.m.)

FSN Prime: The usual soon-to-be-stale collection of “Before The Bigs” and “In My Own Words”

Versus: A series of fishing shows, including “Hunt for Big Fish” (2:30 p.m.), “Off the Hook” (3 p.m.) and “Sport Fishing Magazine” (4:30 p.m.)

Golf Channel: Final round replay of the European PGA Tour from Dubai (3:30 p.m.)

TNT: A marathon of “The Closer”

TBS: The 2004 movie: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” with Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant (3 p.m.) followed by the 2001 movie “The Wedding Planner” with Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.

BBC America: (3 p.m.) “My Big Breasts and Me,” three women who feel defintied by their naturally big breast and what it’s really like to have a huge cup size.

FX: The 2002 animated movie “Ice Age” (2:30 p.m.) followed by the 2005 animated movie “Robots” (5 p.m.)

Animal Planet: “Puppy Bowl IV” from noon to midnight. Otherwise known as "Michael Vick's Total Request"

VH1: “Britney’s Most Shocking Year Ever” halfhour show on Britney Spears (3 p.m.) followed by five episodes of “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew”

USA Network: A marathon of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

Bravo: A marathon of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”

Comedy Central: A marathon of “Scrubs” (3 to 5 p.m.) followed by the 2001 Reese Witherspoon movie, “Legally Blonde.”

Turner Classic Movies: The 1951 flick “An American In Paris” with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron (3 p.m.), followed by the 1995 flick “Sense and Sensibility” with Emma Thompson.

Discovery Channel: A marathon of “MythBusters”

TVLand: Two episodes each of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “The Andy Griffith Show” and “M*A*S*H” from 3 to 7 p.m.

HBO: A replay of five episodes of “In Treatment” with Gabriel Byrne. (3:30 to 6 p.m.)

Cinemax: The 2007 movie “Because I Said So” with Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore.

Starz: The 2006 movie “Glory Road” (4 p.m.)

Showtime: The 1999 movie “Notting Hill” with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant

Do It Yourself Network (DIY): “The Toilet Bowl”: a marathon of “Bathroom Renevoation” shows from 9 a.m. to midnight. Before that is five episodes of “Backyard Stadiums” (6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.)

Halftime counter programming at 5:15 p.m.:

No Lingerie Bowl V: As we already told you about a few days ago. Sorry if this ruins things. Stay tuned to the game for the Victoria's Secret ad.

Spike TV: “Competitive Eating” A ham and egg eating contest.

Oxygen: “Deion and Pilar: Prime Time Love,” a 22-minute commercial free look at the series about Deion Sanders, his wife Pilar and their five kids. The eight-episode series premieres April 15. On this episode, according to the press release: “Deion refuses to help with housework because he is too busy ‘thinking’ about his football picks for a live radio show. Not wanting to play by his rules, Pilar issues a challenge: if Pilar can do his radio job as well as he can, then Deion can assist with house chores. Meanwhile, daughter Deiondra has a hot date and an over-protective Deion offers to "help" her prepare.