Watch Guide: 2025’s Best July 4th TV & Movie Marathons

Kelli Boyle June 30, 2025, 5:52 pm

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'The Twilight Zone,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Yellowstone' — Everett Collection; Paramount Network

Fourth of July weekend is upon us, and on top of the slew of outdoor activities to partake in are a swath of TV and movie marathons to enjoy as background noise as you prepare your barbecues or as entertainment for your downtime. As usual for July 4 weekend, there’s a Twilight Zone marathon to catch, and Yellowstone is becoming a staple for this holiday’s TV programming as well.

We’ve looked through a bunch of TV network schedules for this Fourth of July weekend so you don’t have to and compiled a list of the best TV and movie marathons available for your viewing pleasure between July 3-6, 2025. We’ve also compiled info on where to watch fireworks displays on TV. Get all the info below.

Best 4th of July 2025 TV Marathons

Ridiculousness, The Big Bang Theory, Deadpool all day on July 4— MTV
The Twilight Zone from July 3 at 6 a.m. ET through July 7, at 6 a.m. ET — Heroes & Icons
Yellowstone episodes through Season 4 on July 4 — Pluto More TV Drama Channel (Free streaming service)
Parks and Recreation and The Office on July 4 from 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. ET — Comedy Central
Man v. Food all day on July 4 –Cooking Channel
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Harry Potter movies all day on July 3 and 4 – USA Network
Yellowstone reruns from July 3 (starting at 10 a.m. ET) through July 6 — Paramount Network
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out, My Wife and Kids, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from July 2-6 – VH1
Living Single, Martin, The Jamie Foxx Show reruns all weekend — BET
Bones, July 4 starting at 6 a.m. ET through July 5 at 5 a.m. ET — BBC America
FIFA Club World Cup Prematch, July 5 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, NASCAR Cup Series, July 6 1 p.m.-6 p.m. ET — TNT
Three’s Company and Two and a Half Men marathons all day on July 3 — IFC
FBI, ER, Criminal Minds, and NCIS : New Orleans all day on July 3; FBI, Law & Order, and NCIS: New Orleans all day on July 4; NCIS, ER, and NCIS: New Orleans all day on July 5 (with You’ve Got Mail at 11 a.m., and back-to-back airings of Steel Magnolias starting at 2 p.m.); NCIS and Criminal Minds all day on July 6 — Pop TV

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Best 4th of July 2025 Movie Marathons

Tom Cruise collection on July 3 featuring Top Gun, Mission: Impossible (films 1-5), Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, The Firm, Days of Thunder, Jack Reacher, and Tropic Thunder — Pluto TV Icons Channel (Free streaming service)
Jurassic Park movies all day on July 5 starting at 10:30 a.m. ET — FX
Blade and Blade Runner movies – July 6, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. ET – E!
Rocky franchise – July 4, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. ET — AMC
Disney classic movies, July 3 from 3-9 p.m. ET, July 4 from 12:30-8:30 p.m. ET, July 5 from 11:30 a.m.-10:55 p.m. ET, July 6 from 7 a.m.-11:55 p.m. ET — Freeform
Star Trek movies from July 6 at 8:30 a.m. ET through July 7 at 12:25 a.m. ET — MGM+

Best 4th of July 2025 Firework Shows

Wawa Welcome America – NBC10 and Cozi TV or streaming on Peacock, July 4 at 7 p.m. ET
A Capitol Fourth 2025 – PBS, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular – NBC or streaming on Peacock, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET