New Year's Eve weekend movie marathons: Movie franchises to binge watch on TV

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For better or worse, this truly has been an exceptional year. For many, it probably felt like 2016 was never going to come to a close. We are, however, just days away from ringing in a new year, with New Year's Eve festivities in some places just hours away. 

For those that have had a long year and just want to sit back, relax and enjoy some time in front of the television, the major cable networks understand, and they have put together hours of binge-worthy movie offerings for all kinds of film fans. 

This New Year's Eve, weekend networks like TNT, Freeform, Spike and more are breaking out their libraries of movies for your viewing pleasure. So if you are looking to plan your holiday binge, look no further — here are the movie (and in one case, television) franchises you can binge at home this weekend (all times are Eastern). 

Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016

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Freeform: Harry Potter

7:00 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

10:30 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2:30 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5:30 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

9:00 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Syfy: The Twilight Zone

6:00 a.m. — Twilight Zone: The Movie

8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. — The Twilight Zone episodes

TNT: Lord of the Rings

4:22 p.m. — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8:00 p.m. — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

FX: The Hangover

4:00 p.m. — The Hangover Part II

6:00 p.m. — The Hangover Part III

MTV: Big Momma's House

1:00 p.m. — Big Momma's House

3:30 p.m. — Big Momma's House 2

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017

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Freeform: Harry Potter

7:00 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

10:10 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

1:50 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

5:30 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I

9:58 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II

Syfy: The Twilight Zone

12:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. — The Twilight Zone episodes

TNT: The Hobbit

1:18 p.m. — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

4:45 p.m. — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

TCM: Alfred Hitchcock 

6:00 a.m. — Rope 

7:30 a.m. — Strangers on a Train 

9:15 a.m. — Torn Curtain

11:30 a.m. — Family Plot 

1:30 p.m. — Psycho

3:30 p.m. — Marnie 

5:45 p.m. — The Birds

8:00 p.m. — Vertigo

10:15 p.m. — Rear Window

FX: The Hangover

11:30 a.m. — The Hangover Part II

1:30 p.m. — The Hangover Part III

Spike: The Fast and the Furious

12:00 p.m. — The Fast and the Furious

2:30 p.m. — 2 Fast 2 Furious

5:00 p.m. — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

7:30 p.m. — Fast and Furious

10:00 p.m. — Fast Five

BET: Tyler Perry 

12:05 p.m. — Why Did I Get Married Too

3:12 p.m. — Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 

6:05 p.m. — Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

9:00 p.m. — Why Did I Get Married Too

Monday, Jan. 2, 2017

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Freeform: Harry Potter

1:30 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I

5:00 p.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

Esquire: James Bond 

7:00 a.m. — GoldenEye

9:30 a.m. — Tomorrow Never Dies

12:00 p.m. — The World is Not Enough

2:30 p.m. — Die Another Day

5:30 p.m. — GoldenEye

8:00 p.m. — Tomorrow Never Dies

10:30 p.m. — The World is Not Enough

Syfy: The Twilight Zone

12:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. — The Twilight Zone episodes

TCM: Alfred Hitchcock 

12:15 a.m. — Shadow of a Doubt

2:15 a.m. — The Man Who Knew Too Much

4:30 a.m. — The Trouble With Harry

BET: Tyler Perry 

11:00 a.m. — Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 

2:05 p.m. — Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Spike: The Fast and the Furious

9:00 a.m. — The Fast and the Furious

11:30 a.m. — 2 Fast 2 Furious

2:00 p.m. —The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

4:30 p.m. — Fast and Furious

7:00 p.m. — Fast Five