TBS plans to celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you) by presenting the first six classics in Star Wars saga time order. This means over 16+ hours of the Star Wars universe to view! The Star Wars movie marathon is set to kick off at 6:40 a.m. (ET/PT) with Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and close with an 8:15 p.m. telecast of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, presented with limited commercial interruption. (
TBS Celebrates Star Wars Day – Thursday, May 4
- 6:40 a.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
- 9:25 a.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
- 12:20 p.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- 3:10 p.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: A New Hope
- 5:40 p.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- 8:15 p.m. (ET/PT) – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
TBS also announced that they plan to make this an annual tradition as they do with their Christmas Day marathon of A Christmas Story, “Friends for Thanksgiving” and “Festivus for the Rest of Us” marathons.
