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Puppy Bowl IV: "In response to the ratings behemoth that is the Super Bowl, executives at this cable channel created a show that they thought would be Animal Planet’s version of the televised Yule log but turned out to be a hit in its own right. “Puppy Bowl IV,” a three-hour extravaganza in which a cast of 46 dogs frolics, chases, pants, sniffs, rolls, tail wags and occasionally picks up a ball (or, more likely, a chew toy) on a set resembling a football field, will be broadcast at 3 p.m. on Sunday, with repeats to follow. Cat people, keep reading: there’s also a kitty halftime show.

“I sort of think of it as when you walk by a pet shop window and you just can’t help but sit and stare in awe,” said Melinda Toporoff, an executive producer of “Puppy Bowl.” “It seems to have found its audience.”"