10 Action-Packed Programs Hard-Core NFL Fans Can Watch on TV to Fill the Weekly Void

After the final seconds of the Super Bowl tick down to zero, hard-core NFL fans tackle the task of scrambling around to cover a massive weekly TV void that isn't easy to fill. When spring and summer come into play, it's easy to get outdoors, work up a sweat, and forget about scoring an NFL fix. Until then, in the spirit of idea-sharing, here is a list of 10 things on TV that might rack up points with football-frenzied viewers.

1. NBA - It's not the NFL, but it bears some sportstastic common denominators. Both are professional leagues where balls are being moved vigorously up and down a defined area of play, and both leagues boast high-spirited star players who are engaging to watch. On a chilly March night , a sizzling NBA match-up can warm up the TV screen almost as well as a gridiron game.

2. "The League" - If you haven't seen this NFL-inspired gridcom, you really are missing something hilarious. Its short season airs fresh episodes between September and December, but reruns still crop up on FX Network. The show centers around a tightly-knit clique of football buddies who take their fantasy football escapades a little too seriously. The show intertwines with real-life NFL facts and players, so it's not surprising to see gridiron pros like Josh Cribbs and Terrell Suggs suddenly walk into a scene.

3. "Ice Road Truckers" - Now here's a serious cure for the no-more-NFL blues. This extraordinarily extreme reality show chronicles highly-determined men who truck essential supplies to diamond mines and other outlying locations across frozen lakes instead of roads. This frigid iceumentary is in its fourth season on the History Channel.

4. "Dirty Jobs" - Discovery Channel scores big testosterone points with this filth-spreading program that profiles American workers who dig up their livings in unthinkable ways. Since 2005 these unclean task masters have been featured in weekly shows with titles like: "Abandoned Mine Plugger," "Diaper Cleaner," "Spider Pharm," "Locomotive Builder," and the truly fowl "Goose Down Plucker."

5. "Iron Chef America" - Almost any NFL fan can appreciate competitive, "cutting-edge" fast-moving food preparation battles that result in delicious victory. This macho, savory show scores with cuisine-driven viewers on the Food Network.

6. "The Tudors" - There's something that reeks of masculinity when it comes to watching devious medieval royalty as they eat, drink and act merry while screwing everyone around them both literally and figuratively. This show features steamy, shameless womanizing, jousting, murder and intrigue, and it can be seen on Showtime as well as BBC America.

7. NHL - Violence and excitement on ice combine to make a combustible NFL substitution during winter's late months. The trick is to avoid making the same mistake made by some NFL fans, and wait for the fourth quarter in this three-period sport. With any luck, a few minor fights and ice-cold pucking around will help football fans stay amused.

8. "Operation Repo" - For a hefty dose of unsportsmanlike conduct, there's nothing like a glimpse into truTV's world of car repossession. Too keep things lively, this uncuddly and unlovable repo crew have also been depicted taking possession of Zambonis, planes, tow trucks, hot air balloons, limousines, and tanning beds to make for a splendiferously provocative and nasty show.

9. NASCAR - Races are run on Sunday afternoons in March - how perfectly timed is that? Speed-driven NFL fanatics can consider embracing the notion of observing young professionals drive around in circles at extremely high rates of speed. They may not be driving the ball down the field, but the super-charged cars they maneuver are chock-full of action.

10. "Axe Men" - Eight logging crews are vying for the title of King of the Mountain in 2011's fourth season, and some of the seemingly insurmountable obstacles they encounter are beyond the typical couch potato's imagination. These History Channel loggers don't axe many questions, and they sure know how to handle lumber.

During the lengthy timeout between the Super bowl and NFL's preseason match-ups, fans can rely on these 10 TV choices to keep the remote-control adrenalin flowing. Although they may not appease every armchair quarterback, they'll at least provide them with a minimal reason to keep huddled around the screen until next season kicks off.