Lifetime to Honor Estelle Getty

Lifetime Television will air a Golden Girls marathon in honor of Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), who died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home at age 84.

Lifetime, which began airing off-network reruns of the show in 1997, will run 10 episodes showcasing Getty from noon-5 p.m. Friday.

It already airs weekdays from 4 p.m.-5 p.m., as well as 9 a.m.-10 a.m. and 1 a.m.-2 a.m.

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