Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2026

Freeform  Christmas 

    

    Freeform annual 25 Days of Christmas is returning for season.  The network keeps its typical line up its had for years keeping the Home Alone , The Santa Clause , and Grinch films. They still have the cable rights to Rankin-Bass early specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty, The Little Drummer Boy, and Cricket on the Hearth.   

  

          In terms for what's new to this year. The 2025 Disney Plus movie  Jonas Brothers' A Very Jonas Christmas Movie will make its premiere on December 7.  A Christmas episode of "That Thrifting Show with Laura Spencer" will air on December 3. 

         In terms of adding something back in rotation they will have "I'll be Home For Christmas" (1998) and "Eloise at Christmastime" in their line up this year. 

      Here's the full line up, all times are ET/PT 

Tuesday, December 1
7:00 AM   Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
10:30 AM   The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11:05 AM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
1:45 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
3:50 PM   Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
5:50 PM   Home Alone
8:20 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:00 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Wednesday, December 2
7:00 AM   LifeSize 2: A Christmas Eve
10:30 AM   Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Freeform Premiere)
11:00 AM   The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (2026)
1:00 PM   Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
2:30 PM   Arthur Christmas
4:30 PM   The Santa Clause
6:35 PM   The Santa Clause 2
9:00 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
12:00 AM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol

Thursday, December 3
7:00 AM   Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You
10:30 AM   Prep & Landing (Disney Animated)
11:00 AM   Arthur Christmas
1:00 PM   Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
2:30 PM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
5:00 PM   Home Alone
7:25 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
10:00 PM   That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer: Holiday Edition  Sleigh the Family Room!
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Friday, December 4
7:00 AM   Kung Fu Panda Holiday
7:30 AM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
10:00 AM   Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
12:00 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
2:40 PM   Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
4:40 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
7:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
9:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12:00 AM   Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)

Saturday, December 5
7:00 AM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
9:00 AM   Home Alone
11:30 AM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
2:00 PM   The Santa Clause
4:05 PM   The Santa Clause 2
6:35 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
8:40 PM   Frosty the Snowman
9:15 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
10:20 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
11:25 PM   Arthur Christmas
1:30 AM   The Little Drummer Boy (1968)

Sunday, December 6
7:00 AM   Cricket on the Hearth
8:00 AM   Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
10:00 AM   The Search for Santa Paws
12:00 PM   Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
2:00 PM   Arthur Christmas
4:05 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:10 PM   Frosty the Snowman
5:45 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
6:50 PM   Home Alone
9:20 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:00 AM   Home Alone 3

Monday, December 7
7:00 AM   Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
10:30 AM   That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer: Holiday Edition  Sleigh the Family Room!
11:30 AM   Home Alone
1:55 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
4:30 PM   The Santa Clause
6:35 PM   The Santa Clause 2
9:00 PM   A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Freeform Premiere)
12:00 AM   Ice Age: Continental Drift 

Tuesday, December 8
7:00 AM   The Search for Santa Paws
10:30 AM   The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
12:00 PM   Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
1:30 PM   Eloise at Christmastime
3:30 PM   Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:10 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
6:15 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
8:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12:00 AM   Ice Age: Collision Course

Wednesday, December 9
7:00 AM   Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
10:30 AM   Kung Fu Panda Holiday
11:00 AM   Cricket on the Hearth
12:00 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
1:05 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
3:45 PM   Home Alone
6:15 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
8:55 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
12:00 AM   Home Alone 3 

Thursday, December 10
7:00 AM   Eloise at Christmastime
10:30 AM   The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11:00 AM   Home Alone
1:25 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
4:00 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:00 PM   Frozen (Disney Animated)
8:25 PM   Frozen II (Disney Animated)
10:30 PM   Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (Disney Animated)
12:00 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

 Friday, December 11
7:00 AM   The Santa Clause
9:00 AM   The Santa Clause 2
11:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
1:00 PM   The Santa Clause
3:05 PM   The Santa Clause 2
5:30 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
7:30 PM   The Santa Clause
9:35 PM   The Santa Clause 2
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Saturday, December 12
7:00 AM   Ice Age
8:55 AM   Ice Age: The Meltdown
11:00 AM   Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
1:05 PM   Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
1:35 PM   Noelle (2019)
3:40 PM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
6:15 PM   Home Alone
8:45 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
11:25 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 

Sunday, December 13
7:00 AM   Merry Madagascar
7:30 AM   Home Alone
10:00 AM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:35 PM   The Santa Clause
2:40 PM   The Santa Clause 2
5:10 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
7:15 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
9:55 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
12:00 AM   Eloise at Christmastime

Monday, December 14
7:00 AM   Snow
10:30 AM   Home Alone 3
12:30 PM   Cricket on the Hearth
1:30 PM   Toy Story That Time Forgot (DisneyPixar)2:00 PM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
4:35 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
6:40 PM   Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause

Tuesday, December 15
7:00 AM   Snow 2: Brain Freeze
10:30 AM   Toy Story That Time Forgot (DisneyPixar)
11:00 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
1:05 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
3:45 PM   Home Alone
6:15 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
8:55 PM   Noelle (2019)
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Wednesday, December 16
7:00 AM   That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer: Holiday Edition  Sleigh the Family Room!
8:00 AM   Prep & Landing (Disney Animated)
8:30 AM   Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
10:00 AM   Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
12:05 PM   The Search for Santa Paws
2:10 PM   Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
4:10 PM   A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
6:10 PM   The Santa Clause
8:20 PM   The Santa Clause 2
10:50 PM   Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:30 AM   The Legend of Frosty the Snowman 

Thursday, December 17
7:00 AM   The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
8:30 AM   Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You
10:30 AM   Eloise at Christmastime
12:30 PM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
3:05 PM   Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:45 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
7:20 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
9:25 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
11:30 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Friday, December 18
7:00 AM   Home Alone 3
9:00 AM   Home Alone
11:25 AM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
2:00 PM   Home Alone
4:25 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
7:00 PM   Home Alone
9:25 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:00 AM   Home Alone 3 

Saturday, December 19
7:00 AM   Eloise at Christmastime
9:00 AM   Arthur Christmas
11:00 AM   Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
12:30 PM   Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
2:00 PM   Mickey’s Home Alone (Freeform Premiere)
2:35 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
4:40 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
7:20 PM   The Santa Clause
9:30 PM   The Santa Clause 2
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Sunday, December 20
7:00 AM   Arthur Christmas
9:05 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
11:05 AM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
1:45 PM   Home Alone
4:15 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6:55 PM   Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:35 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
9:40 PM   Frosty the Snowman
10:15 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
11:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Monday, December 21
7:00 AM   Eloise at Christmastime
10:30 AM   Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
11:00 AM   Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
12:30 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
3:10 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
4:15 PM   Frosty the Snowman
4:50 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
5:55 PM   Home Alone
8:25 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:00 AM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol

Tuesday, December 22
7:00 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
10:30 AM   That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer: Holiday Edition Sleigh the Family Room!
11:30 AM   Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (Disney Animated)
12:00 PM   Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
2:35 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
4:40 PM   The Santa Clause
6:50 PM   The Santa Clause 2
9:20 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
10:25 PM   Frosty the Snowman
12:00 AM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Wednesday, December 23
7:00 AM   Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
10:30 AM   Merry Madagascar
11:00 AM   Toy Story That Time Forgot (DisneyPixar)
11:30 AM   Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
1:00 PM   Mickey’s Home Alone
1:35 PM   Frosty the Snowman
2:10 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
3:15 PM   Home Alone
5:45 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
8:20 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
12:00 AM   Eloise at Christmastime 

Thursday, December 24
7:00 AM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
10:30 AM   Toy Story That Time Forgot (DisneyPixar)
11:00 AM   The Santa Clause
1:05 PM   The Santa Clause 2
3:35 PM   The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
5:40 PM   Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
8:15 PM   Frosty the Snowman
8:50 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
9:55 PM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12:00 AM   Arthur Christmas

Friday, December 25
7:00 AM   Arthur Christmas
10:30 AM   The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11:00 AM   Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12:00 PM   Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (2026)
2:00 PM   Disney’s A Christmas Carol
4:10 PM   Frosty the Snowman
4:45 PM   Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer
5:50 PM   Home Alone
8:20 PM   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
12:00 AM   I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Full press release after the jump 

CBS Holiday Programming 2026

CBS   Thanksgiving    Christmas  New Year 

        CBS has packed November through December with special programming.   

    The network will be airing sister network, Nickelodeon's , Kids' Choice Awards for the first time, Saturday November 14.  The BET Soult Train Awards will be airing Friday, November 27. 

         The Price is Right has two specials in December.  First, for the first time airing fully live with a holiday primetime special on December 13.  It's the 20th anniversary of Drew Carey hosting the show and there will be a special looking at his 20 years on December 15.  

        There are two animated specials with  "A Paw Patrol Christmas" and "Reindeer in Here"   

      The network will continue their annual New Years' tradition with "New Years Eve LIve: Nashville's Big Bash" on December 31. 

Here's a full look at details all times ET/PT, unless otherwise noted 

Saturday, November 14 

8pm-9:30pm ET/ 5-6:30pm PT : CBS Presents Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards   

Monday, November 23 

8pm-10pm  Pillsbury Bake off Classic 

Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) 

8-10:01pm  The JLO show

Friday, November 27 

8-10pm  Soul Train Awards 

Saturday, November 28

8-9pm A Paw Patrol Christmas 

Saturday, December 5 

8-9pm Reindeer in Here 

Sunday, December 13 

8-9pm  The Price is Right at Night : Live Holiday Special

Tuesday, December 15 

8-9pm  The Price is Right : 20 Seasons of Drew Carey

Wednesday, December 23 

8-9pm  Reindeer in Here 

Saturday, December 26 

8-9pm  Family Film and TV Awards 

9-10pm  Voices of Hope

Thursday, December 31 

8-10pm ; 10:30-1:05am  New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash 

Press Release after the jump 

ABC Holiday Programming 2026

ABC Holidays  Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

        ABC is ready to deck the halls and bring in the new year as well.  The network's holiday programming starts with an interesting choice of  airing the classic special Mickey's Christmas Carol  which will be airing Wednesday, November 25 at 8pm ET.    That's a special that hasn't aired much on the network, has aired few times on sister network, Freeform.  

             Per tradition, ABC will be airing their annual broadcasts of  Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town.   There will be special episodes of Scrubs ,Abbott Elementary, Press Your Luck, America's Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Family Feud, and  What Would you Do?: Holiday Edition.  

          Music themed specials of  Dancing with the Holidays,  CMA Country Christmas, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2026. The 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.    

          Of course, New Years' Eve has  "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.  

            Movies include : "The Santa Clause" ,  "Home Alone",  "Die Hard" and "Father of the Bride".   They will be airing the broadcast premieres of " The Fantastic Four: Four Steps" and "Mufasa: The Lion King". 

     Full details, all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.

    Wednesday, November 25 

8-8:30pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: Mickey's Christmas Carol 

Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) 

8-11pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: Mary Poppins 

Sunday, November 29

7-11pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: The Sound of Music 

Monday, November 30 

8-10pm  The Wonderful World of Disney : Holiday Spectacular 

10-11pm  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

Tuesday, December 1 

8-9pm Dancing with the Holidays 

9-10:01pm CMA Country Christmas 

Thursday, December 3 

8-9pm  Celebrity Family Feud 

Sunday, December 6 

7-8:02pm  America's Funniest Home Videos : Festive Flops, Santa's Knee, and Holiday Hijinks 

8:02-11pm Die Hard 

Tuesday, December 8 

8-11pm  2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 

Wednesday, December 9

8-8:31pm Scrubs  "My Wonderful Life"  (Season Finale) 

8:31-9:02pm  Abbot Elementary "Parents" (Midseason Finale) 

Thursday, December 10 

8-9pm Press Your Luck : Holiday Extravaganza IV 

Sunday, December 13  

8:33-11pm  The Fantastic Four : First Steps (World Premiere) 

Thursday, December 17 

8-10pm  iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2026 

Sunday, December 20 

8:33-11pm  Father of the Bride (35th Anniversary) 

Wednesday, December 23 

9-11pm The Wonderful World of Disney presents: The Santa Clause 

Thursday, December 24 

8-10:15pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents : Home Alone 

Friday, December 25 

10am/9am ct/ 5am MT/ 5am PT : Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade 

Sunday, December 27 

7-8pm  AKC National Championship Dog Show Special 

8:32-11pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: Mufasa : The Lion King  (World Premiere) 

Wednesday, December 30 

9-11pm The Year : 2026 

Thursday, December 31 

8pm-4am  Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027 

Full Press Release after the jump 

The CW Holiday Programming 2026

Holidays Thanksgiving Christmas New Year  The CW 

    The CW will be airing  The Wizard of OZ for the first time and the second broadcast network this year to air the classic film.   The movie will air the night before Thanksgiving , November 25  at 8pm ET.    The network will also also do an encore presentation on Sunday, December 20 at 7:30pm ET. 

         The annual airing of Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer is on its traditional night after  Thanksgiving airing on November 27 at 8pm ET.   It will encore on Wednesday, December 16 at 8pm ET. 

        They are also going to have some Hanna-Barbera classic Christmas specials. Last year,  the CW aired Yogi's First Christmas and that seems to have done well enough for them to want to bring it back   That will air on Thursday, December 10 at 8pm ET.     They have added the special  A Flintstone Christmas which will be airing on November 27 after Grandma Got Runover by A Reindeer.  

        That's not the only stone age family airing as they will be airing A Flintstones' Christmas Carol on Friday, December 4 at 8pm, followed by 'Tis the Season to be Smurfy.   

        Also new to the network are  Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love.  This TV movie originally aired on NBC in 2016, makes its way to the CW on Sunday, November 22 at 8pm ET.  They will air Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors , another TV film that aired on NBC- that made its CW premiere last year, on  Thursday, December 3 at 8pm ET.    A Very Brady Christmas will air Sunday, December 6 at 7:30pm ET. 

    Here's the full look at their holiday programming with all programming details,  all times at ET/PT - Denver and Saint Louis. 

Sunday, November 22 

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 

Wednesday, November 25 

8-10pm The Wizard of OZ 

Friday, November 27 

8-9pm Grandma Got Runover by Reindeer 

9-10pm A Flintstone Christmas 

Wednesday, December 2 

8-10pm Dolly Parton: Here I am 

Thursday, December 3 

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 

Friday, December 4 

8-9:30pm A Flintstones' Christmas Carol 

9:30-10pm  'Tis the Season to be Smurfy 

Sunday, December 6 

7:30-10pm A Very Brady Christmas 

Wednesday,  December 9 

8-9pm Best Christmas Movies Ever! 

9-10pm CW Courtside Wednesday: Incarnate Word at Gonzaga 

Thursday, December 10 

8-10pm  Yogi's First Christmas 

Monday, December 14 

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (Encore) 

Wednesday, December 16 

8-9pm  Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer (Encore) 

9-10pm World's Funniest Moments: Christmas 

Thursday, December 17 

8-9pm Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 

9-10pm The Light of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir 

Friday, December 18 

8-10pm The 94th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Saturday, December 19

8-10pm The Christmas Caroler Challenge 

Sunday, December 20 

7:30-10pm The Wizard of OZ (Encore) 

Wednesday, December 23 

7:30-11pm  the 13th SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl  (Live 4:30-8pm pt) 

Thursday, December 24 

8-10pm  The 94th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade  (Encore) 

Friday, December 25 

8-10pm Best Christmas Movies Ever! (Encore) 

Saturday, December 26 

8-9pm A Totally Funny Animals Holiday 

9-10pm Scrabble (Encore) 

Monday, December 28 

5-9pm ET 47th Annual Holiday Bowl (2-6pm PT) 

9-10pm  Popstar! Best of 2026 

Press Release after the jump 

Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2026 Schedule

Halloween  FREEFORM

        The spookiest time of the year is coming up, that's right baseball post season. Oh wait, I mean Halloween.  Freeform is back with their annual 31 Nights of Halloween programming , starting, October 1.   

             Part of their programming this year is a new series Coven Academy will be premiering.  A supernatural teen drama series about 3 teenage witches at a magic school will be premiering on October 1 at  8pm ET.  The show will be airing  October 1, October 8 and October 15 with multiple episodes those nights.  The full series will be on Disney Plus and Freeform on Demand. 

            Their premiere this year is the Freeform premiere of the movie Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire , which airs Thursday, October 8 at 6:25PM ET.   They also will be airing other Ghostbusters film.  

          Friday, October 16 is their annual Tim Burton day with a marathon of Tim Burton films.  (except not Frankenweenie won't be airing that date) 

Here's the full line up , all times at ET/PT and subject to change 

Thursday, October 1

11:30 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

1:55 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

3:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

5:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Series Premiere, Episodes 1-4)

Friday, October 2

10:30 AM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

12:35 PM - "Addams Family Values"

2:40 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

5:15 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

7:15 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:55 PM - "Beetlejuice"

Saturday, October 3

7:30 AM - "Beetlejuice"

9:35 AM - "Coven Academy"

12:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

3:05 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

5:15 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

7:20 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

9:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

11:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Sunday, October 4

7:30 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

9:35 AM - "Casper" (1995)

12:05 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

2:35 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

4:40 PM - "Addams Family Values"

6:45 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

11:25 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Monday, October 5

12:00 PM - "Spider-Man: Homecoming"

3:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

8:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Tuesday, October 6

10:30 AM - "Arachnophobia"

1:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

3:25 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

5:55 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, October 7

11:00 AM - "Spider-Man 2" (2004)

2:00 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

4:00 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:25 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

Thursday, October 8

11:00 AM - "Casper" (1995)

1:25 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

6:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" (Freeform Premiere)

9:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Episodes 5-7)

Friday, October 9

10:30 AM - "Spider-Man" (2002)

1:00 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

3:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

6:25 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM - "Coven Academy"

Saturday, October 10

7:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

9:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

9:30 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

11:35 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:35 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

3:40 PM - "Maleficent"

5:45 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

7:25 PM - "Casper" (1995)

9:55 PM - "Beetlejuice"

12:00 AM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

Sunday, October 11

8:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

10:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

12:35 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

2:40 PM - "Beetlejuice"

4:45 PM - "Casper" (1995)

7:15 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

9:15 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

11:25 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Monday, October 12

10:30 AM - "Disturbia"

12:55 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

3:30 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

5:55 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

8:30 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Tuesday, October 13

10:30 AM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

1:00 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

3:05 PM - "Cruella"

6:20 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Wednesday, October 14

11:00 AM - "Spider-Man 3" (2007)

2:10 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

4:20 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

6:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

8:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Thursday, October 15

10:30 AM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

12:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:00 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

5:00 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:00 PM - "Addams Family Values"

9:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Season Finale, Episodes 8-10)

Friday, October 16

11:00 AM - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

1:40 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

4:10 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

6:50 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:30 PM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

12:00 AM - "Coven Academy"

Saturday, October 17

7:00 AM - "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

9:10 AM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

11:50 AM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

2:20 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

5:00 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

7:10 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:15 PM - "Addams Family Values"

11:20 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

Sunday, October 18

8:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

10:00 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

12:30 PM - "Maleficent"

2:35 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

4:40 PM - "Addams Family Values"

6:45 PM - "Casper" (1995)

9:15 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

10:55 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Monday, October 19

11:00 AM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

2:00 PM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

2:30 PM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

4:30 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:50 PM - "Beetlejuice"

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Tuesday, October 20

11:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

11:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:30 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

3:30 PM - "Beetlejuice"

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

8:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

Wednesday, October 21

10:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

12:30 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

2:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

5:45 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

8:20 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Thursday, October 22

10:30 AM - "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

12:35 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

2:35 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:10 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Friday, October 23

10:30 AM - "Hocus Pocus"

12:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

2:55 PM - "Maleficent"

5:00 PM - "Cruella"

8:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Saturday, October 24

7:00 AM - "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated)

8:35 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

11:05 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

1:40 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

3:45 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

6:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

9:05 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

11:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

Sunday, October 25

7:00 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

9:00 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

11:30 AM - "Hocus Pocus"

1:40 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

4:20 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:50 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:55 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

11:25 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

Monday, October 26

11:30 AM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

2:10 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

4:20 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

6:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

8:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Tuesday, October 27

12:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

2:30 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

5:00 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:00 PM - "Addams Family Values"

9:00 PM - "Beetlejuice"

Wednesday, October 28

10:30 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

1:00 PM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

3:00 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

5:05 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:45 PM - "Beetlejuice"

8:50 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Thursday, October 29

11:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:30 PM - "Casper" (1995)

4:00 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

6:05 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

8:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

Friday, October 30

12:00 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

2:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

8:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

Saturday, October 31 (Halloween)

8:30 AM - "Casper" (1995)

11:00 AM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

1:00 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:10 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:50 PM - "Casper" (1995)

7:20 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

9:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

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The Rugrats Very First Episode

Rugrats 

            It's a Sunday morning in August and it's 1991, the cable network Nickelodeon had something planned that day. The network finished its morning rerun of Inspector Gadget and at 10AM eastern they premiered their first own cartoon, which they would dub as Nicktoons,  called Doug. This would be the start of what were their first 3 original nicktoons.  Nick had gotten into original programming, meaning they were making programming for themselves and not doing reruns or buying shows from somewhere else. 

       It was pretty wild that in 1991 they , a cable network, were doing this. It's even more wild they were going to do it three times in the same day, that Sunday  I can see the logic of launching them on a Sunday. The networks held a spot on Saturdays and Nickelodeon wasn't ready for that; they would defeat the networks their own way. The shows would also re-air  the week  and even that Sunday night on Nick at Nite for the non-heathens who went to church. (We're going to remove that line right, right?) 

         At 10:30AM eastern, they aired their 2nd Nicktoon, and that would be Rugrats.  Each original Nicktoon sets a stone of what Nickelodeon was trying to do. Doug wasn't the kind of show ABC, NBC( who was about to exit) , CBS, or even FOX were looking for. It's about an average boy and the stories aren't him in space, there's no aliens, he's not in a band that solves mysteries, and his dog might be a little more sentient than a real dog, but the dog doesn't talk. It was slice-of-life story telling with interesting characters that were less average than Doug, but still somewhat a grounded show.  It would eventually inspire the idea of having more cartoons like this, but it wasn't something notable before this.  Ren and Stimpy , the 3rd cartoon of that day, would be the show that feels the closest to retro cartoons and one starring talking animals. It also feels the most Nickelodeon of the shows introduced here. It's not a show that would have made to NBC (who was leaving at the time), CBS, and ABC. FOX probably would have maybe?  They didn't.  

        That brings us to Rugrats ,  This show's premise on paper is  about babies and toddlers who can talk to each other, and they get into adventures. The adventures, at least at first, weren't that big. It took the idea of small things to us and made them bigger. The mall is just a mall, but to them it's an entire wild place to do something for a quest. This is also  a show other networks wouldn't have touched. Yes, they did do series where your favorite characters that you know and love were either kids or baby-fied. (That's a word I think)   There's Tom and Jerry Kids , The Flintstones Kids , A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (which is actually great and only in this list as an example), The Muppet Babies which is sadly not about Kermit and Ms. Piggy raising their young family together. There was Baby Looney Tunes , which came out after all these other things, and Toddler Terminator which is not real ,and I made it up.  The concept of babies doing anything in a main role at all, probably the closest before this was Fantastic Max (from 1988).  That show had a talking baby but also had that baby doing real adventures and sci-fi stuff. This was different.   

Peanuts: There's No Place like Home, Snoopy

Peanuts 

     Another Peanuts special? Yes.  The Apple TV specials produced by WildBrain continue.  Of note, Peanuts has been sold again, kind of.  Previously, since 2017 Peanuts was sold to Canadian media company DHX now known as WildBrain.  That meant they owned 80% with 20% still being owned by the Schulz family.  There is still a tight grip by the family on it.  WildBrain sold a share to Sony Music Entertainment Japan  49% of the 80% share would be owned by them.  In 2025, WB (I'm doing shorthand) sold their share to Sony Pictures Entertainment so SMEJ and SPE own 80% now. This doesn't change much of what's going on with Peanuts and the streaming specials by WildBrian and streaming on Apple TV (no longer Plus) will continue. (Unless you are reading this in the future and everything has moved to Tubi or ESPN or whatever) 

        Sorry for that, but did want to put some news in this.  This special is the 53rd Peanuts animated special and 8th for Apple TV (the streaming service that is named after Apple TV and used to have a Plus).  From July 31, 2026.  It's called "Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy" and as always the "Snoopy Presents" title bugs me  and always will, unless I get abducted and my brain has been swapped.  The rest of the title, at least, feels more Peanuts style, even if they went with Snoopy instead of Charlie Brown. 

 

          The special starts with some Woodstock stuff.  A good way to lead us to some Snoopy flying his doghouse stuff.  It's a pretty long sequence of mostly no dialogue. Eventually it leads to Sally Brown and Charlie  Brown working on making a yard sell.  Snoopy even has some stuff to sell.  Charlie Brown  has stuff to sell, but he's kind of attached. Sally is oddly efficient and taking command which is odd to me. 

          Sally's selling seems to do well.  This special decides to remember Milo, one of the Goose Eggs. A baseball team of younger kids Charlie Brown ran into when he was running away from the EPA after he bit a tree.  They really haven't been seen in a long time in Peanuts media.  Snoopy has a hard time selling his stuff as it seems nobody has any taste and he storms off.  Charlie Brown is attached to his stuff and really doesn't seem to want to sell it.  

You've heard of red shirt Shaggy, well here's red shirt, Charlie Brown/ Copyright WildBrain

        That will come into play later.  Charlie Brown goes in the house too and the sale is over.  That's when Snoopy finds out the plot of this special. Sally has sold his doghouse. She doesn't remember who she sold it to either.  The pop style song with montage of Snoopy missing his doghouse is not something I was expecting.  It's little jarring, not a bad song per say, it is a jarring for something.  I also do question the need to have a whole montage of Snoopy loving his doghouse, I think that's already understood. 

Are you sure it's not just invisible? / Copyright WildBrain

        Woodstock and some other birds try to make him a new dog house, but it's made with sticks and not every strong for a Snoopy.  Charlie Brown decides to help him and buy a new doghouse. Snoopy doesn't like any single doghouse in that store which is the conveniently unnatural doghouse store it seems.  

       I do like this special seems to be more focused on Charlie Brown, it's kind of nice to see him not pushed to the side here. Even with the Snoopy stuff.  There's a good focus on him in this and it's kind of fun. Charlie Brown and Snoopy decide to go on the hunt to just find the doghouse.  They run into Peppermint Patty and Marcie who don't have doghouse. There's also a long awkward pause. 

Who is that? / Copyright Peanuts 

        There's another montage of Snoopy looking around with Charlie Brown and not finding the dog house. Rerun is there for a moment too, we point and smile then he's gone and we move on. We also get a Lucy getting licked by a dog germs moment. (They are playing the greatest hits)  Sadly, no doghouse.  They get another leads with Milo who bought a bunch of stuff, including things to make Snoopy feel more anguish. He does have the doghouse that he and the other Goose Eggs  into a club house.  Milo refuses to give it back. 

They've gone by the "no givesy-backsy" rule/ Copyright WildBrain 

         Charlie Brown ends up finding Franklin who gives him the home is where the heart is thing. That to make him not seem too wise they had him get it from a cereal box. That gives Charlie Brown an idea to give that stuff he didn't want to give up earlier (see) to the Goose Eggs for the doghouse back.  Then  he was able to present it to Snoopy for a great return.  What a ..what do you mean there's like 5 more minutes left?  Ohh  well they to take off the stuff the Goose Eggs put on the house and it collapses.   

        Then it seems everyone else has come to help rebuild Snoopy's house.  They use that song again. Snoopy's doghouse is fine and alright again.  They say the title. Then Snoopy decides to sleep in Charlie Brown's bed with Charlie Brown.    That's it.

Good night/ Copyright Peanuts 

          One thing to note, this special is shorter than the past specials for Apple TV have been. It's 31 minutes. The extra 5 minutes you see on Apple TV are credits in different languages.  It's slightly longer than older TV specials.  I do think this was good decision.   This special, like a lot of Peanuts specials, does have some filler moments, but I think having them be longer made them have more stuff going on that didn't fit. The previous special at summer camp  was a little too long. 

        The animation here was different too, it looked more like "The Snoopy Show" the WildBrain Peanuts show on Apple TV.   It does make one wonder if it was a just a special episode of that show or not. I like how it looked. I do like how the past specials looked in the art style they were going for, but I think this charming in its own way.   I liked how the sequence where Snoopy was looking for house looked. 

           My personal look at these newer specials is that one problem I have with them is they feel they skew way too young in how they feel.   I'm not a person who says Peanuts isn't something that children can read and watch, but these always feel they are going out of their way to skew to really young children.  "The Snoopy Show" series really has the feeling that it would be a show for  Nick Jr.  Peanuts was always something really for a general audience, because it started in newspapers.  

    

       The story was fine and the way it was done is great for a really young kid to get into Peanuts. The idea was done better in the strip itself where Snoopy's house burned down and he had to deal the aftermath of that. I think Charlie Brown's arc in the special was fine, but I think something , again about all these Apple specials is that they so seem to something to character that seems a little off.   

         I found the use of the Goose Eggs, mostly Milo, interesting but also kind of a giveaway and then having Franklin give advice was kind of random. I always feel these specials have a story then try to put Peanuts characters into the story and fit them in their way and not the other way around where it's story made for Peanuts.  This one is stranger as a I said,  Peanuts did the whole Snoopy losing his dog house in a much more visceral way  in the strips in 1966 , so they had a groundwork if they didn't want to follow that exactly, they'd at least have something of an idea to fit the characters in the roles.   

        Yeah and there's a moral of home is where the heart is, and not the home itself. Which is fine, but a little simplified, again feeling like it was for preschoolers.  Yeah a house is a house and stuff is stuff, the real thing that makes it a home isn't that and that's a nice message.  It's not a message you'd go and say to someone whose house just burnt down or something.  

         The song they used twice was a little surprising. It's not the kind of song you expect in Peanuts. It also was kind of the nose for the message. 

            Did I hate it? No.  Did I love it? No.  I think it was fine, it's pretty alright as a special for Peanuts and feels like it works well for young children.  The other part of me that just loves seeing Peanuts characters likes seeing Peanuts characters so it was fine for that.  It's good for family viewing and hopefully leads people into watching older Peanuts media and reading the strips which is something I always want, new Peanuts fans. 

      That's it for now, tune in next time when I accidently sell a priceless diamond for 5 cents. 

        

            

ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates 2026

ABC  FallTVLook 2026 

 ABC is in fall mode for the gear up to the season. Their premiere dates start with the first Monday Night Football game of the season on September 14.   They continue the early start to the season with the return of  Dancing with the Stars  and R.J Decker  on September 15. 

     A couple weeks later they bring back America's Funniest Home Videos and The Wonderful World of Disney  on September 27.  Scrubs and Shark Tank will have two-episode debuts on September 30. The rest of the Wednesday line up with Abbott Elementary and Millionaire will start the following week- October 7.  ABC has committed a change to its fall line up.  Celebrity Jeopardy! has been pushed to 2027.  Who Wants to be  a Millionaire will take its place.   

            Celebrity Wheel of Fortune returns on October 2.  Their Thursday line up starts on October 15 with 911, 911: Nashville , and Grey's Anatomy.    ABC other big shows such as  High Potential , The Rookie, Will Trent and two new series: The Rookie North and a Grey's Anatomy spinoff will be coming at Midseason. 

Here's the fall premiere dates all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted 

Saturday, August 29 

7:30/4:30pm PT  Saturday Night College Football 

Monday, September 14 

8pm ET/ 5pm PT  Monday Night Football (also on ESPN) 

Tuesday, September 15 

8pm Dancing with the Stars 

10pm  R.J Decker 

Friday, September 25 

9pm 20/20 

Sunday, September 27 

7pm America's Funniest Home Videos 

8pm The Wonderful  World  of Disney 

Wednesday, September 30

8pm Scrubs  (2 episodes) 

9pm Shark Tank 

Friday, October 2 

8pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

Wednesday, October 7 

8:30pm Abbott Elementary 

9pm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 

10pm Shark Tank (regular Time) 

Thursday, October 15 

8pm 911 

9pm 911: Nashville 

10pm Grey's Anatomy 

Full Press Release after the jump