People wondering when the "The Great Pumpkin" was set to air on ABC, will be sad to find out that it won't be airing on ABC, this year. The Peanuts specials which have aired on ABC since 2001, after they left CBS (1965-2000) will no long be airing on TV. Peanuts Worldwide along with WildBrain have decided to make a deal with Apple to place the specials on their streaming service, Apple TV Plus.
Peanuts and Apple have been working together in the recent couple of years a series of specials "Snoopy In Space" was one of the launching series for Apple TV+ in 2019. On Ocotber 2nd,2020 they announced a new series coming in 2021 called "The Snoopy Show" This year, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" will be on Apple TV plus, starting today (October 19th). They will offer it free to everyone from October 30 to November 1.
"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" will be there on November18, free for all between November 25 to 27. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will be there starting December 4, and free between December 11 to 13.
I'm not sure about other specials "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" which ABC paired with "Great Pumpkin", "I want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown" also wasn't mentioned. Peanuts specials haven't really been on streaming , except for Hulu having them after the ABC broadcasts.
Apple TV Plus costs $4.99 per month with a seven day free trial.
It's sad the specials that have been airing on network broadcast TV since 1965, will be pushed to streaming exclusive world, instead of being a dual thing, which would be better.
Press Release after the Jump
