NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2024

NBC Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

                    NBC is ready to round out the year with a bang.  NBC's Thanksgiving to New Year include the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, "Christmas at Rockefeller Center", "The National Dog Show" and "The Grinch" all return as NBC staples.  

           There are a couple new additions to the NBC line up. Leaving CBS, are two classic Rankin-Bass specials.  "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"  returns to NBC after leaving the network after the 1971 year, where the special will be celebrating its 60th anniversary.  NBC will air the special on the anniversary date of it's premiere from 1964. On December 6 with a 75 minute broadcast.   Also joining the network for the first time also moving from CBS is "Frosty the Snowman" which turns 55 this year it will premiere on December 5.  

             NBC will also air the 1966 special "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" , "It's A wonderful Life"  and "Shrek the Halls".  Here's a full look at the NBC line up all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.  (Subject to change) 

Tuesday, November 19 

10-11pm Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Wednesday, November 27

8-9pm Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 

9-11pm A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving 

Thursday, November 28- Thanksgiving 

8:30-12pm  Macy's Thanksgiving Parade  (encore 2pm) 

12-2pm  National Dog Show 

Wednesday, December 4 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm  Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular  

Thursday, December 5 

8-8:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30-9pm  Frosty the Snowman 

Friday, December 6 

8-9:15pm  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Wednesday, December 11 

8-8:30pm Frosty the Snowman 

8:30-9pm Shrek the Halls

9-11pm  A Motown Christmas 

Thursday, December 12 

8-9:15pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

9:15-10pm E! News Presents NBC's Hot 10 of 2024 

Monday, December 16

8-10pm  Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 

Tuesday, December 17

 A Motown Christmas  (encore) 

Wednesday, December 18 

8-9pm  Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular  

9-11pm  A  Saturday Night Live Christmas 

Thursday, December 19 

8-9pm Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 

10-11PM Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas 

Monday, December 23 

8-10pm  A  Saturday Night Live Christmas  

Tuesday, December 24- Christmas Eve 

8-11pm It's A Wonderful Life 

11:30pm-1am Christmas Eve Mass 

Wednesday, December 25- Christmas Day

8-8:30PM How the Grinch Stole Christmas  

8:30-11pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

Thursday, December 26 

9-11pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas 

Monday, January 1, 2025 

11-1pm ET/ 8-10am PT 135th Rose Parade 

Full Press Release after the Jump 

ABC Holiday programming 2024

ABC Christmas New Year 

            

        ABC is ready for the festive time  with a mixture of classics and new stuff.  ABC will present a new 1-hour Christmas episode "Abbott Elementary" , also movie presentations of "The Sound of Music" , "Home Alone" and "The Santa Clause". Holiday-themed episodes of game shows including "Press Your Luck " and "Celebrity Family Feud" and of "Shark Tank" make their way under ABC's tree of programming.   "The Great Christmas Light Fight" also returns. (Also renewed for season 13 in 2025). 

         ABC News will have a special for the 60th anniversary of "Mary Poppins" with the "Untold Story of Mary Poppins", and a presentation of "Mary Poppins" the next evening. 

         There are specials of "CMA Country Christmas" , "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular " , "The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade", "The iHeart Radio Jingle Ball", "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" and "Rock& Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" that round out the line up. 

             ABC will air 13 hours of NBA basketball on Christmas Day. 

Here's the full line up all times ET/PT * Unless otherwise noted 

Wednesday, November 27 

9-11pm  The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20 

Thursday, November 28 

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

Sunday, December 1 

7-8:01pm  AFV's Wreck the Halls: 35 Years of Holiday Hijinks 

8:01-10pm  The Wonderful World of Disney : Holiday Spectacular 

Monday, December 2 

8-9pm  Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

9-10pm Press Your Luck 

Tuesday, December 3 

8-9pm  CMA Country Christmas 

9-10pm  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

Wednesday, December 4

8-8:31pm Abbott Elementary - Winter Show 

8:31-9:02pm  Abbott Elementary- Winter Break 

9:02-10:02pm  Celebrity Family Feud

Thursday, December 5 

8-9pm The Great Christmas Light Fight

9-10pm The Great Christmas Light Fight

Sunday, December 8 

8:31-11pm  The Wonderful World of Disney Presents : The Lion King (2019) 

Tuesday, December 10

8-8:30pm  Olaf's Frozen Adventure 

8:30-9pm  Toy Story That Time Forgot 

9-9:30pm Disney Prep & Landing

9:30-10pm Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice 

Thursday, December 12 

8-9pm The Great Christmas Light Fight

9-10pm The Great Christmas Light Fight

Friday, December 13

8-9:01pm  Shark Tank 

Sunday, December 15 

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

Wednesday, December 18 

8-10pm  iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 

Thursday, December 19 

8-9pm The Great Christmas Light Fight  (season finale) 

9-10pm The Great Christmas Light Fight (season finale)

Saturday, December 22 

8-10pm  The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: The Santa Clause 

Tuesday, December 24 

8-10pm  The Wonderful World of Disney Presents “Home Alone”

Wednesday, December 25 

10:00pm .-12:00pm ET / 9:00-11:00 am CT / 5:00-7:00 am MT/PT – “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”

12pm ET /9am PT :  NBA : Spurs vs Knicks 

2:30pmET/11:30am PT : Timberwolves at Mavericks 

5pm/2pt  76ers at Celtics 

7:30pm  NBA Countdown Presented by Papa Johns

8pm Lakers vs. Warriors 

10:30pm  Nuggets vs. Suns 

Thursday, December 26 

9-11pm The Year : 2024

Sunday, December 29

7-9pm The Wonderful World of Disney Presents “Frozen"

9-11pm  The Wonderful World of Disney Presents “Frozen II"

Tuesday, December 31 

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025”

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 

8-11pm 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Full Press Release after the Jump

TBS: All I Watch for Christmas and TNT: Christmas Maximus Programming 2024

TBS  TNT  Christmas 

        TBS and TNT launch their Christmas programming starting November 2.  The two Warner Bros. Discovery cable channels  will be airing 8 weeks of Christmas themed programming. 

            TBS and TNT will keep their tradition of airing "A Christmas Story" for 24 hours, plus their newer traditions of airing 24 hours of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", and "Elf".   Other programming includes "Jack Frost" the 1966 version of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" , "The Polar Express". 

        Here are the full details

A Christmas Story 

 

TNT 

•    Monday, November 11 at 7:30pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, December 5 at 8pm and 12am ET/PT 
• Monday, December 16 at 7:45pm and 12am  ET/PT 
• 24-hour Marathon airs from December 24 at 9pm et/pt to December 25 at 9pm ET/PT 

TBS 

•     Saturday, December 7 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• 24 -hour Marathon from December 24 at 8pm et/pt to December 25 at 8pm et/pt 

A Christmas Story Christmas 

    TNT 

•  Monday, November 11 at 9:30pm ET/PT 
• Wednesday , December 25 at 9pm ET/PT

 A  Christmas Carol (1999) 

   TNT 

•   Thursday, December 5 at 10pm ET/PT and 2am ET/PT 

AMERICAN DAD! 

TBS 

Christmas Marathon 

• Sunday, December 22 starting at 7:30am ET/PT 

       All-New Christmas Episode 

•    Monday, December 23 starting at 10pm ET/PT  

AVENGERS: END GAME 

TBS 

New Year’s Eve Marvel Movie Marathon 

• Tuesday, December 31 at 4:15pm ET/PT 

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 

TBS 

New Year’s Eve Marvel Movie Marathon 

• Tuesday, December 31 at 1:15pm ET/PT 

THE BIG BANG THEORY  

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon 

• Thursday, November 28 starting at 6pm ET/PT 

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons 

• Sunday, December 15 starting at 6pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 22 starting at 6pm ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 24 starting at 5pm ET/PT 

BLACK PANTHER 

TBS 

New Year’s Eve Marvel Movie Marathon 

• Tuesday, December 31 at 10:30am ET/PT 

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 3 at 3pm & 1am ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 10 at 12:30 am ET/PT 
• Monday, November 11 at 3pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 16 at 2:15pm & 2:00am ET/PT 
• Monday, December 23 at 1:45pm ET/PT 
• Wednesday, December 25 at 1:30am ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 31 at 8:15am &12am ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 2 at 11:15am ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 9 at 1:15pm & 12:15am ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 12am ET/PT 

DECK THE HALLS 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 10 at 3pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 12am ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 30 at 2am ET/PT 
• Saturday, December 7 at 1:30pm ET/PT 

DIE HARD 

TNT 

• Saturday, November 23 at 8pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 22 at 8pm & 10:30pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Sunday, November 3 at 10pm & 3am ET/PT 
• Saturday, December 14 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• Saturday, December 14 at 1am ET/PT 

DR. SEUSS HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966) 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 10 at 7:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 11 at 5pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 6:30pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 15 at 7pm, 9:45pm, & 12:30am ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 16 at 6:27pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 5:30pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, December 14 at 10am ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 15 at 2:45pm & 3:15pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, December 19 at 10pm & 10:30pm ET/PT 

ELF 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 10 at 8pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 11 at 5:30pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 9:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 8pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 at 11:30am & 4pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 2 at 6pm &10:15pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT 
• Friday, November 22 at 10pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• 24-hour marathon airs from Friday, November 29 at 8 pm to Saturday, November 30 at 8pm ET/PT 

FAMILY MATTERS 

TBS 

Holiday Themed Episode Marathons 

• Sunday, December 22 starting at 6am ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 24 starting at 6am ET/PT 

FRED CLAUS 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 10 at 5:03pm & 10pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 1pm & 11 pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 at 9am & 1:30pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 2 at 3:30pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 3 at 3pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 16 at 2pm & 12:15am ET/PT 
• Friday, November 22 at 12am ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 2pm ET/PT 

FRIENDS  

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathons 

• Wednesday, November 27 starting at 10:30am ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 starting at 12:30pm ET/PT 

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons 

• Sunday, December 22 starting at 1pm ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 24 starting at 11:30am ET/PT 

FOUR CHRISTMASES 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 3 at 5pm & 11pm ET/PT  
• Saturday, November 16 at 4:15pm & 12am ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 5:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 4pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 9 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• Sunday, November 10 at 6:15pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 1:48pm and 12am ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 at 12:15am ET/PT 
• Friday, November 29 at 12:57pm ET/PT 

JACK FROST 

TNT 

• Friday, November 15 at 3:45am ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 16 at 12pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 12:15pm & 1:30am ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 2 at 1:15pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 10 at 4pm ET/PT 

LAST CHRISTMAS 

TNT 

• Monday, November 11 at 11:45pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 3:45am ET/PT 

TBS 

• Sunday, November 17 at 3:33pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, December 7 at 3:30pm & 2:15am ET/PT  

LAST HOLIDAY 

TNT 

• Tuesday, December 24 at 12:15pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, December 7 at 5:45pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, December 26 at 11pm ET/PT 

MODERN FAMILY  

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon 

• Thursday, November 28 starting at 10am ET/PT 

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons  

• Sunday, December 22 starting at 9:30am ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 24 starting at 8am ET/PT 

NATIONAL LAMPOON CHRISTMAS VACATION 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 3 at 7pm & 9pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 16 at 10pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 7pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 7:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 6pm ET/PT 
• 24-hour marathon airs from Thursday, November 28 at 6 pm to Friday, November 29 at 6pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Sunday, November 10 at 8pm &10pm ET/PT 
• Friday, November 22 at 8pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 6pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 30 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• Saturday, November 30 at 10pm ET/PT 

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY 

TNT 

• Monday, December 16 at 5:30pm & 9:45pm ET/PT 
• Monday, December 23 at 10pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 9 at 5:45pm & 10pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 10 at 12am ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 5:48pm & 1:45am ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 15 at 12:30pm & 3:45pm ET/PT 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 

TNT 

Cyber Monday Movie Marathon 

• Monday, December 2 at 11am ET/PT 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST 

TNT 

Cyber Monday Movie Marathon 

• Monday, December 2 at 2pm ET/PT 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END 

TNT 

Cyber Monday Movie Marathon 

• Monday, December 2 at 5pm ET/PT 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 

TNT 

Cyber Monday Movie Marathon 

• Monday, December 2 at 8pm ET/PT 

THE POLAR EXPRESS 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 17 at 3:27pm & 9pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 3:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 2pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Sunday, November 3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 9 at 3:45pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 10 at 2pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 16 at 4:27pm & 10:15pm ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 at 10:15pm ET/PT 
• Friday, November 29 at 2:42pm ET/PT 

THE WIZARD OF OZ 

TNT 

• Sunday, December 15 at 7:30pm & 10:15pm ET/PT  
• Tuesday, December 24 at 6:45pm ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 31 at 6am & 12:45pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 16 at 8pm ET/PT (Dinner and a Movie) 
• Sunday, November 17 at 11:33am ET/PT 
• Thursday, November 28 at 8pm ET/PT 
• Friday, November 29 at 5:45pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, December 7 at 10pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, December 8 at 1:45pm & 11pm ET/PT 

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 24 at 11:30pm ET/PT 
• Monday, November 25 at 12pm & 10pm ET/PT 
• Monday, December 23 at 3:45pm & 8pm ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 24 at 4:45pm ET/PT 
• Tuesday, December 31 at 10:45am & 10pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 23 at 12pm &10pm ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 30 at 12am ET/PT 
• Wednesday, December 25 at 10pm ET/PT 

THE YEAR WITHOUT SANTA CLAUS (1974) 

TNT 

• Sunday, November 17 at 5:27pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 24 at 2:27pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 16 at 6:57pm ET/PT 
• Sunday, November 17 at 10:30am ET/PT 
• Saturday, November 23 at 4:27pm ET/PT 
• Friday, November 29 at 4:42pm ET/PT 

8-BIT CHRISTMAS 

TNT 

• Wednesday, December 25 at 11:15pm ET/PT 

TBS 

• Saturday, November 9 at 11am ET/PT 

Full PR after the jump 

CBS Announces Holiday Programming 2024

CBS  Thanksgiving  Christmas  New Year

            

         

           CBS has released holiday programming schedule for this year leading from Thanksgiving all the way to New Year.  

             There's also something of note this year,  CBS, for the first time since 1972, will not be airing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and for the first time ever since it premiered, will not be airing Frosty the Snowman.  This is pretty interesting as both specials have big anniversaries this year with Rudolph turning 60 and Frosty turning 55.  They will be moving to NBC, who's parent company owns the rights to these specials.  Freeform, the cable network, will still air these specials to, it's not a Peanuts moving to streaming situation here.  

          That also means, sadly- to me, that CBS will not be airing "Frosty Returns" and it also seems that  "The Story of Santa Claus" will not be airing meaning that CBS won't be airing it for the 2nd year in a row, it might be done at CBS.  Kind of a shame there.  

          Here's what they do have.   Here's the full line up all times in ET/PT unless otherwise noted. 

         Thursday, November 14 

        8pm   Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage (Thanksgiving) 

        Thursday, November 21 

        8-10pm  Nugget is Dead?  A Christmas Story (new movie) 

        Saturday, November 30 

        8-9pm  Reindeer in Here 

    

        Thursday,  December  5

         9pm  Matlock   

         10pm  Elsbeth 

        Sunday, December 8 

        8:30-9:30pm The Equalizer 

        Sunday, December 15 

        8:30-10pm/ 8-9:30pm PT  An Evening with Dua Lipa 

         Monday, December 16 

         9pm  NCIS 

        10pm  NCIS: Origins 

        Thursday, December 19

      8pm  One-Hour Ghostmas Special 

     9pm  Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas 

        Friday, December 20

        8pm  National Christmas Tree Lighting  

        9pm  Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays 

        Sunday, December 22 

      8:30-11pm / 8-10:30pm PT   The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

        Tuesday, December 24 

         8pm The Price is Right at Night 

        Friday, December 27 

        8pm  The Greatest @Home Videos : Holiday Edition

        9-11pm Grammy ® Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs 

       Sunday, December 29 

       9-11pm  9-11pm Grammy ® Greats: The Most Memorable Moments 

       Tuesday, December 31 

       8-10pm ET and 10:30-1:30AM ET/PT  New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash 

The CW  Holidays  Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

            

        The CW has released its upcoming holiday programming schedule. That includes a new special  Best Christmas Movies Ever!  and returning favorites like Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer , The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade , and Penn  &Teller: Merry Fool Us. 

        The network will be doing network premieres of The Family Man  and The Grinch from 2018.   Here's a full look at their programming , all times are ET/PT/Denver/Saint Louis.  

  

Sunday November 10 

7-10pm  The Family Man 

Saturday, November 16 

8-10pm A Waltons Thanksgiving 

Sunday, November 17

7-10pm The Holiday 

Wednesday, November 27

8-9pm  Superman & Lois 

9-9:30pm The Conners (Holiday themed episode) 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday themed episode) 

Friday, November 29 

8-9pm Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer 

9-9:30pm Children Ruin Everything (Season 4 Premiere) 

9:30-10pm Children Ruin Everything (Original Episode) 

Sunday, December 1 

7-9pm TBA 

9-10pm  Penn & Teller : Merry Fool Us

Monday, December 2 

8-9pm Superman  & Lois (Series Finale) 

9-10pm Trivial Pursuit (special Night) 

Saturday, December 7 

8-10pm  A California Christmas 

Sunday, December 8

7-9pm  Illumination Presents : Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 

9-9:30pm  The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

Monday, December 9 

8-10pm Best Christmas Movies Ever! 

Wednesday, December 11 

8-9pm Sullivan's Crossing (season 2 Finale ) 

9-10pm Inside the NFL 

Saturday, December 14 

8-10pm  The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Sunday, December 15 

7-9pm Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night 

9-9:30pm The Conners 

9:30-10pm The Conners 

Wednesday, December 18

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

9-10pm  Inside the NFL

Saturday, December 21

8-10pm The Walton's Homecoming 

Sunday, December 22 

7-9:30pm Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

Thursday, December 26 

8-9pm  Scrabble  (Season 1 Finale) 

9-10pm Trivial Pursuit (Season 1 Finale) 

Full PR after the jump 

Thanksgiving: Short Lived Series Edition: Thanks (that's the name of the show)

 Thanksgiving 

          I've mentioned that finding Thanksgiving related specials is pretty hard, since most things are done either as episodes of series more than an outright stand alone special about the holiday.   But I do know, I've never combined our Short Lived Series uh series with a look at a holiday related stuff.  This time, a good reason exists, it's a short-lived TV sitcom about pilgrims/puritans living in early America. 

         It's kind of surprising how much early America isn't used as a setting for a TV series. The British comedies and dramas dip a lot into the 1600's, the 1800's, the early 1900's, or  that time between the World Wars. American shows did do some mid to late 1800's stuff with westerns, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of shows taking place in an earlier time, unless it's a documentary or a show taking place during the Revolutionary war.   There was a WGN America (now NewsNation) series called "Salem" that took place during the 1690's, but it's a barren amount of stuff. 

       The series I'm writing about is Thanks this is very short-lived series from CBS from 1999. The show ran 6 episodes between August 2nd and September 6th, which feels like burn-off was their intention.  Thanks , which is awkward name for a show when writing about it, was created by Phoef Sutton who worked as a writer on Newhart , later working with Nehwart on Bob. He also worked on Cheers, Almost Perfect, NewsRadio, and more. The otehr creator was Mark Legan who also has worked on shows like Grace Under Fire, A.N.T Farm, Mighty Med, and more. 

This isn't Full House

            So, Thanks takes place in 1621 when the early puritans settlers in Massachusetts. The show's main family characters are called the Winthrops  based off the famous John Winthrop.   There's the patriarch named James played by Tim Dutton who has played alot of roles in British TV.  James is the well meaning if slightly doofy father, fitting in with sitcoms on of the time.  There's his wife , Polly, played by  Kirsten Nelson, whom 'Psych' fans should know. They have three kids, two daughters and one son. The eldest, is daughter, Abigail, played by Erika Christensen, whom you might know from Parenthood, as an example.  The next daughter is Elizabeth, played by Amy Centner. Elizabeth 's character  really seems to be the smartest of the kids - and possibly the family, and  some of her jokes seem to be her mentioning things that are more our times knowledge and brings them up. And finally, the son , William, played by Andrew Ducote is the son. That's his character. There's also James' grandmother is played by  Cloris Leachman who gets to play best character on the show. Leachman brings her talent and makes a great character here. 

Who's the Boss? 

            The first episode takes place where spring is beginning after everyone in the town had a long deep winter.   James has reopened his store and  holds a spring party and there's news of a supply ship coming back and the people of the town are excited and wanted to get out. James wants his family to stay. Then their house gets burned down thanks to an accident by a family friend, named Cotton, who was trying to fix the roof.  James is sad and decides that they'll move back after all. Thanks to a speech from Elizabeth, Polly decides that the family should stay and try to make their dreams of America go well.  Of course, there wouldn't be a series anyway and the ship has plague on it so everyone is staying.

            The second episode has guests from Virginia coming, they are tobacco farmers, and one of them is Polly's cousin named Henrietta.  Polly wants her cousin to be impressed.  They've also brought in tobacco and James sells it at his store and it causes people in the town to get addicted to it.  Also a French free trader wants to take Abigail to a dance.  James decides to not sell it anymore, but Cotton chooses to instead.  He also ends up getting money and also makes cigarettes.   That goes badly because that's his character, the unlucky guy.  Everything else resolves itself well.  

     The third episode is about Grammy (Cloris Leachman) finally snapping about living with her son and his family and wants her own place.  Elizabeth suggests an idea that maybe Grammy should get her own room, which perplexes the others, but they decide to go with it.  Everyone in the town is spreading rumors.  Later, the people around town want to see the new room.  Grammy apparently doesn't like her new room, after all.  There's an attempt to make a sewing group and it seems to work.

      The fourth episode is about Cotton getting a mail-order bride and the twist seems to be that the mail order bride seems to be a woman who seems to be a woman who diets and Cotton is sad that she's thin. The wedding cake gets eaten by a porcupine. Which apparently according to James' mother is a sign the marriage is doomed. Polly and James are having a fight. The couple tries to figure how to get over their problems.  Cotton's wife has left him for another guy.  

We serve food here, sir. 

        The Fifth episode , Grammy is in love.  She's in love with a salesman and the salesman likes her. James isn't too happy about this.  James  overhears the guy talking about how much the guy likes his mother, but also apparently has attracted a bunch of other women. Which Grammy already knew. (Funny enough the episode even asks what's her real name)  But eventually she breaks it off with Bernie and it's over.  

    The Sixth episode.  Good for this post is this episode is called "Thanksgiving"  The episode is told in flashback where Elizabeth is talking to Grammy about her story of the past where the family and town meets Squanto.  Yes, this episode is tying into the Thanksgiving story.   Squanto wants to show James how to grow vegetables better.  Too much corn.  The Winthrop family wins the thing to do the entire town's Thanksgiving dinner.  James and Cotton's hunting trip goes badly but they end up getting turkey.   Squanto helps them figure out how to make the turkey.  Everything builds up to Thanksgiving. There's also a sweet moment of Elizabeth helping Grammy write her name. 

Thanksgiving, 1621, colorized 

            Those are more light rundowns of the episodes. Yes, this short-lived show had only 6 episodes before it was gone.  This sitcom  is one where some could expect it to be running one joke into the ground. And guess what? It doesn't.  The show takes the idea of a family sitcom, adds in a wacky assortment of townspeople as the wacky neighbors and happens to take place in 1620's New England. 

         The show is very wink and nudge but not so hard it feels out of place or forced. Elizabeth, the middle daughter,  and her role of playing the precocious middle child and using that for her to say lines about "Wouldn't that be interesting if one day... [insert something that our current times has] happens." Then the reactions from those she says that to, plays off it.  It's not as limited by the time period it takes place in as one would think and it gets to use that to effect.  The first episode is able to set up that they are in a harsh place uses that for dark comedy effectively, and while we know the reason why many did stay in real life  having a big reason why they stay and change their minds from leaving still fits, since ships took a long time back then and a plague ridden ship could be something that would restrict travel. 

         The setting works to a sitcom too, since sitcoms usually do limited sets and locations normally. Having the family in a one room house, because that's how 1600's worked, fits well for the series, then having James run the only store in town gives a secondary setting to use and a reason why everyone in town would be gathered somewhere. 

Wait , I thought this was Becker. 

        The satire works in a great way where it's not over the top and forcing it. The tobacco episode is a great example. The show does point at things that were noted to be done during that time period and manages to make it funny without going on making it surface level, people in the past were did things funny.  The episode were Cotton gets a mail-order bride plays with things in a few ways. One, the wife shows up and what she's wearing would seem out of fit for a conservative group of pilgrims and instead they are concerned that she's thin and talks about dieting  using trends that were around in 1990's.  

          The puritan characters are interesting in their own right. James Winthrop is an optimistic character  he wants the colony to do well and believes in the mission of staking a new claim and trying a better life.  While he does have some of the goofy dad stuff 90's sitcoms liked to do, he's still competent and not a made into a total loser character. It's a nice balance and a character you want to to root for.  Polly as the wife character is typical sitcom wife but she and James are a fun married couple. It's also interesting how another twist of the show is the two characters want to do romantic things but get stifled by the idea of someone seeing them.  Elizabeth ends up being the stand out child character. Someone decided that Jan Brady was right and made sure the middle child got the most focus. Abigail's character is teenage girl, but also annoyed by 1600's stuff, and William really just is the boy. The two of them do have jokes and are used for the plot, but they aren't the strongest child characters in the series. Elizabeth has the strongest role and use her for alot of different things.  Grammy is probably the best character, Cloris Leachman hits her role of the park. Her role is to be the bothersome mother to her son and annoying  mother-in-law but she plays it well and with her own flavor.  A slightly off kilter woman, without much of a filter, but still likable and a deep character. She's great bouncing off the other characters and situations. Cotton plays the town fool and the loser character, he's good to be interesting enough. The preacher is funny in how he's a doomsayer and kind of strange but somehow not unlikeable. There's a doctor who does 1600's medical stuff, he's quirky and fun.  It's not a really strong background cast, but not boring either. It probably would been different if the show didn't have only 6 episodes.  It's like Home Improvement and stopping at 6 episodes in, you still barely know Al and Wilson for them to really interest you. 

         For the short-lived series I've written about so far, this one seems to have been the most missed opportunity. It starts off strong and doesn't get a chance to grow, versus starting off kind of weak and not sure of itself. This show was doomed from the start since CBS decided to dump it to August /summertime when nobody would care about new TV at the time.  I don't think CBS had confidence enough which is funny since they picked it up in the first place. It's different than other sitcoms on the air. This was 1999, CBS was about to have a series where there's a guy living with all women, including Betty White, as the primary idea for a show.  It would have been strange in their line up at the time to have this 1600's timed sitcom in between "The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" (which weren't  bad shows)  I don't know why CBS picked it up.  

    

       Instead of trying to bring back stuff that ended and not letting things rest, maybe try to bring back things that didn't get a chance the first time, try it again, this should would fit with Ghosts on current CBS (if you are reading this in 2023, CBS, and no current event happening, hmm).  The series is well written and has a great wittiness too it. 

         Since, I'm also doubling this post as part of Thanksgiving, the finale episode is a good Thanksgiving episode. It takes the story of the first Thanksgiving we've heard and learned and absorbed and has fun with it. How did we have Turkey on Thanksgiving? Well, the two pilgrims were bad hunters and decided to bring back Turkeys instead of deer, after being stuck in the forest at night and running from a bear. That's funny.   

         The concept of doing a sitcom that takes place during Early America is something that seems to be out of the box. There are places it could have failed in how it was executed, but here it didn't, it's strongly written and funny.  It would have been interesting to see how it could have gone beyond these six episodes and where the show could have gotten tired, if it could.

     

  So here we do have a case of a short-lived series that seemed to have some great potential, but wasn't given more of a chance and doomed from its start.  It's still an interesting series to check out and you should.  

          That does it for now, tune in next time when we create a sitcom called "You're Welcome" .  

        

           

  

NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2023

NBC Christmas Thanksgiving New Year Holidays

   NBC has released holiday programming plans, which of course includes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more. 

     Holiday programming starts on Wednesday, November 22 with Countdown to Macy's  Thanksgiving Day Parade. Also that night is a special A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, from 9-11pm ET. 

The 97th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 8:30am and ends at noon (all time zones) and followed by The National Dog Show. 

The annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center is on Wednesday, November 29. Along with  Christmas in Graceland. 

        The 1966 classic special How the Grinch Stole Christmas is on Thursday, November 30 along with Shrek the Halls. 

   NBC has also has their annual broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve.   

     Musical themed specials include Christmas at the Opry and Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas. 

        Here's the full line up, all times are ET/PT unless other wise noted 

Wednesday, November 22

8-9pm Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 

9-11pm  A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special 

Tuesday, November 23

8:30am-12pm  (all time zones)  97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (encore 2pm) 

12-2pm (all time zones)   National Dog Show Presented by Purina 

Monday, November 27 

9pm That's my Jam 

Wednesday, November 29 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm Christmas in Graceland 

Thursday, November 30

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30pm Shrek the Halls 

Monday, December 4

10pm Blake Shelton's Holiday Bartacular Featuring ICE T 

Thursday, December 7

8-10pm  Christmas at the Opry

Saturday, December 9 

8:30pm Trolls: Holiday in Harmony 

9pm Shrek the Halls  

Monday, December 11

10pm Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas 

Thursday, December 14

8-10pm A Saturday Night Liev Christmas Special 

Friday, December 15 

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

Wednesday, December 20 

8pm  Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas (encore) 

9-11pm  Christmas at the Opry (encore) 

Thursday, December 21 

8pm Christmas at Graceland (Encore) 

9-11pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas 

Friday, December 22

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love 

Sunday, December 24 

8-11pm It's A Wonderful Life 

11:30-1am  A Christmas Eve Mass 

Monday, December 25 

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas  (1964) 

8:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Monday, January 1 

11am-1pmet/ 8-10am PT Rose Parade (live)

Press Release after the Jump

TBS and TNT's Winter Break Programming

Thanksgiving  Christmas  Holidays   

        TBS and TNT's annual winter break programming event is back starting November 4.  This is also includes the two networks' annual 24 hours of  A Christmas Story on Christmas Eve through Christmas Day across both channels.  Also included is 24 hours of Elf and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The 1966 animated "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" will be airing, per tradition, and the TV premiere of "A Christmas Story Christmas".   Here's the details all times ET/PT. 

A CHRISTMAS STORY 

TBS


Saturday, December 2 at 8pm ET/PT


Sunday December 3 at 6:30pm ET/PT


24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8pm to December 25 at 8pm ET/PT

 

TNT 

Monday, November 13 at 8pm ET/PT


Tuesday, November 14 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT


Thursday, December 14 at 8pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 17 at 5:33pm ET/PT


Monday, December 18 at 7:45pm ET/PT


24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8pm to Monday, December 25 at 8pm ET/PT

 

A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS

TBS


Saturday, December 2 at 10pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 3 at 8:30pm ET/PT


TNT


Monday, November 13 at 8pm ET/PT (TV PREMIERE)


Sunday, November 26 at 10pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 17 at 7:33pm ET/PT


Monday, December 25 at 9pm ET/PT

 

8-BIT CHRISTMAS 

TBS


Saturday, November 25 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT (TV PREMIERE)


Sunday, December 10 at 10:15pm & 2:45am ET/PT


Saturday, December 16 at 10:07pm ET/PT


TNT


Monday, December 18 at 9:45pm & 2:45am ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 10pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 24 at 6:45pm ET/PT

 

MODERN FAMILY  

TBS


Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon


Thursday, November 23 begins at 3:30pm ET/PT


Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons


Saturday, December 16 begins at 1:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 24 begins at 1:30pm ET/PT

 

AMERICAN DAD! 

TBS


All-New Episodes


Monday, November 20 at 10pm ET/PT


Monday, December 18 at 10pm ET/PT


Holiday Themed Episodes Marathon


Monday, December 18 starting at 10:30pm ET/PT

 

FRIENDS 

TBS


Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon


Thursday, November 23 starting at 10am ET/PT


Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons


Saturday, December 16 starting at 8:30am ET/PT


Sunday, December 24 starting at 8am ET/PT

 

BIG BANG THEORY 

TBS


Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon


Thursday, November 23 starting at 6pm ET/PT


Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons


Saturday, December 16 starting at 5pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 24 starting at 5pm ET/PT

 

ELF 

TBS


Saturday, November 4 at 7:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 5 at 7pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 5pm & 10pm ET/PT


24-hour marathon airs from Friday, November 24 at 8pm to Saturday, November 25 at 8pm ET/PT

TNT 

Sunday, November 12 at 8pm ET/PT


Monday, November 13 at 6pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 7pm ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 3:30pm ET/ 12:30pm PT


Monday, November 27 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 30 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT

 

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION 

TBS


Saturday, November 4 at 9:30pm ET/PT


Sunday November 5 at 12:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 11 at 7:45pm & 9:45pm ET/PT


Friday, November 17 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday November 5 at 8pm & 10pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 8pm ET/PT


Monday, November 20 at 4:30pm ET/ 1:30pm PT


Thursday, November 23 at 9pm ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT


24-hour marathon airs from Saturday, November 25 at 10pm to Saturday, November 26 at 10pm ET/PT

 

DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 

TBS


Saturday, November 18 at 5pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 10 at 7pm & 7:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 16 at 8am ET/PT


Friday, December 22 at 8pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 7:30pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 12 at 7:30pm ET/PT


Monday, November 13: at 5:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 7:30pm ET/PT


Thursday, December 14 at 7:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 17 at 5:03pm ET/PT

 

FRED CLAUS 

TBS


Saturday, November 4 at 3pm ET/PT


Sunday November 5 at 12:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 18 at 12:30pm & 1am ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 1:15am ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 10:30am ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 12 at 5pm & 10pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 2pm & 12am ET/PT


Monday, November 27 at 3pm & 12am ET/PT

 

JACK FROST 

TBS


Saturday, November 4 at 12:45PM ET/PT


TNT


Monday, November 13 at 12:15am ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 12pm ET/PT


Monday, November 27 at 11am ET/PT

 

THE POLAR EXPRESS 

TBS


Saturday, November 4 at 5:30pm ET/PT


Sunday November 5 at 5pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 11 at 4pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 12 at 1:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, November 18 at 3pm & 11pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 10:15pm ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 2:45pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 19 at 4:27pm & 10pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 2:12pm ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 11:30am ET/ 8:30am PT

FOUR CHRISTMASES 

TBS


Saturday, November 11 at 6pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 12 at 3:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 3:15pm & 12am ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 3:45am ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 1pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday November 5 at 6pm & 12am ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 5:15pm & 11pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 26 at 2:15am ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 3:45am ET/PT


Monday, November 27 at 1:15pm ET/PT

 

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 

TBS


Saturday, November 11 at 1:30pm & 11:45pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 9 at 8pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 10 at 4:30 ET/PT


Friday, December 22 at 10:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 3pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 26 at 12:15am ET/PT


Monday, November 27 at 5:30pm ET/PT


Thursday, December 14 at 5pm & 12am ET/PT


Sunday, December 17 at 12:45pm & 12:30am ET/PT

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

TBS


Sunday, November 12 at 5:15pm & 11:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 1pm & 1:45am ET/PT


Sunday, December 3 at 4:15pm & 10:45pm ET/PT


Friday, December 22 at 1am ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 10:07pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, December 17 at 9:48pm ET/PT


Monday, December 18 at 5:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 5:45pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 24 at 2:30pm ET/PT

 

DECK THE HALLS 

TBS


Saturday, November 11 at 2:15am ET/PT


Sunday, December 10 at 8pm & 12:22am ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 8pm & 12:22am ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 12 at 2:45pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 30 at 5:56pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 17 at 3pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 24 at 4:42pm ET/PT


Monday, December 25 at 11:15pm ET/PT

 

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS (1974) 

TBS


Saturday, November 18 at 5:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, November 19 at 12pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 12:15am ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 4:45pm ET/PT


TNT


Sunday, November 19 at 6:27pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 4:12pm ET/PT

 

THE WIZARD OF OZ 

TBS


Saturday, November 18 at 6:30pm & 8:45pm ET/PT


Thursday, November 23 at 8pm ET/PT


Friday, November 24 at 5:45pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 9 at 12:30am ET/PT


Sunday, December 10 at 12:15pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 16 at 8pm ET/PT


Monday, December 25 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT


TNT


Monday, December 11 at 8pm & 10:15pm ET/PT

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 

TBS 

Friday, November 24 at 8:30am ET/PT 

Saturday, December 23 at 1pm ET/PT 

 

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 

TBS


Saturday, December 9 at 10:30pm ET/PT


Sunday, December 10 at 2:30pm ET/PT


Friday, December 22 at 8:30pm ET/PT


Saturday, December 23 at 5:30pm ET/PT


TNT


Tuesday, November 14 at 5pm ET/ 2pm PT


Sunday, December 17 at 10:30am ET/PT

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1999) 

TNT 

Thursday, December 14 at 10pm ET/PT 

 

FAMILY MATTERS 

TBS 

Holiday Themed Episode Marathon 

Sunday, December 24 starting at 6am ET/PT 

Press Release after the Jump

CBS Announces Holiday Programming 2023

CBS Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

        CBS is ready for the holidays with their annual holiday programming. This includes the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade , Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman , and more. The season caps off with the return of CBS' New Year's Eve  Live Nashville's Big Bash.   Here's a look at the line up.    All times are ET/PT , unless otherwise noted.

 Thursday, November 23

 

     9AM-12PMET/PT (Watch live 8AM CT/7AM MT)   The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS 

Friday, November 24 

    8pm    The Greatest @HomeVideos : Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer 

    9pm     Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 

Saturday, December 2 

     8pm  Reindeer in Here 

     9pm  Robbie the Reindeer 

Monday, December 4

   8pm The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week : Office Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 5 

   8pm  The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week :  College Students Home for The Holidays

Thursday, December 7

  8pm    The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week :  Blind Holidate

Friday, December 8

8pm   The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week : Holiday Heroes

Saturday, December 9 

8pm   Byron Allen Presents A Merry Soulful Christmas 

Friday, December 15th 

8pm National Christmas Tree Lighting 

Saturday, December 16

9pm Frosty the Snowman 

9:30pm Frosty Returns 

Monday, December 18

8pm The Price is Right At Night Christmas Week: Holidays with the Family. 

Friday, December 22 

8pm  The 25th Annual a Home for the Holidays 

9pm Fit For Christmas 

Sunday, December 24 

9pm When Christmas was Young

Monday, December 25 

 9pm Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All ! 

Friday, December 29 

9pm Must Love Christmas 

Saturday, December 31

7:30pm  New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash 

Full Press Release after the Jump 

NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2022

NBC Christmas Thanksgiving New Year Holidays 

      NBC has released their holiday programming slate that brings traditions and more to your TV.     NBC has the annual "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" and "National Dog Show" for Thanksgiving.  They also have "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"  a new Dolly Parton movie event.  The Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting event, and much more round the line up.

 Here's the full schedule all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.  Subject to change.

Saturday, November 19 

8-10pm  Trolls 

Wednesday, November 23

8-9pm  Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

9-11pm  A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving 

Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving) 

9AM-12pm (all time zones)  96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (encore 2pm )

12-2pm (all time zones)  National Dog Show  

Friday, November 25

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

8:30pm  Trolls in Holiday Harmony 

Saturday, November 26

8-10pm  National Dog Show (Encore) 

Tuesday, November 29

9-10pm Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City (originally aired in 2021) 

Wednesday, November 30 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm Kelly Clarkson Presents When Christmas Comes Around (Originally aired in 2021) 

Thursday, December 1

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas  (new) 

10-11pm  The Wall (new) 

Monday, December 5

10-11pm  That's my Jam Holiday Special 

Tuesday, December 6

9-11pm  People's Choice Awards  

Monday, December 12 

10-11pm   Baking It: Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler's Celebrity Holiday Specail 

Wednesday, December 14

8-10pm  A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special 

Monday, December 19

8-10pm Shrek 2 

10-11pm  The Wall (Encore of December 1 special) 

Wednesday, December 21

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Friday, December 23 

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30pm 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas  

9-11pm  Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love 

Saturday, December 24 

8-11pm  It's a Wonderful Life 

11:30-1am  Christmas Eve Mass 

Monday, December 26 

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

Saturday, December 31 

8-10pm  A Toast to 2022! 

10:30-12:30am  Miley's  New Year's Eve Party 

Monday, January 2

11am-1pm/8-10am PT  134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda 

Full Press release after the Jump