Midseason 2025 TV: CBS

CBS  Midseason  Winter TV  

            CBS has set its winter premiere dates for the winter part of the 2024-25 TV primetime season.  There's a mixture of new and old with returning shows and a new series.   

            The new Drew Barrymore produced and Nate Burleson hosted version of "The Hollywood Squares" game show premieres on Thursday, January 9 at 8/7c.  The show will move later to Wednesday nights at 10/9c starting January 29 as part of CBS' game night.  

         New medical mystery series, Watson, will be getting an AFC Championship Game boost premiere on Sunday, January 26, 2026 at 10pm ET/ 9ct/8mt/ 7pm, before it's regular time period of Sunday nights at 9pm starting February 16.  The series will air between Tracker  and The Equalizer , which finishes the night at a new time.

            NCIS: Sydney returns for season two on Friday, January 31 at 8pm and S.W.A.T moves to 10pm. 

            The rest of 'CBS Game Night' starts on  Wednesday, January 8 with The Price is Right at Night at a new time of 8pm, followed by season 2 premiere of Raid the Cage at 9pm. 

            

            The majority of CBS winter schedule is on task as normal.  Mondays continue the comedies of The Neighborhood and  Poppa's House and the "NCIS" series of NCIS and NCIS: Origins ; Monday Nights starting January 27.   FBI's three series are back on Tuesday, January 28.     

             The Thursday line up returns January 30, with Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage at 8pm, Ghosts at 8:30pm, Matlock at 9pm, and Elsbeth at 10pm. 

                Survivor returns for season 48 on Wednesday, February 26 at 8pm with a two hour-long episode, followed by 90 minutes through the rest of the season. The new 37th season of The Amazing Race premieres on Wednesday, March 5 at 9:30pm with 90-minute episodes. 

            

    Here's a full look at the details 

Wednesdays, Starting January 8 

8-9pm The Price is Right at Night (new time period premiere) 

9-10pm Raid the Cage (season 2 premiere)

Thursdays, starting January 9

8-9pm Hollywood Squares (series premiere) 

Sunday, January 26

6:30-10pm (approx.) ET : AFC Championship Game (all time zones Live)

10-11pm (approx.)  Watson (series premiere) (all time zones live) 

Mondays, starting January 27- original episodes return 

8-8:30pm The Neighborhood 

8:30-9pm Poppa's House 

9-10pm NCIS 

10-11pm NCIS: Origins 

Tuesdays, starting January 28- original episodes return 

8-9pm FBI

9-10pm FBI: International 

10-11pm FBI: Most Wanted 

Wednesdays, starting January 29

10-11pm Hollywood Squares (new time period premiere) 

Thursdays, starting January 30- original episodes return  

8-8:30pm  Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage 

8:30-9pm Ghosts

9-10pm  Matlock

10-11pm Elsbeth 

Fridays, starting January 31- original episodes return 

8-9pm NCIS: Sydney (season 2 premiere) 

10-11pm Fire Country 

10-11pm S.W.A.T (new time period premiere)

Sunday, February 2 

7-8pm 60 Minutes (new episode) 

8-11:30pm Grammy Awards 

Wednesday, February 5

8-9pm The Price is Right at Night 

9-10pm Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 

Sundays, starting February 16 - original episodes return 

8-9pm Tracker

9-10pm Watson (episode 2, regular time period premiere) 

10-11pm The Equalizer (new time period premiere) 

Wednesday, February 26 

8-10pm Survivor (season 48 premiere) 

Wednesdays, starting March 5 

9:30-11pm The Amazing Race (season 37 premiere) 

Full Press release after the jump 

Midseason 2025 TV: ABC

Winter  ABC   Midseason 

                ABC's 2025 midseason premiere dates have been set.   An interesting thing is that ABC's line up gets a boost from sibling streaming service, Hulu.  Only Murders in the Budling will be airing on Thursdays in January.  Unscripted series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini  will also have some broadcasts. 

            ABC aired the first season of   Only Murders in the Budling last season due the strikes, this time they will be airing season 2.   Meanwhile, new programming slate is light but there.   After only airing only one comedy in the fall season, they will be airing a new series with Tim Allen and Kat Dennings called Shifting Gears. That's it for the new series on the scripted side. 

            Will Trent and The Rookie return to the line up airing before after this season's new series  High Potential on Tuesdays.  The Bachelor is back in January 27, airing Mondays at 8pm ET with The Secret Life of Mormon Wives at 10. 

            A new version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition premieres on January 2 and lead into blocks of "Only Murders" for four weeks. When that ends, they will fill the line up with  Scamanda  and Perfect Wife to fill Thursdays. 911, Doctor Odyssey, and Grey's Anatomy return on March 6.  American Idol and The $100,000 Pyramid debut their seasons on Sunday, March 9. 

        The Conners final season is planned for March, but no date has been set as of yet. 

Here's the details schedule, all times ET/PT  new series highlighted in Blue, subject to change 

      Thursday, January 2 

8pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Series Premiere) 

9pm Only Murders in the Building (Broadcast season two premiere- two hours) 

Sunday, January 5 

7pm AFV (Midseason Return) 

8pm The Wonderful World of Disney 

Tuesday, January 7 

8pm Will Trent (Season Three Premiere) 

9pm High Potential (midseason return) 

10pm The Rookie (Season Seven Premiere) 

Wednesday, January 8 

8pm Shifting Gears (Series Premiere) 

8:30pm Abbott Elementary (Midseason return) 

9:02pm Celebrity Jeopardy (Season 3 Premiere) 

10:02pm  What Would you Do? (Midseason Return) 

Friday, January 17 

8pm Shark Tank (Midseason Return) 

Saturday, January 25 

8pm  NBA Countdown presented by Papa Johns 

8:30pm  Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors 

Monday, January 27 

8pm  The Bachelor 

10:01pm The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Broadcast Series Premiere) 

Thursday, January 30 

9pm Scamanda (Series Premiere) 

10pm  Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (Broadcast Series Premiere) 

Thursday, March 6
8pm. 9-1-1 (Midseason Return)
9pm Doctor Odyssey (Midseason Return)
10pm Grey's Anatomy (Midseason Return)

Sunday, March 9
8pm American Idol (Season Eight Premiere - two hours)
10pm The $100,000 Pyramid (Season Eight Premiere)

Full Press Release after the jump 

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 

Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2024

Freeform Christmas 

       It's that time of year again?  It is!  Freeform continues their tradition of 25 Days of Christmas. From December 1-25, the cable network brings its viewers a mixture of Christmas movies and specials past and present.   

             Of note, Freeform has the rights to "Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas is You" an animated special that first aired on AMC a few years ago.  They also have rights to "Arthur Christmas" this year.   

              In terms of the Rankin-Bass specials they have the rights to (AMC has the rights to another set).   Frosty the Snowman will first air on December 7 at 8:35pm ET and air 6 more times through the month.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will first air on December 7 at 9:10pm ET, and run 6 more times through the month. Of note, viewers who get Freeform through Youtube TV,  Hulu TV, Fubo, and services that aren't hardwired cable, won't be seeing this specials as they don't have the streaming rights.   Santa Claus is Comin' to Town will first Air December 3 at 9:55pm ET, and runs 8 more times through the month.  The Little Drummer Boy , gets no prime slots (because of course it doesn't)  will air 4 times (it's also streaming on Hulu and Prime Video).   Cricket on the Hearth will air 3 times.  Twice on December 6 at 7am ET and 1am ET. 

             The Grinch is still part of the line up with both the 2000 film and the 2018 film.  The latter will air 12 times and the former will as well.     

             Other premieres to the line up include "Dashing through the Snow" (2023)  and "Santa's Little Helper" (2015) 

Here's the full line up all times ET/PT (and all things are subject to change) 

Sunday, December 1
7:00 AM. – “Prep & Landing” (Disney Animated)
7:30 AM. – “Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas”
9:00 AM. – “Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas”
10:30 AM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You” – Freeform Premiere
12:30 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:35 PM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:15 PM. – “Moana” (Disney Animated)
6:45 PM. – “Home Alone”
9:15 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
11:55 PM. – “Home Alone 3”

Monday, December 2
7:00 AM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You”
10:30 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”
12:35 PM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)
3:10 PM. – “Home Alone”
5:40 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
8:20 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 AM. – “Black Nativity”

Tuesday, December 3
7:00 AM. – “Black Nativity”
10:30 AM. – “The Preacher’s Wife”
1:10 PM. – “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish”
3:10 PM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
5:15 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
7:55 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
9:55 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
12:00 AM. – “Home Alone 3”

Wednesday, December 4
7:00 AM. – “Jingle All the Way”
10:30 AM. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
11:00 AM. – “Home Alone” – Freeform Pop’n Knowledge
1:30 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
2:30 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
4:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
6:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
8:55 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
12:00 AM. – “The Mistle-Tones”

Thursday, December 5
7:00 AM. – “Jingle All the Way 2”
10:30 AM. – “Christmas with the Kranks”
12:30 PM. – ”Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
2:30 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”
4:30 PM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
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. – “Holiday in Handcuffs”

Friday, December 6
7:00 AM. – “Cricket on the Hearth”
8:00 AM. – “Christmas with the Kranks”
12:00 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:05 PM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
3:40 PM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
5:45 PM. – “Home Alone”
8:15 PM. – “Home Alone 2” Lost in New York”
10:55 PM. – “Noelle”
1:00 AM. – “Cricket on the Hearth”

Saturday, December 7
7:00 AM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You”
9:10 AM. – “Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws”
11:15 AM. – “The Search for Santa Paws”
1:20 PM. – “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups”
3:25 PM. – “Home Alone”
5:55 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
8:35 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
9:10 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
10:15 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:55 AM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”

Sunday, December 8
7:00 AM. – “The Family Man” (2000)
10:00 AM. – “The Santa Clause”
12:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
2:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
4:30 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
5:35 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
6:10 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
7:15 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
9:55 PM. – “Dashing Through the Snow” (2023) – Freeform Premiere
12:00 AM. – “Santa’s Little Helper” (2015) – Freeform Premiere

Monday, December 9
7:00 AM. – “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish”
10:30 AM. – “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas”
12:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
2:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
4:25 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
6:30 PM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)
9:00 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
12:00 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”

Tuesday, December 10
7:00 AM. – “Santa’s Little Helper” (2015)
10:30 AM. – “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”
12:00 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:00 PM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)
4:30 PM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
6:30 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
8:30 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 AM. – “Christmas with the Kranks”

Wednesday, December 11
7:00 AM. – “Christmas with the Kranks”
10:30 AM. – “Cricket on the Hearth”
11:30 AM. – “Jingle All the Way”
1:30 PM. – “Jingle All the Way 2”
3:30 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
6:00 PM. – “Home Alone”
8:25 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 AM. – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1998)

Thursday, December 12
7:00 AM. – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1998)
10:30 AM. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
11:00 AM. – “Toy Story that Time Forgot” (Disney-Pixar)
11:30 AM. – “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish”
1:30 PM. – “Home Alone”
3:55 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
6:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
8:35 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
12:00 AM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Friday, December 13
7:00 AM. – “Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws”
9:05 AM. – “The Search for Santa Paws”
11:10 AM. – “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups”
1:10 PM. – “Toy Story” (Disney-Pixar)
3:10 PM. – “Toy Story 2” (Disney-Pixar)
5:15 PM. – “Toy Story 3” (Disney-Pixar)
7:45 PM. – “Toy Story 4” (Disney-Pixar)
9:50 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:30 AM. – “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas”

Saturday, December 14
7:00 AM. – “The Family Man” (2000)
10:00 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
12:00 PM. – “Noelle”
2:05 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
4:05 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
6:45 PM. – “Home Alone”
9:15 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
11:55 PM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You”

Sunday, December 15
7:00 AM. – “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”
8:30 AM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You”
10:30 AM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
12:10 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
2:10 PM. – “Home Alone”
4:40 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
7:20 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
9:25 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
11:55 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Monday, December 16
7:00 AM. – “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You”
9:00 AM. – “The Santa Clause”
11:05 AM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
1:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
3:35 PM. – “Home Alone”
6:05 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
8:45 PM. – “ Frosty the Snowman”
9:20 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
10:25 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
11:30 PM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)

Tuesday, December 17
7:00 AM. – “Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws”
10:30 AM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)
1:05 PM. – “Home Alone”
3:35 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
6:15 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
7:20 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
7:55 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
9:00 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
12:00 AM. – “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish”

Wednesday, December 18
7:00 AM. – “The Search for Santa Paws”
10:30 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
12:30 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”
2:30 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
4:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
6:30 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
8:55 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
12:00 AM. – “Black Nativity”

Thursday, December 19
7:00 AM. – “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups”
10:30 AM. – “Merry Madagascar”
11:00 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”
1:05 PM. – “Home Alone”
3:35 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
6:15 PM. – “Dashing Through the Snow” (2023)
8:20 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
12:00 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”

Friday, December 20
7:00 AM. – “Merry Madagascar”
7:30 AM. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
8:00 AM. – “The Santa Clause”
10:00 AM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
12:25 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
2:25 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
5:00 PM. – “Home Alone”
7:25 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
10:00 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
12:00 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”

Saturday, December 21
7:00 AM. – “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968)
7:30 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”
9:30 AM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
11:30 AM. – “Home Alone” – Freeform Pop’n Knowledge
2:00 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
4:35 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
5:40 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
6:15 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
7:20 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
9:25 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
11:55 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Sunday, December 22
7:00 AM. – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)
9:35 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
11:40 AM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
1:20 PM. – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”
2:25 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
3:00 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
4:05 PM. – “Home Alone”
6:35 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
9:15 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
11:55 PM. – “Arthur Christmas”

Monday, December 23
7:00 AM. – “The Preacher’s Wife”
9:30 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
11:35 AM. – “Arthur Christmas”
1:40 PM. – “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
2:10 PM. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
3:50 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000)
6:30 PM. – “Home Alone”
9:00 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
11:40 PM. – “Last Christmas”

Tuesday, December 24
7:00 AM. – “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish”
10:30 AM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
1:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
3:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause 2”
5:25 PM. – “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”
7:30 PM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
8:00 PM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
9:00 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
12:00 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”

Wednesday, December 25
7:00 AM. – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
10:30 AM. – “Frosty the Snowman”
11:00 AM. – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
2:00 PM. – “The Santa Clause”
4:00 PM. – “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” (2018)
6:00 PM. – “Home Alone”
8:25 PM. – “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”
12:00 AM. – “Christmas with the Kranks”

 

 Full Press Release after the jump 

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