Monday, November 06, 2023
NBC Holiday Specials; Fox Holiday Specials

NBC is bringing families together to celebrate the holiday season with its beloved specials and additional new programming. Viewers can once again look forward to a robust slate of their favorite specials including the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in Rockefeller Center and several others. New programming for 2023 includes Christmas at the Opry, hosted by Grammy Award-winning country superstar Wynonna Judd, Christmas at Graceland and more such as Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas. Classic encores include It's a Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shrek the Halls, Trolls Holiday in Harmony, and the Dolly Parton films. New holiday episodes of That's My Jam and Password round out the holiay line-up.
As the 2023 holiday season approaches, Fox unwraps a festive list of naughty and nice original holiday programming from its hit unscripted series The Masked Singer, LEGO(R) Masters and MasterChef Junior, an annual holiday treat from TMZ, and classic FOX Animation Domination favorites The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers. All-new holiday specials debuting on Fox this season include:
· TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas - Unwrap light-hearted laughs and fond memories from 2023 with TMZ's third annual look back at the year's top stories. Join Harvey Levin, the TMZ team and a host of celebrity guests for all the fun on Tuesday, December 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
· MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays - In this all-new two-night event, Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary contestants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more. The special will spice up the season on Sunday, December 10 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) and Monday, December 11 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT).
· The Masked Singer Holiday Sing-Along - Holiday splendor and masked merriment collide on Tuesday, December 12 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) in this beloved yuletide special featuring all-new jaw-dropping surprise performances from Season 10 contestants, spectacular sing-along fun from Masked Singer alumni and The Masked Singer carolers: Nick Cannon, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger. Celebrate the holidays with a look back at the best moments from the milestone 10th season, all leading into the can't-miss final two episodes!
· LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular - Will Arnett hosts this second annual, holiday-themed event special, airing Monday, December 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, December 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The two-night event will shake up the season like a snow globe with unpredictable twists and surprises as special guests NeNe Leakes, Marshawn Lynch, Kelly Osbourne and Rob Riggle pair up with fan-favorite former contestants - David Guedes (Season 3), Caleb Schilling (Season 2), Krystle Starr (Season 1) and Randall Wilson (Season 2) - to compete in ingenious holiday-themed challenges for charities of their choice. The perennial favorite will also return to FOX for its third installment in December 2024.
· Fox Animation Domination - Fox's animated fan favorites celebrate the season with all-new holiday episodes, starting with a special Thanksgiving episode of The Simpsons, airing Sunday, November 19 (8:00-8:30PM ET/PT), and on Sunday, December 17 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), a full hour of holiday fun with Bob's Burgers and Family Guy.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, August 14
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Snitch v. Deadbeat" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mandy has to help Meemaw (Annie Potts) collect money from her dad when he loses some bets, while Georgie tries to intervene between his grandmother and his father-in-law. Young Sheldon stars Annie Potts and Criag T. Nelson guest star.
Ghosts - "The Primary Source" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam’s book publisher requires source material for her biography on Isaac, she and Jay take a field trip to find a diary he claims he hid when he was alive.
Bob's Burgers - "Insomnibob" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Insomnia sends Bob on a creative spree in the kitchen, but at what cost?
The Great North - "Anchor Ham Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ham gets embroiled in the cutthroat world of local weather; Judy and Moon pursue an assassin.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 11)
Thursday, August 14
- Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Catch Tracee on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob appears on on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. Bob talks about Nobody 2 on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
- Bento Skinner (Overcompensating) and Mary Beth Barone (Overcompensating) - Benito and Mary Beth are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Heather Dubrow (Stark Raving Mad/Jenny/Life with Roger) - Heather appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
- Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Steve is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
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