ABC's The Golden Girls 40th Anniversary Special on November 11; NBC 2025 Holiday Specials

Thursday, October 30, 2025

ABC's The Golden Girls 40th Anniversary Special on November 11; NBC 2025 Holiday Specials

The Golden Girls - 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

The Golden Girls is now 40! ABC News will mark the iconic sitcom's 40th anniversary with a one-hour special detailing the incredible inside story of The Golden Girls, featuring series creator Susan Harris, Emmy(R) Award-winning producer Tony Thomas, and many of the show's original writers and producers. The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 will air on Tuesday, November 11 at 10:00pm and streaming on Hulu the next day.

Paying tribute to the legendary actresses who brought Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia to life, and to 40 years of friendship, laughter and their famous love of cheesecake, the special will explore how The Golden Girls used uninhibited comedy to rewrite the narrative for women over 50 and how its timeless appeal has created a lasting influence on pop culture.

The special will follow the 20th anniversary episode of Dancing with the Stars, which airs LIVE from 8:00-10:00pm on ABC and Disney+. The Golden Girls premiered in September 14, 1985 on NBC and lasted through 1992. All seven seasons plus The Golden Palace are streaming on Hulu.

The Golden Girls 40th Anniversary

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming. Favorite perennial programming will once again return to viewers homes with Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R), Christmas in Rockefeller Center and several others. New programming for 2025 includes Wicked: One Wonderful Night, Christmas in Nashville, Password Holiday Special and more. Full list of holiday specials and events through January 1 are below.

Wicked: One Wonderful Night
When: Thursday, November 6, 8-10 p.m.

Countdown to the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade(R)
When: Wednesday, November 26, 8-9 p.m. and simulcast on Peacock

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving
When: Wednesday, November 26, 9-11 p.m.

99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R)
When: Thursday, November 27, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (encore at 2 p.m.) and simulcast on Peacock

National Dog Show Presented by Purina
When: Thursday, November 27, 12-2 p.m. and simulcast on Peacock

Christmas in Rockefeller Center
When: Wednesday, December 3, 8-10 p.m. and simulcast on Peacock

Christmas in Nashville
When: Wednesday, December 3, 10-11 p.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
When: Thursday, December 4, 8-8:30 p.m. (encore on Dec. 25 at 8 p.m.)

Frosty the Snowman
When: Thursday, December 4, 8:30-9 p.m. (encore on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
When: Friday, December 5, 8-9:15 p.m. (encore on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.)

Password Holiday Special
When: Monday, December 8, 10-11p.m. (encore on Dec. 18 at 8p.m.)
Celebrity guest Jonathan Groff.

Shrek the Halls
When: Tuesday, December 9, 8:30-9 p.m. (encore on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.)

A Motown Christmas
When: Tuesday, December 9, 9-11 p.m. (encore on Dec. 17 at p.m.)

NBC 2025 Year in Review Presented by Access Hollywood
When: Thursday, December 11, 9:15-10 p.m. (one-hour extended version airing Dec. 17 at 10 p.m.)

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
When: Wednesday, December 17, 9 -10 p.m.

A Saturday Night Live Christmas
When: Thursday, December 18, 9-11 p.m. (encore on Dec. 22 at 9 p.m.)

It's a Wonderful Life
When: Wednesday, December 24, 8-11 p.m.

Christmas Eve Mass
When: Wednesday, December 24, 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
When: Thursday, December 25, 8:30-11 p.m.

137th Rose Parade Presented by Honda
When: Thursday, January 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET / 8-10 a.m. PT and simulcast on Peacock

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 22

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Will and a Dead Man’s Wife" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie’s not ready for his mother to start dating again. Meanwhile, Jim and Audrey struggle to make their wills.

Ghosts - "Kyle" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam and Jay’s relationship is tested when Kyle (Ben Feldman), a handsome living who shares Sam’s ability to see ghosts, arrives at Woodstone B&B.

Animal Control - "Dragons and Dognappers" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Rob Gronkowski returns and asks the team for help rehoming a zebra; Emily and Shred's first date goes awry when they unexpectedly run into Daisy and Patel on their night out; Frank must defend Templeton when Templeton is accused of dognapping.

Going Dutch - "Farmer's Mark-tet Offensive" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After a messy breakup, the Colonel and Katja find themselves going to war between the town and the base; Capt. Maggie tries to de-escalate the tension between the two ex-lovers and negotiate a truce.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 19)

Thursday, January 22

Mike Epps (The Upshaws/Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Catch Mike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Anthony in the 10am hour.
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) - Jessica talks about Shrinking on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Shrinking on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Craig Robinson (Killing It/Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office/Lucky) - Craig talks about Broadway' All Out on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Deon Cole (grown-ish/Angie Tribeca/black-ish) - Deon joins Sherri to discuss hosting this year's NAACP Image Awards on BET on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Heidi Gardner (Shrinking) - Heidi tells Sherri about her star turn in the new Broadway comedy All Out: Comedy About Ambition on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Kyle MacLachlan (Carol's Second Act/Sex and the City) - Kyle tells Drew about the latest season of his thrilling hit show Fallout and plays a round of memory bank dishing on his biggest moments and roles revealing which Sex and the City character he identifies most with on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jackson White (Mrs. Fletcher) - Jackson tells Drew about the newest season of the hit show Tell Me Lies, how he started dating co-star Grace Van Patten, growing up on set with his actress mom and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - Howie talks about Netflix's Best Guess Live on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.