Thursday, October 30, 2025
ABC's The Golden Girls 40th Anniversary Special on November 11; NBC 2025 Holiday Specials
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.
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
Wednesday, December 24
Ghosts - "The Owl" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam, Jay and the remaining ghosts unravel the mystery of which ghost passed into the afterlife. Also, Sam and Jay must relocate an owl in order to do construction on the barn to turn it into Jay’s restaurant.
Ghosts - "Holes Are Bad" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam and Jay leave the ghosts home alone for the weekend in an attempt to have a romantic getaway, shocking revelations are made about two of Woodstone’s beloved spirits.
Ghosts - "Halloween 4: The Witch" (CBS, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The ghosts, seeking some excitement during a low-key Halloween, join Patience (Mary Holland) in putting Sam on a witch trial.
Ghosts - "I Know What You Did Thirty-Seven Summers Ago" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam and Jay host a fundraiser for the mayor to earn a favor for Jay’s restaurant, they learn of his bizarre connection to one of Woodstone’s ghosts.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 22)
Wednesday, December 24
- Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Watch Hugh on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) - THE LATE SHOW Presents: "Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel", narrated by Nick on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- John Stamos (Palm Royale/UnPrisoned/Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John talks about Palm Royale on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly/Crowded/Drake & Josh) - Miranda joins Drew to talk about her latest rom-com The Wrong Paris on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia talks about Apple TV's Your Friends & Neighbors on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Vivica A. Fox (Mr. Box Office/Getting Personal/Arsenio/Out All Night) - Vivica talks about UPtv's A Christmas Murder Mystery on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Margaret Colin (Veep/Sibs/Leg Work/Foley Square) - Margaret is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:10am.
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 (DVD)
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two (DVD)
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season (DVD)
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 (DVD)
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)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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