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Apple TV's 2026 Holiday Lineup; First Look at SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of

Apple TV is making the season merry and bright with holiday programming for the whole family, led by the all-new Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy, premiering Friday, November 13. In the latest special under the acclaimed Snoopy Presents banner, the Peanuts kids are on their best behavior—but Snoopy has landed on Santa’s naughty list. With just 12 days until Christmas, he sets out to prove he’s not such a bad beagle after all, discovering along the way that the season is about more than gifts.

Scored by Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Morrow, Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy features original music from an all-star lineup, including “Get Ready” by EGOT honoree John Legend, produced by multi-award winner Raphael Saadiq; “Trying To Get There” by Grammy Award winner Kamasi Washington, featuring Grammy Award winner Leon Bridges; and Grammy Award winner Laufey performing the holiday classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” produced by Spencer Stewart. Inspired by the beloved Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, the special is produced by Peanuts and WildBrain, and is executive produced by Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Logan McPherson, Paige Braddock, Chris Bracco and Mark Evestaff.

Also premiering this season is Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift, an all-new musical special from The Jim Henson Company, debuting Friday, December 4 and featuring an appearance by singer and actress Nicole Scherzinger. When Wembley is named Spirit Captain, he sets out to spread cheer throughout the Rock—but after the Fraggles unknowingly take a cherished snow globe from Doc’s workshop, the holiday spirit begins to fade. Wembley must find the courage to return it, learning that kindness, giving, and helping someone in need are the true gifts of the holidays.

The celebration continues with cherished Peanuts classics from Mendelson / Melendez Productions and Peanuts Worldwide, featuring the 60th anniversary of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, alongside A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas streaming for free on October 17–18, November 14–15 and December 12–13, respectively. This programming is available to subscribers now and every day.

And, new family film Way of the Warrior Kid, starring Chris Pratt and Linda Cardellini will premiere on Wednesday, November 25. Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc (Jude Hill), a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake (Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah (Cardellini). To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program he calls “Operation Warrior Kid” based on his SEAL training. Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way.

Viewers can also stream a festive collection of Apple TV specials, films and holiday episodes, including The First Snow of Fraggle Rock; BAFTA Award-winning The Velveteen Rabbit, based on the beloved children’s classic; Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas, starring the Emmy Award-winning Ted Lasso favorite; hit musical comedy Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer; The Family Plan 2, starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan; Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special; Academy Award-winning The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse; A Carpool Karaoke Christmas; and seasonal favorites from Frog and Toad, Sago Mini Friends, Eva the Owlet, Shape Island, Interrupting Chicken, Pretzel and the Puppies, The Snoopy Show and Fraggle Rock.

Netflix has released a first look for the documentary SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of. Legendary SCTV cast members reunite in this documentary for a funny and heartfelt celebration of how a scrappy Canadian sketch show made comedy history. The doc drops October 30.

It chronicles the rise, fall, and enduring legacy of one of the most influential sketch comedyseries in television history. Through intimate interviews with surviving members of its legendary cast and an emotional reunion in Toronto, the film explores the creative partnership that transformed a small Canadian television production into a cultural phenomenon that launched some of comedy's most celebrated icons.

Featuring candid reflections, never-before-shared stories, and rare archival material, the documentary examines the artistic innovation that made SCTV a trailblazer while revealing the extraordinary friendships that have endured for more than fifty years. The film is a testament to the timeless power of collaboration and the lasting influence of artists whose work continues to influence comedy around the world.

The Hawk Premieres Thursday on Netflix; Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy Trailer

They call him The Hawk. He's a golfer. The greatest golfer in the world. The Hawk, a new comedy series starring Will Ferrell debuts July 16 only on Netflix. 10 episodes will drop 10 episodes starring Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Luke Wilson, Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver and David Hornsby.

Lonnie Hawkins, (Will Ferrell) 2004's number one golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic. His body says retire, but his heart says he's not done yet. His ex-wife and his son Lance, golf's new golden boy, know he's through. But with one more major to win to complete golf's Grand Slam, Lonnie refuses to believe he's anything other than one stroke away from the greatest comeback in golf history.

Apple TV unveiled the trailer for Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy, premiering globally on Friday, July 31. In the new original special under the Snoopy Presents banner, Snoopy is devastated when his beloved doghouse is accidentally sold at a yard sale. In an effort to cheer up his pal, Charlie Brown leads Snoopy on an adventure to find his old doghouse, and along the way, they learn what makes a house truly a home.

The all-new special stars Riley Vargas, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Kitai O'Garro, Josephine Nisbett, Grace Nicolaou-Wood, Jo-Hannah Atchison, Lexi Perri, Athan Giazitzidis and Diego Whalen, and is executive produced by Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Logan McPherson, Paige Braddock, Chris Bracco and Mark Evestaff. The special features the original song, "Home, Where Your Heart Found Me" by acclaimed singer-songwriter Allen Stone.

Apple TV Trailer for Trying; Camp Snoopy Details

Apple TV unveiled the trailer for the fifth season of acclaimed comedy series Trying, starring and executive produced by BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and Actor Award nominee Rafe Spall. The eight-episode comedy will make its global return to Apple TV with its first episode on Wednesday, July 8 followed by one episode weekly through Wednesday, August 26.

Season five finds Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) dealing with the consequences of Princess (Scarlett Rayner) and Tyler's (Cooper Turner) biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life.

The ensemble cast also includes BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd (Down Cemetery Road), BAFTA Award nominee Siân Brooke (Blue Lights), Actor Award nominee Celia Imrie (The Thursday Murder Club), BAFTA Award nominee Phil Davis (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), BAFTA Award winner Gbemisola Ikumelo (Black Ops) and Actor Award nominee Colin Morgan (Belfast).

Apple TV unveiled the trailer for season two of Camp Snoopy, premiering globally on Friday, June 26. In season two, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts are looking forward to carefree time in the majestic landscape of Camp Spring Lake. Along with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang, join Snoopy and the birds as they hike, swim, and leap their way through another round of fun and adventure in the Great Outdoors, searching for the elusive hedge toad, building towering sandcastles and debating the merits of hot dogs versus hamburgers.

Produced for Apple TV by Peanuts and WildBrain, the series is based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and is directed by Rob Boutilier. Executive producers are Paige Braddock, Chris Bracco, Rob Boutilier, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Logan McPherson.

Season 29 of South Park This Fall; All-New Peanuts on Apple TV

Comedy Central and Paramount+ announced that the 29th season of the renowned series South Park will premiere Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on Comedy Central. New episodes will be available to stream on Paramount+ around the world, with next-day availability in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Additional new episodes will premiere on Wednesdays: September 30, Octtober 14, October 28, November 11, and November 25.

The hit animated franchise, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2027, debuted on Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short "The Spirit of Christmas," and from there were launched into television history.

Happiness is a warm puppy! Apple TV announced an exciting summer slate of Peanuts programming, including a second season of beloved musical Camp Snoopy to debut on Friday, June 26 and a brand new special Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy, premiering on Friday, July 31. And, for the first time ever, Peanuts classics from Mendelson/Melendez Productions This is America, Charlie Brown and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show will debut on Apple TV on Friday, July 3 and Friday, July 10, respectively. Apple TV is the exclusive streaming home for all things Peanuts, including the classic Peanuts library, as well as more new original Peanuts series and specials, through an expanded partnership with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions until 2030.

Apple has been home to the Peanuts classic library since 2020, alongside multiple original programming collaborations starting in 2018, and is currently in production with WildBrain and Peanuts on a brand-new animated feature film starring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. In the upcoming feature Snoopy Unleashed, Snoopy runs away from home, and Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang go on an emotional journey to the vibrant Big City as they search for Snoopy and discover that real friendship means loving each other just as they are.

Apple TV Holiday Schedule; Another Week and Dancing with the Stars Rises Again

Celebrate with the all-new special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, as well as free windows for beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas Plus, highly anticipated Apple Original film The Family Plan 2 and blockbuster hit F1 The Movie debut on Apple TV just in time for the holidays. Get in the spirit with Apple TV Originals including The Velveteen Rabbit, Spirited and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, and themed specials from The Snoopy Show, Frog and Toad, Shape Island, Fraggle Rock, Eva the Owlet and more!

Apple TV celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with an expansive lineup of programming for the whole family, including the all-new holiday special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, premiering on December 5, and beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas, streaming for free on November 15 and November 16, and on December 13 and December 14, respectively. Plus, just in time for the holidays, catch the premiere of action-comedy sequel The Family Plan 2 on November 21 and the global streaming debut of Apple's record-breaking blockbuster hit F1 The Movie on December 12.

Dancing with the Stars hit another season high with its annual "Halloween Night," scoring 6.74 million Total Viewers and rising for the sixth straight week since season premiere (+2% vs. 6.63 million on 10/21), despite airing against Game 4 of the World Series on Fox. Making history once again, Dancing with the Stars is the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks following its season premiere - since September 1991, the start of Nielsen electronic measurement.

In Adults 18-49, Dancing with the Stars scored a 1.36 rating, earning its second-highest performance of the season (basically tied vs. 1.38 rating on 10/21). On a competitive night with the World Series, Dancing with the Stars stood as the No. 1 non-sports program of the night on broadcast and cable among both Total Viewers (6.74 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.36 rating). The show also towered over last year's "Halloween Night" by double digits in Total Viewers (+41% - 6.74 million vs. 4.77 million) while nearly doubling in Adults 18-49 (+97% - 1.36 rating vs. 0.69 rating). In fact, Dancing with the Stars delivered its strongest "Halloween Night" episode among Total Viewers in seven years and its top Adults 18-49 performance in eight years - since 10/29/18 and 10/30/17, respectively.

Fan voting on the night rose to a new high of 55.26 million (+4% vs. 53.10 million on 10/21). Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.3 million total social interactions, up +1% over last week's episode (vs. 3.2 million) and up +12% over the show's season-to-date average (vs. 2.9 million). Dancing with the Stars returns Tuesday, Nov. 4, for "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night" (airing at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Get ready to rock! The remaining couples dance to classic hits celebrating the legends of Rock. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Flavor Flav joins the judges panel for a night packed with pure rock energy - yeah, boyee!

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Cancels The Great North; Everybody Loves Raymond Cast Set to Reunite for 30 Year Anniversary

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a slower news week this week, but we're learning of the cancellation of a Fox animated comedy, some casting news for a CBS sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Fans were already somewhat aware that it seemed probable, but Fox has cancelled The Great North. (Deadline)
• If you watched The Simpsons last week, you may have noticed that the time warp for Marge and Homer's high school days, as they were now supposedly in high school in the late 90s and early 00s, and are apparently millennials, and the showrunner is preemptively responding to criticism over that. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Amber Stevens West has been cast in a recurring role in the final season of The Neighborhood. (Deadline)
• Apple TV has extended their rights to Peanuts through 2030. (Variety)
• Wanting to avoid the issues that his competitors have been involved in with regards to suspensions and cancellations, Jimmy Fallon has decided to continue to avoid politics on The Tonight Show. (Deadline)
• The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond is set to reunite for the 30 year anniversary of the series (though don't get too caught up in counting the years, since the show debuted in 1996). (Hollywood Reporter)
• In other Everybody Loves Raymond, the series is coming to MeTV in a little over a week. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10)

CBS Presents Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion; Apple TV+ Renews Peanuts Specials Through 2030

CBS presents Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion, a new entertainment special celebrating the legacy of the hit comedy, to be broadcast Monday, November 24 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

The 90-minute special, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Ray Romano and series creator Phil Rosenthal, looks back on the timeless show Everybody Loves Raymond, which premiered on September 13, 1996, and aired for nine seasons on CBS. Twenty years since the show's finale episode, audiences are invited back to the recreated Barone living room for an unforgettable evening with America's favorite family.

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion will feature candid conversations with castmates Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten, as well as never-before-seen outtakes and commentary from the cast on how they became one of America's most beloved families. The special will also include a moving tribute to Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, whose unforgettable portrayals of Marie and Frank Barone made them fan favorites and the emotional anchors of the series. Cast, crew and special guests will share heartfelt reflections on how this dynamic duo redefined the roles of interfering mother-in-law and couch-potato dad into lovable pillars of the Barone family.

Apple TV+ announced a five-year extension as the exclusive streaming home for all things Peanuts, through an expanded partnership with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions until 2030. The new deal includes the classic Peanuts library, as well as plans for more new original Peanuts series and specials. Apple has been home to the Peanuts classic library since 2020, alongside multiple original programming collaborations starting in 2018, and is currently in production with WildBrain and Peanuts on a brand-new animated feature film starring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, announced in 2023.

Fans can celebrate the 75th anniversary of Peanuts all year long on Apple TV+, as the exclusive home to an award-winning slate of original animated series and specials, alongside beloved Peanuts classics, including special free streaming windows to enjoy the iconic Peanuts holiday specials from Mendelson/Melendez Productions and Peanuts Worldwide. Don't miss It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, available Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, available Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16; and A Charlie Brown Christmas, available Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14. Subscribers can watch these specials anytime, all year long.

Solar Opposites Final Season on Hulu; Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical

The Solar Opposites sixth and final season will launch with all 10 episodes on Monday, October 13 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. All five seasons of Solar Opposites, including a Christmas special, two Halloween specials and a Valentine's Day special are available to stream now on Hulu.

Once their alien diamond making machine gets destroyed, the Solar Opposites must face their greatest challenge yet: living their expensive lives on a budget! When their consumerist habits and expensive hobbies are gone, only their true selves will remain... but will they like who they find? ALSO: The epic story of the people of The Wall has all built to this thrilling and shocking conclusion…

Cast: Dan Stevens, Thomas Middleditch, Mary Mack, Sean Giambrone. S6 Guest Cast: Tiffany Haddish, Kieran Culkin, Christina Hendricks, Ken Marino, Alfred Molina, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, and Beck Bennett.

Gear up for s'more Peanuts fun and a summer jam-packed with song! Apple TV+ debuted the pitch perfect trailer for the all-new original Peanuts musical special, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, set to premiere globally on Friday, August 15. The special features original music by Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, composer, and New York Times bestselling author Ben Folds, plus Emmy Award-nominated composer Jeff Morrow, and the veteran Broadway composing duo Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. This latest special under the acclaimed Snoopy Presents banner by Peanuts and WildBrain for Apple TV+ marks the first Peanuts musical in 37 years. Original songs in the new special include “When We Were Light,” “Look Up, Charlie Brown” and “Leave It Better” by Folds, plus “Best Time Ever” and “A Place Like This” by Morrow and Zachary & Weiner.

This summer, celebrate the joy and magic of summer camp and the importance of preserving what you love. Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special, but Sally – a first-time camper – is nervous and skeptical of the new and unfamiliar place. While everyone settles into camp, Snoopy and Woodstock discover a treasure map that takes them on a wild adventure nearby.

One morning, the Peanuts gang learns that their beloved camp is shutting down because there are fewer campers joining each summer. The news especially saddens Charlie Brown, who feels hopeless about losing a place that has meant so much to him and his friends and is determined to preserve its legacy. Meanwhile, on their adventure, Snoopy and Woodstock find the sought-after treasure chest, but are quickly disappointed when they discover it’s not riches, but instruments and photos from past summer concerts held at the camp. Newly inspired, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang use the treasure to host their own concert to save the camp.

Antenna TV's Christmas and New Year's Holiday Schedule; Apple TV+ and Peanuts Holiday Specials

Antenna TV is your destination for comfort and joy this holiday season. Enjoy curated episodes from the classic television shows you know and love in special marathons airing only on Antenna TV this Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Gather 'round the mistle 'Flo' and 'Becker' the halls with boughs of holly this Christmas Eve. Antenna TV unwraps its "Classic Christmas Collection" for you to cozy up with episodes from Dennis the Menace, Bewitched, Archie's Bunker Place, and others on December 24 starting at 5 am Eastern. Curl up and relax Christmas morning with the crackling sounds of comfort. Antenna TV is home of the original "Yule Log" December 25 beginning at 5 am Eastern. The Yule Log leads into "Christmas Through the Years" when Antenna TV takes you through nearly 50 years of television from The Burns and Allen Show to Three's Company to The Drew Carey Show with a whole day of Christmas episodes starting at 10 am Eastern.

As you prepare to ring in 2025, Antenna TV invites you to a throwback party direct from Cleveland! The best celebration around is "Drew Carey's New Year’s Eve Party" and the fun starts December 31 at 8 pm Eastern with The Drew Carey Show. Start the new year fresh and resolve to watch a marathon of premiere episodes from your favorite shows! Refresh your memory and revisit classic television moments with the "New Year's Day Fresh Start Marathon" on Antenna TV, January 1 starting at 5 am Eastern. View the full episodes airing in all of these events!

Join Apple TV+ in unwrapping a holiday season packed with Peanuts! Families can embrace the festive season with the beloved classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, a must-watch staple during the holidays, exclusively on Apple TV+. Subscribers can access the special all year round and non-subscribers can enjoy a free window to stream the cherished classic on Apple TV+ Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15. The iconic special is just one of Apple's many spirited Peanuts offerings, which also includes classic Peanuts holiday specials, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales, and It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown; a holiday-themed episode of The Snoopy Show titled "Happiness Is the Gift of Giving"; and the special "Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne."

Additionally, Snoopy will take center stage with special "Today at Apple" screenings and activities in New York and Los Angeles this December. Visit the Apple Store's Fifth Avenue location in New York, NY on December 14 and Apple Store at The Grove in Los Angeles on December 21 at 2pm local time and create holiday cheer as kids ages 6-11 can share their favorite traditions and draw their own festive scene using Pages on iPad with Apple Pencil Pro. Don't miss this chance to celebrate the season with creativity and joy! Sign up here today. Ahead of the holidays, Apple is also releasing all-new Peanuts-themed screen savers for Peanuts fans to enjoy alongside the previously released Peanuts-themed Apple Watch faces. Whether it be the backyard, finding treasure on an island, or taking off to outer space, Snoopy embarks on a wide range of adventures on the biggest screen in the home with tvOS 18. Throughout the year, families and kids can discover ever-changing holiday moments for Snoopy, marking special occasions and iconic dates that celebrate the beloved beagle. Keep an eye out for Snoopy’s holiday debut this month!

A Very Merry MeTV 2024 Schedule; Stranger Things Final Season in 2025

Now that the jack-o-lanterns have gone out and the weather is going from "brisk" to "chilly"... it's time for A Very Merry MeTV! Come in from the cold and curl up with over a hundred hand-picked Thanksgiving and holiday-themed programs starting Sunday, November 24 at 11A | 10C on MeTV. The two-month celebration of all things festive brings back the fan favorite Peanuts movies, A Boy Named Charlie Brown on Sunday, November 24 at 6P | 5C and Snoopy, Come Home on Sunday, December 1 at 6P | 5C. Plus, you can catch the two Peanuts movies back-to-back during a special festive airing on Sunday, December 22 at 1P | 12C! Plus, catch specially selected holiday episodes of all your favorite shows, including The Love Boat, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Happy Days, The Brady Bunch, Gillgan's Island, Mama's Family, The Andy Griffith Show, and more! It all starts November 24 at 11A | 10C and continues through Christmas Day. View the schedule here.

In the Fall of 1987, one last adventure begins, Stranger Things Season 5 Coming to Netflix in 2025. A love letter to the '80s classic genre films that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is a thrilling drama set in the seemingly normal Midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events. Beneath the surface of their ordinary town lurks an extraordinary supernatural mystery, along with top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm. Friendships will be tested and lives will be altered as what they discover will change Hawkins and possibly the world - forever.

Created by the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things debuted in July 2016 and quickly became one of Netflix's most popular television series ever with its fourth season alone amassing over 140.7 Million views globally. Rooted in 80's nostalgia, it has sparked a resurgence of pop culture items from the decade with every new season, including Eggo waffles and New Coke. Most recently, the series breathed new life into Kate Bush's track "Running Up That Hill" with the song soaring in streams on Spotify and entering the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in its 38-year history. The series has also garnered over 70 awards worldwide including Emmys and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and has been nominated for over 230 awards. Stranger Things fans everywhere celebrate November 6 - the day Will Byers went missing - as 'Stranger Things Day,' a special day to share their love for the world of Stranger Things. Season 5 was announced as the final season of Stranger Things with additional projects in the universe in the works, including: Stranger Things: The First Shadow live on stage in London's West End and coming to Broadway in 2025, along with an untitled animated spinoff series.

Max's Velma Halloween Special; Apple TV+ Peanuts Holiday Specials This Holiday Season

The Max Original adult animated special Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special!, from Warner Bros. Animation, debuts Thursday, October 3 on Max. With just 24 hours to bring Velma back, the friends search for a dark spellbook while trying to avoid the wrath of a vengeful spirit. But as the annual Sexy Halloween party nears, Velma and the gang must face their biggest fears... if they all want to make it out alive. Stars Mindy Kaling, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, and Constance Wu. Additional cast includes Russell Peters, Sarayu Blue, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Frank Welker, Nicole Byer, Gary Cole, Andia Winslow, Sara Ramirez, Nicholas Braun, Fortune Feimster, Jennifer Hale, Richard Kind, Jason Mantzoukas, Saweetie, Debby Ryan, and Kulap Vilaysack.

It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! To celebrate the holiday season, Apple TV+ will provide special free streaming windows for nonsubscribers to enjoy the iconic Peanuts holiday specials from Mendelson/Melendez Productions and Peanuts Worldwide. Don’t miss It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown available Saturday October 19 and Sunday October 20; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving available Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24; and, A Charlie Brown Christmas available Saturday December 14 and Sunday December 15. Subscribers can watch these specials anytime, all season long.


The full Apple TV+ lineup for Peanuts classics holiday fare (in chronological order):

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Stream for Free Saturday October 19, 2024 and Sunday October 20, 2024
Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - Stream for Free Saturday November 23, 2024 and Sunday November 24, 2024
For over 50 years of this Peanuts classic, Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, even though he is already going to celebrate at his grandmother’s. Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Stream for Free Saturday December 14, 2024 and Sunday December 15, 2024
In this beloved Peanuts special, feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Lucy recruits Charlie Brown to be the director of the gang’s holiday play. Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

USA Network Revives Scare Tactics; Apple TV+ Orders Season 2 of Camp Snoopy

USA Network has greenlit the comedy-horror series, Scare Tactics, an audacious reimagining of the popular prank series. The series will premiere this fall. From Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, Scare Tactics will turn unsuspecting individuals into the main characters of their very own horror movies. This heart-pounding show offers a cinematic approach to the hidden camera concept. Set up by their friends and family, these unwitting participants are put in hilariously twisted scenarios with fully immersive stories that blur the lines of reality, horror and comedy. As they navigate one unreal decision after another, audiences will laugh, jump and be left breathless for more.

Apple TV+ announced a season two for acclaimed kids and family series Camp Snoopy, based on the classic Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and directed by Rob Boutilier (The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space). The complete first season of Camp Snoopy is now streaming globally on Apple TV+. After discovering their troop is in danger of disbanding, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts set off to immerse themselves in nature and the Great Outdoors, with the Beagle Scout Manual as their guide. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown and friends enjoy their summer at Camp Spring Lake, crossing paths with Snoopy as they experience hiking, swimming, sitting around campfires and everything summer camp and the outdoors have to offer.

Camp Snoopy Premieres June 14 on Apple TV+; Remembering Elizabeth MacRae of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Attention campers! Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for the all-new, highly anticipated summer Peanuts series Camp Snoopy, premiering on Friday, June 14.

After discovering their troop is in danger of disbanding, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts set off to immerse themselves in nature and the Great Outdoors to earn their badges, with the Beagle Scout Manual as their guide. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown and friends enjoy their summer at Camp Spring Lake, crossing paths with Snoopy as they experience hiking, swimming, sitting around campfires and everything summer camp and the outdoors have to offer.

Produced for Apple TV+ by Peanuts and WildBrain, the new series is based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and is directed by Rob Boutilier (The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space). Executive producers are Craig Schulz, Paige Braddock, Boutilier, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Logan McPherson.

Actress Elizabeth MacRae, who had a recurring role as Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., has died. She died on May 27 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Ms. MacRae was 88.

MacRae had a recurring role as Lou-Ann Poovie in 15 episodes of the CBS sitcom Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. from 1966 to 1969. Lou-Ann Poovie is Gomer's (Jim Nabors) girlfriend. She debuts in the third season episode "Love's Old Sweet Song" as a singer for a nightclub, but leaves the job at Gomer's urging to return home to Turtle Creek, North Carolina, and marry her beau Monroe Efford. She was hired to play a very lousy singer for just one episode, cast because she was indeed a bad singer, and because of her true bred southern accent. The characters – and MacRae and Nabors – got along so well onscreen, they decided to make her more or less his permanent girlfriend.

Some of her sitcom guest appearances included Harrigan and Son, I Dream of Jeannie, The Andy Griffith Show and Rhoda.

She was cast multiple times on the long-running Gunsmoke, appearing once in the role of Fanny in the 1962 episode "Half-Straight" and then, between 1962 and 1965, appearing four times as April, the girlfriend of Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis), one of the series' main characters.

Some of her other television guest appearances included Naked City, Maverick, The Asphalt Jungle, Surfside 6 (3 episodes), 77 Sunset Strip, Dr. Kildare, The Untouchables, Sam Benedict, Stoney Burke, Death Valley Days, Burke's Law, Route 66 (4 episodes), Rawhide, The Fugitive, The Virginian, Bonanza, Judd for the Defense, Mannix, Petrocelli, Kojak (2 episodes) and Barnaby Jones.

MacRae's soap opera credits included General Hospital, Another World, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light and Search for Tomorrow.

She starred as Meredith in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974). Her other film credits included Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961), Everything's Ducky (1961), The Wild Westerners (1962), Wild Is My Love (1963), For Love or Money (1963), The Incredible Mr. Lumpet (1964) (as the voice of Ladyfish) and Alien Zone (1978). Her final credit was as a news reporter in Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989).

Ms. MacRae was funny and memorable as Lou-Ann Poovie. She performed in dozens of television series and in nine feature films over her career that spanned 25 years. We thank her for her work on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and other series. She will be deeply missed.

Film and television producer Albert S. Ruddy, who co-created Hogan's Heroes, has died. He died after a brief illness at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 25. Mr. Ruddy was 94.

Ruddy and Bernard Fein created the 1965-1971 CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. The series is set in a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, which concerns a group of Allied prisoners who use the POW camp as an operations base for sabotage and espionage purposes directed against Nazi Germany. It was a critical and commercial success and ran for six seasons and 168 episodes.

In 1976, he produced a western made-for-TV movie called The Macahans, which was subsequently developed into the 1976-1979 ABC western series How the West Was Won. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis and Christopher Canaan created the 1993-2001 CBS action crime series Walker, Texas Ranger. He was the executive producer for three episodes in 1993. He was also credited on the 2021-2024 The CW prequel series Walker.

He produced The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture. In the 2022 Paramount+ biographical drama miniseries The Offer, which dramatizes the making of The Godfather and is executive produced by Ruddy, he is played by Miles Teller.

Mr. Ruddy was developing a Hogan's Heroes sequel series in 2019. It will be interesting to see if it ever happens. We thank him for creating the classic Hogan's Heroes. He will be greatly missed.

We also remember actor, screenwriter, television executive, and acting coach Darryl Hickman. He appeared in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Nanny and other sitcoms. He died on May 22 in Montecito, California. Mr. Hickman was 92.

Hickman played Davey Gillis in three episodes of the first season (1959-1960) of the CBS sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Davey Gillis is Dobie's (Dwayne Hickman) older brother, a college student no more responsible and no less girl-crazy than Dobie. Davey was written out of the series after season one and Dobie is regarded as an only child thereafter.

Some of his other sitcom guest appearances included Love, American Style (1970), Maude and All in the Family. He appeared as various characters in four episodes of The Nanny from 1997 to 1999.

Hickman starred as Ben Canfield in the short-lived 1961 NBC Civil War drama The Americans. Some of his other television guest appearances included The Lone Ranger (2 episodes), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Gunsmoke (2 episodes), Rawhide (2 episodes), The Untouchables (2 episodes), Dr. Kildare and Baywatch. He wrote three episodes of The Loretta Young Show in 1961 and an episode of Hawaiian Eye in 1961.

Some of his voice credits included Space Stars, Pac-Man, The Biskitts, Pole Position, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible.

He appeared in films such as The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Leave Her to Heaven (1945) and Fighting Father Dunne (1948).

Mr. Hickman started his career as a child actor in the Golden Age of Hollywood and appeared in numerous television series as an adult. He was the older brother of Dwayne Hickman who died in 2022. We thank him for work on television and in films. He will be sorely missed.

Lopez vs Lopez Airing in April on NBC; Apple TV+ New Peanuts Special on February 16

The NBC comedy Lopez vs Lopez will return for its second season on Tuesday, April 2 with back-to-back episodes at 8 and 8:30 p.m. and continue in those timeslots for the entire month of April airing all 10 episodes. The show will air next day on Peacock. In its first season, Lopez vs Lopez averaged 4.7 million viewers across all platforms and is the highest-indexing broadcast series for viewers in English-dominant Hispanic households. The cast includes George Lopez, Mayan Lopez, Selenis Leyva, Matt Shively, Brice Gonzalez and Al Madrigal. Guest starring this season are Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias (as Iggy, George's fun-loving, jort-wearing, oversharing AA sponsor), Diana Maria Riva (as Olga, a tough negotiator known for selling the best knock-off TVs at the local swap meet), and Marshawn Lynch (as Marshawn, a brutally honest sideline reporter with big, infectious energy who brings hot takes on everything, from busted coverage on the field to busted faces in the stands).

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Apple TV+ released the trailer for the all-new, highly anticipated Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, premiering globally on Friday, February 16. The origin story for one of Peanuts' most beloved characters, the special follows Franklin as he moves to a new town and navigates new friendships. Franklin’s family is always on the move with his dad’s military job, and everywhere he goes Franklin finds support in a notebook filled with his grandfather’s advice on friendship. But when Franklin tries his usual strategies with the Peanuts gang, he has trouble fitting in. That’s until he learns about the neighborhood Soap Box Derby race – according to his grandfather, everyone loves a winner! He's sure that winning the race will also mean winning over some new friends. All he needs is a partner, which he finds in Charlie Brown. Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to build a car and in the process become good buddies. But as the race nears, the pressure mounts – can their car and their newfound friendship make it to the finish line?

Apple TV+ Winter Slate with Peanuts and Fraggle Rock Specials; Remembering Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners

Apple TV+ unveiled an exciting winter programming slate for kids and families, featuring brand new Peanuts content as well as returning fan-favorite and critically acclaimed series. Launching February 16, the new Peanuts special, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, uncovers the origin story of one of Peanuts' most beloved characters and how he ultimately makes friends with Charlie Brown and the gang. Acclaimed series also returning this winter includes the second season of the award-winning series, Sago Mini Friends, debuting January 26, and season two of the iconic and Emmy Award-winning series from The Jim Henson Company, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, debuting March 29, as Tony and Grammy Award winner, and Emmy Award nominee Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) returns for season two alongside Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!), Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) and Emmy Award winner Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek) in guest star roles.

Actress Joyce Randolph, who was best known for playing Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners, has died. She died in her sleep of natural causes at home in Manhattan's Upper West Side on January 13. Ms. Randolph was 99.

Randolph originally portrayed Trixie Norton on The Jackie Gleason Show in 1952 on CBS. She played the character in skits from 1952 to 1957. She starred as Trixie Norton in the 1955-1956 CBS sitcom The Honeymooners. The series follows the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason), his wife Alice (Audrey Meadows), Ralph's best friend Ed Norton (Art Carney) and Ed's wife Trixie as they get involved with various schemes in their day-to-day living. Randolph did not appear in every episode and had a less developed character, though she is shown to be somewhat bossy toward her husband.

In 1991, Randolph and Meadows reprised their roles in the episode "Fur Flies" of the ABC sitcom Hi Honey, I'm Home. Some of her other television guest appearances included Rocky King, Detective (1950), Buck Rogers, Famous Jury Trials, The Clock, The Plainclothesman (5 episodes) and The Doctors and the Nurses. On Broadway, she appeared in Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath (1950).

She was interviewed for The Interviews: An Oral History of Television on October 27, 1999.

Ms. Randolph did a wonderful job playing Trixie Norton. She was the last surviving cast member of The Honeymooners. We thank her for the laughs and entertainment that she brought us. She will be deeply missed.

Actor Peter Crombie, who had a recurring role as Crazy Joe Davola in Seinfeld, has died. He died after a brief illness on January 10 in Palm Springs, California. Mr. Crombie was 71.

Crombie appeared as Crazy Joe Davola in five episodes in the fourth season (1992-1993) of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Crazy Joe Davola is a writer who suffers from mental problems. He stalks Jerry and dates Elaine. Depressed that Elaine rejected him, he dressed up as the clown from the opera Pagliacci and beats up several street toughs who antagonize him. The name was used with the consent of Fox TV executive, Joe "Lennard" Davola.

Some of his other sitcom guest appearances included Perfect Strangers, The John Larroquette Show, Get Smart (1995) and Grace Under Fire.

He appeared as Norman Minter in five episodes of the 1996 Fox drama L.A. Firefighters. Some of his other television guest appearances included Leg Work, Spenser: For Hire, Law & Order, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Diagnosis: Murder, L.A. Law, Picket Fences, Profiler, NYPD Blue and Walker, Texas Ranger.

Some of his film credits included Born on the Fourth of July (1989), The Doors (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), Se7en (1995) and My Dog Skip (2000).

Mr. Crombie did a great job portraying one of the more memorable Seinfeld side characters. We thank him for his work on television and in films. He will be greatly missed.

We also remember German actor Christian Oliver. He starred as Brian Keller in Saved by the Bell: The Class. Oliver and his two daughters, Madita and Annik, were killed on January 4 after the four-seater private plane they were on crashed off the coast of Bequia, a Caribbean island in the Grenadines. Everyone on board, including the American pilot, Robert Sachs, was killed on impact. Mr. Oliver was 51.

Oliver starred as Brian Keller in the second season (1994) of the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell: The New Class. It aired as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. Brian Keller is is a new transfer student from Switzerland. He is interested in Rachel Meyers (Sarah Lancaster), and he is also a schemer.

He appeared in a 2005 episode of The Comeback. Some of his television guest appearances included Sliders, V.I.P., Crossing Lines, Timeless and Hunters (5 episodes).

Some of his film credits included The Good German (2006), Speed Racer (2008) and Valkyrie (2008).

Mr. Oliver was known to German audiences for his role as Jan Richter in the action series Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei from 2002 until 2004. We thank him for his work on television and in films. He will be missed.

Actress Cindy Morgan was best known for playing Lacey Underall in Caddyshack and Lora/Yori in Tron. She was found dead of natural causes at her home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, on December 30, 2023. Ms. Morgan was 69.

Morgan's sitcom guest appearances included The Love Boat, Tough Cookies, Beverly Hills Buntz, She's the Sheriff, Harry and the Hendersons and The Larry Sanders Show.

She starred as Gloria Marlowe in the 1982-1983 CBS adventure series Bring 'Em Back Alive, which also starred Bruce Boxleitner. She had a recurring role as Gabrielle Short in 15 episodes in seasons six and seven of the CBS prime time soap opera Falcon Crest from 1987 to 1988.

Some of her other television guest appearances included Vega$, CHiPs (3 episodes), Hawaiian Heat, Masquerade, The Fall Guy, Crazy Like a Fox, Amazing Stories, The Highwayman, Matlock (3 episodes), Mancuso, FBI (1990), Hunter (2 episodes) and Under Suspicion.

Ms. Morgan was a talented and lovely actress in the 1980s. We thank her for work on television and in films. She will be sorely missed.

Disney+ Holiday Specials Extravaganza; Apple TV+ Peanuts Feature Film Coming Soon

‘Tis the season to stream holiday classics and new Originals on Disney+! This holiday season, Disney+ is the streaming home for holiday favorites, new Originals, and the biggest premieres of the year! The Happy Holidays collection is back and more joyful than ever with exclusive new Originals premiering including season two of The Santa Clauses, Dashing Through the Snow, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, and more. The collection also features your family’s annual holiday classics to stream over and over again with beloved film franchises Home Alone, the 10th Anniversary celebration of Frozen, Ice Age and The Santa Clause, alongside The Muppet Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Throughout November and December, Disney+ has something for everyone to enjoy with a dynamic lineup of new movies and series including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Marvel Studios' "What If...?" Season Two, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and more.

Peanuts fans rejoice! Apple TV+, the official streaming destination for all things Peanuts, announced a new, untitled Peanuts feature film from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide, following Snoopy and Charlie Brown as they face their biggest challenge yet. Slated to begin production in 2024 from WildBrain Studios, the new family film will see the Peanuts gang go on an epic adventure to the Big City, learning the true meaning of friendship, while meeting some surprising new friends along the way. The screenplay is co-written by Karey Kirkpatrick, writer of such animated favorites as Chicken Run, Smallfoot and Over the Hedge, from an original story by co-writers Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano, the team that wrote the award winning The Peanuts Movie. The feature will be directed by two-time Annie Award nominee Steve Martino (Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age: Continental Drift), director of the 2015 hit The Peanuts Movie, and is produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Bonnie Arnold (How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Toy Story, Over the Hedge).

BUZZR's Halloween Chills & Thrills Marathon; Apple TV+ Holiday Schedule

Let's play the Halloween way! With four unnerving nights of ghosts, ghouls, zombies, monsters, and everything spooky, it’s Halloween Chills & Thrills! Join the fun and prepare for a fright with Halloween-themed game show episodes. "Halloween Chills & Thrills" starts Saturday, October 28 at 8pm, only on “BOO-ZZR.” Let’s Play Scare! Airs Saturday, 10/28 through Monday, 10/30 8:00pm - 11:00pm ET, with an encore marathon Tuesday, 10/31 starting at 12:00pm ET. Includes episodes of Sale of the Century, To Tell The Truth, What's My Line?, I've Got A Secret, and Family Feud.

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Apple TV+ announced their holiday lineup. The festive lineup includes premieres of Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas and The Velveteen Rabbit, a new special based on the beloved children's classic New specials from The Snoopy Show, Frog and Toad, Shape Island, Sago Mini Friends and more are featured in the themed collection on Apple TV+, plus free windows for favorite Peanuts holiday programming including the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Starting December 1, fans of the holiday hit musical comedy Spirited can belt out favorite tunes composed by Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul with a special sing-along version of the Christmas classic. Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Interrupting Chicken: A Chicken Carol holiday special, Pretzel and the Puppies: Merry Muttgomery!, The Snoopy Show: Happiness is the Gift of Giving Holiday Collection and Fraggle Rock: Night of the Lights, all streaming now on Apple TV+.