Thanksgiving Month on TV: 275 Holiday-Themed Specials, Episodes & Movie Marathons
Mike Vicic - November 11, 2009
You found the list of Thanksgiving & Christmas programs for November 2009. If you want to know what's on TV this year, check out our most recent list for November 2011.
Looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit? Or are you hosting a 15-person traditional Thanksgiving dinner -- with no clue how to get started? Then get out the cranberries, stuffing and yams, pull up a chair, and watch some television. TV Tango has your guide to holiday-themed programming as well as series and movie marathons on TV for the rest of November. We'll continue to update this list, so check back daily.
November 11 (Wednesday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): Santa Jr.; Snowglobe
- Encore Family Feast, Chevy Chase Spotlight (1:30PM-1AM): Cops and Robbersons; Funny Money; Nothing But Trouble; Caddyshack II; Fletch; Fletch Lives; Funny Farm
- Fine Living (8-9PM): Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Special
- Food Network (9-9:30PM): Throwdown with Bobby Flay "Pumpkin Pie"
November 12 (Thursday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7:30-10PM): The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Fine Living (7-8PM): Emeril's Thanksgiving with Our Troops
- Fine Living (9-10PM): Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Desserts
- Sleuth (8-10PM): A Christmas Carol
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November 13 (Friday)
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November 14 (Saturday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (6PM-Midnight): Nanny McPhee; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Wedding Singer
- Food Network (7AM-2PM): Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60; Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Thanksgiving; Tyler's Ultimate "Ultimate Turkey Dinner"; Ask Aida "Aida's Thanksgiving"; 30-Minute Meals "Thankful in Thirty"; Secrets of a Restaurant Chef "The Secret of Brined Turkey"; Down Home with the Neelys "Gobble, Gobble"; Paula's Best Dishes "Turkey Time"; Cooking for Real "Thanks-Livin'"; 5 Ingredient Fix "Thanksgiving Fest From One Grocery Bag"; Giada at Home "Thanksgiving"; Barefoot Contessa "Thanksgiving 2.0"
- Food Network (8-11PM): Good Eats "Fry Turkey Fry"; Good Eats "Stuff It"; Secret Life of... "Thanksgiving"; Thanksgiving Unwrapped
- TBS (8-10:15PM): The Wizard of Oz
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November 15 (Sunday)
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November 16 (Monday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (6-10PM): Eloise at Christmastime; A Dennis the Menace Christmas
- Food Network (9:30AM-Noon): Ask Aida "Aida's Thanksgiving"; Emeril Live "Emeril's Ultimate Thanksgiving"; Easy Entertaining "Skewer This"; Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller "Turkey Call"
- Food Network (3:30-7PM): Tyler's Ultimate "Ultimate Turkey Dinner"; Cooking for Real "Thanks-Livin'"; Giada at Home "Thanksgiving"; Barefoot Contessa "Thanksgiving 2.0"; Down Home with the Neelys "Gobble, Gobble"; Paula's Best Dishes "Turkey Time"; 30-Minute Meals "Thankful in Thirty"
- Food Network (8-11PM): Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Turkey"; Dear Food Network "Top 10 Thanksgiving Problem Solvers"; Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives "Talkin' Turkey"
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November 17 (Tuesday)
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November 18 (Wednesday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-10PM): Gotta Catch Santa Claus; Lilo & Stitch
- CBS (8:30-9PM): Gary Unmarried "Gary Apologizes"
- Fine Living (8-9PM): Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Desserts
- Food Network (10AM-Noon): Emeril Live "Classic Thanksgiving"; Easy Entertaining "Relaxing Thanksgiving"; Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller "Give Thanks"
- Food Network (8-10PM): Food Network Challenge "Thanksgiving Family Feast"; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Leftovers"
November 19 (Thursday)
- ABC (9-10PM): Grey's Anatomy "Holidaze"
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): Christmas Caper; A Carol Christmas
- Fine Living (8-10PM): Emeril Live Fireside Favorites; Ham on Turkey
- Food Network (10AM-Noon): Emeril Live "Time For Turkey"; Easy Entertaining "American Goes Gourmet"; Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller "Smart Turkey"
- Food Network (8-10PM): Paula's Southern Thanksgiving; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Desserts"
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November 20 (Friday)
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November 21 (Saturday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (8AM-Midnight): A Chance of Snow; Santa Who?; Stealing Christmas; The Christmas Box; The Christmas Secret; The Christmas Wish; Once Upon A Christmas; Twice Upon A Christmas
- CMT (9:30-11PM): Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-palooza Christmas Luau
- Fine Living (9-10PM): Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Special
- Food Network (7AM-6PM): Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60 #2; Paula's Southern Thanksgiving; Tyler's Ultimate "Thanksgiving"; Ask Aida "Comfort Food"; 30-Minute Meals "Thank Me Later"; Secrets of a Restaurant Chef "The Secret to Pork Loin"; Down Home with the Neelys "It's a Neely Thanksgiving"; Paula's Home Cooking "Southern Thanksgiving Leftovers"; Cooking for Real "Talkin' Turkey"; 5 Ingredient Fix "Impress the In-Laws"; Giada at Home "A Family Thanksgiving"; Barefoot Contessa "Thanksgiving Countdown"; Dear Food Network "Top 10 Thanksgiving Problems Solved"; Dear Food Network "Giada's Thanksgiving"; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Turkey"; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Desserts"
- Food Network (7-11PM): Food Network Challenge "Thanksgiving Family Feast"; All-Star Thanksgiving Recipes; Iron Chef America "Thanksgiving Showdown"; Throwdown with Bobby Flay "Turkey and Dressing"
- Hallmark (Noon-2AM): Ernest Saves Christmas; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; A Grandpa for Christmas; Moonlight & Mistletoe; Mr. St. Nick; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; What I Did for Love
- TBS (8PM-Midnight): Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat; Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
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November 22 (Sunday)
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November 23 (Monday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): A Holiday to Remember; Unlikely Angel
- CBS (8-8:30PM): How I Met Your Mother "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap"
- Fine Living (6-10PM): Ham on Turkey; Emeril Live "Thanksgiving Favorites"; Emeril's Thanksgiving with Our Troops; Emeril Live "Traditional Thanksgiving"
- Food Network (11:30AM-1PM): Quick Fix Meals With Robin Miller "Smart Turkey"; Paula's Best Dishes "Turkey Time"; Giada at Home "Thanksgiving"
- Food Network (2-8PM): Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Thanksgiving; Guy's Big Bite "Turkey Day on Toast"; Tyler's Ultimate "Thanksgiving"; Cooking for Real "Talkin' Turkey"; Giada at Home "A Family Thanksgiving"; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Desserts"; Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60 #2; Dear Food Network: Top 10 Thanksgiving Problems Solved
- Food Network (9-10PM): Unwrapped, "Turkey Day" & "Stuffed"
- Fox (8-10PM): House "Ignorance is Bliss"; Lie to Me "Secret Santa"
- Hallmark (Noon-Midnight): A Smoky Mountain Christmas; Meet the Santas; Fallen Angel; The Christmas Choir; Silent Night
- History (8-10PM): Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black
- NBC (8-10PM): Heroes "Thanksgiving"; Trauma "Thank You"
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November 24 (Tuesday)
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-10PM): Holly & Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure; Hercules
- Cartoon Network (11-11:30AM): The Bugs Bunny Thanksgiving Diet
- Food Network (10AM-1:30PM): Emeril Live "Stuff It"; Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello "Turkey Goodbye Party"; Quick Fix Meals With Robin Miller "Give Thanks"; Paula's Home Cooking "Thanksgiving"; Everyday Italian "Italian Thankgiving"; 30-Minute Meals "Thankful in Thirty"
- Food Network (5-8PM): Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Disasters"; Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60; Dear Food Network "Giada's Thanksgiving"
- Hallmark (Noon-4PM): A Christmas Memory; The Christmas Gift
- G4 (8-9PM): X-Play "Holiday Buyer's Guide"
- Lifetime (10-10:30PM): Sherri "Thanks-for-not-for-nothing-giving"
November 25 (Wednesday)
- ABC (8:30-9PM): The Middle, "Thanksgiving"
- ABC (9:30-10PM): Cougar Town "Here Comes My Girl"
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): The Sons of Mistletoe; The Christmas List
- Bravo (11AM-11PM): Top Chef: Las Vegas Marathon
- Food Network (10AM-2PM): Emeril Live "Emeril's Ultimate Thanksgiving"; Easy Entertaining "Italian Comfort Foods"; Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller "Turkey Call"; Paula's Home Cooking "Thai for My Guy"; Everyday Italian "Thanksgiving Leftovers"; 30-Minute Meals "Gobble It Up"; Barefoot Contessa "Thanksgiving 2.0"
- Food Network (4-9PM): Tyler's Ultimate "Ultimate Turkey Dinner"; Cooking for Real "Thanks-Livin'"; Everyday Italian "Vegetarian Italian"; Barefoot Contessa "Thanksgiving Countdown"; Down Home with the Neelys "It's a Neely Thanksgiving"; Road Tasted with the Neelys "Thanksgiving"; Dear Food Network "Thanksgiving Turkey"; Food Network Challenge "Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast"
- Hallmark (Noon-Midnight): The Christmas Box; Timepiece; A Christmas Visitor; A Season for Miracles; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; Silver Bells
- style (6AM-Midnight): Clean House Marathon
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November 26 (Thanksgiving)
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November 27 (Friday)
- A&E (All Day Starting @ 8AM): Criminal Minds Marathon
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): Tarzan; Aladdin
- Animal Planet (1-10PM): I'm Alive Marathon
- BET (10AM-6PM): Everybody Hates Chris Marathon
- Bravo (8AM-5PM): Real Housewives of New Jersey Marathon
- Comedy Central Movie Marathon (9AM-6PM): Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Beverly Hills Cop; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Bowfinger
- Comedy Central Movie Marathon (10PM-2:30AM): Jackass 2.5; Waiting; Still Waiting
- Discovery Channel (All Day Starting @ 9AM): Deadliest Catch Marathon
- DIY (All Day Starting @ 7AM): Cool Tools Holiday Blitz Marathon
- E! (9AM-4PM): Kardashiathon (Keeping Up with the Kardashians; Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami; The Wedding Special)
- Encore Family Feast (All Day): Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; The Princess Bride; Doctor Dolittle; The Secret of Nimh 2: Timmy to the Rescue; The Princess Diaries; Kazaam; The Pagemaster; Matilda; Max Keeble's Big Move; 102 Dalmatians; The Parent Trap; Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas; The Princess Diaries; Casper
- Fine Living (9AM-3PM): Mission Organization Marathon
- Food Network (2-11PM): Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Marathon
- Fox Movie Special (8-10PM): Ice Age: The Meltdown
- FX (All Day Starting at 8AM): That '70s Show Marathon
- Hallmark (Noon-Midnight): The Night They Saved Christmas; Ernest Saves Christmas; Mr. St. Nick; Meet the Santas; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Moonlight and Mistletoe
- HBO2 (9PM-1AM): Bored to Death Season 1 Marathon
- HGTV (10:30AM-2PM): HGTV's Home for the Holidays; Decked for the Holidays; Toys We Grew Up With
- ID (All Day Starting @ 9AM): Deadly Women Marathon
- Lifetime (9-11PM): Call Me Claus
- Nat Geo (2-8PM): Ultimate Factories Marathon
- NickToons (Noon-10PM): Fantastic Four Marathon
- Oxygen (8AM-8PM): America's Next Top Model Marathon
- SOAPnet (1-9PM): Chillin' with Dylan, Beverly Hills, 90210 Marathon
- Spike (9AM-11PM): Band of Brothers Marathon
- Syfy Bond Movie Marathon (All Day Starting at 8AM): Thunderball; From Russian with Love; You Only Live Twice; Diamonds Are Forever; Casino Royale; Goldeneye; Goldfinger; Never Say Never Again
- TBS (11:30AM-4PM): Seinfeld Marathon
- TBS (8-10PM): The Santa Clause
- TLC (6AM-10PM): Say Yes to the Dress Marathon
- TNT (11AM-7PM): Law & Order Marathon
- Travel (9AM-8PM): Bizarre Foods Marathon
- truTV (9AM-3PM): Haunting Evidence Marathon
- TV Land (9AM-4PM): Sanford & Son Marathon
- TV Land (4-10PM): The Andy Griffith Show Marathon
- TV One (6:30AM-2PM): Who's Got Jokes? Marathon
- TV One (2-10PM): Unsung Marathon
- USA (6:30AM-12:30PM): NCIS Marathon
- USA (1:30-7PM): White Collar Marathon
- USA (7-9PM): Elf
- WE (Noon-7PM): The Golden Girls Marathon
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November 28 (Saturday)
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November 29 (Sunday)
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November 30 (Monday)
- ABC (8-9PM): Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Shrek the Halls
- ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas (7-11PM): The Dog Who Saved Christmas; Naughty or Nice
- Boomerang (8-8:30PM): The Flintstones "Christmas Flintstone"
- Comedy Central (10AM-Noon): Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
- CW (9-10PM): Gossip Girl "The Treasure of Serena Madre"
- Disney XD (8-11PM): Kid vs. Kat "Christmas"; Monster Buster Club "Secret Santa"; The Suite Life of Zack & Cody "Christmas at the Tipton"; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air "Deck the Halls"; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air "Christmas Show"; American Dragon: Jake Long "Hairy Christmas"
- Food Network (8-10PM): Good Eats "Twas the Night Before Good Eats"; Wintertime Treats Unwrapped
- Hallmark (Noon-Midnight): Silver Bells; One Magic Christmas; Off Season; Tribute on Ice; Moonlight and Mistletoe; Mr. St. Nick
If we missed any holiday TV events, just leave a comment and we'll add them to the list.
Research support from: Abe Fried-Tanzer; Maj Canton.
Comments
Post a Comment- From: Allison
- Date: November 12, 2009
I believe the The Thanksgiving Day Parade is on NBC, not CBS.
- From: Mike
- Date: November 13, 2009
@Allison: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is on both NBC and CBS. From the CBS press release: "The special, a CBS Thanksgiving tradition celebrating its 49th year, will feature the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live from New York City, as well as a performance by country music artist Reba McEntire."
- From: Night Writer
- Date: November 18, 2009
Oh how I love the Food Network Channel this time of the year and all year:)It always puts me in the mood to do a nicer Thanksgiving dinner than the prior year. I'm up for the food challenge this year thanks to the Food Network Channel and all those talented cooks.
