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YOUR ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND TV SCHEDULE!

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Wednesday, Nov. 26


  • ABC-- "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" — 8 pm


  • THE CW-- "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" — 8 pm (This John Hughes classic starring John Candy and Steve Martin is the best—and perhaps only—of Hollywood’s Thanksgiving-themed comedy films.)


  • NBC-- "SNL Thanksgiving" —9 pm (Two-hour compilation of the best Thanksgiving-themed Saturday Night Live sketches.)


  • DESTINATION AMERICA-- "When Turkeys Attack" — 10 pm (Its description says it features “home video footage plucked from real families terrorized by turkeys.” What!? lol)



Thursday, Nov. 27


Time: 8:00 a.m. EST 


  • PBS -- “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” (2009 Christmas special).


  • FX -- “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” (2008 movie).


  • ABC Family -- “The Middle” (2011 Thanksgiving episode).


  • Hallmark -- “Meet the Santas” (2005 Christmas movie).


  • LMN -- “The Governor’s Wife” (2007 movie).


  • Nick -- “Dora the Explorer” (2012 Thanksgiving episode).


  • TCM -- “Jack and the Beanstalk” (1952 movie).



Time: 9:00 a.m. EST



  • Bravo -- “Top Chef: The First Thanksgiving” (2014 Thanksgiving episode)


  • NBC -- "The 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade"



Time: 10:00 a.m. EST


  • NBC -- "The 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade"


  • TBS -- "Thanksgiving with Friends" marathon. A marathon of every Thanksgiving episode of Friends.



Time: 11:00 a.m. EST


  • Bravo -- “Top Chef: The First Thanksgiving” (2014 Thanksgiving episode).


  • ABC Family -- “Happy Feet” (2006 movie).


  • Lifetime -- “Comfort and Joy” (2003 Christmas movie).


  • VH1 -- “A League of Their Own” (1992 movie).


Time: 12:00 pm EST


  • NBC -- "13th Annual National Dog Show"It’s that thing everyone accidentally ends up watching each year because no one bothers to change the channel when the parade is over. But also: cute dogs!


  • Hallmark -- “Meet the Santas" (2005 movie)


Time: 12:30pm EST


  • NFL Football Games Start!
    • CBS -- Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m. EST (FOOTBALL)


Time: 3:30 p.m. EST


  • ABC Family -- “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (2007 movie).


  • Syfy -- “Space Cowboys” (2000 movie).


  • TCM -- “The Muppets Take Manhattan” (1984 movie).



Time: 4:00 p.m. EST


  • AMC -- “Jurassic Park III” (2001 movie).


  • BET -- “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (2008 movie).


  • Fuse -- “House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute” (2001 movie).


  • FX -- “The Lorax” (2012 movie).


  • Hallmark -- “A Cookie Cutter Christmas” (2014 movie).


  • LMN -- “Deadly Sibling Rivalry” (2011 movie).


Time: 4:30 p.m. EST


  • FOX -- Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers (FOOTBALL)


  • IFC -- “Beetlejuice” (1988 movie).


Time: 5:00 p.m. EST


  • FXM -- “Thanksgiving Family Reunion” (2003 Thanksgiving movie).


  • Cartoon Network -- “Teen Titans Go!” (Thanksgiving episode).


  • Lifetime -- “The Notebook” (2004 movie).


Time: 5:15 p.m. EST


  • Comedy Central -- “Happy Gilmore” (1996 movie).


Time: 6:30 p.m. EST


  • Disney -- “Good Luck Charlie” (2011 Thanksgiving episode).


  • IFC -- “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (2010 movie).


  • Syfy -- “Stargate” (1994 movie).


Time: 7:00 p.m. EST


  • FXM -- “Thanksgiving Family Reunion” (2003 Thanksgiving movie).


  • Nick -- “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993 movie).


Time: 7:30 p.m. EST


  • College Football Games Start!
    • FOX Sports 1 -- Texas Christian vs. Texas
    • ESPN, ESPN3 -- Texas A&M vs. LSU

  • CMT -- “Reba” (2004 Thanksgiving episode).


  • Comedy Central -- “Dumb and Dumber” (1994 movie).


  • BET -- “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996 movie)


Time: 8:00 p.m. EST



  • FXX -- “The Simpsons” (1990 Thanksgiving episode).


  • CBS -- “The Big Bang Theory” (2013 Thanksgiving episode).


  • FX -- “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” (2008 movie).


  • Hallmark -- “Northpole” (2014 Christmas movie).


  • Lifetime -- “The Holiday” (2006 movie).


Time: 8:30 p.m. EST



  • NBC -- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys (FOOTBALL)


  • ABC Family -- “Ratatouille” (2007 movie).


  • E! -- “Two Weeks Notice” (2002 movie).


Time: 9:00 p.m. EST



  • FXM -- “Thanksgiving Family Reunion” (2003 Thanksgiving movie).


  • Cartoon Network -- “The Cleveland Show” (2012 Thanksgiving episode)


  • FYI -- “Thanksgiving Unstuffed” (2014 special).


  • VH1 -- “A Very Bonnaroo Thanksgiving” (new 2014 Thanksgiving special).


  • AMC -- “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997 movie).


  • IFC -- “Hot Fuzz” (2007 movie).


  • Syfy -- “Poseidon” (2006 movie).


Time: 10:00 p.m. EST



  • Discovery -- “Alaska: The Last Frontier Exposed” (new 2014 Thanksgiving special).


  • BET -- “The Little Richard Story” (1980 movie).


  • Disney XD -- “Pants on Fire” (2014 movie).


  • FX -- “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” (2012 movie).


  • FXX -- “The Simpsons Movie” (2007 movie).


  • Hallmark -- “Royal Christmas” (2014 Christmas movie).


  • LMN -- “Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs” (2014 movie).



Time: 10:30 p.m. EST


  • E! -- “The Women” (2008 movie).


Time: 11:00 p.m. EST



  • FXM -- “Thanksgiving Family Reunion” (2003 Thanksgiving movie).


  • Discovery -- “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (2013 Thanksgiving episode).


  • Comedy Central -- “Dumb and Dumber” (1994 movie).


  • VH1 -- “A League of Their Own” (1992 movie).


Time: 11:30 p.m. EST



  • Nick -- “Friends” (1998 Thanksgiving episode).


Friday, Nov. 28



  • HISTORY -- "Pawn Stars marathon" —8 am-11 am (Put your time at grandma’s house to good use. Surely there’s some crazy antique lying around that could be your golden ticket.)


  • AMC -- "Rambo movie marathon" —11 am-12 am (Because nothing says the holidays like Sly Stallone and blood.)


  • CBS -- "Frosty the Snowman" — 9 pm (Never too early, apparently!)



Saturday, Nov. 29



  • LIFETIME -- "Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever" — 8 pm


  • DISCOVERY CH. -- "Punkin Chunkin: Superchunk!" — 8 pm



Sunday, Nov. 30



  • SPIKE -- "Indiana Jones movie marathon"—12:30 pm


  • ABC FAMILY-- "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation"—10 pm




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