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Holiday 2021 TV Premiere Dates

Staff — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:56:01 +0000

From reindeer to fruitcake, networks and streamers are getting festive with holiday 2021 programming.

Broadcast sees the return of holiday favorites, such as CBS's presentation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and ABC's seasonal series The Great Christmas Light Fight.

Recently rebranded GAC Family will bring multiple merry movies to cable, including Royally Wrapped for Christmas and Joy for Christmas. VH1 also gets into the holiday spirit.

Check out the listings below.

November

Monday, Nov. 22

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS)

Wednesday, Nov. 24

General Hospital (ABC, holiday episode)

Hawkeye (Disney Plus, series premiere)

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (NBC)

Thursday, Nov. 25

The 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC, 9 a.m.)

National Dog Show Presented By Purina (NBC, 12 p.m.)

The Magic Maker (ABC, holiday special)

The Nine Kittens of Christmas (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.)

Friday, Nov. 26

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (ABC)

My Angel’s Christmas List (GAC Family)

Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021 (The CW)

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (The CW)

Frosty the Snowman (CBS)

Frosty Returns (CBS)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (NBC)

The Grinch (NBC)

5 More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas (NBC)

Trolls Holiday in Harmony (NBC)

Christmas CEO (Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.)

An Unexpected Christmas (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.)

Saturday, Nov. 27

Royally Wrapped for Christmas (GAC Family)

Wellington Paranormal (The CW, holiday episode)

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (CBS)

Robbie the Reindeer: Legends of the Lost Tribe (CBS)

Western Christmas (MeTV)

Making Spirits Bright (Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.)

Christmas at Castle Hart (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.)

Sunday, Nov. 28

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (ABC, holiday special)

The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, season premiere)

Christmas Is You (GAC Family)

The Waltons’ Homecoming (The CW)

A Very Brady Christmas (MeTV)

Christmas in Tahoe (Hallmark Channel, 6 p.m.)

The Christmas Contest (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.)

Monday, Nov. 29

Adventures in Christmas-ing (VH1)

CMA Country Christmas (ABC)

December

Wednesday, Dec. 1

Home Economics (ABC, holiday episode)

The Wonder Years (ABC, holiday episode)

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel, holiday special)

Beebo Saves Christmas (The CW, holiday special)

World’s Funniest Animals: Christmas (The CW)

Kelly Clarkson Presents When Christmas Comes Around (NBC, holiday special)

Fruitcake Fraud (Discovery Plus)

Thursday, Dec. 2

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (VH1)

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (ABC)

Toy Story That Time Forgot (ABC)

Friday, Dec. 3

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines (Discovery Plus)

Saturday, Dec. 4

Jingle Bell Princess (GAC Family)

Silent Night--A Song for the World (The CW, documentary)

Sunday, Dec. 5

S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8 p.m., series returns)

Something’s Coming: West Side Story -- A Special Edition of 20/20 (ABC)

A Lot Like Christmas (GAC Family)

Monday, Dec. 6

Hip Hop Family Christmas (VH1)

A Very Boy Band Holiday (ABC)

MeTV’s Super Colossal Cartoon Christmas (MeTV, 8 p.m.)

Wednesday, Dec. 8

Christmas Around the World (The CW)

Friday, Dec. 10

Shark Tank (ABC, holiday episode)

Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us (The CW, holiday special)

Saturday, Dec. 11

A Christmas Miracle for Daisy (GAC Family)

The Pioneer Woman’s Hometown: Holiday Themes (Discovery Plus)

Sunday, Dec. 12

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, holiday episode)

Supermarket Sweep (ABC, holiday episode)

A Christmas Star (GAC Family)

Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2021 (The CW, holiday special)

A Christmas Proposal (CBS)

A Chef's Life Holiday Special (PBS, 8 p.m.)

Monday, Dec. 13

Let’s Get Married (VH1)

20 Years Of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir (PBS, 8 p.m.)

Tuesday, Dec. 14

The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (PBS, 9 p.m.)

Wednesday, Dec. 15

IHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2021 (The CW)

Nature “Santa’s Wild Home” (PBS, 8 p.m.)

Thursday, Dec. 16

Dogs of the Year 2021 (The CW)

Friday, Dec .17

The 89th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (The CW)

Sunday, Dec. 19

The Sound of Music (ABC)

Joy for Christmas (GAC Family)

Christmas Takes Flight (CBS)

Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas (PBS, 8 p.m.)

Monday, Dec. 20

Miracles Across 125th Street (VH1)

Christmas at Belmont (PBS, 9 p.m.)

Friday, Dec. 24

Shrek the Halls (ABC)

Disney Prep & Landing (ABC)

Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC)

20 Years Of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir (PBS, 9 p.m., encore presentation)

Saturday, Dec. 25

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)

Call the Midwife (PBS, 9 p.m.)

Sunday, Dec. 26

Call the Midwife (PBS, 7:30 p.m., 2019 holiday special)

Tuesday, Dec. 28

Popstar’s Best of 2021 (The CW)

Wednesday, Dec. 29

The Book of Boba Fett (Disney Plus)

Friday, Dec. 31

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 (ABC)

United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream (PBS, 9 p.m.)

Bill Abbott Leads Company Buying GAC From Discovery

jon.lafayette@futurenet.com (Jon Lafayette) — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:51:23 +0000

Former Hallmark Channel head Bill Abbott has formed a new company with Hicks Equity Partners that has acquired the Great American Country Network from Discovery.

The new company, GAC Media LLC., also acquired Ride TV, a network dedicated to equestrian sports.

GAC Media plans to focus on family-friendly programming. The company said Abbott will oversee a prompt review of “additional content opportunities while leading growth initiatives in advertising and distribution.”

Financial terms of the deals for GAC and Ride TV were not disclosed.

“Even as the entertainment ecosystem continues to rapidly evolve – both in terms of distribution platforms and underlying content – consumer interest in family friendly programming that enriches lives and offers safe entertainment options remains as strong as ever,” Abbott said. “GAC and Ride TV represent cornerstone assets in this respect, and we look forward to growing both channels even as we pursue the larger goal of establishing new, well-resourced and engaging family-friendly programming."

Abbott was pushed out of Hallmark’s parent company Crown Media Holdings amid a controversy over pulling an ad featuring a same-sex marriage.

Discovery acquired GAC when it bought Scripps Networks.

GAC to Televise Telethon to Benefit Tennessee Wildfire Victims

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:46:00 +0000

Great American Country on Dec. 13 will broadcast a benefit concert to aid those affected by the Tennessee wildfires, the network said Wednesday.

The three-hour telethon/concert, Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit For the My People Fund, will feature performances by Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss, according to GAC. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Dollywood Foundation My People Fund, established by Parton in the wake of last week’s wildfires in Sevier Country, Tenn.

During the telethon, viewers will be asked to call 1-866-CARE MORE to donate to the My People Fund.

“My home in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is some place special,” Parton said in a statement. “Wildfires have affected many of the people—my people—who live in those beautiful mountains. We want to provide a hand up to those families who have lost everything in the fires. I know it has been a trying time for my people and this assistance will help get them back on their feet.”

Scripps Taps Allison Page to Oversee Programming for Its Networks

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:43:00 +0000

Scripps Networks programming veteran Allison Page has been promoted to a new position overseeing programming for all six of Scripps’s linear channels, the company said Monday.

As part of a newly created position as general manager of U.S. programming and development for Scripps Networks Interactive, Page will add oversight of programming for Food Network and Cooking Channel to her existing responsibility for programming at HGTV, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Great American Country, said the company.

“Allison Page is one of the most accomplished programming executives working in television today, with a great track record of success in developing talent and formats across all six of our brands,” said Kathleen Finch, Scripps Networks Interactive's Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer, in a statement. “She has been a central player in the incredible success of HGTV over the last few years, and her creativity and leadership will be key to the continued growth and development of all our networks moving forward.”

In addition, Scripps has tapped Julie Taylor as its senior vice president of program planning & strategy, U.S. Networks, overseeing the scheduling teams across all six networks. Also, Shannon Jamieson Driver, who already leads marketing efforts for all six networks, has been named general manager, U.S. Brand Marketing, and will now contribute support for Scripps Networks Interactive’s digital brands through integrated linear and experiential marketing experiences, said the company.

Travel Channel Moving to Knoxville, Tenn.

kent.gibbons@futurenet.com (Kent Gibbons) — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:30:00 +0000

Scripps Networks Interactive officials confirmed recent reports that Travel Channel's headquarters will be moving from Chevy Chase, Md., to SNI's home base in Knoxville, Tenn. Reports in local media including this outlet have indicated that as many as 100 jobs could be involved with the move. Existing Travel Channel employees have been offered the opportunity to relocate to Knoxville, a Scripps representative said, though specific numbers have not been released. Some functions will remain in Chevy Chase, including government affairs, digital and legal staffers. The moves are said to be taking place over the next four to six months.

“As part of our ongoing work to transform Travel Channel into one of the leading entertainment brands in the United States and around the world, we are moving the network to Scripps Networks Interactive’s headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn. This shift will enable Travel Channel to benefit from much deeper resources as we look to further grow reach and audience share,” the network said in a statement from chief communications officer Dylan Jones.

Travel Channel, launched in 1987, is majority owned and controlled by SNI. Former owner Cox Communications sold 65% to Scripps in 2009 for about $1 billion and retained the rest. it has about 89 million subscribers. About two years ago, Scripps Networks consolidated GAC operations in Knoxville, leaving a building in Nashville that now is occupied by RFD-TV parent Rural Media Group.

Scripps Networks Net Grows in Q4

jon.lafayette@futurenet.com (Jon Lafayette) — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:30:00 +0000

Scripps Networks Interactive reported higher fourth-quarter earnings, despite nearly flat advertising revenues.

Net income rose 21% to $132 million, or 96 cents a share, including a 6 cent charge for restructuring, from $109 million, or 73 cents a share, a year ago. The year-ago results included a 17 cents per share writedown of goodwill.

Revenues rose 2.3% to $669 million. Advertising revenue edged up 0.7% to $454 million.

“The strength of our lifestyle media brands and the connections they make with consumers and advertisers enabled the company to maintain its record of growth and creating shareholder value for the quarter and the full year,” CEO Ken Lowe said in a statement. “The company is in a great position to capitalize on the many opportunities in an ever changing media environment.”

For 2015, the company said it expected revenue to rise about 4%, cost of services to rise 8% to 10% and selling, general and administrative expenses to be down 2% to flat.

In the fourth quarter, Scripps Networks’ Lifestyle media segment profits rose 1% to $298 million, pressured by restructuring expenses and higher program amortization costs.

Lifestyle media revenues rose 1.7% to $642 million. Affiliate fees grew 6.1% to $191 million, but ad revenues were up only 0.3% to $444 million, reflecting “softness in the advertising market and audience delivery at some of our networks,” the company said.

Operating revenues were down 2.9% at Travel Channel, off 1.1% at Food Network and dropped 2.6% at Great American Country. Operating revenues were up 4.4% at HGTV, 7% at DIY Network, and 9.8% at Cooking Channel.