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 2014.
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
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
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"
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"
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
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
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
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.