‘Tis the season to prepare to clear your DVR after November sweeps to prep it for a holiday marathon of goodness. As but a mere (and awesome, if you ask us) supplement, we’ve prepared your holiday themed guide for TV premieres, finales, specials and more for the remainder of 2012. You’re going to want to bookmark this page, as we will constantly be updating it as more dates are announced. ABC Family’s Countdown to Christmas and 25 Days of Christmas would fill this calendar past max capacity, so be sure to check out our full listing (click here) for all ABC Family has to offer! So if you want to know when your favorite classic movies, new network game show events, reality competition finales, new holiday specials & more air … check it out below!
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We’ve got you covered here at the Yak! Don’t forget to check back for special previews from some of your favorite shows during sweeps!
| Please note that all times are EST and season/series premieres are in all CAPS. New series will be italicized. | Thus. Nov 1 CMA Awards, special (ABC) | 8pm | Fri. Nov 2 LAST MAN STANDING (ABC) | 8pm MALIBU COUNTRY (ABC) | 8:30pm Shark Tank, time-slot premiere (ABC) | 9pm | Sat. Nov 3 | |||
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| Sun Nov. 4 | Mon. Nov 5 | Tues. Nov 6 Election Day | Wed. Nov 7 TOP CHEF: SEATTLE (BRAVO) | 10pm | Thurs. Nov 8 Burn Notice, mid-season premiere (usa) | 9pm *two-hour special | Fri. Nov 9 | Sat. Nov 10 REDNECK ISLAND (CMT) | 9pm CHAINSAW GANG (CMT) | 10pm WEDDING BAND (tbs) | 10pm BIG TEXAS HEAT (CMT) | 10:30pm |
| Sun. Nov 11 The Men Who Built America, finale (History) | 9pm Family Guy (Fox) | 9pm *200th Episode | Mon. Nov 12 | Tues. Nov 13 MANKIND: THE STORY OF ALL OF US (History) | 9pm *12-hour event | Wed. Nov 14 WHITNEY (NBC) | 8pm | Thurs. Nov 15 | Fri. Nov 16 ANTM: College Edition, finale (CW) | 8pm Grimm, fall finale (NBC) | 9pm We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston (CBS) | 10pm *SPECIAL | Sat. Nov 17 |
| Sun. Nov 18 ABC Family Countdown to Christmas Begins | 8am American Music Awards (ABC) | 8pm | Mon. Nov 19 The Secret Life of the American Teenage Daughter (ABC Family) | 8pm *Holiday Special | Tues. Nov 20 Covert Affairs, finale (usa) | 10pm | Wed. Nov 21 Private Practice, special night & time (ABC) | 10pm | Thurs. Nov 22 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC) | 9am The Nat'l Dog Show (NBC) | 12pm Thanksgiving Football: Texans vs. Lions (CBS) | 1pm Thanksgiving Football: Redskins vs. Cowboys (Fox) | 4:30pm A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC) | 8pm The X Factor (Fox) | 8pm *Special Original Episode Thanskgiving Football: Patriots vs. Jets (NBC) | 8:30pm Glee (Fox) | 9pm *Special Original Episode Michael Jackson: BAD25 (ABC) | 9:30pm | Fri. Nov 23 Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (Fox) | 8pm Frosty The Snowman (CBS) | 8pm Grandma Got Run Over By A Raindeer (CW) | 8pm Frosty Returns (CBS) | 8:30pm Nanny McPhee Returns (ABC Family) | 8:30pm Hoops & YoYo Ruin Christmas (CBS) | 9pm The Happy Elf (CW) | 9pm It's a Spongebob Christmas (CBS) | 9:30pm | Sat. Nov 24 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (NBC) | 8pm Made In Jersey (CBS) | 8pm The March Sisters at Christmas (Lifetime) | 8pm |
| Sun. Nov 25 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (ABC Family) | 8pm LIZ & DICK (Lifetime) | 9pm Treme, finale (HBO) | 10pm | Mon. Nov 26 Dancing With the Stars, performance finale (ABC) | 8pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Holidays (ABC) | 9pm CAKE BOSS: NEXT GREAT BAKER (TLC) | 9pm Revolution, fall finale (NBC) | 10pm CAKE BOSS (TLC) | 1030pm | Tues. Nov 27 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC) | 8pm Shrek The Halls (ABC) | 830pm Dancing With The Stars, Results finale | 9pm RIZZOLI & ISLES, mid-season premiere (TNT) | 9pm LEVERAGE, mid-season premiere (TNT) | 10pm Chef Race: UK vs. US, finale (BBC America) | 10pm | Wed. Nov 28 Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC) | 8pm *SPECIAL Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC) | 8pm SNL Christmas (NBC) | 9pm *two-hour event Life After Top Chef, finale (Bravo) | 9pm THE HOUR (BBC America) | 9pm HOT IN CLEVELAND (TVLand) | 10pm HAPPILY DIVORCED (TVLand) | 10:30pm | Thurs. Nov 29 A Fairly Odd Christmas (Nickelodeon) | 7pm PANIC 9-1-1 (A&E) | 10pm | Fri. Nov 30 PAC-12 Championship: UCLA vs. Stanford (Fox) | 8pm Christmas in Rockefeller Center, rebroadcast (NBC) | 8pm | Sat. Dec 1 ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas Begins | 7am It's a Wonderful Life (NBC) | 8pm Big Ten Championship: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin (Fox) | 8pm |
| Sun. Dec 2 Once Upon A Time, winter finale (ABC) | 8pm BCS Selection Show (ESPN) | 8:30pm The Walking Dead, mid-season finale (amc) | 9pm Revenge, winter finale (ABC) | 9pm Boardwalk Empire, finale (HBO) | 9pm Finding Mrs. Clause (Lifetime) | 9pm SHAHS OF SUNSET (Bravo) | 10pm Talking Dead, mid-season finale (amc) | 11pm Comic Book Men, finale (amc) | 11:30pm | Mon. Dec 3 Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas (NBC) | 10pm *SPECIAL | Tues. Dec 4 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (CBS) | 8pm Victoria Secret Fashion Show (CBS) | 10pm Sons of Anarchy, 90-minute finale (FX) | 10pm | Wed. Dec 5 On This Winter's Night: Lady Antebellum (GAC) | 8pm Grammy Nominations Concert LIVE (CBS) | 10pm | Thus. Dec 6 Disney's A Christmas Carol (ABC Family) | 8pm | Fri. Dec 7 SNL Christmas, rebroadcast (NBC) | 8pm Hunted, finale (Cinemax) | 10pm | Sat. Dec 8 American Giving Awards (NBC) | 8pm Despicable Me (ABC Family) | 8pm |
| Sun. Dec 9 The Amazing Race 21, finale (CBS) | 8pm *two-hour event The Mistle-Tones (ABC Family) | 8pm AX MEN (History) | 9pm Christmas With Holly (ABC) | 9pm BAMAZON (History) | 10pm | Mon. Dec 10 American Country Awards (Fox) | 8pm TAKE IT ALL (NBC) | 9pm *5-night event SyFy 20th Anniversary Special (SyFy) | 9pm A Michael Buble Christmas (NBC) | 10pm | Tues. Dec 11 Santa Clause Is Coming To Town (ABC) | 8pm | Wed. Dec 12 | Thurs. Dec 13 | Fri. Dec 14 Portlandia (IFC) | 10:30pm *special | Sat. Dec 15 The Ultimate Fighter, finale (FX) | 9pm |
| Sun. Dec 16 Disney Pixar's Toy Story 3 (ABC Family) | 7pm William & Kate: A Royal Baby Story (TLC) | 8pm Survivor: Philippines, finale (CBS) | 8:30pm *two-hour event Dexter, finale (Showtime) | 9pm Royal Pains: Off-Season Greetings (usa) | 9pm The Bachelorettes: Ashley & JP's Wedding (ABC) | 9pm Homeland, finale (Showtime) | 10pm Survivor: Philippines, reunion (CBS) | 10:30pm | Mon. Dec 17 The Voice, performance finale (NBC) | 8pm *90-minute finale Dreamworks Dragons: Gift Of the Night Fury (Fox) | 8pm Gossip Girl, series finale (CW) | 8pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Fox) | 8:30pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Holidays, finale (ABC) | 9pm 1600 PENN (NBC) | 9:30pm *Sneak Peek Take It All, finale (NBC) | 10pm | Tues. Dec 18 The Voice, results finale (NBC) | 8pm *two-hour event Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC) | 8pm Start Ups: Silicon Valley, finale (Bravo) | 8pm It's A Very Muppet Christmas Movie (CW) | 8pm Mankind: The Story of All of Us, finale (History) | 9pm Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, finale (Lifetime) | 9pm Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (CW) | 9pm AMISH MAFIA (Discovery) | 10:30pm | Wed. Dec 19 Miss Universe (NBC) | 8pm The X Factor, performance finale (Fox) | 8pm Home for the Holidays with Rascal Flatts (CBS) | 8pm WWE Tribute to the Troops (usa) | 9pm *two-hour special 20/20: The Year's Biggest Stories (ABC) | 9:30pm | Thurs. Dec 20 The X Factor, results finale (Fox) | 8pm A White House Christmas: First Families Remember (NBC) | 8pm I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (ABC) | 8pm CMA Country Christmas (ABC) | 9pm Burn Notice, finale (usa) | 9pm *two-hours BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT (SyFy) | 10pm The League, finale (FX) | 11pm Unsupervised (FX) | 11:30pm Reality Show (Showtime) | 11:30pm | Fri. Dec 21 Christmas in Washington (TNT) | 8pm Back to the Beginning w/ Christiane Amanpour (ABC) | 9pm The Brit List (BBC America) | 10pm Haven, finale (SyFy) | 10pm | Sat. Dec 22 Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (NBC) | 8pm Cops: Ho! Ho! Ho! #10 (Fox) | 8pm A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC) | 8:30pm WWE Tribute to the Troops, rebroadcast (NBC) | 9pm Monday Night Football, Falcons vs. Lions (ESPN) | 9pm Frozen Planet (Discovery) | 9pm |
| Sun. Dec 23 The Sound of Music (ABC) | 7pm The Next Iron Chef: Redemption, finale (Food Network) | 9pm | Mon. Dec 24 It's a Wonderful Life (NBC) | 8pm Raising Hope Holiday-a-Thon (Fox) | 8pm Top 50 Country Videos of 2012 (GAC) | 8pm A Christmas Story (tbs) | 8pm A Christmas Carol (TNT) | 9pm Shrek The Third (ABC) | 9pm Christmas Eve at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (NBC) | 11:30pm | Tues. Dec 25 Horton Hears a Who (NBC) | 8pm New Girl Holiday-a-Thon (Fox) | 8pm Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC) | 8:30pm How The Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC) | 9pm Dr. Who (BBC America) | 9pm Leverage, series finale (TNT) | 10pm Chopped: All-Stars, finale (Food Network) | 10pm | Wed. Dec 26 Ben & Kate Holiday-a-Thon (Fox) | 8pm Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) | 9pm | Thurs. Dec 27 The Mindy Project Holiday-a-Thon (Fox) | 8pm Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (ABC) | 8pm Dave's Old Porn, finale (Showtime) | 11pm | Fri. Dec 28 SAY YES TO THE DRESS (TLC) | 9pm Back to the Beginning With Christiane Amanpour, conclusion (ABC) | 9pm | Sat. Dec 29 Heroes of Hell's Highway, 3-part special (Discovery) | 8pm FOOD COURT WARS (Food Network) | 10pm Chainsaw Gang, finale (CMT) | 10:30pm |
| Sun. Dec 30 Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABC) | 5pm | Mon. Dec 31 Enchanted (NBC) | 8pm New Year's Eve With Carson Daly (NBC) | 10pm, 11:30pm Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve w/ Ryan Seacrest (ABC) | 10pm, 11:30pm New Year's Eve LIVE (Fox) | 11pm *90-minute event | Tues. Jan 1 | Keep checking back as this calendar will be constantly updated as new specials are announced! | |||
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