For the first time since 1965, the Peanuts holiday specials are not scheduled to air on broadcast TV

MeTV ^ | 10/20/2020 | MeTV Staff

[Gasshog]

Lol - Roadhouse

[bhive]

In all fairness... the networks have so many highly rated shows... where could they possibly squeeze in 30 minutes of something people would want to watch?

[dfwgator]

Around Christmas every year now CBS runs old colorized I Love Lucy Christmas Specials, and they always win their time slot.

[AFreeBird]

Actually, all the Charlie Brown specials are now available on Apple TV.

I know, not the same as broadcast and that sucks.

[shanover]

It is sad as the culture war is pretty much nationally lost but the legacy “VHF” alphabet channels are pretty much dead also.

[martin_fierro]

hahahaha

[Boogieman]

“Apple TV currently has streaming rights for the Peanuts holiday specials.”

Yes, and Apple TV is (afaik) free, at least for the basic content. So you can probably just download the app and watch the Peanuts specials without paying anything.

[Gasshog]

Besides Networks slicing out more program for the commercials
having seen all Peanuts specials in the their first run, the contemporary ads are absolutely jarring in contrast with the vintage Peanuts specials.

We have all the specials on laserdiscs and those are unedited and complete, DVDs seem to be uncut also. On CD we have the music that Vince produced for Peanuts even stuff from the 70s right before he passed away, those are great to listen to.

So yeah, I dont miss watching them on old Broadcast tv at all.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey Ya Charlie Brown

[Rastus]

I love the Peanuts specials, but I’m agin anything that preempted Yvonne Craig.

[Seruzawa]

Great. Those with apple streaming can watch it over and over again until their eyeballs fall out.

[virgil]

I noticed on Amazon prime, you can’t stream some movies (even some old ones) without buying a subscription to a premium channel. Just doesn’t seem right.

[Dr. Sivana]

Another piece of the continuing deconstruction of American culture.

I think it has more to do with Apple buying rights to the "Peanuts" franchise and Disney not wanting to show family oriented properties they don't show on their networks. The DVDs sell fine, the shows are available on Amazon. 55 years is a nice run.

[polymuser]

Pluto’s old TV series are very popular.

[kalee]

How very sad!

[TianaHighrider]

And that one too❣❣❣ Right you are!

[TianaHighrider]

Ps. Love the poem/song on your page.

[xp38]

oh thanks...I was watching a church service on tv some years ago and it was sung....it moved me. I know nothing about it or the author but I looked it up and put it there.

[Bonemaker]

The ongoing systematic destruction of Americana.

[virgil]

Do you need an Apple device?