Here’s TBS & TNT’s Holiday-Themed Marathon Lineup of Your Favorite Shows and Films Including Elf, & A Christmas Story


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TBS and TNT are hosting a slew of holiday favorite films, including a few 24-hour marathons of classic Christmas movies like A Christmas Story and Elf. Unlike previous holiday marathons, this one includes themed episodes from popular series like Modern Family and Friends.

Holiday marathons have been a part of TBS and TNT tradition for quite some time, starting with the first A Christmas Story all-day marathon in 1997. But this is the first to host seasonal episodes of popular sitcoms as well. 

The channels are adding holiday-inspired episodes of Modern Family, Family Matters, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory to the mix. The networks will also air Elf, starring Will Farrell and Zooey Deschanel, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. 

Audiences will have multiple chances to watch every movie and series throughout November and December.

The complete TBS and TNT holiday lineup:

A Christmas Story 

TBS 

  • Saturday, December 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT 

The 24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8:00 p.m. to December 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Monday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Tuesday, November 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT 
  • Thursday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 5:33 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, December 18 at 7:45 p.m. ET/PT 

24-hour marathon airs from Sunday, December 24 at 8:00 p.m. to Monday, December 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 

A Christmas Story Christmas

TBS 

  • Saturday, December 2 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Monday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (TV PREMIERE)  
  • Sunday, November 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 7:33 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, December 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT 

8-Bit Christmas

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 25 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. ET/PT (TV PREMIERE) 
  • Sunday, December 10 at 10:15 p.m. and 2:45 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 16 at 10:07 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Monday, December 18 at 9:45 p.m. and 2:45 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 24 at 6:45 p.m. ET/PT  

Modern Family 

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon 

  • Thursday, November 23 begins at 3:30p.m. ET/PT  

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons  

  • Saturday, December 16 begins at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Sunday, December 24 begins at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT  

American Dad! 

TBS 

All-New Episodes 

  • Thursday, November 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Monday, December 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT 

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathon 

  • Monday, December 18 starting at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT 

Friends 

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon 

  • Thursday, November 23 starting at 10 a.m. ET/PT 

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons 

  • Saturday, December 16 starting at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT  
  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 8:00 a.m. ET/PT 

Big Bang Theory 

TBS 

Thanksgiving Themed Episodes Marathon 

  • Thursday, November 23 starting at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT   

Holiday Themed Episodes Marathons 

  • Saturday, December 16 starting at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT   
  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT 

Elf 

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 

24-hour marathon airs from Friday, November 24 at 8:00 p.m. to Saturday, November 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT  

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. PT 
  • Monday, November 27 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 30 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 5 at 12:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, November 11 at 7:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 20 at 4:30 p.m. ET/ 1:30 p.m. PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT 

24-hour marathon airs from Saturday, November 25 at 10:00 p.m. to Saturday, November 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 16 at 8:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, December 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 13: at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 5:03 p.m. ET/PT 

Fred Claus 

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday November 5 at 12:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, November 18 at 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 1:15 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 27 at 3:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET/PT 

Jack Frost

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 4 at 12:45 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Monday, November 13 at 12:15 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 27 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT 

The Polar Express 

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 4 at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday November 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, November 11 at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, November 18 at 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 2:45 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 19 at 4:27 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 2:12 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 11:30 a.m. ET/ 8:30 a.m. PT 

Four Christmases

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 3:15 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 3:45 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday November 5 at 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 5:15 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 26 at 2:15 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 3:45 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 27 at 1:15 p.m. ET/PT 

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 11 at 1:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Saturday, December 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 10 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, December 22 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 26 at 12:15 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, November 27 at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, December 14 at 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 12:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. ET/PT 

Office Christmas Party 

TBS 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 5:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Sunday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. and 1:45 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 3 at 4:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, December 22 at 1:00 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 10:07 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, December 17 at 9:48 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, December 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 5:45 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET/PT 

Deck The Halls 

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 11 at 2:15 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m. and 12:22 a.m. ET/PT  
  • Saturday, December 23 at 8:00 p.m. and 12:22 a.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 12 at 2:45 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 30 at 5:56 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 24 at 4:42 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, December 25 at 11:15 p.m. ET/PT 

The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, November 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 12:15 a.m. ET/PT
  • Friday, November 24 at 4:45 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Sunday, November 19 at 6:27 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Thursday, November 23 at 4:12 p.m. ET/PT 

The Wizard of Oz 

TBS 

  • Saturday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Thursday, November 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, November 24 at 5:45 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 9 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Sunday, December 10 at 12:15 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Monday, December 25 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Monday, December 11 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. ET/PT 

Arthur Christmas

TBS 

  • Friday, November 24 at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT 

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

TBS 

  • Saturday, December 9 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT  
  • Sunday, December 10 at 2:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Friday, December 22 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT 
  • Saturday, December 23 at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT 

TNT 

  • Tuesday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET/ 2:00 p.m. PT 
  • Sunday, December 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT 

A Christmas Carol (1999) 

TNT 

  • Thursday, December 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT 

Family Matters

TBS 

Holiday Themed Episode Marathon 

  • Sunday, December 24 starting at 6:00 a.m. ET/PT 

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