If your ideal New Year’s celebration includes eerie twists, moral reckonings, and Rod Serling’s unmistakable voice, Heroes & Icons is once again making it easy to stay glued to the screen. H&I’s annual A Toast to Twilight marathon returns December 31 through January 2, delivering wall-to-wall episodes of The Twilight Zone to welcome 2026.
Now in its eighth year, the fan-favorite event kicks off Wednesday, December 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and runs continuously through Friday, January 2 at 6 a.m. ET/PT. Over the course of the marathon, H&I will air 62 episodes back-to-back, beginning with one of the series’ most celebrated installments, “The Eye of the Beholder.”
Originally airing from 1959 to 1964, The Twilight Zone remains one of television’s most influential series, blending science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary into stories that still resonate decades later. Created and hosted by Rod Serling, the series reshaped what TV storytelling could be, and marathons like this have become a tradition for fans who revisit it year after year.
“A Toast to Twilight” Marathon Highlights
(Selected schedule excerpts; all times ET/PT)
Wednesday, December 31
- 8:00 p.m. – The Eye of the Beholder
- 8:30 p.m. – Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
- 9:00 p.m. – To Serve Man
- 9:30 p.m. – The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
- 10:00 p.m. – Mirror Image
- 11:00 p.m. – Where Is Everybody?
- 12:00 a.m. – One for the Angels
Thursday, January 1
- 7:00 a.m. – On Thursday We Leave for Home
- 8:00 a.m. – Death’s Head Revisited
- 9:00 a.m. – Number Twelve Looks Just Like You
- 11:30 a.m. – The Lonely
- 12:00 p.m. – The Midnight Sun
- 3:30 p.m. – Walking Distance
- 7:00 p.m. – Time Enough at Last
- 8:30 p.m. – It’s a Good Life
- 10:30 p.m. – A Stop at Willoughby
Friday, January 2
- 12:00 a.m. – Third from the Sun
- 1:00 a.m. – Kick the Can
- 3:00 a.m. – The Jeopardy Room
- 5:00 a.m. – The New Exhibit
The marathon includes many of the series’ most iconic and unsettling episodes, touching on themes of conformity, fear, time, identity, and humanity’s darker impulses. Fans looking for the full, episode-by-episode schedule can find it on H&I’s official site.
Where You Can Watch H&I
Heroes & Icons is widely available to cord-cutters and over-the-air viewers. The network can be watched for free with an antenna in many markets across the U.S. It is also carried on several live TV streaming services, including Frndly TV and Philo, making it easy to tune in without a traditional cable subscription.
As always, availability can vary by location and service, so checking your local listings or streaming provider is recommended ahead of the marathon.