Binge: “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”
A reunion nine years in the making, the further adventures of Lorelai and Rory are available to binge, for 90 minutes at a time, starting at midnight on Thanksgiving.
Watch: “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
A decades-old turkey day tradition, the holiday barely counts without sitting down the whole family to watch Snoopy and the gang celebrate Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, 8 p.m. on ABC.
Marathon: “Star Wars”
All six classic “Star Wars” films, three prequels and three original, are airing back to back on TNT, Friday, starting at 6:45 a.m.
Binge: “Stranger Things”
You still haven’t seen “Stranger Things”?! Well, now’s your four-day weekend chance. Bonus: The strong nostalgia factor and strong young cast should make this a fun adventure for the whole family.
Watch: “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade”
Yay for getting up super early to watch a bunch of giant balloons float through New York City!
Live, 9 a.m. ET, CBS
Marathon: John Wayne movies
AMC is marathoning five classic westerns starring the ultimate cowboy, starting at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving.
Watch: NFL Games
If Thanksgiving is all about football for your family, here’s when to catch the three NFL games on Thursday.
Minnesota at Detroit airs live at 12:30 p.m. on CBS.
Washington at Dallas airs at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis airs at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.
(All times are Eastern.)
Marathon: “The Simpsons”
Watch every single episode of “The Simpsons,” all 600 of them, starting at noon on Thanksgiving, running back to back to back to… through Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Binge: “The Crown”
Time to get in on everyone’s latest Netflix obsession, a 10-part chronicle of how Queen Elizabeth came into power.
Marathon: “Search Party”
TBS has succummed to the binge-model and released all the episodes of its new comedy series, but if you don’t feel like navigating through the app, all episodes will air on TV starting at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving.
Watch: “Anne of Green Gables”
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to introduce a new generation of fans to this classic children’s tale, which has gotten itself a brand new remake starring Martin Sheen and newcomer Ellen Bellatine.
Thursday, 8 p.m. ET on PBS.
Binge: “This Is Us”
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to catch up on the breakout family drama hit of the fall season, and bonus: the latest episode is all about the Pearson family Thanksgiving.
Marathon: Thanksgiving as-seen-on-sitcoms
Wrap yourself in warm familiarity with TVLand’s weekend marathon of Thanksgiving-themed episodes from shows including “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The King of Queens,” “Roseanne” and “How I Met Your Mother.”
