Years Come and Go, Christmas Specials Stay the Same

By Genevieve Burgess | TV | December 11, 2023 |

By Genevieve Burgess | TV | December 11, 2023 |

Masterchef Junior: Home for the Holidays on Fox at 8:00pm ET. Two-hour special presentation.

The Price is Right at Night on CBS at 8:00pm ET.

Big Brother Reindeer Games on CBS at 9:00pm ET. Series premiere. I’m assuming this is going to be a holiday specific series but I do find the prospect of something called Reindeer Games airing sometime in the summer since reality shows love to fit two or three “seasons” of a show into a calendar year.

Murder in Boston on HBO at 9:00pm ET.

Barry Manilow’s a Very Barry Christmas on NBC at 10:00pm ET. One-hour special presentation. I know that Michael Bublé is the easy answer, but what other musicians do we think will start to take over some of these specials as time goes on? Who’s got the staying power to be 80 years old and commanding an hour of prime time in the holiday season to sing standards?