If you wait up all night trying to watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on ABC this year — you might wake up disappointed. Three beloved Peanuts holiday specials — It’s the Great Pumpkin along with A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving — will now be available to stream on Apple TV+. The deal is exclusive, which means the specials likely won’t air on ABC this holiday season for the first time in decades.
… It’s the Great Pumpkin debuted on Apple TV+ Monday, with A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving arriving November 18 and A Charlie Brown Christmas premiering on December 4.
… If you’re not an Apple TV+ subscriber, don’t worry: The streamer is also making the specials available for free for a limited time. Pumpkin will be streaming free from October 30-November 1, with Thanksgiving following from November 25-27 and Christmas from December 11-13.
… A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted on CBS in 1965. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown followed in 1966, also debuting on CBS. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving premiered on CBS in 1973.