NBC Sets 2026-27 Specials To Celebrate Network’s 100th Anniversary, America’s 250th, Animal Moms & More

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NBC announced 3 specials for nan 2026-27 broadcast play during its upfront position Monday successful New York City.

The web will observe its epic 100th day connected December 10 pinch a unrecorded three-hour assortment typical from nan Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles. NBC said it will people nan “once-in-a-lifetime day pinch a telecast that will honor a period of must-see television, groundbreaking moments and iconic stars.” Details TBA.

The 100th edition of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade also returns to nan streets of New York connected Nov. 26, coming disconnected its 2025 version wherever it delivered its biggest assemblage ever.

NBC will footwear disconnected nan tv play pinch the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 14 from nan Microsoft Theater successful Los Angeles.

Also fan-favorite specials returning see The National Dog Show Presented by Purina, Christmas successful Rockefeller Center and animated classics specified arsenic Rudolph nan Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty nan Snowman and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

NBC is expanding connected its Emmy-nominated arena bid The Americas to observe nan nation’s 250th birthday. The Americas: A Wild 250th typical will showcase iconic American type whose heavy relationship to nan onshore and nan nation’s history person near an indelible people connected nan country. From nan majestic bald eagle to fearless bison and clever oversea lions, each animal reflects a brave American tone worthy honoring, per NBC.

NBC will besides air The Americas: Mother’s Day successful 2027. According to nan network’s description, successful nan special, nan wildest moms connected Earth beryllium that love, resilience and a small ingenuity tin conquer conscionable astir anything. Set against nan nation’s sweeping landscapes, nan typical reveals really animal motherhood is shaped by nan environments they inhabit and nan bequest of nan onshore itself. Both heartfelt and illuminating, it offers a caller position connected acquainted stories, reminding america that raising nan adjacent procreation is nan top escapade of all.

The Americas: A Wild 250th and The Americas: Mother’s Day are executive produced by Emmy and BAFTA-winning wildlife shaper Mike Gunton (Life, Planet Earth II, Dynasties) and Holly Spearing for BBC Studios Natural History Unit, successful relation pinch Universal Television Alternative Studio, a section of Universal Studio Group.

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