Thanksgiving isn’t just about food, friends, and family. It’s also a big TV day as well with The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Football, the National Dog Show, and quite a few TV shows and movie marathons. This article will tell you how to stream all of these events free to your TV and other significant TV events this Thursday.
How To Stream The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade starts at 9 a.m. eastern time on November 25. However, it will air at 9 a.m. in each time zone on NBC. People in the eastern time zone will see it live on NBC, and the other time zones will see a taped delay at 9 a.m. Anyone can watch it live through Verizon’s YouTube page at 9 a.m. eastern regardless of where you live. The YouTube app is available on nearly every streaming device and smart TV so that you can watch on the Big screen. If you want to watch NBC’s coverage, you can check out our guide to watching NBC without cable. The best options and free trials for each are below.
- Hulu Live TV – Try the Free Trial or read our review of Hulu for more information.
- YouTube TV – Try the Free Trial or read our review of YouTube TV for more information.
- fuboTV – Try the sign up or read our review of fuboTV for more information.
- You can also watch free over the air using a TV antenna.
Using a free trial to any of these services will set you up to watch all three NFL games on Thanksgiving and the National Dog Show, which I will cover in the following sections.
How To Watch Thanksgiving Day Football
As shown in our guide to watching the NFL on Thanksgiving, the following three games are on this Thanksgiving:
- Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions at 12:30 pm ET on Fox
- Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 pm ET on CBS
- New Orleans Saints vs. Buffalo Bills at 8:20 pm ET on NBC
Since these games are all on network TV, you can watch all three for free by either using a TV antenna or a free trial to one of the services below that carries are three networks:
- fuboTV (1-week free trial)
- Hulu Live TV (Sign Up)
- YouTube TV (Free Trial)
How To Watch the National Dog Show
After the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade concludes, the 2021 National Dog Show airs on NBC on Thursday, November 25, at 12 p.m. local time in each time zone. The same options for watching NBC for the parade will work for the dog show.
- Hulu Live TV – Try the Free Trial or read our review of Hulu for more information.
- YouTube TV – Try the Free Trial or read our review of YouTube TV for more information.
- fuboTV – Try the sign up or read our review of fuboTV for more information.
- You can also watch free over the air using a TV antenna.
Other Thanksgiving Day Options
The following TV and movie marathons will be running this Thanksgiving.
Yellowstone
If you have been looking to watch Yellowstone, Paramount Network will be airing all of season 1 of Yellowstone starting at noon and running until 10 p.m. ET. You can use any free trials to the services in the list below to watch as they all carry Paramount Network in their channel lineup.
- Philo – offers a 1-week free trial.
- FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial
You can also check out how to watch Paramount Network for more information.
Friends
TBS is running a Friends Thanksgiving Day Marathon starting at 1 p.m. eastern until 6 p.m. (10–3 p.m. PT). The best options from our guide to watching TBS are:
- Hulu Live TV – Try the Free Trial or read our review of Hulu for more information.
- Sling TV – You can try it free for 7-days. See our review of Sling for more details.
Thanksgiving Day Premieres
If you want to watch something new this year, you can check out some new shows and specials that premier this week from the list below:
Hawkeye – Clint Barton A.K.A Hawkeye is just trying to lay low and reunite with his family in post-blim New York City at Christmastime. And perhaps try and redeem himself for some of that blip-era violence and vengeance he dished out. However, the arrival of young archer Kate Bishop, who has taken up Barton’s vigilante role, draws him into a fight against a criminal conspiracy and the enemies he made in the past. (sign up and watch on Disney+)
South Park: Post Covid – South Park: Post Covid is a South Park “Special Event” that will show Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman as adults to see how much the covid pandemic impacted them. Unlike regular episodes or specials on Comedy Central and HBO Max, this “Special Event” will stream exclusively on Paramount+ starting Thanksgiving Day. You can watch with this 7-day free trial.
The Beatles: Get Back – The Beatles: Get Back, a three-part docuseries on creating The Beatles’ 1970 Let It Be album, arrives on Disney+ for three nights Thanksgiving week, beginning Thursday, November 25. It features an honest look at the band’s creative process and working relationship, featuring exclusive intimate footage throughout its writing and production. (sign up and watch on Disney+)
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