{"id":107921,"date":"2025-11-14T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107921"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:22:36","slug":"melissa-peterman-to-host-countdown-to-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/14\/melissa-peterman-to-host-countdown-to-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Peterman to Host &#8220;Countdown to Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79157\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>NBC will air the hourlong special <em><strong>&#8220;Countdown to Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade\u00ae&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>live on Wednesday, November 26 @ 8PM ET. 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