{"id":78706,"date":"2024-11-01T22:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T02:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=78706"},"modified":"2024-11-02T01:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:25:27","slug":"60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78709\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-poster.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-poster-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Sixty years after debuting on NBC, the Christmas classic &#8220;<em><strong>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; is returning to the network for a special 75-minute telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT, the exact same date it premiered in 1964 as part of the &#8220;<em>General Electric Fantasy Hour<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6wYkOK2Q7A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Rudolph<\/em>&#8221; ran on NBC from 1964 through 1971 before moving to CBS.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2222673458\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The classic animated special offers the perspective of Rudolph, who&#8217;s told he could not play in any Reindeer Games due to his glowing nose. Rudolph sets out on a fantastic journey where he meets Hermey the elf, prospector Yukon Cornelius, and a host of Misfit Toys, all while trying to hide from the Abominable Snow Monster.<\/p>\n<p>The story is told narrated by Burl Ives, who plays Sam the Snowman and whose iconic recording of the &#8220;Rudolph&#8221; song has become part of the culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rudolph&#8221; is one of the most-watched holiday specials every year and has been beloved by many generations. It&#8217;s also the longest running holiday special in history.<\/p>\n<p>NBC will also air another Christmas classic, &#8220;<em>Frosty the Snowman<\/em>,&#8221; on Thursday, December 5 @ 8:30PM ET\/PT.<\/p><div id=\"morty-221152061\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\r\n        <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n          <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n              <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/xjAElUhXuc7zFJPj3qUHjcySNsE.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n              <td>\r\n                <h3><b>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/b><\/h3>\r\n              <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr><td><span><b>Release:<\/b> 1964-12-06<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Animation<\/span><span><b>Duration:<\/b> 52 mins<\/span><span><b>Budget:<\/b> $ 0<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa&#039;s sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n          <\/tbody>\r\n        <\/table>\r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixty years after debuting on NBC, the Christmas classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; is returning to the network for a special 75-minute telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT, the exact same date it premiered in 1964 as part of the &#8220;General Electric Fantasy Hour.&#8221; &#8220;Rudolph&#8221; ran on NBC from 1964 through 1971 before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Said date was the same it premiered in 1964 as part of the \"General Electric Fantasy Hour.\"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[195,7789,18284,18283,142,18285,18287,10398,9581,18286,2775],"class_list":["post-78706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-animation","tag-big-story","tag-billie-mae-richards","tag-burl-ives","tag-family","tag-larry-d-mann","tag-paul-kligman","tag-rankin-bass","tag-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer","tag-stan-francis","tag-tv-movie"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &quot;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &quot;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sixty years after debuting on NBC, the Christmas classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; is returning to the network for a special 75-minute telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT, the exact same date it premiered in 1964 as part of the &#8220;General Electric Fantasy Hour.&#8221; &#8220;Rudolph&#8221; ran on NBC from 1964 through 1971 before [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"406\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\"},\"wordCount\":228,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"animation\",\"big story\",\"Billie Mae Richards\",\"Burl Ives\",\"family\",\"Larry D. Mann\",\"Paul Kligman\",\"Rankin-Bass\",\"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer\",\"Stan Francis\",\"TV Movie\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\",\"name\":\"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic \\\"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\\\" Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp\",\"width\":720,\"height\":406},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","og_description":"Sixty years after debuting on NBC, the Christmas classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; is returning to the network for a special 75-minute telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT, the exact same date it premiered in 1964 as part of the &#8220;General Electric Fantasy Hour.&#8221; &#8220;Rudolph&#8221; ran on NBC from 1964 through 1971 before [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":406,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]","datePublished":"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/"},"wordCount":228,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","keywords":["animation","big story","Billie Mae Richards","Burl Ives","family","Larry D. Mann","Paul Kligman","Rankin-Bass","Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer","Stan Francis","TV Movie"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/","name":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","datePublished":"2024-11-02T02:03:15+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-02T05:25:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","width":720,"height":406},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/01\/60-years-after-debuting-on-the-network-christmas-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-returns-to-nbc-for-a-special-75-minute-telecast-on-friday-december-6-8pm-et-pt-video\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"60 Years After Debuting on the Network, Christmas Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Returns to NBC for a Special 75-Minute Telecast on Friday, December 6 @ 8PM ET\/PT [VIDEO]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-feat.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62237,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/25\/the-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-from-rankin-bass-will-air-on-cbs-monday-november-27-8pm\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":0},"title":"The Classic &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; from Rankin-Bass will air on CBS Monday, November 27 @ 8PM","author":"morty","date":"November 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass were beloved for the stop-motion \u201canimagic\u201d holiday special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which first aired on December 6, 1964. The special was based on the 1949 Johnny Marks song \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" which was itself based on the poem of the same name\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15197,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/01\/the-first-airing-of-the-yuletide-perennial-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-will-be-at-7pm-tuesday-december-1-a-second-airing-begins-at-7pm-on-sunday-december-13-on-cbs\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":1},"title":"The First Airing of the Yuletide Perennial, &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,&#8221; will be at 7PM Tuesday, December 1, A second airing begins at 7PM on Sunday, December 13 on CBS","author":"morty","date":"December 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin\/Bass. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by General Electric. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Rudolph_02.0.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Rudolph_02.0.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Rudolph_02.0.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Rudolph_02.0.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7250,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/29\/holiday-special-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-monday-december-2-on-cbs-8pm-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":2},"title":"Holiday Special! &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&#8221; Monday, December 2 on CBS @ 8PM [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"November 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,\" The classic story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer who's special nose saves Christmas. The longest-running holiday special in television history returns as Rudolph and his friends \u2014 Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius and others \u2014 save Christmas in this classic Rankin\/Bass special.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-550.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-550.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-550.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":107270,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/30\/nbc-unveils-lineup-of-new-and-returning-beloved-holiday-programming-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":3},"title":"NBC Unveils Lineup of New and Returning Beloved Holiday Programming","author":"morty","date":"October 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming. Favorite perennial programming will once again return to viewers homes with \"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade\u00ae,\" \"Christmas in Rockefeller Center\" and several others. New programming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":78779,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/04\/nbc-unveils-lineup-of-new-and-returning-beloved-holiday-programming\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":4},"title":"NBC Unveils Lineup of New and Returning Beloved Holiday Programming","author":"morty","date":"November 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming. Favorite perennial programming will once again return to viewers homes with \"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,\" \"Christmas in Rockefeller Center\" and several others. New programming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nbc-christmas.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nbc-christmas.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nbc-christmas.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":107515,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/06\/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-when-25-days-of-christmas-returns-to-spread-holiday-cheer-on-freeform-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":78706,"position":5},"title":"&#8216;Tis the Season to Be Jolly When &#8220;25 Days of Christmas&#8221; Returns to Spread Holiday Cheer on Freeform [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"November 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Disney Family Favorites Include Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Frozen'\/'Frozen 2,' 'Disney's A Christmas Carol' and 'Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas' Plus, the Network Premieres of 'The Legend of Frosty the Snowman,' 'Miracle on 34th Street' (1947) and Disney's New Special 'Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol' This Trailer Is Bringing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25-Days-of-Christmas-Official-2025.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25-Days-of-Christmas-Official-2025.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25-Days-of-Christmas-Official-2025.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}