Your Guide To What's Actually New on TV This Thanksgiving Week

Not everything is taking a break this holiday season!

By Lauren Piester Nov 24, 2014 4:00 PMTags
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Turkey week is finally here!

If you're a fan of food, it's the best week ever. If you're a fan of TV, it's a little …lacking. Somebody somewhere at some time decided that we would rather spend our holidays hanging out with our families than being entertained by new episodes of our favorite shows. They were wrong, but that's just a mistake we all have to live with.

In order to keep your holiday week from being completely ruined, we've compiled a list of all the shows that are still on this week, and just to make it easier on you, we will accept Thanksgiving leftovers as thanks. You're welcome.

ABC

Monday,  Nov. 24

Most notable: Dancing with the Stars Finals (8 p.m. on ABC): We don't know where this season has gone, but it's already time for the Dancing with the Stars finals! Alfonso Ribeiro, Janel Parrish, Bethany Mota and Sadie Robertson will dance once again for your votes. Will Alfonso be able to dance through his injury one last time? Will Janel and Val finally confirm their beautiful romance? What will Sadie Robertson wear?! You know you don't want to miss out!   

8 p.m.: Gotham (Fox), The Originals (CW), 2 Broke Girls (CBS), The Voice's top 10 performances (NBC)

9 p.m.: Sleepy Hollow (Fox), Jane the Virgin (CW), Scorpion (CBS), Vanderpump Rules (Bravo), Major Crimes (TNT)

10 p.m.: Castle (ABC), NCIS: LA (CBS), State of Affairs (NBC)

Holiday Specials: Nada. Just another manic Monday.

Fun Things: Parks and Rec marathon (Esquire)

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Tuesday, Nov. 25

Most Notable: Dancing with the Stars: Road to the Finals and Live Finale (8 p.m. on ABC): Yeah, we originally made fun of this season's lackluster cast, but we'll fully admit that we got sucked in and can't wait to see who takes home the mirrorball trophy. Will television or YouTube prevail? We'll have to watch to find out!  

8 p.m.: NCIS (CBS), MasterChef Jr (Fox), The Flash (CW), The Voice: live elimination (NBC)

9 p.m.: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), Marry Me & About a Boy (NBC), New Girl & The Mindy Project (Fox), Supernatural (CW), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo), True Tori (Lifetime), 19 Kids and Counting (TLC)

10 p.m.: Person of Interest (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC), Awkward (finale) & Faking It (MTV)

Holiday Specials: None.

Fun Things: Awkward marathon (MTV), Big Bang Theory marathon (TBS)

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Most Notable: The Making of Peter Pan Live! (8 p.m. on NBC): So there's no Arrow or American Horror Story, but this behind the scenes look at the live musical spectacular includes lots of costume design and watching Allison Williams learn how to fly, and could be a lot of fun!

8 p.m.: Survivor (CBS), Hell's Kitchen (Fox)

9 p.m.: Criminal Minds (CBS), Red Band Society (Fox), Duck Dynasty (A&E)

10 p.m.: Stalker (CBS), Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)

Holiday Specials: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (8 p.m. on ABC), A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (9 p.m. on NBC)

Fun Things: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (8 p.m. on The CW), The Real Housewives of Atlanta marathon (Bravo)

Thursday, Nov. 27

Most Notable: ABC is repeating all of How to Get Away with Murder starting at 9 p.m., and you basically have no excuse to either catch up or watch every episode again!

8 p.m.: Mom (CBS)

9 p.m.: Two and a Half Men & The McCarthys (CBS)

10 p.m.: Elementary (CBS)

Holiday Specials: Thank You, America! With Robin Roberts (8 p.m. on ABC), Fox's Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular (8 p.m. on Fox)

Fun Things: Whose Line Is It Anyway marathon (8 p.m. on the CW), Jurassic Park marathon (6 p.m. on AMC), Mrs. Doubtfire (7 p.m. on Nick), Friends marathon (9:30 p.m. on Nick), Cops marathon (Spike), Modern Family marathon (USA)

Friday, Nov. 28

8 p.m.: The Amazing Race (CBS), Jessie finale (8 p.m. on Disney Channel)

9 p.m.: Grimm (NBC)

10 p.m.: Constantine (NBC)

Holiday Specials: Frosty the Snowman (9 p.m. on CBS), Yes Virginia (9:30 p.m. on CBS), Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (8 p.m. on The CW), Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (9 p.m. on The CW), Merry Madagascar (9:30 p.m. on The CW).

Fun Things: Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home (9 p.m. on PBS), Sex and the City marathon (E!), Modern Family marathon (USA) 

ABC

Saturday, Nov. 29

Most Notable: Lifetime's premiere of Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, obviously, but second place goes to the premiere of a new Hallmark Christmas movie, titled Christmas Under Wraps (8 p.m.). The description? "After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret." Sounds exactly like every other Hallmark Christmas movie, no? We're so in.

Holiday Specials: The Flight Before Christmas (8 p.m. on CBS), The Story of Santa Claus (9 p.m. on CBS)

Fun Things: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (8 p.m. on MTV), Big Bang Theory marathon (TBS)

Sunday, Nov. 30

8 p.m.: Once Upon a Time (ABC), Madam Secretary (CBS), The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)

9 p.m.: The Newsroom (HBO), Resurrection (ABC), The Mentalist premiere (CBS), Bob's Burgers (Fox), The Walking Dead (AMC), Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons (E!)

10 p.m.: Revenge (ABC), The Comeback & Getting On (HBO), CSI (CBS), House of DVF (E!)

Holiday Specials: One Christmas Eve (8 p.m. on Hallmark), A Christmas Mystery (9 p.m. on Ion), Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special (10 p.m. on Comedy Central),

Fun Things: Downton Abbey Rediscovered (9 p.m. on PBS)