{
  "id": 9577162,
  "title": "Here's When Apple TV is Airing Free 'Peanuts' Holiday Specials This Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/heres-when-apple-tv-is-airing-free-peanuts-holiday-specials-this-year",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/24/apple-tv-free-peanuts-specials/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This holiday season, Apple TV will be offering three classic Peanuts specials free to stream without a subscription for a limited time. The first special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, will be available on October 17 and 18. The second, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, will be accessible from November 14 to 15. Lastly, A Charlie Brown Christmas will be accessible from December 12 to 13. Apple TV subscribers can already watch these specials at any time, but they are currently only available through the streaming service. The Peanuts specials have been aired on PBS in 2020 and 2021 after a petition garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures. However, Apple decided to make them accessible for free streaming on Apple TV for a short time. Other holiday specials premiering on Apple TV this season include Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy, Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift, and more.",
  "summary": "Three iconic \"Peanuts\" specials will once again be available on the Apple TV streaming service without a subscription for a limited time this holiday season. Here is when each special will be available to stream for free in the Apple TV app: \"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown\": Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18 \"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving\": Saturday, November 14 and Sunday,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple TV announces all-new holiday film specials and free offerings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/apple-tv-announces-all-new-holiday-film-specials-and-free-offerings",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:15:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}