Where To Watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” – It Won’t Be On TV
on Oct 27, 2023 • Updated Jan 15, 2025
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has been a Halloween staple since 1966, but it doesn’t air on TV anymore, so we will tell you where you can watch it.
On October 27, 1966 CBS debuted the second-ever Peanuts holiday special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, following the massively successful A Charlie Brown Christmas, which debuted a year prior.
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown originally aired on this (10/27) date in 1966 📺🎃 pic.twitter.com/tb6xG8zC9V
— Jimmy Moore (@JimmyMoore12) October 27, 2023
Watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a Halloween staple for us, right along with watching Jimmy Kimmel fans torment their kids by taking away their Halloween candy.
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Goes Off The Air
Since its debut 57 years ago, the special aired on either CBS or ABC every year until 2020 when Apple TV+ acquired the rights to all the Peanuts catalog. There was a public outcry that year after it was announced that It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown would not air on television for the first time, even though it was available to stream on Apple TV+.
Celebrate Halloween with the Peanuts gang. Stream "It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" exclusively on Apple TV+ and get ready for more Peanuts specials this holiday season. https://t.co/rq6TFCLS8L pic.twitter.com/DI14FsjR1l
— Apple TV (@AppleTV) October 19, 2020
In 2021, Apple TV+ teamed up with PBS and PBS Kids to air the holiday special on TV, which delights the Peanuts gang fans!
Peanuts fans will be happy to learn that “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is reportedly returning to TV this month after it was unavailable over broadcast last year. https://t.co/BOwMJCI32b
— WXYZ Detroit (@wxyzdetroit) October 5, 2021
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Where can you watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
In 2022, and now 2023, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown went back to streaming on and can be viewed if you have Apple TV+. For those with accounts, yay! You already have access.
If you don’t have an account, there is a way to watch the beloved holiday special without having to pay for an Apple TV+ account. You can sign up for a FREE seven day trial, but make sure to cancel before it auto-charges you the $9.99 per month fee.
Make one of our Halloween treats and stream it HERE!
We know what we will be watching this weekend!
