Rudolph moves to NBC this year, bringing new broadcast times and shifting how you plan your holiday viewing tradition.

The stop-motion classic first aired on NBC in 1964, and it’s just as beloved more than six decades later, thanks to its heartfelt message and charming animation. In 1971, Yukon Cornelius and the misfit toys made the jump over to CBS, where it remained for more than 50 years. Now, for the first time in 50 years, it’s back on NBC.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” tells the heartwarming story of a shy reindeer who becomes the leader of Santa’s sleigh pack thanks to the very thing — his glowing red nose — that once made him an outcast.

NBC, which first aired the holiday classic on Dec. 6, 1964, continues the tradition with a Friday showing. Here's how to watch the film if you miss it this week.

If you need your Rudolph fix this Christmas, you can catch him on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC or on Dec. 11.

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen... but do you recall when the "most famous reindeer of all" airs on TV this year? Here's a schedule.

The holiday season wouldn’t feel complete without the glow of Rudolph’s famous red nose lighting up our screens. The beloved 1964 Rankin/Bass stop-motion classic, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” returns to NBC today (Friday, Dec. 5) at 8 p.m. Eastern with an encore showing on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern as part of the network’s festive lineup.

WASHINGTON — “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is back on NBC this holiday season. The classic animated special returned to the network for the first time in five decades last year. It first premiered on NBC in 1964. The Rankin-Bass claymation holiday special will air on NBC on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” originally debuted on NBC on Dec. 6, 1964, before spending five decades on CBS. NBC brought the special back to the network in 2024.

TV networks will rebroadcast the classic animated special, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," throughout December.

Ticketholders have expressed their frustration after a Rudolph-themed show postponed over the weekend was rescheduled with just 48 hours' notice.