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FOX is gearing up for the holidays. The network has announced several shows set to air holiday-themed episodes this holiday season. Viewers will see new holiday episodes of Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Masked Singer, and the annual LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular. MasterChef Junior will air a two-night special titled MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays.
FOX revealed more about its holiday plans in a press release.
As the 2023 holiday season approaches, FOX today unwraps a festive list of naughty and nice original holiday programming from its hit unscripted series The Masked Singer, LEGO(R) Masters and MasterChef Junior, an annual holiday treat from TMZ, and classic FOX Animation Domination favorites The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.
All-new holiday specials debuting on FOX this season include:
TMZ’s Merry Elfin’ Christmas – Unwrap light-hearted laughs and fond memories from 2023 with TMZ’s third annual look back at the year’s top stories. Join Harvey Levin, the TMZ team and a host of celebrity guests for all the fun on Tuesday, December 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays – In this all-new two-night event, Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary contestants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more. Judges Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz will crown a winner, who takes home the ultimate holiday gift: a $25,000 grand prize, a Viking Kitchen package and one-of-a kind MasterChef snow globe trophy. And this holiday season, each junior chef will leave with a kitchen-related prize, including a Viking Kitchen package for the runner-up. MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays will spice up the season on Sunday, December 10 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) and Monday, December 11 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT).
The Masked Singer Holiday Sing-Along – Holiday splendor and masked merriment collide on Tuesday, December 12 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) in this beloved yuletide special featuring all-new jaw-dropping surprise performances from Season 10 contestants, spectacular sing-along fun from Masked Singer alumni and The Masked Singer carolers: Nick Cannon, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger. Celebrate the holidays with a look back at the best moments from the milestone 10th season, all leading into the can’t-miss final two episodes!
LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular – Will Arnett hosts this second annual, holiday-themed event special, airing Monday, December 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, December 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The two-night event will shake up the season like a snow globe with unpredictable twists and surprises as special guests NeNe Leakes, Marshawn Lynch, Kelly Osbourne and Rob Riggle pair up with fan-favorite former contestants – David Guedes (Season 3), Caleb Schilling (Season 2), Krystle Starr (Season 1) and Randall Wilson (Season 2) – to compete in ingenious holiday-themed challenges for charities of their choice. The perennial favorite will also return to FOX for its third installment in December 2024.
FOX Animation Domination – FOX’s animated fan favorites celebrate the season with all-new holiday episodes, starting with a special Thanksgiving episode of The Simpsons, airing Sunday, November 19 (8:00-8:30PM ET/PT), and on Sunday, December 17 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), a full hour of holiday fun with Bob’s Burgers and Family Guy.”
What do you think? Which holiday episodes are you most excited to see this holiday season?
