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• At 8, ABC has A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, followed by He's A Bully, Charlie Brown and new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor.
• CBS has a new NCIS, then new episodes of The Unit and Cane.
• NBC has new episodes of The Biggest Loser and Law and Order: SVU.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8, then a new House.
• The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek at 8.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8, followed by a new Frontline.
• Food Network has Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Thanksgiving at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has The Bad and the Beautiful, then It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
• At 10, Sci-Fi has a new ECW.
• TLC has a new Miami Ink at 10.
• HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbal at 10.
• At 11, TBS has the series premiere of Frank TV.

Check your local TV listings for more.

It's not exactly of the same caliber as A Charlie Brown Christmas or It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, but A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is not without its charm. The ever-malleable Charlie Brown finds himself hosting a Thanksgiving feast when a pushy Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friend Marcie over. Charlie Brown doesn't know a thing about preparing such a feast, so he and his pals go with what they know, serving up an unimpressive meal of toast and popcorn. The special will air on November 20 at 8 pm on NBC.

If I had to rate this special, I'd probably place it somewhere between It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown. A Charlie Brown Christmas will always be my favorite, though. That kind of magic you can never duplicate.