ABC Continues Commitment to Peanuts Holiday Specials

BURBANK: The ABC Television Network has inked a deal with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions that sees the iconic Charlie Brown holiday specials continuing to air on the channel until 2020.

Titles involved in the agreement include A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas. The animated productions, which have been broadcast annually by ABC since 2001, were created by Charles M. Schulz. They were produced and animated by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez.

Medelson commented: "We are thrilled that our 13-year association with ABC will now extend to 20 years. The network has shown us tremendous support from the start, including restoring the original length to our holiday shows. Charlie Brown and Snoopy are dancing today!"