Overview
- The Thanksgiving Day event airs Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones on NBC and Peacock, hosted by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.
- Confirmed performers include Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor, plus the Radio City Rockettes and Broadway casts from Buena Vista Social Club, Just in Time and Ragtime.
- Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters gets a showcase with HUNTR/X singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI performing, while Derpy Tiger appears as a midsized balloon and Sussie as a balloonicle.
- Four new character balloons debut: Buzz Lightyear, Pac-Man, Mario and a 32-foot Shrek onion carriage, alongside new floats from Holland America Line, Lego, Lindt, Stranger Things and Serta.
- The production features more than 5,000 volunteers, 32 balloons, 3 ballonicles, 27 floats, 33 clown groups and 11 marching bands, with appearances by Ilia Malinin, Jack Wallace and special correspondent Sean Evans; the broadcast is produced by Universal Television with Done + Dusted.