American television special
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concept
An American television special is a standalone, typically one-time or limited-run broadcast program produced for U.S. television that falls outside the regular episodic series format, often created for holidays, events, or unique occasions.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| television concert special | 4 |
| AFI special | 1 |
| Christmas television program | 1 |
| New Year television special | 1 |
| New Year's Eve television special | 1 |
| TV tribute special | 1 |
| United States television special | 1 |
Instances (15)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| A Charlie Brown Christmas | — |
| Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve | New Year's Eve television special |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) | — |
| Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | — |
| The Bing Crosby Christmas television specials | Christmas television program |
| AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains | AFI special |
| In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul | television concert special |
| In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound | television concert special |
| In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul | television concert special |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | television concert special |
| Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | — |
| The Odd Couple: The Tribute | TV tribute special |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) | — |
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special)
surface form:
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
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New Year television special |
| NCAA Final Four broadcasts | United States television special |