police procedural – Holiday TV Specials

The Rookie

Air Date: 2018 – Present
Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 45 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	12	Heartbreak	12

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	21	Mother’s Day	75

Labor Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	2	Labor Day	78

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	5	A.C.H.	59

Network: ABC
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr., Mercedes Mason, Melissa O’Neil, Afton Williamson, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Jenna Dewan, Tru Valentino, Lisseth Chavez

Updated: June 26, 2024

The Closer

Air Date: 2005 – 2012
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 60 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	14	Next of Kin, Part 1	42
3	15	Next of Kin, Part 2	43
5	13	The Life	71
6	13	Living Proof (Part 1)	86
7	12	You Have the Right to Remain Jolly	100

Related Shows:

Major Crimes

Network: TNT
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, J. K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G. W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Jon Tenney, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Gina Ravera, Phillip P. Keene, Mary McDonnell

Updated: April 25, 2024

Major Crimes

Air Date: 2012 – 2018
Parental Guide Rating: N/A
Average Runtime: 43 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	16	Risk Assessment	26
3	15	Chain Reaction	44

Related Shows:

The Closer

Network: TNT
Cast: Mary McDonnell, G. W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Kearran Giovanni, Phillip P. Keene, Graham Patrick Martin, Jonathan Del Arco, Robert Gossett, Nadine Velazquez, Jon Tenney, Leonard Roberts, Daniel Di Tomasso, Jessica Meraz

Updated: April 25, 2024

The District

Air Date: 2000 – 2004
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 44 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	The Santa Wars	10
3	10	Small Packages	55

Network: CBS
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Lynne Thigpen, Jayne Brook, Roger A. Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Justin Theroux, David O’Hara, Elizabeth Marvel, Jonathan LaPaglia

Updated: April 16, 2024

Castle

Air Date: 2009 – 2016
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 43 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Vampire Weekend	16

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	9	Secret Santa	90
7	10	Bad Santa	138

Network: ABC
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Molly Quinn, Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones, Seamus Dever, Penny Johnson Jerald, Toks Olagundoye

Updated: April 9, 2024

True Detective

Season 4, also known as True Detective: Night Country, surrounds Christmas and New Years, starting December 21 to January 1.

Air Date: 2014 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 54 – 87 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	6	Part 6	30

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	4	Part 4	28
4	5	Part 5	29

Streaming on: Max
Cast: [Season 4] Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star LaBlanc, John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston

Updated: April 2, 2024

The Mentalist

Air Date: 2008 – 2015
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 50 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	12	My Bloody Valentine	82

Network: CBS
Cast: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti, Rockmond Dunbar, Emily Swallow, Joe Adler, Josie Loren

Updated: April 1, 2024

Lucifer

Due to the nature of this show, this series is perfect for Halloween.

Air Date: 2016 – 2021
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 65 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Monster	19

Network: Fox/Netflix
Cast: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Scarlett Estevez, Rachael Harris, Kevin Rankin, Tricia Helfer, Aimee Garcia, Tom Welling, Inbar Lavi, Brianna Hildebrand

Updated: March 25, 2024

Walker

Reboot series

Air Date: 2021 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 42 minutes

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	7	Just Desserts	45

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Douglas Fir	24

Related Shows:

Walker, Texas Ranger
- Walker: Independence

Network: The CW
Cast: Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Molly Hagan, Keegan Allen, Violet Brinson, Kale Culley, Coby Bell, Jeff Pierre, Mitch Pileggi, Odette Annable, Ashley Reyes

Updated: March 29, 2024

Third Watch

Air Date: 1999 – 2005
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 43 – 44 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	14	32 Bullets and a Broken Heart	14

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	8	History of the World	8

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	10	The Spirit	98

Related Shows:

ER
Medical Investigation – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Bobby Cannavale, Eddie Cibrian, Molly Price, Kim Raver, Anthony Ruivivar, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Amy Carlson, Chris Bauer, Tia Texada, Nia Long, Bonnie Dennison, Cara Buono, Josh Stewart

Updated: March 28, 2024

Walker, Texas Ranger

Original series

Air Date: 1993 – 2001
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 43 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	6	The Children of Halloween	137

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	11	Lucky	90

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	11	The Covenant	64
4	13	A Ranger Christmas	92
7	12	A Matter of Faith	166

Related Shows:

Sons of Thunder – No known holiday episodes
Walker
- Walker: Independence

Netflix: CBS
Cast: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Sheree J. Wilson, Noble Willingham, Nia Peeples, Judson Mills, Floyd Westerman, Jimmy Wlcek, Marco Sanchez

Updated: March 29, 2024

Dragnet [1967 series]

Revival series

Air Date: 1967 – 1979
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 30 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Season	Title of Episode	Overall
2	15	Dragnet 1968	The Christmas Story	32

Related Shows:

Dragnet [1951 series]

Network: NBC
Cast: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan

Updated: March 31, 2024

Dragnet [1951 series]

Original series
Also known as Badge 714.

Air Date: 1951 – 1959
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 30 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	12	The Big New Years	98
5	17	The Big Reminisce	142

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	7	The Big .22 Rifle For Christmas	21
3	17	The Big Little Jesus	64
4	26	The Big Key	112

Related Shows:

Dragnet [1967 series]

Network: NBC
Narrated by: Hal Gibney, John Stephenson, George Fenneman, Jack Webb

Updated: March 31, 2024

Fargo

Air Date: 2014 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 39 – 68 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	3	The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions	44

Network: FX
Cast: [Season 5] Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Rysdahl, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, Richa Moorjani, Sam Spruell, Sienna King, Dave Foley, Jon Hamm

Updated: March 20, 2024

Naked City

Air Date: 1958 – 1963
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 30 – 60 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	13	And a Merry Christmas on the Force on Patrol	13

Network: ABC
Cast: John McIntire, James Franciscus, Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke

Updated: March 27, 2024

Homicide: Life on the Street

Air Date: 1993 – 1999
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 44 – 49 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	11	The Documentary	66

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	16	Valentine’s Day	71

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	6	Hate Crimes	39

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	8	All Through the House	21
6	8	All Is Bright	85

Related Shows:

Conviction – No known holiday episodes
Deadline – No known holiday episodes
FBI – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: MOST WANTED
In Plain Sight – No known holiday episodes
Law & Order
- Law & Order: Crime Intent
- Law & Order: LA – No known holiday episodes
- Law & Order: Organized Crime
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order True Crime – No known holiday episodes
Trial by Jury – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Jon Polito, Kyle Secor, Ned Beatty, Isabella Hofmann, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes, Max Perlich, Peter Gerety, Jon Seda, Callie Thorne, Toni Lewis, Michael Michele, Giancarlo Esposito

Updated: March 24, 2024

Psych

Air Date: 2006 – 2014
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 42 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	15	Scary Sherry: Bianca’s Toast	15
2	16	Shawn [And Gud] of the Dead	31
3	1	Ghosts	32
4	15	Tuesday the 17th	46
4	4	The Devil is in the Details… and in the Upstairs Bedroom	51
4	8	Let’s Get Hairy	55
5	11	In Plain Fright	74
6	3	This Episode Sucks	82
6	11	Heeeee’s Lassie	90
7	5	100 Clues	100
8	9	A Nightmare on State Street	119

Many of these episodes are not exactly a Halloween episode, but they are deliberately spooky or derived from a horror movie.

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Gus’ Dad May Have Killed Old Gus	25
3	9	Christmas Joy	40
5	14	The Polarizing Express	77

Related Shows:

Monk

Network: USA
Cast: James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson, Anne Dudek

Updated: March 28, 2024

S.W.A.T. [1975 series]

Original series
Also known as SWAT.

Air Date: 1975 – 1976
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 50 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	15	Silent Night, Deadly Night	27

Related Shows:

S.W.A.T. [2017 series]

Network: CBS
Cast: Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera, James Coleman

Updated: March 28, 2024

S.W.A.T. [2017 series]

Remake series
Also known as SWAT.

Air Date: 2017 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 44 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	8	Miracle	8
2	10	1000 Joules	32

Related Shows:

S.W.A.T. [1975 series]

Network: CBS
Cast: Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson, Peter Onorati, Jay Harrington, David Lim, Patrick St. Esprit, Amy Farrington, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Enger Ritch

Updated: March 28, 2024

Hawaii Five-O [1968 series]

Original series

Air Date: 1968 – 1980
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 42 – 49 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	7	Tricks are Not Treats	128

Related Shows:

Hawaii Five-0 [2010 series]

Network: CBS
Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Gilbert Lani Kauhi, Al Harrington, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith, Sharon Farrell, Moe Keale, Doug Mossman, Danny Kamekona

Updated: March 24, 2024

NCIS: New Orleans

“Naval Crime Investigative Service”
Also known as NCIS: NO.

Air Date: 2014 – 2021
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 42 minutes

Mardi Gras

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	8	Love Hurts	8
2	14	Father’s Day	37
4	14	A New Dawn	85

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	18	If It Bleeds, It Leads	41

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	Master of Horror	6
5	6	Pound of Flesh	101

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	Chasing Ghosts	9
2	10	Billy and the Kid	33

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	Stolen Valor	10
2	11	Blue Christmas	34

Related Shows:

JAG
- NCIS
  - NCIS: Hawai’i
  - NCIS: Los Angeles
  - NCIS: Origins – No known holiday episodes
  - NCIS: Sydney – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich, CCH Pounder, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Shalita Grant, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan, Charles Michael Davis, Chelsea Field

Updated: March 27, 2024

NCIS: Los Angeles

“Naval Crime Investigative Service”
Also known as NCIS: LA.

Air Date: 2009 – 2023
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 44 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	Brimstone	10
2	11	Disorder	35
3	11	Higher Power	59
4	10	Free Ride	82
5	12	Merry Evasion	108
6	11	Humbug	131
7	11	Cancel Christmas	155
8	11	Tidings We Bring	179
9	11	All Is Bright	203
10	11	Joyride	227
12	6	If the Fate Allows	168

Related Shows:

JAG
- NCIS
- NCIS: Hawai’i
- NCIS: New Orleans
- NCIS: Origins – No known holiday episodes
- NCIS: Sydney – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Chris O’Donnell, Peter Cambor, Daniela Ruah, Adam Jamal Craig, Linda Hunt, LL Cool J, Barrett Foa, Eric Christian Olsen, Renée Felice Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Long, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney

Updated: March 27, 2024

NCIS: Hawai’i

Air Date: 2021 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 44 – 45 minutes

Pearl Harbor Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	Imposter	9

Related Shows:

JAG
- NCIS
  - NCIS: Los Angeles
  - NCIS: New Orleans
  - NCIS: Origins – No known holiday episodes
  - NCIS: Sydney – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, Kian Talan

Updated: March 27, 2024

NCIS

“Naval Criminal Investigative Service”

Air Date: 2003 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 39 – 44 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
13	14	Decompressed	296
17	15	Lonely Hearts	393

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	16	Mother’s Day	154

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	5	The Bone Yard	28
3	6	The Voyeur’s Web	52
4	6	Witch Hunt	76
5	6	Chimera	100
6	6	Murder 2.0	119
7	5	Code of Conduct	143
8	6	Cracked	168
9	6	Thirst	192
10	5	The Namesake	215
11	6	Oil & Water	240
12	6	Parental Guidance Suggested	264
15	6	Trapped	336
16	6	Beneath the Surface	360

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	9	Child’s Play	147
9	10	Sins of the Father	196
10	7	Shell Shock (Part II)	217
12	9	Grounded	267
13	10	Blood Brothers	292
14	8	Enemy Combatant	314
15	9	Ready or Not	339
20	8	Turkey Trot	442

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Chained	33
6	11	Silent Night	124
7	10	Faith	148
8	10	False Witness	172
9	11	Newborn King	197
10	10	You Better Watch Out	220
11	11	Homesick	245
12	10	House Rules	268
13	11	Spinning Wheel	293
14	10	The Tie That Binds	316
15	10	Double Down	340
16	10	What Child is This?	364
17	10	The North Pole	388

Related Shows:

JAG
- NCIS: Hawai’i
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- NCIS: New Orleans
- NCIS: Origins – No known holiday episodes
- NCIS: Sydney – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Lauren Holly, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, Wilmer Valderrama, Jennifer Esposito, Duane Henry, Maria Bello, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, Gary Cole

Bosch

Air Date: 2014 – 2021
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 39 – 80 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	Chapter Six: Donkey’s Years	6

Related Shows:

Bosch: Legacy – No known holiday episodes

Network: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino, Lance Reddick, Annie Wersching, Sarah Clarke, Jason Gedrick, Madison Lintz, Jeri Ryan, Brent Sexton, Mimi Rogers, Paul Calderón

Updated: March 31, 2024

Murderville

Air Date: 2022 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 29 – 52 minutes

Christmas

Title of Special	Year of Release	Overall
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery	2022	7

Network: Netflix
Cast: Will Arnett, Haneefah Wood, Lilan Bowden, Phillip Smithey

Updated: March 27, 2024

Monk

Air Date: 2002 – 2009
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 40 – 45 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	2	Mr. Monk Goes Home Again	47

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	9	Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa	54
5	9	Mr. Monk Meets His Dad	70
6	10	Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus	87
7	9	Mr. Monk and the Miracle	102

Related Shows:

Psych

Network: USA Network
Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard

Updated: March 27, 2024

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Also known as Law & Order: SVU and SVU.

Air Date: 1999 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 44 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
13	18	Valentine’s Day	290
14	16	Funny Valentine	311
21	14	I Deserve Some Loving Too	472

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
13	5	Missing Pieces	277
16	6	Glasgowman’s Wrath	349

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
23	10	Silent Night, Hateful Night	504
24	9	And a Trauma in a Pear Tree	525

Related Shows:

Conviction – No known holiday episodes
Deadline – No known holiday episodes
FBI – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: MOST WANTED
Homicide: Life on the Street
In Plain Sight – No known holiday episodes
Law & Order
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: LA – No known holiday episodes
- Law & Order: Organized Crime
- Law & Order True Crime – No known holiday episodes
Trial by Jury – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Michelle Hurd, Stephanie March, Ice-T, BD Wong, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie, Adam Beach, Michaela McManus, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Raúl Esparza, Peter Scanavino, Philip Winchester, Jamie Gray Hyder, Demore Barnes, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett

Updated: March 25, 2024

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Air Date: 2021 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 49 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	9	The Christmas Episode	17
3	9	Last Christmas	39

Related Shows:

Conviction – No known holiday episodes
Deadline – No known holiday episodes
FBI – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: MOST WANTED
Homicide: Life on the Street
In Plain Sight – No known holiday episodes
Law & Order
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: LA – No known holiday episodes
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order True Crime – No known holiday episodes
Trial by Jury – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Tamara Taylor, Ainsley Seiger, Dylan McDermott, Nona Parker-Johnson, Brent Antonello, Rick Gonzalez

Updated: March 25, 2024

Law & Order: Crime Intent

Also known as Law & Order: CI, Criminal Intent and CI.

Air Date: 2001 – 2011
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 43 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	6	Masquerade	117

Related Shows:

Conviction – No known holiday episodes
Deadline – No known holiday episodes
FBI – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: MOST WANTED
Homicide: Life on the Street
In Plain Sight – No known holiday episodes
Law & Order
- Law & Order: LA – No known holiday episodes
- Law & Order: Organized Crime
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order True Crime – No known holiday episodes
Trial by Jury – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance, Chris Noth, Annabella Sciorra, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian, Alicia Witt, Jeff Goldblum, Saffron Burrows, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jay O. Sanders

Updated: March 25, 2024

Law & Order

Air Date: 1990 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 48 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	8	Out of Control	30

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	11	His Hour Upon the Stage	33

Related Shows:

Conviction – No known holiday episodes
Deadline – No known holiday episodes
FBI – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes
- FBI: MOST WANTED
Homicide: Life on the Street
In Plain Sight – No known holiday episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: LA – No known holiday episodes
- Law & Order: Organized Crime
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order True Crime – No known holiday episodes
Trial by Jury – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC
Cast: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty, Richard Brooks, Steven Hill, Paul Sorvino, Carolyn McCormick, Jerry Orbach, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jill Hennessy, Sam Waterston, Benjamin Bratt, Carey Lowell, Angie Harmon, Jesse L. Martin, Dianne Wiest, Elisabeth Röhm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dennis Farina, Annie Parisse, Michael Imperioli, Milena Govich, Alana de la Garza, Jeremy Sisto, Linus Roache, Anthony Anderson, Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Mehcad Brooks, Reid Scott, Tony Goldwyn

Updated: March 25, 2024

Bones

Air Date: 2005 – 2017
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 43 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	14	The Bikini in the Soup	120

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	5	Mummy in the Maze	48
11	5	The Resurrection in the Remains	217

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
11	8	High Treason in the Holiday Season	220

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	9	The Man in the Fallout Shelter	9
3	9	The Santa in the Slush	52
5	10	The Goop on the Girl	94

Related Shows:

The Finder – No known holiday episodes

Network: Fox
Cast: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T. J. Thyne, Jonathan Adams, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, John Boyd

Updated: March 31, 2024

In the Heat of the Night

Air Date: 1988 – 1995
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 60 minutes

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	13	Blessings	65

Network: NBC/CBS
Cast: Carroll O’Connor, Howard Rollins, Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson, David Hart, Christian LeBlanc, Lois Nettleton, Geoffrey Thorne, Hugh O’Connor, Carl Weathers, Crystal R. Fox, Denise Nicholas

Updated: March 25, 2024

JAG

“Judge Advocate General”

Air Date: 1995 – 2005
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 47 minutes

Father’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	14	Father’s Day	14

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	11	Jaggle Bells	72
5	11	Ghosts of Christmas Past	96
7	11	Answered Prayers	145
8	11	All Ye Faithful	169
9	11	A Merry Little Christmas	193
10	10	The Four Percent Solution	215

Related Shows:

NCIS
- NCIS: Hawai’i
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- NCIS: New Orleans
- NCIS: Origins – No known holiday episodes
- NCIS: Sydney – No known holiday episodes

Network: NBC/CBS
Cast: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson, Scott Lawrence, Zoe McLellan, Tracey Needham

Updated: March 25, 2024

Booker

Air Date: 1989 – 1990
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 45 – 48 minutes

Father’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	22	Father’s Day	22

Related Shows:

21 Jump Street

Network: Fox
Cast: Richard Grieco, Carmen Argenziano, Marcia Strassman, Katie Rich, Lori Petty

Updated: March 31, 2024

Hawaii Five-0 [2010 series]

Remake series

Air Date: 2010 – 2020
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 44 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	14	Hoa ‘inea Misery Loves Company	132
7	16	Poniu I Ke Aloha Crazy In Love	159
10	16	He kauwa ke kanaka na ke aloha Man is a slave of love	234

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	7	Ka Iwi Kapu Sacred Bones	31
3	5	Mohai Offering	52
4	6	Kupouli ‘la Broken	77
5	6	Ho’oma’ike Unmasked	99
6	6	Na Pilikua Nu Monsters	124
7	6	Ka hale ho’okauwel House of Horrors	149
8	5	Kama’oma’o, ka’aina huli hana At Kama’oma’o, The Land of Activities	173
9	5	A’ohe Mea ‘Ima A Ka Maka Nothing More the Eyes Search For	198
10	5	He ‘oi’o kuhihewa; he kaka ola i ‘ike ‘ia e ka makaula Don’t blame ghosts and spirits for one’s troubles; a human is responsible	223

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	9	Hau’oli La Ho’omaika’l Happy Thanksgiving	80
9	8	Lele pū nā manu like Birds of a Feather…	201
10	9	Ka la’au kumu ‘ole o Kahilikolo The trunkless tree of Kahilikolo	227

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	12	Hana ‘a’a Makehewa Desperate Measures	12
3	11	Kapu Guardian	58
5	9	Ke Koho Mamao Aku Longshot	102
7	11	Ka’ili Aku Snatchback	154
8	11	Oni Kalalea Ka Ku La’au Loa A Tall Tree Stands Above the Others	179

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Hawaii Five-O [1968 series]

Network: CBS
Cast: Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Taryn Manning, Masi Oka, Lauren German, Michelle Borth, Chi McBride, Jorge Garcia, Meaghan Rath, Taylor Wily, Dennis Chun, Kimee Balmilero, Beulah Koale, Ian Anthony Dale, Katrina Law

Cold Case

Air Date: 2003 – 2010
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 45 minutes

New Year’s Eve/Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	18	Resolutions	18

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	12	Sabotage	105

Uses elements of Christmas in this episode.

Network: CBS
Cast: Kathryn Morris, Justin Chambers, Thom Barry, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Danny Pino, Sarah Brown, Tracie Thoms

Updated: March 30, 2024

FBI: MOST WANTED

Air Date: 2020 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 45 minutes

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	7	Karma	58

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	9	Run-Hide-Fight	38

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FBI – No known holiday episodes
FBI: INTERNATIONAL – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Ebonée Noel, Connie Nielsen, Sela Ward, Alana de la Garza, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane

Updated: March 20, 2024

Dexter

Air Date: 2006 – 2013
Parental Guide Rating: TV-MA
Average Runtime: 47 – 58 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	4	Let’s Give the Boy a Hand	4

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	9	Hungry Man	45

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	11	Truth Be Told	11

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Dexter: New Blood – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C. S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson

Updated: March 31, 2024

CSI: NY

Spin-off series
Also known as Crime Scene Investigation: New York.

Air Date: 2004 – 2013
Parental Rating Guide: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 45 minutes

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	17	Pot of Gold	134

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	6	Boo	77

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	10	Shop Till You Drop	150

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Cyber – No known holiday episodes
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- CSI: Vegas – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill, Anna Belknap, Robert Joy, A. J. Buckley, Sela Ward

Updated: March 31, 2024

CSI: Miami

Spin-off series
Also known as Crime Scene Investigation: Miami.

Air Date: 2002 – 2012
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 39 – 45 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
10	6	By the Book	219

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Cyber – No known holiday episodes
- CSI: NY
- CSI: Vegas – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander, Rory Cochrane, Kim Delaney, Sofia Milos, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva LaRue, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Eddie Cibrian, Omar Benson Miller

Updated: March 31, 2024

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Original series
Also known as CSI and CSI: Las Vegas (not to be confused with CSI: Vegas).

Air Date: 2000 – 2015
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 40 – 64 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
9	4	Let It Bleed	186

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
14	11	The Lost Reindeer	306

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CSI: Cyber – No known holiday episodes
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- CSI: Vegas – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS
Cast: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Louise Lombard, Wallace Langham, Lauren Lee Smith, Laurence Fishburne, Liz Vassey, David Berman, Ted Danson, Elisabeth Harnois, Elisabeth Shue, Jon Wellner

Updated: March 31, 2024

Criminal Minds

Air Date: 2005 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 56 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	6	Devil’s Night	120
8	5	The Good Earth	167
10	5	Boxed In	215

Día de Muertos

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
9	6	In the Blood	192

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Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders – No known holiday episodes
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior – No known holiday episodes

Network: CBS/Paramount+
Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, Rachel Nichols, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Damon Gupton, Daniel Henney

Updated: April 23, 2024

COPS

Air Date: 1989 – 2023
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 30 – 37 minutes

Mardi Gras

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	31	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 1990	46
8	1	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 1995	267
8	27	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 1995 (Part 2)	293
15	2	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 2002	531
15	3	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 2002 (Part 2)	532
16	1	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 2003	566
17	1	Mardi Gras 2004 Part 1	607
17	2	Mardi Gras 2004 Part 2	608

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
16	11	Ho! Ho! Ho! 1 Special Special Edition	576
17	13	Ho! Ho! Ho! 2 Special Special Edition	619
18	12	Ho! Ho! Ho! 3 Special Special Edition	654
19	12	Ho! Ho! Ho! 4 Special Special Edition	690
21	13	Ho! Ho! Ho! 5 Special Special Edition	765
22	13	Ho! Ho! Ho! 6 Special Special Edition	801
23	10	Ho! Ho! Ho! 7 Special Special Edition	834
24	11	Ho! Ho! Ho! 8 Special Special Edition	857
25	2	Ho! Ho! Ho! 9 Special Special Edition	870

Network: Fox/Paramount Channel
Narrated by: Burt Lancaster

Updated: March 21, 2024

CHiPs

Air Date: 1977 – 1983
Parental Guide Rating: TV-PG
Average Runtime: 48 minutes

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	6	Trick or Trick	28

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	15	Christmas Watch	60

Network: NBC
Cast: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Tom Reilly

Updated: March 30, 2024

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Air Date: 2014 – 2019
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 21 – 23 minutes

Cinco de Mayo

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
6	16	Cinco de Mayo	128

Easter

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
7	11	Valloweaster	141

*Unique combination of Halloween and Easter.

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	Halloween	6
2	4	Halloween II	26
3	5	Halloween III	50
4	5	Halloween IV	73
5	4	HalloVeen	94

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	10	Thanksgiving	10
2	7	Lockdown	29
5	7	Two Turkeys	97

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	11	Christmas	11
2	10	The Pontiac Bandit Returns	32
3	10	Yippie Kayak	55

Network: Fox/NBC
Cast: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Andre Braugher, Dirk Blocker, Joel McKinnon Miller

Updated: March 31, 2024

Blue Bloods

Air Date: 2010 – 2024
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 44 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	14	My Funny Valentine	14

Mother’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	22	Mother’s Day	44

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
3	7	Nightmares	51

Thanksgiving

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	8	Thanksgiving	30

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
11	3	Atonement	221

Network: CBS
Cast: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou, Tom Selleck, Steve Schirripa, Jennifer Esposito, Sami Gayle, Amy Carlson, Marisa Ramirez, Vanessa Ray

Updated: March 31, 2024

21 Jump Street

Air Date: 1987 – 1991
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 45 – 48 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	14	Chapel of Love	27

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
4	6	Old Haunts in a New Age	61

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	11	Christmas in Saigon	24

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Network: Fox
Cast: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, Richard Grieco, Steven Williams, Michael Bendetti, Michael DeLuise, Sal Jenco, Frederic Forrest

Updated: March 29, 2024

9-1-1

Also known as 911.

Air Date: 2018 – Present
Parental Guide Rating: TV-14
Average Runtime: 42 – 45 minutes

Valentine’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
1	6	Heartbreaker	6

St. Patrick’s Day

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
5	12	Boston	72

Halloween

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	7	Haunted	17
3	6	Monsters	34

Christmas

Season	Episode	Title of Episode	Overall
2	10	Merry Ex-Mas	20
3	10	Christmas Spirit	38
5	10	Wrapped in Red	70

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Network: Fox/CBS
Cast: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Rockmond Dunbar, Connie Britton, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Guzman, Corinne Massiah, Marcanthonee Jon Reis, Gavin McHugh, John Harlan Kim

Updated: March 29, 2024