Q 01/05

In what year was the Macy's parade first televised, as an experimental local broadcast in New York City?

A) 1939

B) 1945

C) 1948

D) 1953

Answer · why

A) 1939

The parade was first televised in 1939, an experimental local broadcast over W2XBS, NBC's pioneering New York television station.

Q 02/05

Which network carried unlicensed Times Square parade coverage, avoiding the Macy's name?

A) ABC

B) CBS

C) Fox

D) The CW

Answer · why

B) CBS

CBS shot the parade from Times Square, outside Macy's Herald Square exclusivity zone, and billed it as 'The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS' without th...

Q 03/05

Since what year has NBC been the parade's official broadcaster?

A) 1948

B) 1961

C) 1953

D) 1969

Answer · why

C) 1953

NBC became the parade's official broadcaster in 1953, when its telecast ran only an hour of the three-hour march.

Q 04/05

Which Today weather anchor co-hosted NBC's parade from 1995 to 2024, missing only 2022?

A) Willard Scott

B) Bryant Gumbel

C) Matt Lauer

D) Al Roker

Answer · why

D) Al Roker

Al Roker co-hosted from 1995 through 2024; his 2022 absence, while recovering from blood clots, left Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb to host without hi...

Q 05/05

From 1963 to 1972, NBC's parade coverage was hosted by Betty White alongside which Bonanza star?

A) Michael Landon

B) Dan Blocker

C) Pernell Roberts

D) Lorne Greene

Answer · why

D) Lorne Greene

Bonanza's Lorne Greene co-hosted with Betty White from 1963 to 1972, a decade-long pairing that anchored NBC's coverage.