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From 9 a.m.-noon, the 85th annual 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade' averaged a 12.4 rating, 26 share in households in the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, finishing within 3% of last year's 12.8/27. 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade' topped the metered-market household rating of every primetime entertainment telecast on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox or CW over the past week except the Monday and Tuesday editions of ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars' (13.4 Monday from 8-9 p.m. ET, 13.2 Tuesday from 9-11).

America's favorite holiday tradition, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® returns to dazzle and enchant millions nationwide on Thursday, November 24, 2011 beginning at 9 a.m. on NBC in all time zones.

NBC will look back at 85 years of one of America's greatest holiday traditions with 'The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,' on Thursday, November 24 from 10-11 p.m. ET. Matt Lauer will host this retrospective, which will feature the favorite floats, balloons and performances that have made the parade a must-watch spectacle every year for generations of American families.

CBS has announced its schedule of upcoming guests on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, 11/18-12/2.

CBS has announced the upcoming guests on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN for the week of November 16 - 25. The show airs Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT.

NBC will look back at 85 years of one of America's greatest holiday traditions with 'The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,' on Thursday, November 24 from 10-11 p.m. ET. Matt Lauer will host this retrospective, which will feature the favorite floats, balloons and performances that have made the parade a must-watch spectacle every year for generations of American families.

In an exclusive interview with Bob Costas for NBC's 'Rock Center with Brian Williams,' former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky admitted to showering and horsing around with young boys but said he is not a pedophile. Below is a clip from tonight's interview with mandatory restrictions.

Last week, TODAY's Matt Lauer visited some of the world's most impressive and diverse places for this year's Where In the World series, including stops in Namibia and Barbados.

According to Access Hollywood, TODAY show anchorman Matt Lauer has officially retired the popular yearly segment 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer?'.

On the final installment of 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer' on NBC's TODAY show, Matt turned up basking in the sun of Barbados. Who can blame him for kicking back on the beach for a bit - he's traveled almost 30,000 miles over four continents over this past week.

NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City on Wednesday, November 30th from 8 to 9 p.m. ET. The star-studded holiday special will feature performances by Tony Bennett, Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Cee Lo Green, Faith Hill, Carole King, Katharine McPhee, Javier Colon and The Radio City Rockettes with a mix of current hits and holiday classics.

NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City on Wednesday, November 30th from 8 to 9 p.m.

On Today's installment of 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer?' on NBC's TODAY show, the traveling anchorman turned up in the Swiss Alps.

On Day 3 of the NBC's TODAY show popular series 'Where In The World Is Matt Lauer', the anchorman appeared on the sky bridge connecting the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. The bridge rises over 500 feet into the air.

Nominees for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 were announced this morning at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by Elisha Cuthbert ('Happy Endings'), Julianne Hough ('Footloose'), Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers), Jennifer Morrison ('Once Upon A Time'), Sharon Osbourne ('The Talk') and Busy Philipps ('Cougar Town'), along with PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 host Kaley Cuoco ('The Big Bang Theory') and Executive Producer Mark Burnett. Prior to this morning's announcement, fans cast more than 40 million votes to pick new categories and determine the nominees for the annual awards show that celebrates fan favorites in movies, music and television. See below for a complete list of nominees.

Nominees for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 were announced this morning at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by Elisha Cuthbert ('Happy Endings'), Julianne Hough ('Footloose'), Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers), Jennifer Morrison ('Once Upon A Time'), Sharon Osbourne ('The Talk') and Busy Philipps ('Cougar Town'), along with PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 host Kaley Cuoco ('The Big Bang Theory') and Executive Producer Mark Burnett.

On Day 2 of 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer' on NBC's TODAY, the veteran news reporter turned up in Madrid, Spain. The host explained that this was not the original itinerary for the week. Due to weather-related issues, the crew was forced to rearrange the scheduled locations of the popular segment.

On Monday morning's edition of TODAY on NBC, it was revealed that for the first segment of 2011's 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer, the veteran reporter was found on The Skeleton Coast in Africa.

He's logged 248,166 miles, visited 46 different destinations, traveled by airplane, zip line, camel and gondola, and said hello to America in 24 languages. Starting Monday, November 7 on NBC's 'Today,' Americans can once again ponder one of television's greatest mysteries... 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer?'

America's favorite holiday tradition, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® returns to dazzle and enchant millions nationwide on Thursday, November 24, 2011 beginning at 9 a.m. on NBC in all time zones.