<P> The half - hour ( with commercials ) short was originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18 , 1966 . CBS repeated it annually during the Christmas season until 1988 . It was then aired on various other networks multiple times a season . In the 1990s and 2000s , it was primarily seen on Turner - owned properties ( TBS , TNT , and Cartoon Network ) , and later ABC and ABC Family . On August 13 , 2015 , NBC announced that the special would move to that network , which would air it twice during the Christmas season under a three - year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution . </P>
<P> The half - hour ( with commercials ) short was originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18 , 1966 . CBS repeated it annually during the Christmas season until 1988 . It was then aired on various other networks multiple times a season . In the 1990s and 2000s , it was primarily seen on Turner - owned properties ( TBS , TNT , and Cartoon Network ) , and later ABC and ABC Family . On August 13 , 2015 , NBC announced that the special would move to that network , which would air it twice during the Christmas season under a three - year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution . </P>
when was how the grinch stole christmas cartoon made
when was how the grinch stole christmas cartoon made
originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18 , 1966
originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18 , 1966