Syfy’s 2023-2024 New Year’s Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule

Every year, as the holiday season gets underway, I can count on getting one question from my fellow Serling fans on X (formerly known as Twitter): “Will there be a Twilight Zone marathon this year?”

And every year since I launched my all-things-Serling page in 2010, I’ve been happy to answer my fellow Zone-iacs far more directly than the evasive Mystic Seer ever would: Yes, there will be a marathon! In fact, we’ll get two: one on the Heroes & Icon channel, and one on Syfy.

We all know there are drawbacks to watching the Zone this way. The ads and the edits can drive any serious fan to hit the holiday eggnog a bit harder than usual. The show is best watched on disc. And yet there’s something comforting about the tradition of the NYE marathon. Sure, you can stream pristine episodes any time you like, but it’s nice to watch with so many fellow fans at the same time and interact over social media.

So what will be shown this year? Below you’ll find the line-up for Syfy — which, for all its demerits, is still more easily accessed by most fans than H&I’s. It’s an impressive roster: 140 episodes out of TZ’s 156.

I know some fans like to be surprised, but most fans appreciate a heads-up. So here’s the schedule for the 2023-2024 marathon. (Times shown are EST.)

Syfy’s 2021-2022 New Year’s Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule

Ah, the Twilight Zone marathon. It’s become such a fixture of each New Year’s Eve. Can you think of a better way to ring out the old and ring in the new than with Rod Serling?

Sure, there are drawbacks to watching the Zone this way. The ads and the edits sometimes seem as if they’ve been engineered by Talky Tina. It’s best to watch the show on disc, frankly. But there’s something comforting about the tradition of the NYE marathon. Plus, it’s great to all be watching at the same time and interacting over social media.

So let’s get to the big question: What will they be showing this year? I know some fans like to be surprised, but most fans appreciate a heads up. So, courtesy of the friendly folks at Syfy (who were nice enough to share the lineup with me ahead of time), here’s the schedule for the 2021-2022 marathon: 104 episodes out of TZ’s 156. Times shown are EST, btw:

Syfy’s 2019-2020 New Year’s Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule

Okay, Zoners, the partial schedule I posted last Friday for Syfy’s New Year’s Twilight Zone marathon was a big hit. But the full schedule is what Pedott would say we really need, right?

Happy to oblige. And unlike most wishes in the fifth dimension, this one is consequence-free …

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

6:00am — One for the Angels

6:30am — Mr. Denton on Doomsday

7:00am — The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

7:30am — Walking Distance

8:00am — Escape Clause

8:30am — Perchance to Dream

9:00am — Judgment Night

9:30am — And When The Sky Was Opened