Announcement: Fox to Rebroadcast M*A*S*H Special on Memorial Day [Updated]

Rebroadcast: Memorial Day 2024

UPDATE 5/22/2024: Fox will rebroadcast M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television in primetime in the United States on Memorial Day, May 27. The special will air at 8pm ET. Check your local listings for the broadcast time in your region.

Stream the Special

UPDATE 1/2/2024: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television is now streaming on Fox.com, Hulu, and CityTV (Canada). Click the logo below to be directed to the special. (Please note: Hulu requires a paid subscription, and the links for Fox and Hulu may only be available to users in the United States. The link for CityTV is for Canadian viewers.)

Ratings

According to TV Line, M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television averaged an audience of 2.1 million viewers when it aired on Fox January 1.

Teaser Trailer & Clip

UPDATE 12/23/2023: Fox has shared a teaser trailer for M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television. Watch it below:

This clip showing an interview with Gary Burghoff discussing Radar’s farewell was shared by Fox on 12/27/2023:

Articles and Interviews

UPDATE (12/29/2023): There have been several articles and interviews in the lead up to the release of M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television on January 1. Some of the articles are outlined below:

Original Post (12/6/2023)

Fox announced an all new M*A*S*H special that will air on New Year’s Day on Fox at 8pm ET. The two-hour special, titled M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television, tells the story of M*A*S*H from the perspective of those who made it. There are new interviews with Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, Gene Reynolds, and Burt Metcalfe. Archival interviews with Larry Gelbart, Larry Linville, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson, and David Ogden Stiers will also be featured. The series had an impact on its fans and the course of television over its 11-year run, and, even after 51 years, it has never been off the airwaves. M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television celebrates the contributions M*A*S*H made to the history of television.

The special was produced by John Scheinfeld and Andy Kaplan with Crew Neck Productions. Scheinfeld is the filmmaker behind a number of documentaries including Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback (2023), What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? (2023), The Happy Days of Gary Marshall (2020), Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016), The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006), and several others.

This is the first M*A*S*H special to air on Fox since the M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion in 2002. Be sure to tune on January 1, 2024 to watch, or you watch the documentary the next day on Fox.com, Hulu, Tubi, or on-demand!

Fox Press Release

M*A*S*H: THE COMEDY THAT CHANGED TELEVISION, AN ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR CELEBRATION OF TELEVISION’S MOST INFLUENTIAL SITCOM NEW ORIGINAL SPECIAL AIRS MONDAY, JANUARY 1, ON FOX

Featuring New Interviews with Cast Members Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Wayne Rogers and Loretta Swit, as well as Original Series Executive Producers Gene Reynolds and Burt Metcalfe

Plus Rarely-Seen Archival Interviews with Writer/Producer Larry Gelbart, and Stars Larry Linville, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson and David Ogden Stiers

In the all-new two-hour special, M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television, premiering Monday, January 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)on FOX, join the men and women who made M*A*S*H as they celebrate one of the most beloved, enduringly popular, often quoted and influential comedies ever created.

As the definitive look at the 14-time Emmy-winning television classic, the special centers around new interviews with original cast members Alan Alda (Capt. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce), Gary Burghoff (Cpl. Walter “Radar” O’Reilly), William Christopher (Father Francis Mulcahy), Jamie Farr (Cpl./Sgt. Maxwell Q. “Max” Klinger), Mike Farrell (Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt), Wayne Rogers (Capt. “Trapper” John McIntyre) and Loretta Swit (Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan) and series executive producers Gene Reynolds and Burt Metcalfe. In these intimate, highly personal remembrances, the creation and evolution of the show’s iconic characters are revealed, alongside rare and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage, photos and stories.

Writer/producer Larry Gelbart, as well as additional series stars Larry Linville (Maj. Frank Burns), Harry Morgan (Col. Sherman T. Potter), McLean Stevenson (Lt. Col. Henry Blake) and David Ogden Stiers (Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III) are remembered through a vibrant collection of clips from the series as well as in rarely-seen archival interviews. With unique experiences, observations and memories from 11 seasons of M*A*S*H, this special will make audiences laugh, touch their heartstrings, and leave them on a nostalgic high while celebrating the sustained brilliance of the iconic sitcom. 

“M*A*S*H is not only a great television series, it is a cultural phenomenon. It has made multiple generations of viewers laugh, cry and think, often in the same episode,” said Executive Producers John Scheinfeld and Andy Kaplan. “We are excited to team with FOX to create this unprecedented window into an innovative television classic.”

“M*A*S*H is among the most iconic sitcoms in the annals of television history. It’s a timeless show that comedically captures the 4077^th medical corps and how they managed to maintain their sanity while saving lives on the front lines of the Korean War,” said Dan Harrison, EVP, Program Planning & Content Strategy, FOX Entertainment.  “Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds and Burt Metcalfe brought this incredible comedy to life thanks to their ensemble cast led by the incomparable Alan Alda. FOX is proud to celebrate the landmark achievements of one of the best comedies ever created.”

The M*A*S*H two-and-a-half-hour series finale that first aired on CBS in 1983 remains the highest rated telecast in television history, delivering an incredible 77 audience share and 60.2 rating. To-date, the show has never left the air, continuously running in syndication, on basic cable and now streaming on Hulu. The series was produced by 20th Television.

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television is directed by John Scheinfeld (Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback, The U.S. vs. John Lennon and What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?) with Scheinfeld and Andy Kaplan as Executive Producers.

Viewers can watch M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television next day on Hulu, http://Fox.com, On Demand and FOX Entertainment’s streaming platform, Tubi.  On Demand is available for customers of Cox Contour TV, DIRECTV, DISH, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Optimum, Spectrum, Verizon FiOS, XFINITY, YouTube TV and many more.

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