There’s nothing quite like starting the new year in the Twilight Zone. SyFy is bringing back its beloved annual tradition with over 48 hours of Rod Serling’s groundbreaking sci-fi and horror anthology series, featuring 92 episodes that will take you on a journey through the fifth dimension. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering the series for the first time, this marathon offers the perfect opportunity to experience some of television’s most unforgettable storytelling.
Starting December 31, 2025, at 5:00 a.m. EST and running through January 2, 2026, at 6:30 a.m., the marathon includes everything from iconic episodes that have become part of pop culture history to lesser-known gems that deserve more attention. From evil ventriloquist dummies to time-traveling adventures, from mysterious hitchhikers to alien visitors with questionable motives, the marathon has something to keep everyone glued to their screens all weekend long. Here’s your complete viewing guide to help you plan which episodes you absolutely can’t miss:
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
5am: “Come Wander with Me” – 5:00 a.m.
5:30 am: “The Mirror”
6 am: “Death’s Head Revisited”
6:30 am: “The Brain Center at Whipple’s”
7 am: “The Bewitchin’ Pool”
7:30 am: “A World of Difference”
8 am: “Execution”
8:30 am: “Mr Bevis”
9 am: “A Passage for Trumpet”
9:30 am: “The Fever”
10 am: “King Nine Will Not Return”
10:30 am: “A Thing About Machines”
11 am: “Back There”
11:30 am: “Walking Distance”
12 pm: “In His Image”
1 pm: “The Thirty-Fathom Grave”
2 pm: “Mute”
3 pm: “Jesse-Belle”
4 pm: “Death Ship”
5 pm: “Valley of the Shadow”
6 pm: “The Masks”
6:30 pm: “A Stop at Willoughby”
7 pm: “Living Doll”
7:30 pm: “It’s a Good Life”
8 pm: “Where is Everybody?”
8:30 pm: “Mirror Image”
9 pm: “The After Hours”
9:30 pm: “Nick of Time”
10 pm: “The Four of Us Are Dying”
10:30 pm: “Perchance to Dream”
11 pm: “The Midnight Sun”
11:30 pm: “The Hitchhiker”
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
12 am: “Two”
12:30 am: “The Lonely”
1 am: “One for the Angels”
1:30 am: “Mr. Denton on Doomsday”
2 am: “Escape Clause”
2:30 am: “The Purple Testament”
3 am: “Long Live Walter Jameson”
3:30 am: “The Howling Man”
4 am: “The Whole Truth”
4:30 am: “Twenty-Two”
5 am: “Shadow Play”
5:30 am: “The Passerby”
6 am: “I Dream of Genie”
7 am: “The New Exhibit”
8 am: “The Bard”
9 am: “Of Late I Think of Cliffordville”
10 am: “The Incredible World of Horace Ford”
11 am: “On Thursday We Leave for Home”
12 “He’s Alive”
1 pm: “The Miniature”
2 pm: “Printer’s Devil”
3 pm: “No Time Like the Past”
4 pm: “The Parallel”
5 pm: “I Shot an Arrow into the Air”
5:30 pm: “The Prime Mover”
6 pm: “Long Distance Call”
6:30 pm: “Time Enough at Last”
7 pm: “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”
7:30 pm: “To Serve Man”
8 pm: “The Invaders”
8:30 pm: “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”
9 pm: “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”
9:30 pm: “Eye of the Beholder”
10 pm: “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”
10:30 pm: “A Game of Pool”
11 pm: “A Nice Place to Visit”
11:30 pm: “The Dummy”
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
12 am: “Passage on the Lady Anne”
1 am: “The Odyssey of Flight 33”
1:30 am: “The Silence”
2 am: “The Mind and the Matter”
2:30 am: “The Obsolete Man”
3 am: “The Shelter”
3:30 am: “The Grave”
4 am: “Still Valley”
4:30 am: “The Jungle”
5 am: “Once Upon a Time”
5:30 am: “A Quality of Mercy”
6 am: “Nothing in the Dark”
Clear your schedule, stock up on snacks, and prepare for a New Year’s weekend unlike any other. The Twilight Zone marathon is more than just classic television—it’s a journey into the extraordinary, the thought-provoking, and the genuinely unsettling. Whether you watch all 92 episodes or just drop in for your favorites, you’ll be reminded why Rod Serling’s creation remains one of the most influential series in television history.