Thanksgiving on Utah TV: Parade and football — what did you expect?

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It's a TV tradition to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV, and Utahns will have not one, not two, but three chances to do so. Even without the help of DVRs.The annual event will air live on CBS (7 a.m., Ch. 2) and then tape-delayed twice on NBC (9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Ch. 5).Thursday on TV ...NFL: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions (10:30 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys (2:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13); New England Patriots at New York Jets (6:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)The National Dog Show (Noon., NBC/Ch. 5): The Kennel Club of Philadelphia's annual event.College football: Tuskegee at Alabama State (2 p.m., ESPNU); TCU at Texas (6:30 p.m., ESPN)A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Mediocre 1973 animation. (Repeat)The X Factor (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Contestants are eliminated.Glee (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Blaine runs into the warblers.