Which Despicable Me franchise TV special aired on NBC on November 27, 2020?

The Despicable Me franchise TV special that aired on NBC on November 27, 2020, was Minions Holiday Special.

The half-hour program was a compilation of four Minions short films: “Santa’s Little Helpers,” “Training Wheels,” “Puppy,” and “Minion Scouts.” It also used holiday-themed interstitials featuring characters from Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.

Miranda Cosgrove, the voice of Margo in the Despicable Me films, provided narration between the segments. That format can make the title easy to confuse with one of the individual shorts, especially “Santa’s Little Helpers,” which is itself Christmas-themed.

The special was part of Illumination’s expansion beyond theatrical features and helped package earlier Minions-centered material for a seasonal television audience. It was not a new Despicable Me feature film or a regular animated series episode.