The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Al Roker came up a little short this year at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — literally. Sitting at the anchor desk alongside TODAY's Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, Al's chair appeared to be notably lower compared to the chairs of his co-hosts.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade telecast grabbed a record 31.3 million viewers across NBC's live telecast and Peacock's streaming replays.