Silent film
Motion pictures without synchronized recorded sound
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| April 12 2025 | Scheduled to air on an alternative date due to the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. |
| April 1 2023 | The film aired on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, adjusted due to an NHL game telecast scheduled on the night before Easter. |
| April 9 2022 | The film aired on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, adjusted due to an NBA game telecast scheduled on the night before Easter. |
| March 2021 | UHD Blu-ray released using 2010 6K scans, with Paramount spending over 150 hours on color work and clean-up. |
| March 2021 | UHD Blu-ray released, utilizing 2010 6K scans with over 150 hours of new color work and clean-up. |
| March 30 2021 | 4K UHD Blu-ray release. |
| April 4 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film aired prior to Palm Sunday instead of its typical broadcast time. |
| 2016 | Intrada Records released a six-CD album for the film's 60th anniversary, containing the complete original score, all diegetic music, previous album recordings, and a 12-minute piano audition recording. The box set won the IFMCA Award for Best New Archival Release. |
| April 5 2015 | ABC aired the film on Easter Sunday night for the first time in several years. |
| April 1 2015 | The film premiered on GMA Network in the Philippines, beginning a traditional Holy Week broadcast. |
| 2012 | Limited edition gift set won the Home Media Award for Best Packaging by Paramount Pictures and Johns Byrne. |
| March 29 2011 | Released as Special and Standard editions on DVD. |
| March 29 2011 | Fourth DVD edition (55th Anniversary Edition) released, including first-time Blu-ray release in two-disc and six-disc limited edition gift set formats. |
| 2010 | Arnold Friberg, who designed Moses' distinctive robe for the film, passed away while still in possession of the original robe gifted to him by DeMille after the production. |
| 2010 | The film was first broadcast in high definition, allowing viewers to see the original 1.66:1 VistaVision aspect ratio. |
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