Oct. 11 – Oct. 17
A ‘Young Sheldon’ spinoff, a ‘Family Guy’ Halloween & Taylor Swift’s boyfriend hosts a game show!
FRIDAY, Oct. 11
A Laurie Berkner Halloween Special
Berkner, a musician and teacher known for her kid-friendly songs, hosts this hour-long TV party of costumes, dress-up, candy and classic Halloween music videos (YouTube).
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Kate Blanchet (below), Kevin Kline, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Sacha Baron Cohen star in this new psychological-thriller series about an author who discoverers a new book—and is shocked to find out it’s about her and all her darkest secrets! (Apple TV+)
SATURDAY, Oct. 12
Nobody Dumps My Daughter
An overbearing mom goes to extremes when a guy takes her daughter’s virginity (gasp!) then dumps her. Former Prince percussionist Shelia E. plays a fortune teller (8 p.m., Lifetime).
SUNDAY, Oct. 13
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Justin Hartley returns for season two of the hit series about a lone-wolf survivalist who uses his instincts to find missing people—like tonight’s family, whose abandoned car leads him into a world of organized crime (8 p.m., CBS).
The Disappearance of Alissa Turney
True-crime docuseries about a woman who turned to a grassroots campaign of podcasting to solve the mystery of her missing sister (8 p.m., Oxygen).
MONDAY, Oct. 14
NCIS
Can you guess how many seasons this hit procedural has been on the air? I’ll give you a big hint: Tonight begins season 22, with returning star Mark Harmon, Sean Murray and Diona Reasonover (8 p.m., CBS).
Family Guy Halloween Special
Peter and his friends try to unseat the reigning champion in Quahog’s annual Pumpkin Contest by any means necessary. Glen Powell from Twisters is the guest voice (Hulu).
TUESDAY, Oct. 15
Anatomy of Lies
Docuseries follows the rise and fall of Grey’s Anatomy star writer Elisabeth Finch, whose jaw-dropping deceptions made her a master of manipulation and fooled Hollywood for years (Hulu).
American Horror Stories
Special Halloween event features five all-new scary tales from the AHS franchise, with an all-star cast that includes Michael Imperioli, Henry Winkler, Victor Garber and June Squibb (Hulu).
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?
New spin on an old game show is hosted by NFL star Travis Kelce, with a panel of celebs helping contestants navigate correctly through questions about subjects taught in elementary school (Prime Video).
Shrinking
Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford and Christa Miller return tonight to season two of the comedy series about a therapist who tells his clients exactly what he thinks (Apple TV+).
THURSDAY, Oct. 17
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
Montana Jordan and Emily Osment reprise their roles in this spinoff from Young Sheldon, taking their characters into the next stage of their relationship and parenthood (8 p.m., CBS).
Brothers
A reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) tries going straight, but his best efforts are derailed by his twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime (Prime Video).
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Attention gearheads: Immerse yourself in car culture with author Witold Rybczynsi and The Driving Machine (W.W. Norton), a highly personal treatise about automobiles as cultural icons, emblems of their era and reflections of national character. From functionality to outright fun, it breaks down (pun intended) all things automotive, from early three-wheeled vehicles to modern electric cars—and memories of the author’s first car, a VW Beetle.
What does a humanitarian world look like? In Human.Kind (Thames & Hudson) you’ll see some 300 images from around the globe, the work of 30 different photographers documenting efforts to bring more compassion and positive change to our planet. It’s an awesome tour of people living, working, playing and simply being, from every corner of Earth. Prepare to be moved, and hopefully inspired.
No, The Man in Black (Marinor Books) isn’t about Johnny Cash. It’s a collection of short stories from venerated British crime writer Elly Griffiths featuring characters from her “Ruth Galloway” mysteries and beyond. If you’re into ghost stories, “cozy” mysteries and psychologically twisty tales, curl up with these yarns of a young magician, a mysterious man in a bookstore, a fortune teller’s dire predictions, a cat’s fireside tale, and more!
BRING IT HOME
Just in time for Halloween, a classic gets a spiffy new 4K restoration. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, A Nightmare on Elm Street (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) includes additional footage, commentary, alternate endings and making-of docs in the original tale of Freddy Krueger slashing his way into your dreams….and launching an iconic horror franchise.
Once upon a time, back in the ‘70s, a bunch of celebrated actors made a series of five feature-length TV “teleplays,” shot live on videotape (like daytime dramas used to be). In The Classic Ghosts, you’ll see Vincent Gardenia, James Keach, Robert McCallum, Susan Sarandon and more in these TV tales including The Screaming Skull, The House and the Brain and And The Bones Came Together (https://kinolorber.com/shop).
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