What to Watch, and more! Week of Oct. 23 – Oct. 29
A tribute to Tammy, the year’s top horror flicks & a wild ride in a cable car
FRIDAY, Oct. 23
Newlyweds
New sitcom about the later-in-life love story of a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship. Starring Téa Leoni and Bill Daly (NBC).
Great Performances: Tammy Wynette—Forever Yours
Tribute concert to the late great country crooner, recorded at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, includes performances by Terri Clark, Wynonna Judd, War & Treaty, Mandy Barnett, Lorrie Morgan and many more (9 p.m., PBS).
SATURDAY, Oct. 24
American Graffiti
Yes, the 1973 coming-of-age classic about 1960s teens, starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Charlie Martin Smith and Paul LeMat, with a car cameo from a cowboy-hatted Harrison Ford and an appearance by Wolfman Jack (TCM).
SUNDAY, Oct. 25
The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Live annual awards ceremony honoring the best in on horror films of the year, hosted by Devon Sawa from Final Destination and Chucky (Shudder).
The Wolves of Real Estate
Three-part documentary explores how three successful brothers ascended in the elite world of luxury real estate and private security in Miami and New York, all while harboring an extremely dark secret (Peacock).
MONDAY, Oct. 26
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Red Flags
Half-hour special with the Daily Show’s special correspondent diving—again—into the MAGA movement to gauge which way the wind is blowing (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central).
The Mob
Parker Posey hosts this new reality competition series, above, where celebrity contestants shake down, hustle and whack their way into mob-movie-inspired jobs (Hulu).
TUESDAY, Oct. 27
In Pursuit: Lessons in American Leadership
What can we learn from U.S. Presidents and First Ladies? A lot, as this documentary shows, weaving together archival materials with contemporary voices to honor America’s 250th birthday (10 p.m. PBS).
Toxic: What Happened in the Haight House?
Host Elizabeth Chambers examines the shocking 2023 death of a seemingly perfect family in Utah (9 p.m., ID).
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28
Hanging by a Wire
Documentary about a cable car malfunction high in the mountains, stranding eight passengers suspended above a vast valley, with time running out (Paramount+).
Minions & Monsters
The third installment of the blockbuster animated franchise shows the backstory of the Minions in their early days, “going Hollywood” and trying to make a monster movie (Peacock).
THURSDAY, Oct. 29
Ghosts
In this Halloween-themed episode, while Sam is in Australia on the set of her new film, Kyle (new series regular Ben Feldman) steps up to help babysit the ghosts (9 p.m., CBS).
READ ALL ABOUT IT
If you love old houses full of secrets and stories, check out Sanctum (Thames & Hudson), a photographic exploration of homes and other places as living museums, full of personality, vibes and portent, living on in “dilapidated grandeur” long after their inhabitants have gone.
Learn about some of the world’s most revered holy places in Mosque: An Architect’s Exploration of Form, Faith and Meaning (Thames and Hudson), which showcases the temples and shrines that lie at the heart of any Islamic city as sites for group prayer, serenity and spiritual connection.
NOW HEAR THIS
Who’s that a-knockin’? It’s The Doors, in a new double-live album compilation that revisits their 1970 Roadhouse Blues tour. Unbound and Dangerous has classic tracks including “Break on Through,” “Roadhouse Blue” and “The End,” and many more tunes.
Tap you toes to the hip honky-tonk of Buck Owens and His Buckeroos with Live at the Mint, Las Vegas 1968 (Sundazed Music), a previously unreleased live recording (with almost 40 tracks) of the boys from Bakersfield performing at the legendary hotel and casino.
BRING IT HOME
Wake up! It’s time to watch The Morning Show! Season three of the hit drama starring Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass—about a high-pressure TV show and its cast of characters—is now available on DVD.
Halloween’s almost here, so get your chill bumps ready with Horror of Dracula (AV Entertainment), the Hammer Studios’ 1958 horror classic newly resurrected from the archives, starring Christopher Lee as Hollywood’s favorite undead bloodsucker and Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing. Buy it HERE.
Willem Dafoe stars in Late Fame (Magnolia Home Entertainment), based on the true story of poet Ed Saxberger, who wrote a book of poetry in the ‘70s that no one cared for…until it was rediscovered by a fervent fan and a group of young literati who christened him a genus.