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Tuesday, Oct. 7
Dancing With the Stars: “Disney Night”
ABC, 8pm
It’s the most enchanting night of the season as Dancing with the Stars celebrates the spirit of Disney, in honor of the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration. The 11 remaining couples take the ballroom on a wondrous journey, dancing to songs inspired by beloved Disney films and attractions. The opening number, set to “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast and choreographed by Mandy Moore, will feature a guest appearance by Danny Gardner, who appears as Lumiere in the North American tour of Beauty and the Beast. Troupe performances include “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” from TRON: ARES and “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room” from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room.
NHL Hockey
ESPN, beginning at 5pm Live
Opening night of the NHL regular season has the Chicago Blackhawks at the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, the Pittsburgh Penguins at the N.Y. Rangers and the Colorado Avalanche at the L.A. Kings.
Murder in a Small Town: “Mother Love”
FOX, 8pm
A protective father becomes a top suspect in a murder investigation when his ex-wife is killed just after returning to town. In one of his final roles, Malcolm-Jamal Warner guest-stars in the new episode “Mother Love.”
100 Day Dream Home: “Risky Situation”
HGTV, 8pm
After traveling the world for the military, a couple have agreed to settle down in Tampa, Florida. While they’re united on location, they’re divided on design, so Mika Kleinschmidt takes a big risk to try to satisfy everyone, but her husband Brian worries it may backfire.
Alien: Earth
Hulu
A mysterious space vessel crash lands on Earth in this prequel to the legendary sci-fi film. Created by Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion), Alien: Earth is the first TV series in the franchise’s 45+ year history, with all 8 episodes of the first season now streaming on FX, Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+.
Tootsie
TCM, 8pm
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Dustin Hoffman took months to perfect his famous “Dorothy” voice in director Sydney Pollack’s classic gender-bending comedy filled with a lot of heart. “I had to become a woman that I would want to talk to,” Hoffman had said. As a struggling actor, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels to land a role on a popular soap and ends up becoming a feminist icon by accident. Hoffman walks a tightrope between farce and sincerity, playing the role with just enough restraint to make Dorothy feel real, not ridiculous. Jessica Lange plays Dorothy’s costar and Michael’s love interest, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Doc: “New Blood”
FOX, 9pm
A patient forces Amy (Molly Parker) to confront the realities of medical tourism in the new episode “New Blood.”
Top Guns: The Next Generation: “Fight’s On!”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Navy and Marine Corps student pilots continue their training in the new episode “Fight’s On!” Defensive dogfighting proves the toughest test yet, as the students must avoid being shot down by their battle-hardened instructors.
Haunted Hospitals: “Her Last Breath, The Graveyard Shift, The Apparition”
Travel Channel, 9pm
Two chilling stories will leave you with goose bumps: A nurse aide is shocked to find that the aggrieved spirit of a palliative patient still inhabits her room, and a teenager witnesses the alarming apparition of a child.
On Brand With Jimmy Fallon: “Fashion Capital Takeover”
NBC, 10pm
Contestants go to work finding new ideas that showcase how customers can always find “The Good Stuff” in Marshalls stores in this new episode of the reality competition series.
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Wednesday, Oct. 8
Starring Randolph Scott
TCM, beginning at 7am
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Spend several hours with Randolph Scott, best known for his roles in Western films from the 1930s through the 1950s, often portraying stoic, principled characters who became a symbol of the American Western hero. Starting the day is Fighting Man of the Plains (1949), in which Scott portrays Jim Dancer, a Confederate outlaw who assumes a dead man’s identity to start a new life as a lawman. Following is Ride the High Country (1962), Scott’s final film, in which he plays a former outlaw escorting a shipment of gold. Next is Canadian Pacific (1949), in which Scott plays a surveyor helping to build a transcontinental railroad across the Canadian Rockies. Virginia City (1940) finds Scott playing a Confederate officer trying to smuggle gold out of the West back to the Confederacy, and Carson City (1952) sees Scott playing an engineer trying to build a railroad through the Nevada town. Next is Roberta (1935), in which Scott plays a professional football player who accompanies his bandleader friend (Fred Astaire) to Paris. Wrapping up the marathon is Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957), in which Scott plays a soldier who goes undercover in a corrupt frontier town to expose a crooked merchant whose faulty goods caused the death of a comrade.
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
TNT’s season-long coverage of the NHL opens with the Boston Bruins at the Washington Capitals and the L.A. Kings at the Vegas Golden Knights.
Shifting Gears: “Date”
ABC, 8pm
Matt and Eve (Tim Allen and returning guest star Jenna Elfman) go on their first date but have different ideas of what it should entail in the new episode “Date.”
The Floor: “History Is Made”
FOX, 8pm
For the first time on The Floor, a player is about to lose their category without playing a duel as a new weapon is deployed in the new episode “History Is Made.” Rob Lowe hosts.
Help! I Wrecked My House: “Trust Has to Be Earned”
HGTV, 8pm
Jasmine Roth takes on her new contractor’s unfinished bathroom and bedroom. With a $100,000 budget, a tight timeline and a very specific vision, Jasmine learns that trust has to be earned.
Chicago Med: “A Game of Inches”
NBC, 8pm
Things get personal when Ripley and Archer (Luke Mitchell and Steven Weber) butt heads over the treatment plans tied to an unusual case in the new episode “A Game of Inches.”
High Potential
Hulu
Every Tuesday on ABC and next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, Kaitlin Olson stars as Morgan Gillory, genius cleaning lady turned unconventional police consultant. Morgan works tirelessly to find justice for victims, earning the respect of her by-the-book partner Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata).
Big Cats 24/7
PBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta. First-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride. Pobe and Bo return, and as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.
Abbott Elementary: “Cheating”
ABC, 8:30pm
Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter) tries to outsmart her students and a new guidance counselor joins the school in the new episode “Cheating.”
99 to Beat: “Families Torn Apart”
FOX, 9pm
The remaining 71 contestants compete in “Needle and Thread,” “Gutter Bowl,” “Hook a Duck,” “Disc Twerking” and “Tape Lunch Box” in the new episode “Families Torn Apart.” Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews host.
NOVA: Human: “Into the Americas”
PBS, 9pm
Follow ancient humans’ perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths and other fearsome beasts tested their resilience.
Secrets of the Dead
PBS, 10pm
Season Premiere!
From a groundbreaking find in Alexandria that could shed new light on Cleopatra’s reign to the decoding of the lost encrypted letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, see the truth behind history’s deepest mysteries. In the first episode of Season 23, researchers focus on Rome’s ancient Colosseum.
Thursday, Oct. 9
9-1-1
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The Season 8 finale saw a mix of endings and beginnings; following Bobby’s (Peter Krause) tragic death, which left viewers and his fellow first responders in shock, Athena (Angela Bassett) put her and Bobby’s dream house up for sale, Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms) officially adopted Mara (Askyler Bell), Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) gave birth to her baby (and named it after Bobby), and Buck (Oliver Stark) began looking at apartments to rent on his own. In Season 9, there will be some big shoes to fill in Bobby’s absence as the crew attempts to move on.
Hell’s Kitchen: “The Heat Is Coming to Hell’s Kitchen”
FOX, 8pm
To test the their teamwork, Chef Gordon Ramsay has the remaining chefs compete in a speed breakfast challenge for local police officers in the new episode “The Heat Is Coming to Hell’s Kitchen.”
Law & Order: “Bend the Knee”
NBC, 8pm
A law partner with prominent government clients is murdered, and Baxter (Tony Goldwyn) must consider making political concessions for the case to be a success in the new episode “Bend the Knee.”
Star of the Month: Angela Lansbury
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Angela Lansbury celebration continues with five titles tonight. First up is In the Cool of the Day (1963), a romantic drama about a troubled couple (Lansbury and Peter Finch) whose strained marriage becomes further complicated when the husband falls for a terminally ill woman (Jane Fonda) during a trip to Greece. Following that is If Winter Comes (1947), about a man whose marriage comes under strain when his former lover returns. Next up is Dear Heart (1964), a romantic comedy about a middle-aged woman who meets a salesman at a convention and falls in love, followed by The World of Henry Orient (1964), a comedy in which Lansbury plays the mother of a girl chasing after a concert pianist (Peter Sellers). Last on the docket is Mister Buddwing (1966), a drama about an amnesiac man (James Garner) who wanders New York City trying to piece together his identity through encounters with women from his past.
The Golden Bachelor
Hulu
The second season of The Golden Bachelor is available next day (Thursdays) on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. It’s the senior spin on the beloved dating reality show, with 66-year-old former NFL linebacker and lawyer Mel Owens searching for his later-in-life lover.
NFL Football: Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
Jalen Hurts and the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles take on the N.Y. Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Thursday Night Football.
9-1-1: Nashville
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
A spinoff of 9-1-1, this Ryan Murphy-produced procedural will focus on a group of first responders — firefighters, paramedics and 911 operators — in Nashville, Tennessee. Alongside Chris O’Donnell, who plays a fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest fire station with his son, and Jessica Capshaw, who plays his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley stars as a 911 operator who is fairly new to the job.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Warzone”
FOX, 9pm
The recruits must communicate effectively and move quickly to identify fallen comrades in a casualty evacuation test and must cross rooftops to make it to extraction in the new episode “Warzone.”
Velvet: “Sewing and Singing”
PBS, 9pm
Alberto (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) struggles with Ana’s (Paula Echevarría) relationship with Carlos (Peter Vives); Rita (Cecilia Freire) secretly enters Luisa (Manuela Vellés) into a singing contest on the radio.
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Season 21 of the long-running medical drama ended with a bang — literally. Just as Dr. Atticus “Link” Lincoln (Chris Carmack) was about to perform surgery on a patient’s leg, the hospital was rocked by an explosion. As we don’t know where exactly in the building it hit (or what happened exactly), no character is safe — and this just after his wedding with Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), who is pregnant with twins! Talk about horrible timing. In Season 22, we may have to say our goodbyes to one or more of our favorite characters from Grey Sloan Memorial.
Greatest Mysteries Ever: “Tutankhamun: Lifting the Curse”
Travel Channel, 10pm
Tutankhamun, Egypt’s teenage pharaoh, left an enduring legacy in the 10 short years he ruled. Given the lingering questions surrounding his life and untimely death, tonight’s new episode revisits one of history’s most fascinating enigmas.
Friday, Oct. 10
Peter Cushing Icon-a-Thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 8:20am
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Horror icon Peter Cushing is featured in eight movies, starting with From Beyond the Grave (1974), where an antique-shop owner (Cushing) offers cursed items to four customers, each of whom meets a grim fate. Next up is the thinker Asylum (1972), where to gain employment at a psychiatric institution, a psychiatrist must interview four patients and determine which one is a former doctor. Following is Horror of Dracula (1958), a Hammer film pairing Cushing as Van Helsing with Christopher Lee as the Count. Next comes And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973), in which a young woman marries into a family with a curse and becomes impregnated by a ghost. Twins of Evil (1971) follows, telling the story of a pair of orphaned twin sisters who become involved in a clash between a puritanical witch-hunter (Cushing) and a charismatic vampire. Following is The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), in which Baron Frankenstein (Cushing), awaiting execution for murder, tells the story of how he created the creature (Lee) and lost control of him. Then comes The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1957), in which Cushing plays a scientist who travels to the Himalayan Mountains in search of the legendary creature. Finally, we get The Beast Must Die (1974), in which a millionaire invites six people to an island, claiming that one is a werewolf and he plans on hunting the creature.
Swiped
Hulu
Inspired by the provocative story of the founder of online dating platform Bumble, Swiped introduces Whitney Wolfe as she uses grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry, launching not one, but two innovative dating apps and paving the way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire.
College Football
ESPN2 & FS1, beginning at 7:30pm Live
South Florida is at North Texas for an American Conference clash on ESPN2, and a Big Ten matchup has Rutgers at Washington on FS1.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
The CW, 8pm
New Episodes!
Season 11 continues with the new episode “The Eyes Have It.” Aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller, who will get to see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out.
On Brand With Jimmy Fallon: “Diners, Drive Ins and Housewives”
NBC, 8pm
In this new episode, Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills provides a musical assist to contestants who are trying to impress the On Brand Agency with their promotion of SONIC’s year-round beverage offerings.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Starz, 8pm
Season Finale!
The Outlander prequel series spanning from the battlefields of World War I to the sweeping Highlands of 18th century Scotland concludes its first season. Starz has ordered Season 2. Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine and Harriet Slater star.
Masters of Illusion
The CW, 9pm
New Episodes!
The series featuring amazing magic acts by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and other performers returns with the new Season 11 episode “Gothic Birds, Vacuums and the Letters of Fate.”
We Bought a Funeral Home: “A Dark Kitchen and an Even Darker Past”
HGTV, 9:30pm
After months of living in the funeral home without a proper kitchen, the Blumberg family gives the main floor a dark, Gothic-glam transformation. Also, an investigation of the home’s haunted past kicks into high gear, and paranormal investigators are invited to pay a visit.
Women in Horror
TCM, beginning at 11:30pm
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Tonight’s celebration of women in horror showcases some characters with raw human vulnerability. The marathon of late-night films begins with The Haunting (1963), starring Julie Harris, which follows a small group of people investigating paranormal phenomena in a supposedly haunted New England mansion. Next up is Sugar Hill (1974), about a photographer named Sugar Hill (Marki Bey) who enlists the help of a voodoo queen to raise an army of zombie slaves to exact revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend. Following is Night School (1981), a film starring Rachel Ward in which a series of gruesome murders targeting young women in Boston leads a detective to suspect a connection to a local night school. Following is Night Watch (1973), about a wealthy and emotionally fragile woman (Elizabeth Taylor) who, after witnessing a murder through her window, struggles to convince others of what she saw. Finally, we get Cat People (1942), about a woman (Simone Simon) who fears that she will transform into a deadly panther if aroused by passion.
Saturday, Oct. 11
College Football: Wake Forest at Oregon State
The CW, 3:30pm Live
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, for a bout with the Oregon State Beavers.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 302
The CW, 7:30pm Live
The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs enter the Round of 8 tonight as drivers compete for 301.5 miles around Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
New Girl
Hulu
All seven seasons of New Girl are available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, featuring grouchy Nick, high-maintenance Schmidt, quirky Winston, and the ever-adorkable Jess as they navigate life, love, and friendship together. Endearing characters, realistic emotional growth, and unfailingly funny dialogue always keep New Girl feeling, well … new!
Haul Out the Halloween
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
In the third installment of Hallmark’s beloved Haul Out the Holly movie series, Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Melissa Peterman, Stephen Tobolowsky and Ellen Travolta reprise their roles in a new Halloween-themed story: For a neighborhood as renowned for its spectacular holiday displays as Evergreen Lane, the street has long been modest when it comes to Halloween. But when fun and spooky new neighbors Luna and Marvin (real-life spouses Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz) move to the block, Emily (Chabert), Jared (Brown) and the rest of the HOA agree to get in on the seasonal fun and launch EverSCREAM Lane to fundraise for a local charity. As the block pulls together to plan creepy contests, spine-chilling decor and a spooktacular carnival, new haunted high jinks ensue. Throughout the process, Emily rediscovers the joys of the holiday that she and her late grandmother once cherished.
Monster in the Family: The Stacey Kananen Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Based on a shocking true story and the book Fear of Our Father: A True Story of Abuse, Murder, and Family Ties, this film shares the story of Stacey Kananen (played by Elisha Cuthbert), who survives a childhood of abuse and fear only to face an unbelievable twist when her brother Rickie (Brendan Taylor) confesses to her that he killed their parents.
The Fog
MOVIES!, 8pm
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John Carpenter followed up his 1978 classic slasher Halloween with a few TV films before releasing the atmospheric The Fog. Rather than relying on sheer gore, the film builds tension through the quiet, creeping dread of this supernatural threat. In a picturesque fishing town in Northern California exactly 100 years ago — on April 21, 1880 — a ship’s crew mistakenly thought a campfire was a lighthouse and crashed into the shoreline killing everyone aboard. Or so the tale goes … the truth behind the ship’s crash is what unleashes this eerie, dense fog and its vengeful ghosts. Adrienne Barbeau, Carpenter’s wife at the time, was cast as the lead in her first major role. Tom Atkins, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh help add to the terror. Scenes like the ghostly figures suddenly emerging from the fog are psychologically unsettling. The narrative, rooted in a town’s buried guilt and betrayal, gives this horror film its true weight. The past is never truly buried.
Two-for-One: Jamie Lee Curtis
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis, who introduces two films of her choosing. Curtis will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and her own personal reflections on them. First up is The Manchurian Candidate (1962), a Cold War-era thriller about a decorated U.S. soldier (Laurence Harvey) who is unwittingly brainwashed into becoming an assassin, also starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury and James Gregory. Following is Sweet Smell of Success (1957), about a New York gossip columnist (Burt Lancaster) who manipulates a desperate press agent (Tony Curtis) into attempting to break up his sister’s relationship with a jazz musician (Martin Milner).
Austin City Limits: “The Marías”
PBS, 11pm
Genre-blending Los Angeles indie pop band the Marías make their Austin City Limits debut in a spellbinding hour featuring songs from their acclaimed album Submarine.
Saturday Night Live: “Amy Poehler/Role Model”
NBC, 11:25pm Live
Former SNL cast member Amy Poehler hosts with musical guest Role Model (“Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”). While SNL celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year, the show actually debuted on this day in 1975.