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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6 PM:
Once Upon a Holiday movie movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Open by Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Independence Day movie on FX

6:10 PM:
The Post movie on HBO 2

7 PM:
Addams Family Values movie on Freeform

8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
A Bride for Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
300 movie on Showtime

8:15 PM:
Black Adam movie on TNT

9 PM:
NCIS: New York on CBS (NEW)

10 PM:
R.J. Decker on ABC (NEW – Finale)
NCIS: Origins on CBS (NEW)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore)
The More the Merrier movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Window Wonderland movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Just Wright movie on VH1

10:15 PM:
Mildred Pierce movie on FMC

10:30 PM:
War on HBO 2 (Encore)

Enjoy!

Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:

On October 28, the box office animated movie Minions & Monsters will make its small screen debut on Peacock. The seventh installment in the Despicable Me franchise and the third in the Minions prequel, this movie is set in 1920s Hollywood, telling the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions, led by Dick, conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. Voices are provided by Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges and Zoey Deutch.

The second season of the Passionflix series The Black Dagger Brotherhood will premiere online on October 29; meanwhile, that same day, the finale of American Horror Story: 13 will air at 9 PM on FX.

On October 30, the finale of Dark Matter will air online on Apple TV; meanwhile, that same day, the second season premiere of Dexter: Resurrection will air online on Paramount+.

The new drama Nocturne will debut online on Apple TV on October 30. Ex-soldier Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber) leaves Philadelphia for a quiet life. When serial killer Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham) threatens his new home and family, Jonah must protect them, even as he sends his FBI agent daughter Saga to track the killer’s last victim. The cast includes Zazie Beetz, Chrissy Metz and Poorna Jagannathan.

Also on October 30, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Who’s Coming for Christmas will debut at 8 PM. Having recently relocated, Julie (Rhiannon Fish) is setting up her new town using pieces she inherited from her late grandmother, including a beautiful dining room table she plans to use on Christmas Eve when she hosts dinner for the first time. Though she doesn’t have her guest list set just yet, Julie takes inspiration from her grandmother and has faith that her holiday table for eight will be filled. Julie’s warm, friendly nature leads her to quickly become part of the community and make friends, including her neighbor Mark (Jake Foy) and his young daughter Vanessa (Mila Morgan). Mark suggests that he and his family could join her, making Julie’s dream of dinner for eight come true. But when bad weather keeps them from making the trip it looks like it will be a silent night with just the three of them unless a small Christmas miracle – or series of miracles – fills her holiday table.

The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Adopting St. Nick will debut on October 31 at 8 PM. After “adopting a grandparent” from a new retirement community for the holidays, Maren and her daughter Leah cross paths with program’s manager, Reid, and its suspiciously jolliest of residents. The movie stars Amy Groening and Michael Rady.

On November 1, the 1970s-based MGM+ drama American Hostage will air its finale at 9 PM; meanwhile, that same day, the fourth season of The Gilded Age will premiere on HBO at 9 PM.

The Hallmark Channel movie A Danish Christmas will debut on November 1 at 8 PM. Marie (Emilie Ullerup) is a hotel tech executive living in Chicago who returns home to Copenhagen to spend the holidays with her family and puts herself to work at their inn. When Ryan Miller (Corey Sevier) checks in a case of mistaken identity leads Marie to believe he’s a travel writer. She sets out to make sure his stay is perfect, which includes the Christmas tour Ryan’s expecting…but the Andersen Inn hasn’t offered it since her father passed so she scrambles to cobble together an itinerary meant to impress. When Marie’s mom tells her she plans to sell the inn after the New Year Marie becomes doubly determined to make Ryan’s visit a success – a positive story could boost business and convince her to keep the inn. Marie escorts Ryan on a carefully curated tour of Copenhagen and pulls out all the stops to create hygge at the inn, though both efforts end in some festive fiascos. Despite the mishaps the two forge a connection that may be more than just inn-keeper and tourist. When Ryan Miller the journalist arrives they realize their mistake, sending Marie into overdrive to ensure he experiences the perfect Danish Christmas. In the process, Marie learns that warmth, connection – and, possibly, romance – happen naturally and can’t be created.

Lastly, the second season premiere of Dexter: Resurrection will air on Showtime at 8 PM on November 1.

Mark your calendars!

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

5:10 PM:
Spider-Man: Homecoming movie on FX

6 PM:
A Fabled Holiday movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

6:20 PM:
She’s All That movie on TMC

6:50 PM:
War on HBO (Encore)
The Addams Family (1991) movie on Freeform

7 PM:
Angels in the Outfield movie on TruTV
Underworld movie on Encore

7:30 PM:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie on TNT

8 PM:
FBI on CBS (NEW)
Private Eyes West Coast on The CW (NEW)
American Hostage on MGM+ (Encore)
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (Encore)
The Rainmaker on USA Network (Encore)
The Sweetest Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Spider-Man: No Way Home movie on FX

8:50 PM:
Treasure Island on MGM+ (Encore)

8:55 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

9 PM:
CIA on CBS (NEW)
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent on The CW (NEW)
MobLand on Showtime (NEW)
Underworld: Evolution movie on Encore
Addams Family Values movie on Freeform

9:15 PM:
Angels in the Outfield movie on TruTV

9:30 PM:
The Institute on MGM+ (Encore)

10 PM:
Line of Fire on NBC (NEW)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore)
Rocky Mountain Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
When I Think of Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

10:30 PM:
The Institute on MGM+ (Encore)

Enjoy!

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

FX has given a 14th season renewal to American Horror Story. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Amazon Prime has given the thriller series Carrie a second season renewal. (The Hollywood Reporter)

REBOOT NEWS

Disney+ and Hulu have officially given the former FOX hit drama Glee a reboot series order with series lead Lea Michele returning as Rachel Berry and cast members Heather Morris, who played ditzy cheerleader Brittany and Chord Overstreet, who played Sam Evans in talks to reprise their roles. (Variety and Deadline)

TV CASTING NEWS

The 7th season of the Apple TV drama Slow Horses will see Doctor Who alum Varada Sethu, Downton Abbey alum Tuppence Middleton and Battlestar Galactica alum James Callis joining the cast. (Press Release by Apple TV)

The Night Agent star Gabriel Basso has signed on as a series regular for the upcoming Apple TV thriller drama Guilty Creatures that will be set against a backdrop of sex and and murder in the Florida Panhandle, delving into the psyche of a torrid romance and subsequent act of murder between two young, adulterous but God-fearing lovers. Mary-Louise Parker will have a recurring role in the new series too. (Deadline)

Jeff Daniels is set to star in the upcoming AMC drama series Bannerman that will be based on the spy novels by author John R. Maxim. The series will center on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut. Old enemies, bad habits, a paranoid government and an unrelenting ex-cop will make retirement their most difficult mission yet. (Deadline)

Star Wars alum Daisy Ridley will have the leading role in the upcoming Paramount+ series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea that is in development at the streaming service. Should the series move forward it will follow brilliant ocean scientist Lee Crane (Ridley), who is pulled into a classified government program after a catastrophic Arctic expedition claims the life of her twin sister. At the center of the program is the USS Seaview, a retro-futuristic submarine found entombed in the ice, marked with symbols from a history that shouldn’t exist, and it powers up only when Lee steps aboard. Thrust into command of a pressure-cooker crew and an uneasy alliance with government power brokers, Lee leads Seaview on daring undersea missions to contain mysterious forces leaking into our world, all while uncovering a hidden truth about the oceans, an erased chapter of human history, and the once-thought mythical city of Atlantis. (Deadline)

Outlander star Sam Heughan will star opposite Viola Davis in the Paramount+ series Ascent, which will be a character-driven thriller set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control. Heughan will play Conal, a top agent at Ascent Ventures. Lethally charming and a natural chameleon, Conal uses social cunning and ruthlessness to get the job done and always gets a thrill out of completing a mission. Meanwhile, Davis will play Catriona, an elite corporate fixer, who must weaponize the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger. (Deadline)

The third season of the Netflix drama The Gentlemen will see Once Upon a Time alum Robert Carlyle and The Lord of the Rings alums Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom as well as Ed Speleers (Outlander) and Saffron Burrows (You) joining the cast of the streaming series that stars Theo James and Kaya Scodelario. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Hudson & Rex on UPtv. Check your local listings for episodes and airtimes.

5 PM:
The Equalizer movie on VH1

6 PM:
Forgotten Holiday movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Royal Nanny on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
White Christmas (classic) movie on FMC

6:50 PM:
Monsters, Inc. (animated) movie on Freeform

7 PM:
Just Wright movie on BET
Toy Story (animated) movie on Disney
Miss Congeniality movie on Paramount Network

7:30 PM:
Jurassic World Dominion movie on TNT

7:55 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

8 PM:
Marshals on CBS (NEW)
Professor T on PBS (NEW)
A Reason for the Season movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Hocus Pocus movie on Freeform
Edge of Tomorrow movie on TMC
The Equalizer 2 movie on VH1

9 PM:
Tracker on CBS (NEW)
American Hostage on MGM+ (NEW)
Maigret on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)

9:45 PM:
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (Encore)

10 PM:
Treasure Island on MGM+ (NEW)
The Gold on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
Marshals on CBS (Encore)
Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Heaven Down Here movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Spider-Man: Homecoming movie on FX
Top Gun movie on TMC

10:30 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

Enjoy!

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

4:30 PM:
The Batman movie on TruTV

5 PM:
Ocean’s Thirteen movie on Paramount Network
Jurassic World Dominion movie on TNT

5:30 PM:
Big movie on CMT

6 PM:
Winter Wonderlanes movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial movie on Encore
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet movie on HBO

6:10 PM:
Crazy Rich Asians movie on HBO 2

6:30 PM:
The Rainmaker on USA Network (Encore)

7 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
Hocus Pocus movie on Freeform

7:30 PM:
The Devil Wears Prada movie on E!
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie on FX
Jerry Maguire movie on FXM

8 PM:
Forgotten Holiday movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
War on HBO 2 (Encore)
Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Project Hail Mary movie on MGM+
Ocean’s Eleven movie on Paramount Network
The Equalizer 2 movie on Showtime
The Crow (original) movie on TMC

8:15 PM:
The Flash (2023) movie on TruTV

8:55 PM:
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (Encore)

9 PM:
Hocus Pocus 2 movie on Freeform
The Firm movie on HBO 2

9:30 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

9:50 PM:
War on HBO (Encore)

10 PM:
Mr. & Mrs. Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
My Norwegian Holiday movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on TNT

10:20 PM:
Breakthrough movie on FXM

10:30 PM:
Apollo 13 movie on MGM+

Enjoy!

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: The new thriller series Yaga will debut online on AMC+ today.

5 PM:
Cruella (2021) movie on Freeform

5:35 PM:
The Doors movie on MGM+
Molly’s Game movie on Showtime 2

6 PM:
Snowbound for the Holidays movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Christmas in Love movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Mummy (1999) movie on Paramount Network
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie on Showtime
Twister movie on TNT

6:05 PM:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie on FXX

7 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (classic) movie on FMC
The Batman movie on HBO
Two Weeks Notice movie on WE TV

7:30 PM:
Dirty Dancing movie on CMT

8 PM:
Sheriff Country on CBS (NEW)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (NEW)
Winter Wonderlanes movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Christmas at Castle Hart movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
X-Men: First Class movie on Cinemax
Cinderella (2015) movie on Disney
Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie on FX
Columbiana movie on POP
Independence Day movie on TBS
Almost Famous movie on TMC
The Martian movie on TNT

9 PM:
Fire Country on CBS (NEW)
The Mummy Returns movie on Paramount Network

10 PM:
Boston Blue on CBS (NEW)
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (NEW)
The Rainmaker on USA Network (NEW)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore)
A Veteran’s Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas in Rome movie on Hallmark Mysteries (Reair)
Enough movie on POP
Dunkirk movie on Showtime
Baby Driver movie on TMC

10:30 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

Enjoy!

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions.

NOTE: The finale of Cooper & Fry will air online on Britbox while the season three premiere of Nobody Wants This will air online today on Netflix.

6 PM:
Christmas at the Plaza movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Black Panther movie on FX
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Paramount Network

6:30 PM:
Hocus Pocus movie on Freeform

7:15 PM:
Anyone But You movie on HBO

7:30 PM:
In the Grey (2026) movie on Starz

8 PM:
9-1-1 on ABC (NEW)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (NEW)
The Rainmaker on USA Network (Encore)
Crown for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Chateau Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Forrest Gump movie on Showtime 2
Twister movie on TNT
Last Holiday movie on VH1

8:30 PM:
Hocus Pocus 2 movie on Freeform

9 PM:
9-1-1: Nashville on ABC (NEW)
Elsbeth on CBS (NEW)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC (NEW)
War on HBO (NEW)
The Lost Boys movie on BBC America
Clueless movie on Encore
The Mummy (1999) movie on Paramount Network

9:20 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)

9:55 PM:
The Amateur movie on HBO 2

10 PM:
Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (NEW)
Cupertino on CBS (NEW)
Law & Order on NBC (NEW)
War on HBO (Encore)
Tis the Season for Setups movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Return to Christmas Creek movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Martian movie on TNT

Enjoy!