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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:

4 PM:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie on E!

6 PM:
Winter Love Story movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

6:30 PM:
Heist 88 movie on Showtime

7 PM:
Iron Man 3 movie on FX

7:30 PM:
Doctor Strange movie on TNT

8 PM:
Feeling Butterflies movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie on E!
Live Free or Die Hard movie on HBO 2

9 PM:
The Swarm on The CW (NEW)
9-1-1: Lone Star on FOX (Reair)
John Wick: Chapter 4 movie on Starz

10 PM:
Found on NBC (NEW)
FBI on CBS (Reair)

Enjoy!

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

On October 9, season two of the Acorn TV detective series Harry Wild will premiere online.

The final episodes (EVER!) of Doom Patrol will premiere online starting on October 12 on Max; while that same day, the finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will air online on AMC+. On that same day, the Canadian medical series Transplant will premiere its third season on NBC at 9 PM.

On October 12, the limited series The Fall of the House of Usher will debut online on Netflix. To secure their fortune, and future, two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one. The ensemble cast includes Carla Gugino, Willa Fitzgerald, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Annabeth Gish, Mary McDonnell, Zach Gilford, Mark Hamill, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Trucco, Rahul Kohli and Carl Lumbly.

The 6–part limited series Little Bird will debut on PBS on October 12 at 9 PM. The series explores universal themes of resilience in the face of trauma and loss, following Bezhig Little Bird (Darla Contois) as she embarks on a path to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her family history. The series also stars Lisa Edelstein.

On October 12, the Passionflix movie Gabriel’s Redemption, Part 2 will debut online. After leaving his prestigious post at the University of Toronto, Gabriel (Giulio Berruti) embarks on a new journey with Julia (Melanie Zanetti), and he is eager to become a father. However, Gabriel’s idyllic vision is jeopardized when Julia’s intensive program becomes all consuming. When Julia is granted a prestigious opportunity to deliver an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel challenges her about the subject of her presentation, which clashes with his own research. In Oxford, their past resurfaces, including an old nemesis determined to humiliate Julia and expose one of Gabriel’s well-guarded secrets. Emotions run high, alliances are tested, and the couple must confront the shadows of their shared history in a battle for love, truth and redemption.

Audible, Inc. will debut the audio storytelling series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story on October 12. Twenty years after the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer this audio original was co-written by original cast member Amber Benson and finds returning cast members including James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, Amber Benson, James Charles Leary and Danny Strong along with Laya DeLeon Hayes (The Equalizer TV series). The story picks up 10 years after the events of the final episode. Since then, Spike (Marsters) has gone deep undercover in Los Angeles, convincing the forces of darkness that he’s back to his evil ways. When his cover is compromised by sixteen-year-old Indira Nunnally (Laya DeLeon Hayes), Spike finds himself on baby-slayer-sitting duty once more. While he attempts to track down a watcher for his eager new protégé, their paths collide with the veteran Slayer of a parallel reality where Buffy Summers never existed. A reality where Cordelia Chase (Carpenter) is the one-and-only Slayer. She needs Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world, his old flame, Drusilla (Landau).

On October 13, the season finale of The Changeling will air online on Apple TV+.

The new Apple TV+ drama Lessons in Chemistry will debut online on October 13. Based on the best-selling novel, the series is set in the early 1950s and follows Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson) whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives – and the men who are suddenly listening – a lot more than recipes. The series also stars Aja Naomi King and Thomas Mann [among others].

On October 13, the series premiere of Goosebumps will air online on both Disney+ and Hulu. This 10-episode series tells the story of five teenagers investigating the death of a teen named Harold Biddle who died 30 years before. As they investigate, they uncover their parents’ dark secrets from the past. The cast includes Justin Long and Rachael Harris.

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows will debut on October 13 at 9 PM. When Goldy (Nikki DeLoach) agreed to cater Tom’s (Andrew Walker) ex Jessamyn’s elaborate wedding, she didn’t expect a dead groom and missing bridezilla would bring her together with Tom again, to catch a killer and find Jess.

On October 13, the Amazon Prime movie The Burial will debut online. In 1995, Willie E. Gary (Jamie Foxx), an unconventional personal injury lawyer with an impressive track record, helps financially troubled funeral home owner Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) sue a large funeral home company, the Loewen Group, over a contractual dispute. Gary ultimately won a $500 million jury verdict and the Loewen Group filed for bankruptcy. The movie also stars Jurnee Smollett, Dorian Missick, Pamela Reed, Alan Ruck and Amanda Warren.

The Hallmark Channel movie Field Day will debut on October 14 at 8 PM. Jen (Rachel Boston), Marissa (Carmel Amit) and Kelly (Shannon Chan-Kent) are moms from different backgrounds who are thrown together to plan the annual Field Day at their kids’ school. Along the way, they navigate a myriad of obstacles, including an unsupportive head of the PTO. New to town and still trying to move on following the loss of her husband, Jen is thankful to have the encouragement of Dan (Benjamin Ayres), the school’s PE teacher who is becoming a good friend or could this be the start of something more? As the planning continues, Jen, Marissa and Kelly bond as friends who will stop at nothing to make sure their kids are happy, with each of them finding their own path as their friendship grows stronger.

Lastly also on October 14, the new movie Mystery By the Book will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM. A bookstore owner (Alicia Dea Josipovic) starts an antagonistic relationship with a book cover model (Corey Sevier) until an antique key found in a false book unlocks a mystery and perhaps a new romance.

Mark your calendars!

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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:

NOTE: The second season of Harry Wild will premiere online on Acorn TV.

4:30 PM:
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug movie on TNT

6 PM:
Falling for You movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)

6:30 PM:
Deadpool movie on FXM

7 PM:
Mystery 101: Killer Timing movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

7:15 PM:
The Contractor movie on Showtime 2

8 PM:
The Winter King on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) (Reair)
A Harvest Wedding movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 movie on TNT

8:45 PM:
Deadpool 2 movie on FXM

9 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) (Reair)
Mystery 101: Deadly History movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
A Journal for Jordan movie on Starz

9:55 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) (Reair)

10 PM:
The Irrational on NBC (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Why Women Kill on Showtime (Reair)
Good Will Hunting movie on HBO 2
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard movie on TruTV

Enjoy!

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