Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 7, the season premieres of All American and Black Lightning will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
The Flash will air its season premiere on The CW on October 8 at 8 PM.
On October 9, the fourth season premiere of Riverdale will air on The CW at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new drama Nancy Drew at 9 PM. Nancy Drew (Kennedy McMann) is a brilliant teenaged detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim), and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew (Scott Wolf), who is dating Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August).
The 15th and final season of Supernatural will premiere on October 10 on The CW at 8 PM followed by the season premiere of Legacies at 9 PM.
On October 11, the season premieres of Charmed and Dynasty will air at 8 and 9 PM respectively on The CW.
The College Admissions Scandal made-for-TV movie will debut on Lifetime on October 12 at 8 PM. This dramatization of the real story follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Penelope Ann Miller), a sought-after interior designer and Bethany (Mia Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college. When charismatic college admissions consultant Rick Singer (Michael Shanks) offers a side door into the prestigious institutions of their dreams, Caroline and Bethany willingly partake with visions of coveted acceptance letters in their heads. But when Singer cooperates with the FBI and pleads guilty, the mothers who risked everything for their kids, must face the consequences of their crimes and the loss of trust and respect from their families.
The Banana Splits original movie will debut on Syfy on October 12 at 9 PM. The cult favorite children’s series gets a horror genre twist, following a boy named Harley (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) and his family: brother Austin (Romeo Carere), mother Beth (Dani Kind) and father Mitch (Steve Lund) attend a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn; and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?
Also on October 12, the new Hallmark Channel movie Love, Fall & Order will debut at 9 PM. When Claire (Erin Cahill) goes home to save her dad’s annual Fall Fest on her family’s pumpkin farm, sparks fly with an old rival – the opposing lawyer (Trevor Donovan) she now faces in court.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder will debut on October 13 at 9 PM. When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper (Lacey Chabert) is found murdered on the very day the Sentinel’s crossword puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Lt. Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliot) to find the killer. Together, they must assemble the pieces of a puzzle whose origins go all the way back to WWII Europe. The movie also stars Barbara Niven.
Lastly, also on October 13, the season finale of Succession will air on HBO at 9 PM.
Mark your calendar!
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