Innholdsfortegnelse for October 16, 2023 i TV Guide Magazine

PREMIERES The American Buffalo Oct. 16, 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) NEW FBoy Island Oct. 16, 8/7c, The CW Contraband: Seized at the Border Oct. 16, 9/8c, Discovery I Woke Up a Vampire Oct. 17, Netflix NEW This Farming Life Oct. 17, BritBox Tyler Perry’s The Oval Oct. 17, 9/8c, BET Street Outlaws vs. the World: After Hours Oct. 17, 10/9c, Discovery NEW Living for the Dead Oct. 18, Hulu NEW Nature Oct. 18, 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Tyler Perry’s Sistas Oct. 18, 9/8c, BET Ms. Pat Settles It Oct. 18, 10/9c, BET NEW Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room Oct. 18, 11/10c Discovery NEW Bodies Oct. 19, Netflix NEW Neon Oct. 19, Netflix NEW Payback Oct. 19, BritBox NEW Bosch: Legacy Oct. 20, Freevee Surviving Paradise Oct.…

@TVGMMattRoush Lessons in Chemistry SERIES PREMIERE Friday, Oct. 13, Apple TV+ PART JULIA CHILD, part Marie Curie, with the movie-star glow of a Kim Novak, brilliant chemist Elizabeth Zott (the luminous Brie Larson) is ahead of her 1950s times. She channels her analytic genius into the kitchen when toxic sexism within a California college’s lab subjects her to humiliation from her patronizing colleagues: “You are just not smart enough,” says her smarmy boss. She’ll show him, and everyone else. When circumstances thrust her before a TV camera, where she demonstrates her culinary prowess as host of the bare-bones Supper at Six, her clinical approach—“Cooking is not fun. It is vital work”—is an unexpected hit. Housewives take notes when Zott speaks. Her producer (The Big Bang Theory’s Kevin Sussman) explains…

Newly Available Camp Courage ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY A girl and her grandmother—both Ukrainian refugees—forge a new bond after a week at an Austrian summer camp. Tuesday, Oct. 17 The Devil on Trial ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY Participants offer a true account of the only time “demonic possession” was used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Thursday, Oct. 19 Bodies ORIGINAL DRAMA When the same dead body is found in the same spot in four different decades, detectives from each must probe a 163-year-old conspiracy. Newly Available Everybody Loves Diamonds ORIGINAL DRAMEDY An eight-part Italian comic heist tells the story of the largest-ever theft of these precious gems. Friday, Nov. 3 Invincible ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES In Season 2, a young superhero (voiced by Steven Yeun) grapples with his growing powers and his…

Dark Side of Comedy SEASON PREMIERE 10/9c, Vice The life, laughs and tragic loss of Robin Williams take center stage in a profile of the troubled funnyman that’s both celebration and cautionary tale. From his youth in Chicago and Detroit to his meteoric rise with Mork & Mindy and subsequent cinematic stardom, the hour is filled with archival stand-up footage and memories from friends and fellow comics, such as Howie Mandel and Dave Coulier. “Whatever gratification Robin didn’t get in life, he got onstage,” recalls the Oscar winner’s Juilliard pal Stanley Wilson. “If he was sad, it would help change his mood.… [He] got to go to clubs and work that s--t out in front of people.” Williams battled alcoholism and, unaware he was suffering from Lewy body dementia, died…

PICK OF THE WEEK! Explorer: Lake of Fire Thursday, Oct. 26, 10/9c, National Geographic A GROUP OF scientists and their climbing guides make a slow, perilous ascent of an icy active volcano on subantarctic Saunders Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. With visibility near zero and 60 mph winds, they struggle to avoid potentially fatal crevasses. They’re the heroes of this National Geographic documentary special. The goal: to be the first expedition to summit Mount Michael and confirm the existence of a rare lava lake. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Underground molten rock, or magma—which typically cools quickly and solidifies when it comes to the Earth’s surface—instead remains liquid at a balmy 2,000 degrees, perpetually releasing gases. If a lava lake exists, Mount Michael would be only the…

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, Bravo Last November, the P.T. Barnum of Bravo, Andy Cohen, confirmed the 90210 contingent was “taking a minute break” after a messy Season 12, which started with a terrifying home invasion and ended with an Aspen meltdown for the ages. Now, the ladies are in a much better place. First, comings and goings: Pot-stirring Lisa Rinna is gone, and Annemarie Wiley, wife of former NFL pro Marcellus Wiley, joins. As for returning Housewives, in the Round 13 opener, Garcelle Beauvais has her teen boys—and a revived acting career—keeping her busy. Dorit Kemsley hosts a Malibu group retreat, while pop diva Erika Jayne (near right) is piecing together a new life after her ailing ex-hubby Tom Girardi’s indictment for fraud. And Kyle…

The Young and the Restless CBS, check local listings Daytime Pick From Jabot Junior teen model to distinguished district attorney, we’ve watched resilient Christine “Cricket” Blair Williams (Lauralee Bell) grow up on the daytime serial (created by her parents, the late William J. and Lee Phillip Bell) that today celebrates four decades since her first 1983 appearance. “I thought I was going to be on for just two days!” Bell recalls. On this episode, newly single Christine returns to Genoa City to find that her first love, rocker Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian, above, with Bell in 1990), is also visiting. Cue flashbacks! “My dad [found] endlessly creative ways to allow the audience to escape into our romance.” Could they—and we—be whisked away again? Bell teases: “Y&R has done anniversary shows…

On TVInsider.com, we asked readers to weigh in on the ultimate tough question: Is the better Jeopardy! host the late Alex Trebek or contestant turned game master Ken Jennings? Cases were made, and the results spoke for themselves: At press time, Trebek was still reigning as the quiz show icon, garnering over 70% of the votes. We’ll take “Still the Greatest of All Time” for $200, Alex. FINAL JEOPARDY To try to compare the two hosts is like taking two winners in a contest and asking who won. Best Jeopardy! host: Is the answer Alex or Ken? Alex and Ken are both “hosts with the most”…for their time. —Alice The answer to the question posed is Alex, but Ken is a worthy successor. He gets the point: Sound as if you…

AFTER HER APPEARANCES in 40 Jeopardy! episodes, Tournament of Champions and Jeopardy! Masters, fans may think they know Amy Schneider. But the trivia show champ tells TV GUIDE MAGAZINE she “grew uncomfortable with the fact” that who viewers saw was “the most accessible, relatable, family-friendly” version of herself. Through her new memoir, In the Form of a Question, she paints what she feels is a more complete picture of her life—especially when it comes to her experience as a trans woman in America. She also goes into greater detail about her whirlwind experience of competing and winning 40 consecutive games, earning a total of nearly $1.4 million. Schneider says she’d been preparing for her time in the spotlight “for over a decade, since I’d first tried out to actually get on…

@TVGMMattRoush I’m so sad that FX’s Reservation Dogs (which streamed on Hulu) has ended. It’s one of the best shows on TV. Being from Oklahoma, I particularly enjoyed all the references to local sites. Especially Sonic! I wish they had started the relationship between Bev (Jana Schmieding) and Big (Zahn McClarnon) sooner. Their blooper with the gum had me LMAO, and I rewound it to watch over and over. How about a spinoff for this couple? —Marlene MATT ROUSH: I wish. The series finale, constructed around a burial ceremony for one of the town elders, will likely go down as one of the most emotionally satisfying in ages. A Bev-and-Big spinoff would be fun, but we’ll likely need to let these Dogs lie and settle for perfection. Is it possible…

Aerial Adventures SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c and 8:30/7:30c, Smithsonian Channel You may think you know familiar locations like Alaska and California, the subjects in this new show’s two-episode debut. But with spectacular views literally from the blue skies above, expect to find out much more. Magnum P.I. 9/8c, NBC Blame subpar appetizers? Why else would a high-end restaurant’s chef go missing? Coupled-up PI team Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) are on the case, and Detective Katsumoto (Tim Kang) goes undercover! Secrets of the Dead 10/9c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Stamps would have been so much easier! The docuseries goes hobby-hunting with a look at dinosaur fossil collectors—one of whom paid $7.7 million for Big John (above), the largest triceratops fossil ever found. Ms. Pat Settles It SERIES…

No Demo Reno 9/8c, HGTV Jenn Todryk is a piggy bank’s best friend. The bubbly Dallas-based designer (above) keeps renovation costs down by sticking to the existing floor plan (no smashing up walls) and even reselling items to boost her budget. “I’ve sold items as large as bedroom furniture sets to as small as a binder of old baseball cards,” she says. “The homeowners think of this as free money, so it’s always fun to report back to them on how much I made for them!” Tonight’s episode features a tear-jerking assignment: updating a suddenly widowed grandma’s space for what the client calls “the next season of our life.” Todryk tackles the master bedroom, bathroom and patio with an understanding of all the feelings involved. “This project definitely had some…

Modern Family 7/6c, TBS You’ll see some inspired Halloween costumes in this eight-episode marathon. We love Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Mitchell as Spider-Man (7/6c), Julie Bowen’s Claire as Little Bo-Peep (above, 8/7c), and Eric Stonestreet’s Cam as Meghan Markle and Sofía Vergara’s Gloria as Marilyn Monroe (both 10/9c). FBI True 9/8c, CBS The agents who worked the cases give their insider perspective—first, on 1999’s Yosemite Killer, who had a surprising link to a famous childnapping, and second, on the Beltway Snipers who terrorized D.C. for three weeks in 2002. CAN WE GO BACK IN THE WATER NOW? The Swarm SEASON FINALE 9/8c, The CW The eco-thriller about a mass of sea dwellers on the attack finishes up with marine biologist Charlie (Leonie Benesch) facing a choice that could alter mankind’s future…

Shining Vale 9/8c, Starz Even though she’s out of the psych ward and back at her Connecticut home, things are far from sane for author Pat Phelps (Courteney Cox, above, with Greg Kinnear). Her family is still ticked off at her for trying to kill them with an ax, the demon (Mira Sorvino) that possessed her last year now lives across the street and tonight, Pat is plagued by horrifying nightmares and seems to be…aging backward? “Part of the fun of Shining Vale is how much the writers pack in,” says Liz Friedlander, who has directed several episodes of the smartly crafted horror comedy. “Season 2 covers so much ground and takes such a surprising turn at the midpoint that I don’t want to give it away.” Let’s Make a…

ACROSS 1 Outer Range actress Taylor5 Devoured8 Mister Ed’s neck hair12 Words on garage-sale merchandise (2 wds.)13 SNL “Weekend Update” cohost Michael14 Old-timey word of regret15 Lisa of The Facts of Life17 ____ Unto My Feet18 Attention-getting sound19 Dirty Sexy ____20 What crashed on Lost23 Actor Ziering of Beverly Hills, 9021024 One of Ned’s sons on The Simpsons (2 wds.)29 Gasteyer of American Auto30 Jimmy Kimmel Live! network31 Granola grain33 Ensure COMPLETE has nutrients to help support ____ (2 wds.)38 Sex Education star Butterfield39 Kirstie of Veronica’s Closet40 Westworld actress Thompson43 Main character on JAG, for short45 Oversee a magazine46 Former Project Runway judge (2 wds.)50 Whose ____ Is It Anyway?51 A League of Their ____52 Kim’s Convenience actor ____ Liu53 Creepy gaze54 ____ Day at a Time55 Horse’s gait DOWN 1 Family ____2 Black-____3 ____ to Me4 Fantasy ____5 Sore feeling6 Those…

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Trying to fight an enemy you can’t see is exhausting. That’s what’s happening now. You feel like life is against you, so you’re behaving in a way that’s actually attracting negativity. The best thing to do is stop that! Meditation will help. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) There could be some money worries right now, but there’s a good reason for that: You’re being nudged by the universe to take a long hard look at your finances and to work out how you can detox your spending and saving habits. The sooner you can do this, the better! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) It’s a slightly pressurized time for you, but honestly, after all these years of dealing with Pluto, it’s nothing you can’t handle. Just remember that…

Movie Picks TCM Guest Programmer: Martin Scorsese 8/7c, TCM Martin Scorsese’s latest, the epic crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon (due in theaters tomorrow), looks at Native American murders in 1920s Oklahoma after oil was discovered on Osage Nation land. To prep for portraying this vicious chapter in American history, the Oscar winner turned to old films for inspiration. “Many of the earliest silent Westerns featured crude portraits of Indigenous people,” he tells TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, noting that tonight’s first entry, 1914’s The Last of the Line, was different: Most of its characters were played by actual Lakota. Blood on the Moon (9:45/8:45c), a Western noir from 1948, features, for the director’s money, a realistic frenemy relationship between a drifter (Robert Mitchum) and a grifter (Robert Preston). “It was…

Celebrity Name That Tune 8/7c, Fox Will there be elevator music? The Office’s Kate Flannery (above) goes up against comic Amanda Seales (Insecure) on the melodious game show. The doubleheader wraps with TV personality Ross Mathews vs. country’s Jessie James Decker. Winter House SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Bravo Steamboat Springs, Colorado, hosts pretty people from the Below Deck and Summer/Winter House franchises, Vanderpump Rules and Family Karma. INDIGENOUS AND INSPIRED Native America SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Season 2 brings more fascinating profiles of contemporary Native Americans. In “New Worlds”—No. 1 of four themed episodes—meet an engineer designing instruments for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, a builder developing energy-efficient housing influenced by Plains Indians and an electronic music group. Welcome to Wrexham 10/9c, FX Ladies’ night on the…

PICK OF THE WEEK! SEAL Team Thursday, Nov. 2, 10/9c, CBS THE BOYS ARE back! Team leader Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz, left) and his patriotic, do-or-die Bravo unit were last seen on CBS in 2021, in Season 5’s fourth episode, before the military drama moved to a new home on Paramount+. Now the network is running all 14 action-packed hours of that fifth installment, starting with an explosive premiere (the first of a two-parter) that follows the guys on a covert operation to help a weapons expert defect from North Korea. If they don’t get in and out in 24 hours, they’re toast. “This [mission] felt different and exciting in a way that we haven’t done before,” executive producer Spencer Hudnut told us back when the show was making the…

A DANGEROUS TIME Quantum Leap 8/7c, NBC Having already leaped into the bodies of a bank teller and a government agent in Season 2, in this week’s “One Night In Koreatown” episode, Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) finds himself as Korean American teen Jason Park during 1992’s destructive Los Angeles riots. The Real Housewives of Miami SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Bravo Forget SPF. It’s gonna be all shade when the franchise’s sunny Florida contingent reconvenes for Season 6, which introduces Larsa Pippen’s new beau. He’s a baller with a wildly famous dad, name of Jordan. Chicago P.D. 10/9c, NBC Chicago P.D. encores replace Fire in the timeslot, starting tonight with January’s “Long Lost.” The emotional episode centers on Officer Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins, in a strong performance), whose estranged ex-con dad,…

Hot Dish With Franco SEASON FINALE Noon/11am c, Food Network Daytime Pick Chef Franco Noriega closes out the season with a menu made up of his beloved grandma’s faves, such as a rich rigatoni Bolognese. WE CRIED AT THE FRICKIN’ TRAILER! Planet Earth III SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, BBC America Exec producer Mike Gunton has said III will celebrate “both the wonders and the fragility of our planet,” and the trailer’s camera-swoop down a waterfall and shots of agitated seals trapped in a net truly deliver! TODAY’S SPORTS PICK HORSE RACING 3:30/2:30c, NBC Breeders’ Cup Classic Thoroughbreds run for a share of a $6 million purse in the 40th edition of the prestigious race, held this year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. MOVIES 7am/6c Men in Black (1997) FX Noon/Show…

@damianholbrook Cheers to The Irrational for getting into our heads. NBC’s new procedural starring Jesse L. Martin (left) as a hyper-intuitive professor applies proven theories about human behavior to each week’s crime. So, it’s both a free Forensic Psych 101 class and a lively showcase for the Law & Order legend! Cheers to Pet Sematary: Bloodlines for pumping new life into the Stephen King classic. The Paramount+ prequel movie starring Jackson White as a younger Jud (Fred Gwynne in the 1989 film) delivers scares by digging into the resting place’s evil origins. Cheers to Gen V for understanding the assignment. Nailing the balance of The Boys’ comedy and carnage is a heroic feat, yet Prime Video’s spinoff set at a college for young supes is pulling it off in style. Cheers to The Golden Bachelor for…