What to Watch on TV: On My Block, Nancy Drew, Ted Lasso
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of October 3rd! We’ll be sharing our picks for what to watch this week, from marathons to big guest spots, and significant episodes of TV to look forward to while stuck inside.
This week’s picks include On My Block’s final wild ride, Ted Lasso’s finale, Nancy Drew’s return, and more.
Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:
Sunday, October 3
Grantchester (9/8c on PBS)
The Masterpiece series returns with a new season and finds Will and Geordie dealing with their summer holiday cut short in the face of a suspicious murder. Grantchester returns Sunday, October 3 at 9/8c on PBS.
Episode Description: A much-needed summer break at a vacation resort takes an unexpected turn for Will and Geordie when the camp owner is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
Monday, October 4
On My Block Season 4 (Netflix)
The final season picks up two years after the Season 3 finale and everyone’s gone their separate ways. But when a long-hidden secret puts everyone in danger, they find strength in numbers. On My Block: Season 4 drops Monday, October 4 on Netflix.
Season Description: On My Block is a coming-of-age comedy about a group of bright and street-savvy friends navigating their way through high-school in the rough inner city. Season 4 finds our friends two years later, having gone their separate ways. When a secret is unburied, they quickly learn you can’t run from the past and they will need to stick together to survive.
Good Grief (12/11c on IFC)
Series Description: Good Grief is a comedy set in small town NZ about two sisters who inherit a funeral home. By staring death in the face every day, Ellie and Gwen Goode begin to confront the realities of their own life, and what they want to make of it.
Tuesday, October 5
American Masters: Rita Moreno: A Girl Who Just Decided to Go for It (9/8c on PBS)
Fresh off the festival circuit, this documentary takes a look at the iconic actress’s life and rise in Hollywood, featuring interviews, clips, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of her time working on set in the present. American Masters: Rita Moreno: A Girl Who Just Decided to Go for It airs Tuesday, October 5 at 9/8c on PBS.
Movie Description: Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
Escape the Undertaker (Netflix)
Movie Description: In this interactive film featuring WWE Superstars, The Undertaker has set a trap for the decorated tag team The New Day at his mansion. What they don’t know: The Undertaker’s mansion is an extreme Haunted House, packed to the brim with supernatural challenges. It’s up to viewers to decide the fate of these three poor souls trying to survive the wrath of The Undertaker.
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Netflix)
Special Description: It’s the Sixth Chapter. A new special from the comedic giant.
New Amsterdam (10/9c on NBC)
Episode Description: Max advises a young student at a science fair but encounters legal complications with her brilliant invention; Bloom encourages Dr. Shinwari to be more aggressive in the ED; Iggy gets a lesson in humility; Brantley has a surprise for the staff.
Wednesday, October 6
V/H/S/94 (Shudder)
The horror anthology film is back and ready to keep viewers on their toes with new horrifying tales, scares, and gore as a cult takes center stage. V/H/S/94 drops Wednesday, October 6 on Shudder.
Movie Description: A mysterious VHS tape reveals a sinister cult that has prerecorded material that uncovers a horrifying conspiracy.
There’s Someone Inside Your House (Netflix)
Movie Description: Makani Young has moved from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves.
CSI: Vegas (10/9c on CBS)
Episode Description: CSI: VEGAS, the sequel to the Network’s global hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, opens a brand-new chapter in Las Vegas, the city where it all began. Facing an existential threat that could bring down the entire Crime Lab and release thousands of convicted killers back onto the neon-lit streets of Vegas, a brilliant new team of investigators led by Maxine Roby (Paula Newsome) must enlist the help of old friends, Gil Grissom, Sara Sidle, David Hodges, and Jim Brass. This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best — follow the evidence — in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
Thursday, October 7
One of Us is Lying (Peacock)
For the YA thriller fans out there, Peacock’s latest streaming debut will be right up your alley. Adapted from the Karen M. McManus novel by the same name, the story follows five teenagers trapped in detention when one of the five is murdered. One Of Us is Lying debuts Thursday, October 7 on Peacock.
Series Description: Based on Karen M. McManus’s #1 New York Times best-selling novel, One of Us is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
15 Minutes of Shame (HBO Max)
Documentary Description: 15 Minutes of Shame is a timely, eye-opening roller-coaster ride through the world of public shaming. This original documentary film, which premieres October 7 on HBO Max, examines social behavior by embedding with individuals from across the U.S. who have been publicly shamed or cyber-harassed – while exploring the bullies, the bystanders, the media, psychologists, politicians and experts in between. 15 Minutes of Shame is about one of the most pressing and unaddressed issues of modern life, brought to you by the people who know it best.
Ghosts (9/8c on CBS)
Episode Description: Samantha and Jay throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a rundown country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast — only to find it’s inhabited by the many opinionated spirits of deceased residents who now call it home. Also, when Sam thinks she’s crazy because she continues to see the ghosts of Woodstone Manor, she tries to ignore them, making them even more determined to get her to acknowledge they’re real.
Friday, October 8
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
In the aftermath of the article and with the chance to win big for Richmond on the line, decisions are going to need to be made by many. Will they make the right ones? Ted Lasso’s season finale airs Friday, October 8 on Apple TV+.
Episode Description: Richmond gets their final chance to win promotion as Ted deals with the fallout of Trent Crimm’s painfully honest exposé.
Foundation (Apple TV+)
Episode Description: Salvor faces off with an enemy of the Empire. Brothers Day and Dusk are at odds, while Brother Dawn wrestles with his truth.
The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
Show Description: Each week The Amber Ruffin Show showcases Amber’s signature smart and silly take on the week’s news. No matter what’s happening in the world, Amber responds to it with a charming mix of seriousness, nonsense, and evening gowns. The Amber Ruffin Show is a topical late-night show with just the good parts – the comedy.
Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+)
Movie Description: The Great Gonzo – world famous daredevil artiste, has done it all, seen it all, and survived it all. But on Halloween night, the fearless Gonzo takes on the greatest challenge of his life by spending one very daring night in the most grim grinning place on Earth …The Haunted Mansion.
Leverage: Redemption (IMDBtv)
Description: Reformed criminals put their unique skills to good use by helping regular citizens fight back against corporate and governmental injustices.
Welcome to the Blumhouse: The Manor (Prime Video)
Movie Description: After suffering a stroke, Judith Albright moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect something supernatural is preying on the residents. In order to escape, she’ll need to convince everyone around her that she doesn’t actually belong there after all.
Nancy Drew (9/8c on The CW)
Episode Description: On the evening of Horseshoe Bay’s annual Harvest Carnival, a whole new mystery unfolds for Nancy (Kennedy McMann) when the body of a mysterious young man is discovered on the Hudson carnival grounds. The Drew Crew (Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon) is drawn into the case by a host of confounding clues surrounding a new menace terrorizing the town – a killer who has an enigmatic connection to none other than Nancy’s newest foil: Temperance Hudson (guest star Bo Martynowska).
Saturday, October 9
The Ghost and Molly McGee (9/8c on Disney Channel)
It’s about bringing the community together through music on this week’s The Ghost and Molly McGee which airs Saturday, October 9 at 9/8c on Disney Channel.
Episode Description: When Molly learns about Brighton’s old outdoor concert Bandshell, she sets out to rebuild it to bring the community together. Molly must find a band to play the first concert at Brighton’s new Bandshell.
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Brianna Martinez
Brianna spends her time away from briefs, legal research, and pleadings, watching TV and writing about it. She generally has a lot of feelings about TV, which you can read about here and on Twitter.
One thought on “What to Watch on TV: On My Block, Nancy Drew, Ted Lasso”
This is definitely one of the more honest recaps I’ve seen of this particular Episode (15) and agree 100% with everything that was stated. I stayed at some of the same things on several forums flash social media sites and was lambasted for what I stated.
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