What to Watch on TV: All American, Halloween Ends, The Owl House
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of October 9th! 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.
This week’s picks include Rings of Power and She-Hulk finales, the return of the All American-verse, and more.
Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:
Let The Right One In – Sunday, October 9
The popular novel turned film is now getting the small screen treatment. The vampire series picks up 10 years later with Mark and Eleanor on the run. Let The Right One In debuts Sunday, October 9 at 10/9c on Showtime.
Series Description: Life forever changed for Mark and his daughter Eleanor ten years ago when she became a vampire. Forever on the run, forever on the hunt, they have returned home at last to New York City in a desperate bid to find a cure. Others are drawn into their nightmare – a close friend from the past with everything to lose, a homicide detective raising her son alone and an heiress to a pharmaceutical empire trying to save her infected brother. Terrifying and deeply human, this story asks how far we will go to give new life to those we love.
All American – Monday, October 10
Holiday break means times for parties, big revelations, and changes as feelings get more complicated. All American returns Monday, October 10 at 8/7c on the CW.
Episode Description: With everyone on holiday break, Spencer decides to throw an epic Christmas party as an excuse to bring him and Olivia closer; Jordan gets news about his hand, but he isn’t sure what to do; Coop feels replaced when Laura makes a change in the office.
All American: Homecoming – Monday, October 10
Just as the holiday break is underway on All American, the break is over for Bringston students as they have to decide which paths they will take. All American: Homecoming returns Monday, October 10 at 9/8c on the CW.
Episode Description: After the holiday break, Simone returns to Bringston ready to focus solely on tennis; Damon is faced with a decision he’s been putting off since before the holidays; Keisha reverts to her old ways and throws a last-minute New Year’s Eve party.
Avenue 5 – Monday, October 10
The Hugh Laurie-led series is back and picking up right where it left off. While passengers on their excursion think that they are heading home, the crew is about to break some news. How will the passengers take it? Avenue 5 returns Monday, October 10 at 10/9c on HBO.
Episode Description: After five long months, the passengers of Avenue 5 eagerly await their impending return to Earth while behind the scenes, Ryan and the crew struggle to find a way to reveal the much longer timeline of their journey home. Later, a disgraced Karen comes to blows with a newly famous Frank.
Grimcutty – Monday, October 10
The internet has a new horrifying figure in the lives of parents and children in the form of a Momo-esque meme. When the hysteria hits, will the kids be able to save their parents’ lives and their own? Grimcutty debuts Monday, October 10 on Hulu.
Movie Description: A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.
The Challenge: Ride or Dies – Wednesday, October 12
There’s a new season of scare-inducing, adrenaline-filled trials coming for a new set of teams on The Challenge. But there’s a new twist: they can pick their own teams. Will the season see stronger friendships and relationships when put to the test or will it tear them apart? The Challenge: Ride or Dies debuts Wednesday, October 12 at 8/7c on MTV.
I Love You, You Hate Me – Wednesday, October 12
It seems like there’s another side to many beloved childhood mainstays, and Barney is no different. This docuseries chronicles a lot of the love for the purple dinosaur as well as the hate the show and character received. I Love You, You Hate Me debuts Wednesday, October 12 on Peacock.
Docuseries Description: I Love You, You Hate Me is a limited series chronicling the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur’s furious backlash — and what it says about the human need to hate. From Barney-bashing to frat parties to homicidal video games, something in American society broke into a million pieces, and it’s never been put together again… or is this just who we were all along?
She-Hulk – Thursday, October 13
The season finale is upon us! In the aftermath of that very special cameo and a season of build-up and action, the stage is set for Jennifer to come to grips with the looming danger. The She-Hulk: Attorney at Law finale streams Thursday, October 13 on Disney+.
Dead End: Paranormal Park – Thursday, October 13
The lauded animated series is back with a new batch of episodes as we continue to follow Barney, Norma, and Pugsley as they continue to navigate the wonder that is their summer theme park job. Dead End: Paranormal Park returns Thursday, October 13 on Netflix.
Season Description: Based on Hamish Steele’s horror-comedy graphic novels DeadEndia and web short Dead End, Dead End: Paranormal Park follows the adventures of Barney, Norma and magical-talking-dog Pugsley, as they balance their summer jobs at the local theme park haunted house while battling the totally real supernatural forces that dwell within it. Together with their guide to the underworld multiplane, a sardonic thousand-year-old demon named Courtney, they’ll face zombie mascots, demonic game show hosts, sleep-sucking witches and the scariest thing of all: their first crushes!
Dark Glasses – Thursday, October 13
Shudder’s latest horror acquisition takes viewers and puts them in the shoes of a woman who is blinded in the aftermath of a horrific car crash. Dark Glasses screams — I mean, streams — Thursday, October 13 on Shudder.
Movie Description: Rome. A serial killer who preys on prostitutes sets his sights on Diana. As he pursues her, he causes a car crash in which she is blinded and 10-year-old Chin’s entire family dies. Despite her blindness, Diane resolves to take the boy in. But the killer is still on the loose…
Pantheon – Thursday, October 13
The final episode is upon us as some prepare for battle, others pick a side, and some enter the cloud. Who will emerge at the end? The season finale of Pantheon airs Thursday, October 13 on AMC+.
Episode Description: America enters the cloud; Caspian takes over; Chanda forms a new rebellion; Cody continues the fight; David enters the battle; Waxman gets off the fence.
Halloween Ends – Friday, October 14
It’s [potentially] the final face-off between Laurie Strode and the masked serial killer, Michael Myers. When her attempt at peace is interrupted by a new murder that strikes a little too close to home, will she be able to finally vanquish the evil? Halloween Ends premieres Friday, October 14 on Peacock.
Movie Description: Four years after her last encounter with masked killer Michael Myers, Laurie Strode is living with her granddaughter and trying to finish her memoir. Myers hasn’t been seen since, and Laurie finally decides to liberate herself from rage and fear and embrace life. However, when a young man stands accused of murdering a boy that he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that forces Laurie to confront the evil she can’t control.
Mismatched – Friday, October 14
Based on the novel “When Dimple Met Rishi,” the Netflix series is back and ready to continue telling the story of how two teenagers, despite their difference, helped each other build an amazing app and much more. Mismatched Season 2 premieres on Friday, October 14 on Netflix.
Season Description: He’s searching for his happily ever after. She dreams of being a tech wizard. Over three months, this mismatched couple must build an amazing app while navigating an oddball bunch of friends, nasty bullies, a snooty professor… and well, each other. ‘Mismatched’ is a series adapted from the book ‘When Dimple met Rishi’ by Sandhya Menon. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP, the young adult romance features Prajakta Koli and Rohit Saraf in lead roles. It is directed by Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dharmadhikari, and written by Gazal Dhaliwal.
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – Friday, October 14
The darkness lies on the horizon as Sauron rises and the beginning of a new era enters Middle Earth on the finale. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s season finale drops Friday, October 14 on Prime Video.
The Owl House – Saturday, October 15
Luz and friends are back for the first installment of the final season as they find themselves stuck in the human realm in the aftermath of the events of the season 2 finale. Determined to return to the Boiling Isles, will they be able to find a way back? And at what cost? The Owl House’s first installment of its special final season kicks off Saturday, October 15 at 9/8c on Disney Channel.
Episode Description: Picking up immediately following the events of the season two finale, the first special, “Thanks to Them,” finds Luz and her friends stuck in the human realm and willing to go to daring lengths to return to the Boiling Isles.
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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.