What's On Tonight (Sunday): Primal man and his dog, err, dinosaur

Primal

Happy... early Halloween? Tonight, there's no cartoon spooks on Fox, but I'll keep the spotlight on animation. (I do that a lot, don't I?) The second batch of Genndy Tartakovsky's beautiful and Emmy-winning Primal didn't slowed down in its year-long break. The dialogue-less show follows the adventures of the prehistoric man Spear and Tyrannosaurus-like Fang after they cautiously team up upon both lose their families (graphicly) to bigger dinosaurs. This is another step up in Tartakovsky's gorgeous style of animation, but not for those queasy to gore. Even animated, the show embraces a violent prehistoric world.

Elsewhere, ABC game shows in force, coronavirus gets the spotlight on 60 Minutes and Our Cartoon President, Maggie Cole is troubled, Keith Raniere gets what's coming to him, India Oxenberg speaks up about NXIVM, Lovecraft Country wraps, and Aurora Teagarden attends a high school reunion.

Is that your final answer, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 18!

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Profiles of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was poisoned in August, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Then a story about early in the coronavirus pandemic when infected cruise ship passengers were allowed to mix with unsuspecting travelers.

America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Season 31 for this cheap laugh show that is about as old as The Simpsons. "Teachers are interrupted in funny ways while trying to teach virtually. Parents attempt the Toddler Temptation Challenge. Funny things kids imitate after watching their parents."

The Chosen (BYUtv, 6 p.m.): After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, a woman forces her way through the crowd to help her paralytic friend meet Jesus.

The Simpsons Horror Collection (Disney+, now): There isn't a new chapter in the annual "Treehouse" celebration tonight, but Disney+ has assembled a collection of the previous 30 editions.

The Time Capsule 🎥 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): High school classmates open a time capsule and have feelings.

FOR THE RECORD: Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

Dwight in Shining Armor (BYUtv, 8:30 p.m.): Dwight helps Hexela promote her salon on social media, but when a new magical lip-balm turns Gretta, Hexela, and Nana into goats (I hate it when that happens to me), Dwight, Baldric, and Kirk the Berserker must turn to the infuriating Contrarian for a counterspell.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (CBS Sunday Night Movies) 🎥 (CBS, 9 p.m.):  My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

Malory Towers (BYUtv, 8 p.m.): It's open day at Malory Towers and the girls' parents pay a visit. Meanwhile, Darrell has a big decision to make about her future at the school.

Our Cartoon President (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.): With a restless nation turning against him, Cartoon Trump declares war on the invisible enemy COVID-19 and exploits the benefits of a wartime presidency. Cartoon CNN's Chris Cuomo wants to learn how to be a serious newsman.

Pandora (The CW, 8 p.m.): Jax and the team visit the distant planet where Professor Osborn first discovered Jax as an infant. Ralen suffers a loss that will change him forever.

The Spanish Princess (Starz, 8 p.m.): "Flodden"

Supermarket Sweep 💲 (ABC, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Finally! The supermarket-set game show is back! Leslie Jones hosts this latest version which has teams answering questions and then running around supermarket isles gathering items.✔️

The Trouble with Maggie Cole (PBS, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. It follows the stories and fall out for Maggie Cole (Dawn French), who doesn't pay attention to the cautionary adage that "those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." I thought it looked very ITV-like, and yep. It's an ITV program.✔️

Who Is Killing the Cheerleaders? 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): It is aliens.

QUICK HITS:

2020 National League Championship Series, Game 7 (Fox): Atlanta vs. Los Angeles
Sunday Night Football 🏈 (NBC, 8:20 p.m.): Mountain sheep vs. gold diggers

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (TLC); Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel); Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel, season finale); The Circus (Showtime); Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield (Court TV); Renovation, Inc. (HGTV); Storm Stories: The Next Chapter (Weather Channel); Top Gear (BBC America, season premiere); The Top Ten Revealed/Rock Legends (AXS TV); Wild Monsoon (Nat Geo Wild, special)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9 p.m.): Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool.

Britannia (Epix, 9 p.m.): Veran gives Ania a terrible choice. Harka brings Phelan under his spell and the next stage of Cait and Divis's prophecy begins.

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): Virginia forces Alicia and Strand to clear an unusual walker threat, where an encounter with a new ally gives Strand an idea that could be the key to their freedom.

Flesh and Blood (PBS, 9 p.m.): Vivien and Mark plan their trip to India, but the children's ongoing distrust of Mark starts to put a strain on the couple's relationship. Rightfully so as Mark is super sketchy.

The Good Lord Bird (Showtime, 9 p.m.): John Brown and Onion travel north, taking refuge at the home of Frederick Douglass and his two wives. Brown and Douglass clash over methodology.

Lovecraft Country (HBO, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. After uncovering the origins of the Book of Names, the gang heads back to Ardham to cast the ultimate spell.

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (Starz, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. If The Vow leaves you wanting more NXIVM or a different perspective on the sex cult, Starz has you covered. India Oxenberg, the 28-year-old daughter of actress Catherine Oxenberg (Dynasty), speaks out for the first time about her involvement in NXIVM and how she became a branded sex slave.✔️

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 💲 (ABC, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Tiffany Haddish plays as do frontline workers, who have been added for the second season of this revival.

QUICK HITS:

A Year in Music (AXS TV): 1998

Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (AXS TV): Pat Monahan

FOR THE RECORD: Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV); Building Alaska (DIY Network, season premiere); Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel); Evil Lives Here (Investigation Discovery); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo); Space Disasters (Smithsonian Channel, special?); Weather Gone Viral (The Weather Channel); Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (National Geographic, season finale); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, special)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Card Sharks 💲 (ABC, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Just imagine, the look on your face, when betting 12,000 bucks lower than a king, and the last card's an ace!

Cobra (PBS, 10 p.m.): Sutherland, Anna and Fraser head to one of the worst affected areas. While the prime minister is away, Archie causes problems.

The Comedy Store (Showtime, 10 p.m.): "Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay, Pauly Shore, Sandra Bernhard, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, and others bring a wild energy to the Store."

Fargo (FX, 10 p.m.): Josto strikes back. Ethelrida does the right thing. Loy finds himself against the ropes and Deafy shakes the tree.

Halloween Freakshow Cakes (Food Networks, 10:30 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Food Network does Ryan Murphy with cakes. Or not. I didn't look up what this show is about. I'm just guessing based on the title.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC, 10 p.m.): Burdened by their pasts, members of the group adopt opposing strategies for dealing with a massive obstacle.

The Vow (HBO, 10 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Keith hasn't been seen in Clifton Park for weeks, and the team gets a tip on where he might be. Catherine Oxenberg meets with her daughter, India, who maintains her position. Mark and Bonnie return to Clifton Park for the first time since leaving NXIVM and confront their memories of Keith and the curriculum.

QUICK HITS:

First Ladies (CNN): Nancy Reagan

Uncensored (TV One): Omari Hardwick

FOR THE RECORD: Bar Rescue (Paramount Network); Bravo's Chat Room (Bravo, 10:30 p.m.); Darcey & Stacey (TLC, season finale); Mexico Life (HGTV); Signs of a Psychopath (Investigation Discovery, season finale)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

⭐ Primal (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): A tribe of mysterious, primitive women seek to further their coven by using dark magic on Spear and Fang. Women, amirite? Last week, the duo fended off a zombie dinosaur that ended in horrific beauty, and previously, Spear fought hard to keep Fang safe after nearly dying in the midseason cliffhanger. They've also defeated Ape-Men, fought demon bats, and survived a woolly mammoth attack. The show is a bit sharper than Samurai Jack in its deepened storytelling and more layered than Star Wars: Clone Wars, even if the premise of a man-and-dinosaur team isn't scientifically plausible. This is A-level television.

Sugar and Toys (Fuse, 11 p.m.): Kyle introduces a nerfed crew of kid gamers to the joys of living on the edge.

That White People Shit (Fuse, 11:30 p.m.): King Keraun tours a Tiny House, kayaks the LA River, and visits a bug farm because some people put the mental in environmental.

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Pillow Talk: The Other Way (TLC); World's Most Unexplained (Travel Channel)

💤💤😴💤💤

Mission: Impossible 📺 (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Cinnamon works to stop a munitions magnate who is supplying arms to neo-Nazis. She reawakens memories of his late wife, who was murdered by Hitler. I love Cinnamon.✔️

Mission: Impossible (via Tumblr)

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Desus & Mero (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen: @ Home (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Robyn Dixon and Mario

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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!