What's On Tonight (Sunday): Murdur Durdur's Rustic neighbor

American Rust

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 24!

Tonight's Top Pick takes us to the Pennsylvania Rust Belt. American Rust (Showtime, 10 p.m.) profiles the compromised, small town police chief Jeff Daniels and a murder investigation where the son of his crush, Maura Tierney, is involved. Like Murdur Durdur, everyone has got other problems, too. Even Bill Camp. The first episode was okay. (It's still available for free.) I always enjoy Tierney.

Elsewhere, HBO gets Curb'd and Insecure, Kendall Roy seeks allies in the family, SEAL Team has flashbacks, Meech and Terry are tough BMFers, Bob's Burgers gets a new neighbor, Baptiste seeks a tattooed man, Chapelwaite fights for a book, the Reagan administration needs a fall guy, and MSNBC studies the studying of Civil War.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

DAYSIDE ON THE SITE

🤔 Thoughts On: The Women of 1988 (8 a.m.): Designing Women and Murphy Brown

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): A former top intelligence official in the Saudi Arabian government, Saad Aljabri, claims the kingdom's ruler plotted to kill him and has taken his children hostage... dropping Colorado River water levels... Dopesick's Michael Keaton.

🎥 Eat, Drink and Be Married (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Gotta aim for marriage, kids. That's all that matters when it comes to romance movies.

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): "June and Dorie's routine in Teddy's fallout shelter is disrupted when they discover the origins of their home and its sinister connections to Teddy's past."

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC+, 3 a.m.): "Quatervois"✔️

INTERNATIONAL NOTICES: 

Japan Sinks (Netflix, 11 a.m.): Episode 3

BRIEFLY: 90 Day: Bares All (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); Axios (HBO, 6 p.m.); Jack and Kelly Osbourne: Night of Terror (Discovery+, 3 a.m., special); Naked & Afraid of Love (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (via Tumblr)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

BMF (Starz, 8 p.m.): Meech and Terry devise a multi-layered plan to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. Detective Lopez's murder investigation begins to heat up.

Call the Midwife (PBS, 8 p.m.): Britain is gripped by the sportsballs while Nonnatus House awaits the arrival of four new pupil midwives.

The Equalizer (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): McCall is hired by a concerned mother who suspects her teenage son has joined a local gang. Delilah faces anxiety as she prepares to speak at her friend Jason's memorial service. Dante worries about the new detective pursuing McCall.

🎥 The Danger Next Door (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): And she can't call the police because they were defunded.

The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): When Wolf discovers that Beef secretly wants a jet ski, he formulates a plan to get it. Meanwhile, Ham bonds with a novelty singing fish toy.

🎥 The Santa Stakeout (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.): "Two police detectives posing as newlyweds to solve recent holiday party heists are swept up by Christmas while observing the prime suspect." And... I hate this.

The Simpsons (Fox, 8 p.m.): Marge puts a hurtful word in Lisa's brain. Bart gets in shape.✔️

BRIEFLY: 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (TLC); Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel); The Circus (Showtime); Legends of the Hidden Temple (The CW); The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)

The Simpsons (via Tenor)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Bob's Burgers (Fox, 9 p.m.): Gene has a freak-out about growing up and desperately tries to relive his youth. Elsewhere, Linda is tempted to try the fancy new hair salon that opened up next to Bob's Burgers(!), but she's scared of her hairdresser Gretchen's wrath.✔️

Chapelwaite (Epix, 9 p.m.): Charles and company try to enlist men in town to fight in Jerusalem's Lot and retake the book.

Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): When Peter and Quagmire accidentally switch underwear, they begin to mimic the other's behavior. Because of course. Stewie and Doug agree to commit each other's murders.

Grantchester (PBS, 9 p.m.): An American airman's death leads to a challenging late shift for Will and Geordie.

Hightown (Starz, 9 p.m.): Jackie's new partner, Leslie, matches her ambition perfectly as their relationship deepens on and off the force. Frankie and Jorge continue moving ahead, but Charmaine, their New York connection, is a wild card.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:30 p.m.): Sam and Kilbride clash when a case involving an arms dealer responsible for the slaughter of ATF agents (probably making his case personal) leads them to a well-connected colonel and friend of Kilbride.

Succession (HBO, 9 p.m.): Kendall tries to get his siblings, as well as Stewy and Sandi, on his side. Meanwhile, fearing his legal situation, Greg asks Ewan for help.✔️

NOTICES:

The Engineering That Built the World (History): Interstate systems

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC): "Six Hours"

BRIEFLY: American Monster (Investigation Discovery, season premiere); Buried (Showtime); Cheat Day USA (Cooking Channel, special); Halloween Wars (Food Network); The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)

Bob's Burgers (via Tumblr)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

American Rust (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Billy gets in with a questionable crowd. Meanwhile, Isaac travels alone, and Harris' investigation into the anonymous eyewitness continues.

Baptiste (PBS, 10 p.m.): Julien and Zsofia track down the tattooed man, but he gives little away. The police receive a hostage video and Emma takes drastic action for her family.

🎥 Civil War (MSNBC, 10 p.m.): "A look at how Americans portray the story of the Civil War, revealing a nation haunted by an embittered past and the stories it refuses to tell."

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 10:40 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Larry is back for season 11. "While his latest creative venture is threatened, Larry attends an unprecedented event at Albert Brooks' house."

Fiasco (Epix, 10 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. As the Justice Department launches an investigation into the Reagan administration's deals with Iran, a plot is hatched to cover up the details, and one man is chosen to take the fall for the president.

Insecure (HBO, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Back for a fifth and final season! At her 10-year college reunion, Issa's self-doubt quickly surfaces, while Molly struggles to get out of her own head.✔️

SEAL Team (CBS, 10:30 p.m.): As members of Bravo team travel to New York, they reflect on a day that shaped each of their lives forever.

NOTICES:

This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN): Sex workers

Uncensored (TV One, season finale): Jeezy

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC): "Family Is a Four Letter Word"

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Leslie Grossman, Karen Huger

BRIEFLY: I Love a Mama's Boy (TLC); On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); Outrageous Pumpkins (Food Network, season finale); Storms Rising (National Geographic); What on Earth? (Science, season premiere)

Insecure (via Medium)

💤💤😴💤💤

📺 The Fugitive (MeTV, 2 a.m.): Kimble finds work on Jake Lawrence's farm, where he develops a special friendship with Jake's autistic daughter. But Kimble soon becomes nervous when the local sheriff begins searching for a convicted murder having escaped.

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Narcotics dealer Fernando Lamas has stolen half of a microfilm containing a list of undercover agents. His rival, Arturo Sandoval (Percy Rodrigues, not a trumpeter), has the other half. The two men are trying to work out a truce to combine their two halves and sell the list.

NOTICES:

Desus & Mero (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Baby Keem

BRIEFLY: 90 Day Pillow Talk: The Other Way (TLC, 11 p.m.); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11:20 p.m.); Vengeance (HLN, 11 p.m.)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; J-Archive; TV Passport; Zap2it
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