Wednesday, October 6, 2021

What’s On Tonight (Thursday): Guh-guh-guh-Ghosts!

 

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Tonight’s Top Pick is Ghosts, CBS-CBS-CBS’ new sitcom. It’s getting a supersized premiere, with two episodes in the 9 p.m. slot. It has a Metacritic score of 79, so +20 for Cancellation League contestants.


Let’s see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Oct. 7. All times are EST.


STREAMING

The Premise, 12:01 a.m., FX on Hulu. “Butt Plug.” “A once-poor child of immigrants (Daniel Dae Kim) who has now become one of the world's richest men presents a chance at redemption to his former school bully (Eric Lange): an uninterrupted hour with his board of directors to pitch a very specific product.” B.J. Novak has written or co-written all of the show’s episodes so far. Let that sink in.


The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. His guests are Amber Ruffin and Bebe Rexha.


Baker’s Dozen, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Premiere. It’s 13 “passionate amateur bakers” vs. “seasoned professionals” in this competition show. The hosts are TV personality Tamera Mowry-Housley and Bill Yosses, who previously served as White House pastry chef. Eight episodes available.


Rugrats, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. More of the ‘90s cartoon’s reboot. Eight episodes available.


Tiny Food Fight, 3:01 a.m., Discovery+. “Tiny Birthday Party.”


Top Chef Family Style, 3:01 a.m., Peacock.


American Ninja Warrior Junior, 3:01 a.m., Peacock.


Craftopia, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Second season premiere. “Each episode kicks off with three crafters, ages 10-14, racing to complete a one-hour ‘Quick Craft’ before the judges decide which two kids will advance to the two-hour ‘Craft Master Challenge.’” The grand prize is $5,000. Four episodes available.


Create The Escape, 3:01 a.m., Peacock. Premiere. Jesus, another kids game show. Now, they have “the perfect opportunity to create the seemingly impossible through a backyard makeover they’ve only dreamt about.”


One Of Us Is Lying, 3:01 a.m., Peacock. Premiere. “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.” Based on a best-selling novel. Three episodes available.


Sexy Beasts, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Second season premiere. More of the show where singles disguise themselves while on blind dates. Six episodes available.


House Haunters, 3:01 a.m., Discovery+. Anthony Anderson and mom Doris Bowman co-host “a hidden camera real estate and home renovation prank series … (scheming) to scare, startle and surprise visitors to the homes.”


Frogger, 3:01 a.m., Peacock.


Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, 3:01 a.m., Peacock.


Doom Patrol, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. “Dada Patrol.”


The Harper House, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+.


Kin, 3:01 a.m., AMC+.


Star Trek: Lower Decks, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+.


Titans, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max.


15 Minutes of Shame, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. “Examining the social behavior of public shaming and bullying.” Produced by Monica Lewinsky.



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TALKIN’ ‘BOUT TALK

Good Morning America, 7 a.m., ABC. “Deals and steals with Tory Johnson.” One of these (slower) weeks, I’m going to learn more about Tory and maybe make GMA the top pick.


CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Singer Natalie Hemby (“Pins and Needles”) and actor Chris Jackson (Bull).


Today, 7 a.m., NBC. Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween Kills), plus the Today anchors get flu shots and a segment on saving the iconic Swiss Alps from melting. Later, Evangeline Lilly (South of Heaven), author Isaac Fitzgerald (Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional), an Indigenous modeling company and Chassie Post celebrates Oktoberfest. Finally, Jamie Lee is back with co-star Judy Greer, plus a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with Ray Garcia.


The View, 11 a.m., ABC. Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Lori Greiner plug Shark Tank.


The Talk, 2 p.m., CBS. Jason Isaacs (Streamline) and Yara Martinez (Bull).


Syndicated Corner, times and stations vary:

The Rachael Ray Show. Ali Wentworth plays “Go Ask Ali.” A TikTok doctor shares medical advice. Rachael prepares a chicken and citrus salad.


Live with Kelly and Ryan. Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) and Calum Scott (“Rise”).


The Kelly Clarkson Show. Shannen Doherty shares her story of working while being a cancer patient and Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso).


The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Jason Sudekis (Ted Lasso), Kane Brown (“Memory”) and TikTok painter Maggie Smith Kuhn.


The Drew Barrymore Show. From the High Line in New York. Drew’s got Dakota Johnson (Tea Time), sustainability guru Danny Seo and “The Good in Five,” focusing on quick tips to improve your health.


Dr. Phil. “Last Ditch Attempt to Save My Daughter.”



DAYTIME SPORTS (all are LIVE)

European PGA Tour Golf, 8 a.m., Golf. The first round of the ACCIONA Open de Espana, from Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain.


LPGA Tour Golf, 2 p.m., Golf. The first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup, from Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey.


UEFA Nations League Soccer, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2. Belgium vs. France. From Allianz Stadium in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.


PGA Tour Golf, 5 p.m., Golf. The first round of the Shriners Children’s Open. Encore at 9 p.m.


Women’s College Volleyball, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU. Iowa State at Texas Tech.


College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Houston at Tulane.


FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifying, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2. United States vs. Jamaica, from Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.


College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU. Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State.



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PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

The Hunt for Red October, 5 p.m., BBC America

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 5 p.m., FX

Ghostbusters, 6 p.m., Freeform

Law Abiding Citizen, 6 p.m., BET

Falling for Look Lodge, 6 p.m., Hallmark

A Mother Knows Worst, 6 p.m., Lifetime Movie Network

The Stratton Story, 6 p.m., TCM

Boiler Room, 6 p.m., The Movie Channel

The Relic, 6:10 p.m., Cinemax

Dazed and Confused, 6:20 p.m., Sho2

Welcome to the Punch, 6:20 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtreme

Rambo, 6:25 p.m., HBO2

North Hollywood, 6:25 p.m., Showtime

Pearl Harbor, 6:30 p.m., Showcase

Proof of Life, 6:40 p.m., HBO Signature

Hidden Figures, 6:45 p.m., FXM. Encore at 9:25 p.m.

Scream, 7 p.m., AMC

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, 7 p.m., HBO Family

Grown Ups, 7 p.m., Paramount

Ouija, 7 p.m., Syfy

How High, 7 p.m., VH1

Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 7:06 p.m., StarzEncore

The Girl Next Door, 7:07 p.m., Starz

Being Flynn, 7:17 p.m., MoreMax

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 7:30 p.m., MTV2

Apollo 13, 7:30 p.m., Showtime Extreme



8 P.M.

Young Sheldon, CBS. Fifth season premiere. “One Bad Night and Chaos of Selfish Desires.” “Sheldon and Missy both run away from home. Mary gets upsetting news about George Sr.”


United States of Al, 8:30 p.m., CBS. Second season premiere. “Promises/Wadaha.” “Al, Riley, Art, Lizzie and Vanessa work together against a ticking clock to get Al’s sister out of Afghanistan and to safety after Kabul falls.”


NFL Football, FOX. LIVE. L.A. Rams at Seattle Seahawks.


Station 19, ABC. “Can’t Feel My Face.” “Andy and Sullivan’s relationship continues to be tested. Emmett joins Dean and Vic on a mental health call. Maya does some soul searching.”


This Old House, PBS. “Concord: Saving What We Can.” “Salvaging reusable material and radiators before major demolition begins. Spraying old hemlock trees to protect them from damaging insects. Cutting off the garage addition.”


Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Bravo. “Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd.” “After agreeing to a co-list in Bel Air, James and David struggle to get a word in edgewise during their showings. Flagg soaks in the waters of Palm Springs as he tries to sell Suzanne Somers’ house.”


Coroner, The CW. “Blue Flock.” “Jenny and Donovan confront personal dilemmas while they investigate a body on ice.”


Movie Night!

Pulp Fiction, BBC America

Good Boys, FX

Love Strikes Twice, Hallmark

Taken 2, HBO2

The Holiday, Lifetime

Picture Perfect Lies, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Cinemax

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Nickelodeon

The Wolf of Wall Street, Showtime

I Dream Too Much, TCM

Falling, The Movie Channel

The Challenger, The Movie Channel Xtreme

Gran Torino, TNT

Hustlers, 8:05 p.m., Sho2

Ghostbusters II, 8:30 p.m., Freeform

View From the Top, 8:35 p.m., HBO Family



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9 P.M.

Ghosts, CBS. Premiere. “Pilot” and “Hello!” “Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they decide to convert a rundown country estate they inherited into a bed and breakfast.” “Sam thinks she’s crazy because she sees ghosts and tries to ignore them.” Two episodes airing.


Grey’s Anatomy, ABC. “Some Kind of Tomorrow.” “Meredith seeks advice from Amelia. Richard is reenergized as he takes teaching to a new level at the hospital. Winston treats a patient suffering from kidney failure.”


Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC. “One More Tale of Two Victims.” “The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children. Benson and Fin struggle under the tightened reins of Chief McGrath.”


The Outpost, The CW. Series finale. “Nothing Lasts Forever.” “Talon and her friends battle against the gods. Janzo, Wren and Munt fight to save the Kahvi. A ruler is crowned.”


Movie Night!

Charlie’s Angels, StarzEncore. ’19 remake.

The Little Things, HBO Signature

Tristan & Isolde, MoreMax

The Unholy, Starz

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Syfy

Don’t Be a Menace …, VH1

Super 8, 9:10 p.m., HBO

Scream 2, 9:30 p.m., AMC

Evan Almighty, 9:30 p.m., Paramount

Broken Arrow, 9:35 p.m., Showcase

Embattled, 9:35 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtreme

Stage Door, 9:45 p.m., TCM

Kill Bill: Vol. 2, 9:52 p.m., Cinemax



10 P.M.

Bull, CBS. Sixth season premiere. “Gone.” “Bull and the TAC team must call upon all of their collective experience to locate Bull’s kidnapped daughter. Bull begins to suspect the captor is someone connected to his past.”


Big Sky, ABC. “Huckleberry.” “Cassie takes on a missing person case brought in by a concerned girlfriend. Jenny continues to search for clues relating in the mysterious truck accident. Max, Harper, Madison and Bridger are at odds over stolen money.”


Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC. “For a Few Lekë More.” “Stabler must face the music after crossing a dangerous line with Kosta. Bell and Jet devise a plan to secure intel from every criminal organization in the city. Flutura presents an invitation that’s too valuable to refuse.”


NBA Basketball, ESPN2. LIVE. Miami Heat at Houston Rockets.


What We Do in the Shadows, FX. “The Siren.” “Two travelers are shipwrecked, and a doll runs away from home.”


Cake, FXX. “Inner Demons.” “The devil is in the details.”


Johnny Carson, Antenna. Richard Pryor and Sean Penn are the guests in this Oct. 9, 1986 episode.


Movie Night!

Finding My Daughter, Lifetime Movie Network

Zombieland, MTV2

Outbreak, Sho2

Made in Italy, The Movie Channel

In the Heart of the Sea, 10:03 p.m., HBO Family

The Mule, 10:30 p.m., TNT

Jerry Maguire, 10:43 p.m., Starz



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LATE NIGHT TALK

Watch What Happens Live, 9:15 p.m., Bravo. Anthony Anderson and Jim Gaffigan.

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, 11 p.m., Comedy Central.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Madonna, plus Recker Eans, Dylan Gilmer, Mykal-Michelle Harris and Olivia Perez, and a performance by Reba McEntire.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Ellen Pompeo, Henry Winkler and Billy Idol.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. Sanjay Gupta and Denis Villeneuve.

Nightline, 12:37 a.m., ABC.

The Late Late Show With James Corden, 12:37 a.m., CBS. Daniel Craig and Rami Malek.

Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:37 a.m., NBC. RERUN. Jason Sudekis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, plus Barrett Martin sitting in with the 8G Band.



LATE NIGHT PICK!

Two for the Road, 3 a.m., FXM


Sources: Futon Critic, Zap2It, individual show websites.

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