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Children of the night! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 30!
Our Top Pick tonight is one title in the new crop of vampire shows, Let the Right One In (Showtime, 10 p.m.). This TV adaptation of the highly-praised Swedish book, moves the action to New York City, and many character ambitions. There is a search for a vampire cure, a murder mystery that might be vampires, and many doses of family drama. It's an acceptable adaptation with good casting (Demián Bichir, Madison Taylor Baez, Grace Gummer) but it takes a little time for wheels to get moving and show some reveals.
Elsewhere, Vampires Louis and Claudia have doubts, it's Halloween in Animation Domination land, The Serpent Queen will kidnap the king, The White Lotus travels to a new resort, an escapee is loose in East New York, Annika goes the theatre, and maybe tonight Stanley Tucci finds Italy.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
ON THIS SITE
Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): Who loves Love Boat? Me! Points!!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): A key midterm issue that has split the Republican party and the country... Rep. Mark Finchem (R-AZ)... Scientists search for the next deadly virus in Uganda's Impenetrable Forest... writer David Sedaris.
Interview with the Vampire (AMC+, 3 a.m.): The vampire family attempts to reconcile, but Louis and Claudia soon doubt Lestat's promises. (Last week's episode: AMC, 10 p.m.)✔️
Malory Towers (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.): Thunder is dangerously ill but Headmistress Johnson viciously tries to prevent anyone from giving aid. Bill defies her and takes matters into her own hands to take a crucial ride.
SEAL Team (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): BRAVO is called back to Syria to handle some unfinished business.
The Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Separated from their children, Maggie, Gabriel, and Rosita track a military convoy to a mysterious destination. Ezekiel, Kelly, Negan, and Annie find themselves at a work site. Daryl and Carol follow a train that has taken Connie aboard. (Last week's episode: AMC, 9 p.m.)
📺 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (Tubi, now): Did you forget that Netflix recently remade Carmen Sandiego? I did. It was a nice idea but I found the updated concepts veered too far off the rails. A few years ago, I revisited the original animated series and it holds up. It burns through plots pretty quickly, so even at the end of its brief 40-episode run, it is out of steam. But for education TV, it remains in the upper tiers with teenage ACME agents Ivy and Zack racing across the globe trying to capture master sleuth Carmen Sandiego, though Carmen herself just wants the best for Ivy and Zack. The theme song is awesome, too. Perhaps serving as my introduction to Mozart.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn (CMT, 7 p.m.)
Power Trip: Those Who Seek Power and Those Who Chase Them (Hulu, midnight)
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| Interview with the Vampire (via Giphy) |
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
East New York (CBS): When a prisoner serving a life sentence escapes, the team works with the U.S. Marshals to track down the convict before he finds the cop who put him away -- Regina Haywood. Quinlan struggles with her living situation.
Family Law (The CW): Abigail and Daniel represent Ira, who wants his wife Helen moved from a care home that he claims is worsening her Alzheimer's. Because his daughter doesn't want Helen moved and holds power of attorney, Ira must challenge her in court.
🎥🎄 Ghosts of Christmas Always (Hallmark Channel): Outside of Black Spruce in the Evergreen providence, a big battle is percolating. Christmasia forces are prepared to recapture the area starting with a vast fortification that Krampus himself oversaw construction of about 6 months prior. Amongst the forces assembling outside the fortification, nicknamed Fort Frankincense, is Mrs. Miracle, a nurse who now occasionally does combat work since gaining the ability to fly as well as glow red. Suddenly, a vast, electricity-filled explosion from within the fort! Everyone is knocked to the ground, and in the chaos, the assault begins. Mrs. Miracle moves in and once through the guard wall, she is face-to-face with the feared warrior Gingersnap. Miracle springs up and goes in for an attack but Ginger is many steps ahead and puts a blade in her. Mrs. Miracle wakes up. The battle is commencing. She was just here. Does she do it all again? Is this a superpower only now revealing itself? She tries again, but still only lasts 45 seconds against Gingersnap. Then 1 minute. Soon it is 2 minutes. On her 8th attempt, Mrs. Miracle is victorious... only to be axed by Professor Permafrost. For what seems like a lifetime, Mrs. M battles and defeats one foe only to face another. Gingersnap, Professor Permafrost, Captain Avalanche, Snow Miser, Winter Warlock, Oogie Boogie, and then Frostbite. One her 587th trip into Fort Frankincense, she disarms and secures Frostbite, leaving her face to face with what the Koal Federation was hiding: the Jewels of the Boreal, supernatural gems belonging to Lady Boreal, the Queen of the Northern Lights, an isolated kingdom north across the Frozen Sea. As reinforcements arrive, Mrs. M touches the jewels, which she shouldn't be able to do due to their power. In loud and colorful visions Mrs. M, levitating, sees that the jewels are in Christmasia for a purpose and her timeloop wasn't her doing; it was the jewels calling her for rescue. These jewels, embodied by past rulers of the Northern Lights kingdom will answer to her.
The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): When Honeybee's plans to fly home to Fresno for Halloween get ruined by a storm, she decides to bring her family traditions to Lone Moose.
Miss Scarlet and the Duke (PBS): Eliza is forced into hiding when she becomes the prime suspect in a series of break-ins at city morgues. While Duke tries to find other suspects, Eliza turns to Moses for help.
Ruby and the Well (BYUtv): Ruby and her friends struggle to grant the wish of a very intimidating and mysterious wisher. Ruby and Daniel are both unsure how to handle an important date on the calendar: what would've been Summer's birthday.
The Serpent Queen (Starz): SEASON FINALE. The planned kidnapping of King Francis goes awry, but Catherine devises a new plan to allow her control of the country.✔️
The Simpsons (Fox): A 33rd serving of some treehouse horror. Marge's resentment takes monstrous form. Lisa tries to save the planet through murder. Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC)
Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel)
💲 Celebrity Jeopardy! (ABC): Troian Bellisario, Wil Wheaton, Hasan Minhaj
The Circus (Showtime)
Perilous Politics: America's Dangerous Divide (CNN Special Report) (CNN)
The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
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| The Serpent Queen (via Giphy) |
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
American Gigolo (Showtime): SEASON FINALE. Julian recovers Colin from an unlikely savior. Sunday can't shake a connection from her cases. Michelle considers what she wants and what Colin needs.✔️
Bob's Burgers (Fox): Louise suspects there's something sinister afoot during a Halloween field trip to an apple orchard. Tina and Gene hope to win the school costume parade.
Coroner (The CW): A death in a tight-knit community reveals the holes in a flawed refugee system. Gordon and Peggy's plans for a romantic weekend go awry when Jenny falls ill and must oversee a remote autopsy.
Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): "Peter makes a hologram of himself to get out of menial household duties."
Magpie Murders (PBS): Susan is in line to be the next CEO as the detective plot in Alan's last novel unfolds.
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): When Aiden Hanna's plane crashes and he is accused of being at fault for the accident, the NCIS team must investigate to clear his name. This one is personal! Rountree considers how he wants to handle the aftermath of the incident with the LAPD.
Step Up (Starz): Prohibited from performing at the BMT Awards, Sage reluctantly agrees to let Rigo perform in his slot. At the live awards performance, Rigo reveals a surprise for everyone that changes the direction of the entire tour.
War of the Worlds (Epix): SEASON FINALE. With Adina's plan in motion, the world's last hope is for Bill to make one more journey, risking his own life in search of Catherine's help.
The White Lotus (HBO): SEASON PREMIERE. "The exploits of various guests and employees at a tropical resort over the span of a week."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
American Monster (Investigation Discovery): Season premiere
💲 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC): Kate Flannery, Steve Agee, Austin Creed
Halloween Wars (Food Network): Season finale
Married to Medicine (Bravo)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN): Liguria; season finale
The Toys That Built America (History): Early video games
Unsung (TV One): Norman Conners
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| American Gigolo (via Giphy) |
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
Annika (PBS): Annika sees one of playwright Ibsen's plots play out in a homicide, and she takes more than a parental interest in Morgan's therapist, Jake.✔️
⭐ Let the Right One In (Showtime): Mark and Zeke's restaurant anniversary ends with a bang. Eleanor and Isaiah sneak out for a night of magic, wonder, and danger. Naomi struggles with new developments in her case while Claire makes great strides.
The Rookie (Showtime): Nolan and Celina investigate a cash deposit linked to an old DEA case. Wesley grows increasingly concerned about his deposition and is shocked when he realizes Elijah's attorney is a familiar face from his past.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror (Epix): Season finale
The BMF Documentary (Starz)
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence (CNN)
The Sentence of Michael Thompson (MSNBC)
Sister Wives (TLC)
Uncensored (TV One): Mario Van Peebles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Jemele Hill, Robyn Dixon
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📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): In trying to expose organized crime connections within the gambling industry, the IMF frame a casino operator so that the mob's rivalries and lethal management methods will do the talking.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
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| Annika (via Ginges Be Cray) |
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
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