What's On Tonight (Thursday): I'm watching?

 

Via Tenor.

Tonight's Top Pick is the debut of the Frasier reboot, premiering on Paramount+. "The new series follows Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building!" I can't stress enough how much I would prefer that this was a spiritual sequel rather than an outright reboot-sequel-continuation-money grab-vanity project-desperate attempt to stay relevant.

While I remember that I've still got to get to the very last episodes of Mad About You for Thoughts On, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Oct. 12. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Frasier, 3:01 a.m. Paramount+. Series premiere. "The Good Father" and "Moving In." "Following Martin's death, Frasier returns to Boston for a college lecture and to check in on his son, Freddy - whom he quickly suspects is keeping a secret from him." Later, "Frasier hopes to make up for lost time with Freddy, but a disagreement over where to put a small Red Sox souvenir quickly escalates into a battle of wills between father and son." Two episodes available. Starting next Thursday, one episode per week through Dec. 7.

The Fall of the House of Usher, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Series premiere. "Based on works by Edgar Allan Poe, this wicked series follows a family dynasty that crumbles when its heirs mysteriously begin to die." The cast includes Annabeth Gish, Bruce Greenwood, Carl Lumbly, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Mark Hamill and Mary McDonnell. Eight episodes available. 

Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Premiere. "The story of Russ McKamey, the Navy veteran turned master of horror who lures people into his web."

Star Trek: Lower Decks, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "A Few Badgeys More." "Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew."

Our Flag Means Death, 3:01 a.m., Max. Two episodes available.

PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

PGA Tour Golf, 5 p.m., Golf. Shriners Children's Open, First Round. From Las Vegas.

College Football, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Wagner vs. St. Francis (Pa.)

NHL Hockey, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu. Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils.

Thursday Night College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. SMU vs. East Carolina.

College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2. Fort Valley State vs. Benedict.

Courtesy YouTube.

PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

Exodus: Gods and Kings, 7 p.m., HBO Family.

Snake Eyes, 7 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtra.

Bride Wars, 7:30 p.m., HBO Signature.

Bad Boys II, 7:30 p.m., MTV2.

Jurassic World, 7:30 p.m., USA.

8 P.M. (NBC has a Law & Order: SVU rerun. The CW has sitcom reruns all night.)

Hell's Kitchen, FOX. "Citizens of Hell's Kitchen." "The contestants serve a brunch to new American citizens. One team reigns supreme and is rewarded with a swanky Hollywood rooftop pool party, while the losing team picks up confetti. The teams serve Victor Cruz, Bobby Berk, Alaska and Liam Pace."

Buddy Games, CBS. "Meaner Colada." "The buddies are presented with the ultimate opportunity to prove how well they know each other during a messy trivia game."

The Golden Bachelor, ABC. 63 minutes. "A group date featuring Jesse Palmer and Kaitlyn Bristowe, and one-on-one time with two women, help Gerry confirm his feelings are growing stronger every day, which only makes handing out roses more difficult."

This Old House/Ask This Old House, PBS. "Lexington: The Big Dig" and "Shower Valve Repair; Sloped Landscape." "A block wall tunnel connects the old and new mechanical room. HVAC ducting is buried underground. Framing begins for residential elevators." Later, "Repairing a leaking three-valve shower while retaining the bathroom's original 1930's tile. Refreshing an eroding sloped yard."

Welcome to Rap City, BET/VH1/BET Her. Finale. "A Changing City." "As the world begins to change, Rap City takes on a bigger city, which is New York."

Thursday Night Football, 8:15 p.m., Amazon. Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs.

Secrets at the Museum, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere. "An independent artist takes ownership of her family's museum after the death of her estranged father. She soon learns that her life is in grave danger after discovering someone has been stealing paintings and replacing them with counterfeits."

Movie Night!

Trick 'r Treat, AMC. 2007 movie.

Meg 2: The Trench, HBO.

Ronin, HBO2.

Shutter, 8:31 p.m., StarzEncore.

The Predator, 8:45 p.m., FXM. Also airing at 6:50 p.m.

Courtesy YouTube.

9 P.M.

Little Bird, PBS. Series premiere. "Love is All Around." "Bezhig Little Bird and her sister and brother are ripped away from their mother by police and child welfare agents to be put up for adoption by white families. Eighteen years later, Bezhig doesn't quite feel a sense of belonging in her comfortable life." One episode per week through Nov. 16.

Transplant, NBC. Third season premiere. "Fracture." "Bash's decisions lead to conflict with the new chief of emergency medicine. Mags struggles to save a patient who thinks the system gave up on her. June has trouble with her new roommate, and gets a work proposal from Novak. Theo has trouble adapting."

Loki, 9:01 p.m., Disney+.

Big Brother, CBS. "Following a live vote, a houseguest is evicted and interviewed. Remaining houseguests compete for power in the next head of household."

Lego Masters, FOX. "Volcanic Brickruptions." "The builders must skillfully construct a scene inspired by their chosen biome while including an explosion and a compelling narrative."

Bachelor in Paradise, 9:03 p.m., ABC. "The women hand out roses and couples solidify. When Tyler and Tanner arrive on the beach, all bets are off. Sam must bypass her urgent medical issue or she'll have to leave the beach."

Movie Night!

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Freeform.

The Lost Boys, BBC America.

Thanks for Sharing, MoreMax.

Bandit, Showcase.

Gone Girl, 9:31 p.m., Cinemax.

10 P.M.

House of Villains, Syfy/Bravo/E!/USA. Series premiere, 75 minutes. "Welcome to the House of Villains." "The villains move into their new lair and start sizing up their competition. Omarosa proves to be the HBIC as she immediately targets who she believes to be the weakest link. Alliances form as each villain strategizes their way to the $200,000 prize."

Little Bird: Wanna Icipus Kupi (Coming Home), PBS. 90 minutes. "Going behind the scenes of the production of the Crave Original drama series Little Bird, and the groundbreaking movement for Indigenous narrative sovereignty as experienced by the series' creatives, crew and Sixties Scoop advisors."

The Challenge: USA, CBS. "The Treason for the Season."

Dateline NBC, NBC.

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

Movie Night!

Death on the Nile, FX.

Heist 88, Sho2.

No Country for Old Men, Showtime.

I Accuse!, TCM.

Boogie Nights, The Movie Channel.

Courtesy YouTube.

LATE NIGHT TALK

The Graham Norton Show, 11 p.m., BBC America. Bernie Taupin, Catherine Tate, Ashley Walters, Bill Bailey and Christina and The Queens.

Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, 11:15 p.m., Bravo. Jax Taylor and Taylor Ann Green.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Raye.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. John Mulaney and Darius Rucker.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Josh Duhamel and Måneskin.

Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:35 a.m., NBC. Jason Blum and sitting in with the 8G Band, Greg Clark Jr.

LATE NIGHT PICK!

Thor: Ragnarok, 11:15 p.m., TNT. Also airing at 8:30 p.m.

Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, Google.