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It's What's Inside

October is here and it's time to get those scary, freaky, disturbing, etc. movies and series out.  We've got no less than eight premieres today that fit the bill, and today's Top Pick goes to one of them: Netflix's "horror" film It's What's Inside.  

I'm taking a chance with this one as this is the director/writer's first feature, and I don't know any of the cast.  However, it's at 82% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and the trailer is intriguing (I'm not really sure what the movie is even about).  I've written before that I'm not big on horror films, but this one seems to be less horror than weird.  I'm willing to risk it.

TOP PICK

⭐🎥 It's What's Inside (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.'✔️

Elsewhere...

*The Graham Norton Show is back on BBC America for its thirty-second season.  I can't believe this show has been around for as long as it has.  Is there a more entertaining talk show currently airing in the USA?  That isn't the best metric in the world given the state of American talk shows, but it's still a valid assessment.

*Hulu is live streaming the Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend.  I would highlight some of the acts, but I've never heard of most of them.  I'm sure there are some music afficionados who would be happy to point out which bands are worth checking out.  I'll be over here listening to my Georgia Satellites album.

*Scare Tactics is back though I couldn't tell you what station will be showing it normally since it is premiering on four cable channels tonight.  I'm not sure if that shows a lot of confidence in the show or a lack thereof.  Jordan Peele has his name on this one, for whatever that is worth since he isn't directing or writing.  Could be good but I didn't like the original, so I won't be bothering with this one.

*We have 21 premieres or returning series today.  That's a metric fuck ton of content.

PREMIERES

Faceoff: Inside the NHL

🏒 Faceoff: Inside the NHL (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Gives unprecedented access to the National Hockey League's biggest teams and most compelling players, all at different stages of their careers, as they embark throughout the season on the ultimate pursuit of glory - winning the coveted Stanley Cup.'✔️

🔔 The Tribe (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'A reality series about 5 young Indian influencers who want to make it big in Los Angeles - the global capital of entertainment.'

👻 Dan Da Dan (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Aliens, ghosts, or both? Momo and Okarun are in for a wild ride as they find themselves in supernatural encounters!'✔️

🎥 Ctrl (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Nella and Joe are the perfect influencer couple. But when he cheats on her, she turns to an AI app to erase him from her life -- until it takes control.'✔️

🎥 The Platform 2 (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life?'

🎥 Blackwater Lane (Peacock, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'Late one night, a woman drives by a stranded motorist, who later ends up dead. After a series of strange events, the woman believes she is the killer's next victim.'

🎥 Didi (Peacock, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.'

🔔 The Charlie Puth Show (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'With the help of famous friends, Charlie Puth attempts to scale the zeitgeist and go beyond pop stardom to become a multi-hyphenate talent after being told it's no longer enough to just be a musician.'

🎥 V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.'✔️

🎵 Austin City Limits Music Festival 2024: Livestream (Hulu, 5:05 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Three days of live music and exclusive behind the scenes content spread over two channels featuring the world’s top artists.'

🏡 HGTV Urban Oasis 2024 (HGTV and Max, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Designer Carmeon Hamilton and lifestyle expert Lauren Makk blend cozy textures with trendy design for Urban Oasis 2024, a mid-modern retreat in Kansas City, MO; this urban escape will be given away to one lucky winner.'

🎥 Hannah Swensen Mysteries: A Sprinkle of Deceit (HMC, 9:00 PM) 'Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve the same murder while working to clear a colleague who is implicated in the crime. Meanwhile, Delores gets her big break.'

👻 Scariest House in America (HGTV and Max, 9:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Retta, star of hit HGTV series Ugliest House in America, will check out the scary instead of the ugly when she hunts for the spookiest properties in Scariest House in America. '

🔔 Fat Joe Talks (Starz, 9:02 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'In each 30-minute episode Fat Joe will lead captivating conversations around a wide range of newsworthy topics and will travel throughout the United States to meet these cultural icons in their environment.'

🔔 Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WE, 9:30 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Tired of people distorting the narrative of her relationships and life, Tia Mowry is removing the filter like never before, while embarking on a fearless and fierce journey of self-discovery post-divorce.'

👻 Scare Tactics (Bravo, E!, Syfy and USA, 10:00 PM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Set up by their friends and family, these unwitting participants are put in hilariously twisted scenarios with fully immersive stories that blur the lines of reality, horror and comedy. As they navigate one unreal decision after another, audiences will laugh, jump and be left breathless for more.'✔️

Dan Da Dan

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 Curses (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

💘 Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (WE, 8:00 PM) SEASON SIX PREMIERE.

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE.

👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) SEASON FOUR FALL PREMIERE.

😂 The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, 11:00 PM) SEASON THIRTY-TWO PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🔔 La Maison (Apple, 12:01 AM) "The Divorcée" 

🔔 Pachinko (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Chapter Fifteen" 

⚖ Judy Justice (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Ayla & The Mirrors (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🏈 The Breakdown with Peyton and Belichick (ESPN+, 3:01 AM) "Week 5: Saints at Chiefs" 

🔔 Pedro El Escamoso: Mas Escamoso Que Nunca (Hulu, 3:01 AM)) 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf: Tour Championship, Second Round (Golf, 12:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, First Round (Golf, 2:00 PM)

⚽ English Championship Soccer: Sunderland vs. Leeds United (CBSSN, 3:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ PGA Tour Golf: Sanderson Farms Championship, Second Round (Golf, 4:00 PM)

🏒 Women's College Hockey: Wisconsin at Boston College (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State (CBSSN, 7:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Houston at TCU (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun (ESPN2, 7:30 PM)

🥊 One Fight Night 25 on Prime Video (Amazon, 8:00 PM) 

🏈 College Football: Michigan State at Oregon (Fox, 9:00 PM)

🏀 WNBA Basketball: New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces (ESPN2, 9:30 PM)

⚽ NWSL Soccer: Seattle Reign FC vs Angel City FC (Amazon, 10:00 PM)

V/H/S/Beyond

🕗 MIDNIGHT 🕗

🥼Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim and Max, 12:00 AM) 'As the Smith family prepares for a fight, Rick reveals a hidden truth to Morty.'

🕗 EARLY PRIMETIME 🕗

🏡 HGTV Urban Oasis 2024 (HGTV, 7:00 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

😂 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Kaila Mullady / Misty May-Treanor' 

🔔 Power Book II: Ghost (Starz, 8:00 PM) SERIES FINALE. 'The conclusion to this chapter of Power.' 

💰 Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 

👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 
💘 Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (WE, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔔 VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'How Latino DNA helped shape the identity of the U.S. since before her inception.' 

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) 'During The Golden Age of Piracy, thousands of buccaneers terrorized the high seas and became legends; their exploits spawned stories of larger-than-life characters, billion dollar heists, and buried treasure that to this day, has never been found.' 

🔔 Fat Joe Talks (Starz, 9:02 PM) 'Take a trip to Staten Island as Fat Joe Talks with actor and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan; Cliff "Method Man" Smith; they reminisce on the early days of Hip Hop, discuss acting, mental health and the importance of the next generation.' 

🏈 Inside the NFL (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
👻 Scariest House in America (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
🎥 Hannah Swensen Mysteries: A Sprinkle of Deceit (HMC, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 First Time Buyer's Club (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
💰 Bering Sea Gold (Discovery Channel, 9:30 PM) 
🔔 Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WE, 9:30 PM) 

Ctrl

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🔔 Voces (PBS, 10:00 PM) 'The Mambo Legends Orchestra keeps the sounds of Afro Cuban bandleaders Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez alive for future generations.' 

🔔 Social Studies (FX, 10:00 PM) 'Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down the rabbit holes that affect their real lives.' 

🔔 Three Women (Starz, 10:02 PM) 'Maggie summons the courage to tell her parents and the police about the relationship with her high school teacher.'

👻 Scare Tactics (Bravo, E!, Syfy and USA, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) 
💰 Outback Opal Hunters (Discovery, 10:30 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

😂 The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, 11:00 PM) 'Demi Moore starring in the critically acclaimed body-horror "The Substance"; music superstar and actor Lady Gaga; Colin Farrell taking the title role in "The Penguin"; Richard Ayoade talking about his new book "The Unfinished Harauld Hughes."'

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actress Cate Blanchett; actor Marcello Hernández; comic Nick Griffin.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Comic Kurt Braunohler; comic Tien Tran; comic Megan Gailey.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:04 AM - 1:00 PM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Guy (Comedy Central, 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Magnum P.I. (Ion, 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); The Drew Carey Show (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Martin Mull; actor Peter Billingsley; actor James Woods.'

Scare Tactics

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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