What's On Tonight (Wednesday): The Carrie diaries

Carrie

Martin Mull takes over the fire station! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, October 7!

Our Top Pick tonight is latest remake/retelling of Carrie (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.). This time a limited series, the Stephen King-authored story is updated to the present day and with Summer H. Howell as the title character. I can appreciate expanded the story to miniseries form, but... 8 episodes? Yet the early reviews are positive. Maybe it'll be better than other attempts -- the sequel, the pilot movie, and theatrical remake.

Elsewhere, Martin Mull gets documentary treatment, Abbott Elementary is in session, Chicago is One again, Last Seen is seen, Jamie Foxx aims for funny, our Slow Horses are finally the target, Ted Lasso has change, and Nova talks about satellite management.

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

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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

Brothers (Apple TV, midnight): Woody and Matthew test their musical talents as Olive's investigation intensifies.

Carrie (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. A sheltered girl (Summer H. Howell) with telekinetic powers is bullied, leading to a horrific, bloody incident due to her domineering mother's (Samantha Sloyan) influence.✔️

Last Seen (Apple TV, midnight): SEASON FINALE. An explosive clash between Ian and Henry leaves Sarah facing a critical decision.

Sacrifice (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "Pouring Love"

Slow Horses (Apple TV, midnight): Lamb tries figuring out who Frank is working for. Sid, River and Coe do everything to evade the hit squad.

Small Prophets (Apple TV, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. Eccentric Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley), whose darling partner, Clea, disappeared seven years ago, sets out to create Homunculi - magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.✔️

Ted Lasso (Apple TV, midnight): SEASON FINALE. "Big changes in bunches."

🎥 Who Is Martin Mull? (Netflix, 3 a.m.): "Traces Martin Mull's restless reinvention from smoky folk clubs to primetime sitcoms to gallery walls, told in his own words and by the friends who watched it happen, including Steve Martin, Tom Waits, David Alan Grier and others."✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Challenge (Paramount+, 3 a.m. / MTV, 8 p.m.)
Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself (Hulu, midnight): Special
Surviving Alaska: Women of the Wild (Disney+ & Hulu, 3 a.m.): Season 1

🕗 PRIMETIME 🕙 

Abbott Elementary (ABC, 8:30 p.m. / Hulu Thursday): SEASON PREMIERE. Gregory and Ava adjust to a new dynamic. Barbara turns to Jacob for help. Janine gives her classroom a makeover. Melissa works to win her classroom back.

The Ark (Syfy, 10 p.m.): Ark One returns to Ark 22 with a plan. Homebase's mystery is solved... but it might be too late.

Chicago Fire (NBC, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): SEASON PREMIERE. Firehouse 51 faces the fallout of the warehouse fire. A new crop of probies takes over the fire station.

Chicago Med (NBC, 8 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): SEASON PREMIERE. Gunshots at a wedding lead to chaos in the E.D. Goodwin defends herself under threat of being fired, and Hannah makes a decision while on maternity leave.

Chicago P.D. (NBC, 10 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): SEASON PREMIERE. Intelligence investigates the shooting of a parole officer. Voight is forced to allow an outsider into the bullpen, and Imani makes a difficult decision.

Her Baby (BET, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. A woman long in love with a married man infiltrates his life as their family surrogate.✔️

Nova (PBS, 9 p.m.): Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites. How the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. Star wars?

Scrubs (ABC, 8 p.m. / Hulu Thursday): J.D. reintroduces an old flame into Elliot's life, as his new relationship continues to blossom. Turk tries a new approach to keeping the spark alive at home.

The Serial Killer Connection (HBO Max & Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. The ex-wife and survivor of serial killer Richard "Marc" Evonitz unite to uncover his untold life and crimes and as they dig deeper, they confront the chilling possibility that the full scope of his crimes has yet to be revealed.

Sistas (BET, 9 p.m.): "Hello Goodbye"

WHAT ELSE IS ON
💲 99 to Beat (Fox, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
The Amazing Race (CBS, 9:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday)
A Body in the Basement (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m. / HBO Max, Thursday): Season premiere
💲 The Floor (Fox, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
The Great American Road Rally (The CW, 9 p.m.)
Mountain Men (History, 9 p.m.): Season premiere
Pawn Stars (History, 8 p.m.): Season premiere
Shark Tank (ABC, 10 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
Sin City Rehab (HGTV, 9 p.m.): Season premiere
Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday)
Tuskegee 100 (AspireTV, 9 p.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Heather Gay, Bryan Safi
💲 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Michael Keaton & Jon Lovett / Will Forte & Taram Killam

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Adult Swim Smalls (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): As a bowling ball, Mischief accosts a bald man over his ball-shaped head.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen (CBS, 11:35 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Luz Pazos, Ty Barnett, Steve Mazan, Maz Jobrani
The Daily Show with host Michael Kosta (Comedy Central, 11 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Sebastian Stan
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Jessica Chastain, Malcolm Gladwell
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Ben Affleck, David Byrne
Nightline (ABC, 12:37 a.m. / Hulu, Thursday)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Rosalía, Linda Cardellini, Tate McRae, Emma Willmann

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Happy watching, everyone!