What To Watch This Week: 40+ Premieres, Finales, And More

Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

What follows is a look at the shows to watch in the week ahead: A handy roundup of TV premieres and finales designed to help you plan your viewing for the next seven days.

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📺 "A Course Called Ireland" (Paramount+, six-episode binge)
Bill Murray and author Tom Coyne play their way across some of Ireland's most legendary golf courses, joined by family and celebrity friends including Chris O'Dowd, Joanne McNally, and Jason Kelce.

📺 "The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers" (Peacock, three-episode binge) 
The docuseries investigates how three successful brothers ascended in the elite world of luxury real estate and private security in Miami and New York — all while harboring an extremely dark secret.

📺 9 p.m. "Halloween Wars" Season 16 finale (Food Network)
📺 9 p.m. "The Pet Cemetery Murders" docuseries finale (HBO)

🎥 8 p.m. "Murder in a Small Georgia Town" (Lifetime movie)
A single mother (Kenjah) is charged with murder after killing a man who tried to sexually assault her 14-year-old daughter (Alyssa Ayala), then takes on her small town's corrupt power structure by running for sheriff.

🎥 8 p.m. "What If Christmas" (Hallmark Channel movie)
A woman (Lori Loughlin) who gave up her fashion-design dreams to support her heart-surgeon husband (Tom Cavanagh) is transported to an alternate reality where she's a world-famous designer — and discovers what life looks like without him.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

📺 "Minimum Wage" (Netflix, 14-episode binge)
Teens struggle to run a local pizzeria while juggling school, a manic boss (Randall Park), and minimum wage in this series based on the hit social media shorts.

📺 "The Mob" (Hulu)
A group of celebrities — including Willam Belli, Demi Engemann, Maria Georgas, Joe Gorga, Harry Jowsey, Chelsea Lazkani, Debi Mazar, Bella Palk, Shane Parton, Romeo, Bruno Tonioli, and Aida Turturro — moves into a lavish Italian villa, where they tackle mob movie-inspired challenges for the chance to win up to $250,000; Parker Posey hosts.

⚾️ 7 p.m. MLB World Series Game 3 (Fox)
🏀 8 p.m. WNBA Finals Game 5 (USA Network)
📺 9 p.m. "Halloween Baking Championship" Season 12 finale (Food Network)
🏀 10 p.m. "Peacock NBA Monday" Season 2 (Peacock)
📺 10 p.m. "Sweet Deceit: Trick or Treat" Season 1 finale (Food Network, two episodes)

📺 11:30 p.m. "The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Red Flags" (Comedy Central special)
Klepper hits the campaign trail, traveling across the country and discovering McCarthy-era red scare tactics, right wing Texans obsessed with God's genitals, and a group of Trump die-hards who have turned tail on the MAGA movement.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

📺 "The One About Matthew Perry" (Netflix, three-episode binge)
The docuseries traces Perry's life and legacy through intimate testimonies from family, friends, and creative collaborators, along with never-before-seen photos and videos from his family's private archive.

⚾️ 7 p.m. MLB World Series Game 4 (Fox)
📺 9 p.m. "The Drop: A Snowfall Saga" Season 1 finale (FX)
📺 10 p.m. "R.J. Decker" Season 2 finale (ABC)

🤣 "Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic" (Netflix comedy special)

🎥 9 p.m. "Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn" (HBO documentary)
The film explores the life and career of the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback — from his rise as one of the NFL's most versatile players to the personal toll of a rumor that followed him for decades.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

📺 "The Challenge" Season 42 finale (Paramount+)
📺 "Helluva Boss" midseason finale (Prime Video, two episodes)
⚾️ 7 p.m. MLB World Series Game 5 (Fox, if necessary)
📺 9 p.m. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Season 5 finale (ABC)

🎥 "Hanging by a Wire" (Paramount+ documentary)
Eight passengers, including six students, are left suspended above a vast valley when a cable car malfunctions high in the mountains, as rescue teams race against the clock to save them.

🎥 "Minions & Monsters" (Peacock)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

🏀 8 p.m. WNBA Finals Game 6 (USA Network, if necessary)
📺 9 p.m. "American Horror Story" Season 13 finale (FX)
📺 9 p.m. "Ghosts" Halloween Special (CBS, two episodes)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

📺 "Avatar: Seven Havens" Season 1 finale (Paramount+, four episodes)
📺 "Dark Matter" Season 2 finale (Apple TV)
📺 "Dexter: Resurrection" Season 2 (Paramount+)

📺 "Nocturne" (Apple TV, two-episode premiere)
Liev Schreiber plays an ex-soldier-turned-homicide detective whose quiet new life in rural Pennsylvania is upended by a ruthless serial killer (Stephen Graham), forcing him to put his surrogate daughter, an FBI agent (Zazie Beetz), on the case.

⚾️ 7 p.m. MLB World Series Game 6 (Fox, if necessary)
📺 9 p.m. "Tip Toe" limited series finale (Starz)

🎥 "SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of" (Netflix documentary)
The film chronicles the rise, fall, and enduring legacy of "SCTV," featuring interviews with surviving cast members, an emotional reunion in Toronto, and rare archival material.

🎥 8 p.m. "Who's Coming for Christmas?" (Hallmark Channel movie)
A recent transplant (Rhiannon Fish) hopes to honor her late grandmother by hosting Christmas Eve dinner for eight, befriending a neighbor (Jake Foy) and his young daughter (Mila Morgan) along the way.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

⚾️ 7 p.m. MLB World Series Game 7 (Fox, if necessary)
🏀 8 p.m. WNBA Finals Game 7 (USA Network, if necessary)

🎥 8 p.m. "Adopting St. Nick" (Hallmark Channel movie)
A hardware-store owner (Amy Groening) gets involved with a retirement community's Christmas Companions program after her adopted daughter joins, bringing her together with the center's nomadic director (Michael Rady).

🎥 8 p.m. "A Very Arctic Christmas" (Great American Family movie)
When a father-daughter Christmas cruise leaves them stranded in the Arctic, they must rely on a spirited wildlife conservationist to guide them home, turning a holiday mishap into an unforgettable journey of family, wonder, and unexpected romance; Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison star.

🎥 8 p.m. "We're Getting Out of Here Alive" (Lifetime movie)
Two women (L.A. Sweeney and Erica Anderson) — a pharmacist haunted by her past and a cop ostracized for her honesty — must work from opposite sides of the police line to bring a pharmacy hostage situation under control.