The TVLine-Up: What's Returning, New And Leaving The Week Of Oct. 20
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine's daily What to Watch listings and our monthly breakdown of What's on Streaming.
With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it's easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new "prestige drama" you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the VCR... however it is you roll.
This week, you'll find seven returning shows (including The Equalizer, The Neighborhood, Star Trek: Lower Decks and What We Do in the Shadows), nine series premieres (including Before, Poppa's House and Territory) and eight finales (including The Chicken Sisters, Love Is Blind and The Old Man).
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
9 pm Moonflower Murders limited series finale (PBS)
9:30 pm The Equalizer Season 5 premiere (CBS)
10 pm Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets special (ABC)
10 pm Van der Valk Season 4 finale (PBS)
MONDAY, OCT. 21
8 pm The Neighborhood Season 7 premiere (CBS)
8:30 pm Poppa's House series premiere (CBS)
9 pm NCIS Episode 2/time period premiere (CBS)
10 pm NCIS: Origins Episode 3/time period premiere (CBS)
10 pm What We Do in the Shadows final season premiere (FX; first three episodes)
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
3 am Game 7 docuseries premiere (Prime Video; all five episodes)
3 am Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head special (Netflix)
3 am Uncharted documentary premiere (Paramount+)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
3 am The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox docuseries premiere (Netflix; all three episodes)
3 am Ink Master Season 16 premiere (Paramount+; first three episodes)
3 am Love Is Blind Season 7 finale (Netflix)
3 am This Is Zodiac Speaking docuseries premiere (Netflix; all three episodes)
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
3 am Beauty in Black series premiere (Netflix; all eight episodes)
3 am Canary Black movie premiere (Prime Video)
3 am The Chicken Sisters Season 1 finale (Hallmark+)
3 am The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 finale (Prime Video; last three episodes)
3 am Like a Dragon: Yakuza series premiere (Prime Video; first three episodes)
3 am The Pasta Queen series premiere (Prime Video; all 13 episodes)
3 am Star Trek: Lower Decks final season premiere (Paramount+; first two episodes)
3 am Territory series premiere (Netflix; all six episodes)
8 pm Hell's Kitchen Episode No. 350 (Fox)
8 pm Hallmark Mystery's "Miracles of Christmas" Begins (Hallmark Mystery)
10 pm The Old Man Season 2 finale (FX)
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
3 am Before limited series premiere (Apple TV+; first two episodes)
3 am Judy Justice Season 3 finale (Freevee)
3 am Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band documentary premiere (Disney+ & Hulu)
3 am Simone Biles Rising Part 2 premiere (Netflix; two episodes)
3 am Transformers: EarthSpark Season 3 premiere (Paramount+)
7 pm MLB World Series Game 1 (Fox)
9 pm Scariest House in America Season 1 finale (HGTV)
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
10 pm Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking special (HBO)
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