On TV this Wednesday: #OneChicago returns to NBC, Shifting Gears stages a Home Improvement reunion and school is back in session on Abbott Elementary
Showtimes for October 1, 2025
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Fight or Flight
Paramount+STREAMING PREMIERE
Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) must track down and identify a mysterious, international high-value asset known only as The Ghost.
Gen V
Prime Video
Cate is sent back to Elmira and Marie rallies the team to break her out; Emma tries to enlist Sam, but he's visiting home, hoping to reconnect with his parents.
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
Roku
Patton Oswalt, Rachel Dratch, Leslie Jones and Adam Pally whisk, bake and decorate their way through three hair-raising challenges.
Love Is Blind
NetflixFIRST SIX EPISODES
Season 9 premiere: A new batch of Denver-based singles searches for love in the pods.
The Morning Show
Apple TV+
Alex is blindsided by a surprise reunion when she attends a conference on climate change; Bradley meets her source; Mia interviews for a promotion. (Read Episode 2 recap.)
Platonic
Apple TV+
Season 2 finale: Sylvia and Will’s friendship hits a wall; Sylvia has a realization about her marriage; Will hears news about his bar. (Not yet renewed.)
Play Dirty
Prime VideoMOVIE PREMIERE
An expert thief (Mark Wahlberg) rolls out the biggest heist of his life; LaKeith Stanfield and Rosa Salazar co-star.
Slow Horses
Apple TV+
An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt; Taverner interrogates Roddy; Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play.
Tempest
Disney+, HuluLAST TWO EPISODES
Season 1 finale: The truth behind Jun-ik's murder is revealed.
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Hulu
Limited series finale: Amanda gets to live as a free woman but is still haunted by what happened to her; she must confront the man who branded her a murderer.
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Abbott Elementary
ABC
Season 5 premiere: The teachers prepare for the upcoming school year with new faces and big changes on the horizon. (Get scoop.)
The Challenge
MTV
The players compete in their first challenge as permanent partners, and trivia is the staple; TJ introduces a huge twist that could throw a wrench in the game.
Chicago Med
NBC
Season 11 premiere: Lenox treats two sisters injured in an all-night rave; tensions mount between Goodwin and Abrams; Hannah's baby daddy is revealed. (Get scoop.)
The Floor
Fox
A professional wrestler, a Brad Pitt doppelgänger and a Georgia Peach duel it out.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
The CW
When a shooting at a condo leaves four dead, Graff and Bateman believe only one of the victims was the killer's true target.
Castaways struggle to find food on the island; a never-before-seen disadvantage appears during the immunity challenge. (Read Episode 1 exit interview.)
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99 to Beat
Fox
The remaining contestants compete in five new games.
The Amazing Race
CBSTIME SLOT PREMIERE
Teams encounter a Roadblock in Prague that requires them to walk across a narrow plank hundreds of feet above the ground. (Premiere earned reader grade of "B-.")
Chicago Fire
NBC
Season 14 premiere: A new face at Firehouse 51 causes tension; Herrmann stalls on plans of relinquishing his office to Mouch. (Get scoop.)
The Golden Bachelor
ABCTIME SLOT PREMIERE
The women vying for Mel's heart turn up the heat during a comedy roast group date; a one-on-one becomes a recipe for romance. (Read premiere recap.)
Ice Road Truckers
History Channel
Season 12 premiere: Lisa is forced to stop her first run of the season when the unrelenting road knocks her engine apart.
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Beavis and Butt-Head
Comedy Central
Beavis and Butt-Head use Mr. Anderson's metal detector to find treasure; middle-aged Butt-Head tries to avoid eviction by getting as fat as possible.
Chicago P.D.
NBC
Season 13 premiere: Voight teams up with an unlikely ally to take a killer off the streets while fighting to bring his Intelligence unit back together. (Get scoop.)
