What To Watch: Cyndi Lauper Tribute, Tony Shalhoub Breaks Bread, RHOP Returns And More

To help you navigate the best of broadcast, cable and streaming TV, TVLine offers curated daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch columns, along with an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

On TV this Sunday: The Grammys salute Cyndi Lauper, Tony Shalhoub breaks bread and The Real Housewives of Potomac returns.

Showtimes for October 5, 2025

ET

Tulsa King

Paramount+

Dwight is forced to work with Agent Musso to take down a terrorist, while his crew faces off against Jeremiah Dunmire's son, Cole.

ET

WNBA Finals

ABC

Las Vegas Aces take on the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the championship series.

ET

A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live From the Hollywood Bowl

CBS TWO HOURS

The singer-songwriter lights up the Hollywood Bowl stage as she concludes her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour; Joni Mitchell, Cher, John Legend, SZA, Trombone Shorty and Brandi Carlile appear.

The Jane Mysteries: Too Much to Lose

Hallmark Channel TV-MOVIE PREMIERE

Jane Da Silva (Jodie Sweetin) partners with Detective John Cameron (Stephen Huszar) to investigate the disappearance of a journalist who vanished after winning a game show.

The Real Housewives of Potomac

Bravo

Season 10 premiere: Gizelle brings the group together to process Karen's trial and sentencing, but the conversation shifts toward relationships.

The Simpsons

Fox

Homer gets Superintendent Chalmers a job at the power plant, where Chalmers launches his new career as a man-o-sphere guru. (Movie sequel confirmed!)

Universal Basic Guys

Fox

Mark gets in a magician’s duel; Tammy tries to win a nursing award.

ET

Billy the Kid

MGM+

Billy and the Regulators are ambushed by Garrett after a betrayal; Jesse deals with a loss, while Catron has a conflict with his daughter.

Bob's Burgers

Fox

Linda becomes concerned when Gayle turns her love life into a performance art piece.

Krapopolis

Fox

Shlub wants boba and mobilizes an army; Tyrannis prepares for his demigod ceremony on Mount Olympus.

Love Island Games

Peacock

Season 2 finale: The winners of the $250,000 grand prize are revealed.

Maigret

PBS

Series premiere: Chief Inspector Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright) and his team of maverick but loyal detectives solve a series of complex crimes in Paris.

Task

HBO

With help from an eyewitness, Tom and his team inch closer to breaking the case; Perry pays Maeve a visit, while Robbie puts his plan in motion.

Tony Shalhoub: Breaking Bread

CNN

Docuseries premiere: Shalhoub embarks on a mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the conduit into a variety of international cuisines and cultures.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

AMC

Carol helps Antonio and Roberto, while Daryl journeys into the desert in search of someone. (Read Episode 4 recap.)

ET

The Gold

PBS

Series premiere: Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden and Dominic Cooper lead this retelling of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery in London.

New Orleans: Soul of a City

CNN

The four-part docuseries explores the many ways the city communes with its history — through music, food, sports and tradition — 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.

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