What To Watch: Grey's, Station 19 And Big Sky Return, Flintstones Spinoff, Queenpins, Jon Stewart And More
On TV this Thursday: Grey's Anatomy, Big Sky and Station 19 kick off new seasons, Ellen Burstyn returns to the Law & Order franchise and Jon Stewart makes his streaming debut. Here are 13 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for September 30, 2021
The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo
Season 2 premiere: Guests include Drew Barrymore and Keedron Bryant. (What else is streaming on HBO Max?)
The Problem With Jon Stewart
Series premiere: The ex-Daily Show host returns with a bi-weekly current affairs program tackling one subject at a time. First up, U.S. military veterans. (Watch trailer.)
Queenpins
Film premiere: Former Good Place costars Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste play scheming housewives who orchestrate a $40 million coupon scam; Vince Vaughn, Bebe Rexha and Paul Walter Hauser co-star.
Ten Year Old Tom
Series premiere (all 10 episodes, none with a properly hyphenated title): Creator Steve Dildarian (The Life & Times of Tim) voices the title character; the cast includes Gillian Jacobs, Edi Patterson and John Malkovich.
Unidentified With Demi Lovato
Series premiere (all four episodes): Lovato enlists their sister and best friend as they search for the truth about UFO phenomena. 🙄
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
Series premiere: The Flintstones' Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm and Dino embark on wild new adventures in Bedrock. (Watch trailer.)
Law & Order: SVU
Benson and Rollins cross paths with Elliot and the Organized Crime unit during a rape case, setting up back-to-back episodes of Organized Crime featuring the return of Ellen Burstyn as Bernie Stabler. (Read preview; OG L&O returning!)
Station 19
Season 5 premiere: Sullivan and Andy's marriage is put to the test; Dean grapples with his feelings for Vic; Travis rekindles an old flame. (Watch S19/Grey's promo.)
Grey's Anatomy
Season 18 premiere: Bailey struggles to find viable new hires; Owen and Teddy take a big step; Meredith meets a dynamic doctor (The O.C.'s Peter Gallagher) from her mother's past; Kate Burton reprises her role as Ellis. ("Mermac" scoop!)
The Outpost
In the series' penultimate hour, Talon and Luna return to the Outpost with an untrustworthy ally. (Officially cancelled; get finale scoop.)
The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years
The two-hour special features a look back at the biggest winners, never-before-seen outtakes (the Mountain Climber did what?!) and a salute to Bob Barker.
Big Sky
Season 2 premiere: Cassie and Jenny reunite to investigate a car wreck outside Helena. (Get scoop and soooo much casting news, watch trailer.)
Cake
Season 5 premiere: "Unleash the beast," reads the official synopsis. (Which FXX 'toon was recently renewed?)
📺 ON THIS DATE IN TV HISTORY 📺
The Flintsones premiered (in 1960), Murder She Wrote cracked it first case (1984), Mariel Hemingway made waves by appearing nude in ABC's Civil Wars (1992), and Gilmore Girls' Rory moved into Yale (2003).