What To Watch: The Conners Premiere, This Is Us In Vietnam, Nathan Fillion Is The Rookie, Black-Ish Returns And More

On TV this Tuesday: The Conners return without Roseanne, This Is Us goes to war and Nathan Fillion is a Rookie reporting for duty. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:

Showtimes for October 16, 2018

ET

The Conners

ABC

Spinoff premiere: The Conner family is forced to deal with a sudden turn of events. (Get scoop; predict the ratingsread Michael Ausiello's "A" review.)

The Flash

The CW

When the team tracks a meta stealing high-tech weaponry, it brings them into contact with new foe Cicada (played by American Pie's Chris Klein). (Get scoop!)

ET

The Kids Are Alright

ABC

Series premiere: This '70s-set comedy focuses on an Irish-Catholic family with eight children; Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead) and Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight) star.

ET

Lethal Weapon

Fox

A figure from Cole's CIA past resurfaces; a murder raises questions about a suspect Murtaugh previously put behind bars. (Psst... hear the good news?)

This Is Us

NBC

In this episode, titled "Vietnam," a young Jack makes a decision that will forever impact his life. (We'll let you put two and two together.) (Watch a deleted scene.)

black-ish

ABC

Season 5 premiere: Dre and Bow drop Junior off at college, then return home to discover that Junior has decided to take a gap year! (View exclusive cast photo.)

ET

Splitting Up Together

ABC

Season 2 premiere: Lena searches for signs to determine whether she and Martin are destined to get back together. (Which Hero is joining the mix?)

ET

Loudermilk

Audience

Season 2 premiere: Loudermilk rallies the group (to ask if anyone's ever heard of Loudermilk).

NCIS: New Orleans

CBS

The investigation into a petty officer's murder reveals a conspiracy in a tight-knit fishing community. (Who received TVLine accolades?)

The Rookie

ABC

Series premiere: A 40-year-old (Tube Talk guest Nathan Fillion) pursues his dream of becoming a police officer after a life-altering incident. (Watch sneak peek.)

Recommended