Innholdsfortegnelse for October 20, 2025 i TV Guide Magazine

It’s been 10 years since Brooke Shields walked through Hope Valley. But when Season 13 of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart premieres in 2026, she will once again take her place in the bucolic town. In Season 3, Shields played Charlotte Thornton, a liberal frontier woman and mom to Jack (Daniel Lissing), who was married to Elizabeth (Erin Krakow). Jack died in Season 5 and this season, Shields will reprise her character for three episodes of the period drama, which also stars Kevin McGarry, Chris McNally and Jack Wagner (right, with Shields and Carter Evancic). The show picks up following the Season 12 finale, when Elizabeth and her son, Little Jack, headed to Charlotte’s boarding house for a visit. Find out how the two react to each other after…

IN THE 1950S and ’60s, Westerns commanded big swaths of land on network television. As baby boomers and their parents retreated to comfortable couches in safe homes, the adventures of courageous sheriffs, pioneering settlers, reformed gunslingers and rambunctious cowboys on the 19th century frontier looked mighty exciting. During the 1958–59 season, in fact, eight of the Top 10 TV shows were Westerns (No. 1: Gun-smoke). The Emmy Awards even handed out a trophy for Best Western Series in 1959 (winner: Maverick). Now Weigel Broadcasting, the parent company of MeTV, has launched a new network devoted to the genre’s golden age and branded it MeTV WEST (aka Western Entertainment Series Television). That means you can travel to Laramie, spend time with The Texan and The Californians, and get acquainted (or reacquainted)…

Abbott Elementary 8:30/7:30c, ABC YAHTZEE! LAST WEEK, the Abbott crew ventured to a Phillies game, and tonight on the comedy, they’re bringing the fun to first-grade teacher Gregory Eddie’s (Tyler James Williams, right) place for a good old-fashioned game night. Yes, that means we’ll finally be seeing Gregory’s apartment, which Williams describes as “efficient and optimal.” That’ll be no surprise for viewers who know the quirky principal-hopeful and gardener can be a bit eccentric. But how does fellow teacher and girlfriend Janine Teagues (creator Quinta Brunson) fit in? “Gregory is having to learn that his home has to be more than just comfortable for him,” Williams says. “He genuinely wants to make space for Janine. It’s just a matter of how.” And it wouldn’t be Abbott without a few surprises.…

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie MOVIE PREMIERE 8/7c, Lifetime Kai (Garcelle Beauvais), a tough, tenacious trucker, is thrown into a harrowing manhunt after her sister Madison’s (Marci T. House) neurodivergent daughter, Toy (Sierra Sidwell), is abducted by an online predator. When law enforcement hits a dead end, Kai leverages her loyal trucking network and social media to launch a rescue mission for her niece. Austin City Limits 11/10c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Texas troubadour Charley Crockett performs songs from his album Lonesome Drifter. He shares the episode with indie pop/folk band Waxahatchee, fronted by singersongwriter Katie Crutchfield, in their ACL debut. TODAY’S SPORTS PICK FIGURE SKATING 3/2c, NBC ISU Grand Prix Cup of China Some of the world’s best skaters take to the…

NCIS: Origins 9/8c, CBS Ducky’s back! Adam Campbell (above) returns to the NCIS universe for the fifth time as the younger version of the beloved medical examiner, who was portrayed on the mothership series by David McCallum. The episode pays tribute to McCallum, who passed away in 2023, and features his frequently sampled 1967 composition “The Edge.” That song ushers in the now middleaged Ducky, who comes from D.C. to Camp Pendleton to investigate whether NIS needs an in-house medical examiner. He shadows the team while they work a case involving a frozen body. “There’s panic that he’s going to shake things up, people are going to lose their jobs,” Campbell reveals. “Franks [Kyle Schmid] particularly is not thrilled.” —Kate Hahn Dancing With the Stars 8/7c, ABC It’s Halloween Night…

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Marathon 7am/6c, FXX Thirty-four episodes. Seventeen hours. And countless frights and fall-out-of-your-seat laughs in this all-day marathon of The Simpsons’ annual Halloween delights. The night concludes with 2000’s classic episode “Treehouse of Horror XI,” featuring the “Scary Tales Can Come True” segment (above), in which Bart (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) and sister Lisa (Yeardley Smith) find a gingerbread house in the woods—and a hungry witch (Tress MacNeille). It’s the 11th year in a row that the cable network has spent the day showing Springfield’s spookiest installments, so if you aren’t already on your couch watching, this is a great way to spend those seconds in between trick-or-treaters ringing your doorbell. —Emily Aslanian Abbott and Costello Halloween Marathon 6:15am/5:15c, SundanceTV A quadruple bill of spooks! Abbott…

Holiday Baking Championship SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, Food Network Tasks for Season 12 include challenges like “Snow Day Desserts” and “Chrismukkah Platters.” Plus, for the first time, it’s Naughty vs. Nice as the 12 contestants are split into teams. Host Jesse Palmer returns along with judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller and Kardea Brown. The Neighborhood 8/7c, CBS 30 Rock vet Tracy Morgan debuts as Frank “Crutch” Crutchfield, who visits from Harlem to help his cousin Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) put down a new floor—and winds up driving Tina (Tichina Arnold) up the wall. For more of Morgan, catch Crutch on Paramount+ (see page 84). The Voice 9/8c, NBC It’s part two of the Knockouts! Contestants get advice from two Mega Mentors, then judges Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Niall Horan and Reba…

Wicked: One Wonderful Night 8/7c, NBC OZIANS, REJOICIFY AND break out your best pink and green outfits! Timed to celebrate the release of Wicked: For Good, which hits movie theaters November 21, this celebratory special features two hours of performances from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (right), as well as additional cast members and special guests who will sing tracks from both last year’s movie and this new film. (We dare you to not get mistyeyed when you watch Grande’s Glinda sing the emotional ballad “For Good” with Erivo’s Elphaba for the first time.) As they did in the special that aired last fall, the cast will also divulge some behind-the-scenes secrets along with heartfelt memories of filming the two-part epic, which was directed by Jon M. Chu. Keep your…

@damianholbrook Cheers to Tilly Ramsay, daughter of Gordon Ramsay for sticking a fork in any nepo-baby talk with her delightful Prime Video show, Dish It Out. Seconds, please. Cheers to Greta Lee for waking up The Morning Show. Apple TV+’s glossy news-show soap has finally realized that Lee should be the top story and given her ballsy news-division honcho Stella a juicy arc worthy of her headline-grabbing skills. Cheers to High Potential for exceeding expectations. We’ve always known Kaitlyn Olson was destined for greatness. But even genius LAPD consultant Morgan couldn’t have deduced that her breezy ABC police dramedy would kick off Season 2 with triple the show’s premiere’s ratings! Cheers to Chad Powers for cribbing Ted Lasso’s playbook. Showcasing football instead of, well, football, Hulu’s comedy starring Glen Powell (right) as a failed…

Name That Tune 8/7c, Fox Host Jane Krakowski and music leader Randy Jackson present two games: First, ex-Bachelor host Chris Harrison (above right, with Jackson and Krakowski) tests his knowledge of songs against famed actress-musician Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. Next, a project manager from Colorado faces down a Tennessee chiropractor. Celebrity Weakest Link 9/8c, Fox Stick around after Name That Tune to watch eight famous ex-wives, including Real Housewives’ Dorinda Medley, Cynthia Bailey and Jill Zarin, as they go against one another in a head-to-head trivia contest. Two will make it to the finals, but only one will leave with $1 million for a charity of her choice. Jane Lynch hosts. The Commitments 10:30/9:30c, TCM The 1991 Academy Award—nominated film, about a promoter who gets a group of working-class youths to form…

Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order SERIES PREMIERE 9/8c, AMC The network that brought you vampires and magic via two acclaimed series is ready to add another to the list. Nicholas Denton (right) stars as NYU law school grad Guy Anatole, a boy with a gift that seems more like a curse—but one that makes him intriguing to enigmatic Helen (Elizabeth McGovern), who invites him to join a group whose purpose is to keep supernatural beings in check. Although the show expands the Anne Rice universe (and features a cameo from Interview With the Vampire’s Eric Bogosian), it stands on its own. As executive producer Mark Lafferty says, “The world of Helen and Guy still fits in the world of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches and Vampire, but nobody’s going to…

The Golden Bachelor 8/7c, ABC SEASON 2 LEAD Mel Owens’ journey to find love has reached the fourth quarter. But before the 66-year-old (right) makes his final decision, he must face the eliminated ladies in the highly anticipated “Women Tell All” episode. For the first time since the show was filmed, the former linebacker will sit down with the women who didn’t win his heart. The contestants will get the chance to open up about their experiences as they revisit the most unforgettable moments—and the pivotal episode will also reveal a first look at the gamechanging Season 2 finale. Owens knew what he wanted in a potential forever partner going into this experience, and he says that “didn’t change really throughout the process.” Will this handsome dad of two find…

College Football: Georgia vs. Florida 3:30/2:30c, ABC It’s not just a football game. It’s “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” and few rivalries in college sports carry the history and spectacle of the Georgia Bulldogs vs. the Florida Gators. The series, which dates back to 1915 (or not: The year is a source of debate between the schools), has always felt like a bowl game, and it’s been traditionally battled out in “neutral” Jacksonville, Florida. Since 2009, the teams have played for the Okefenokee Oar trophy, but the stakes have typically been much higher: supremacy in the SEC. Florida owned Georgia in the 1990s and 2000s, but the Dawgs bit back in 10 of the last 15 meetings. Star linebacker CJ Allen (above right) and Georgia will be heavily favored…

The Lowdown SEASON FINALE 9/8c, FX The noirish drama, which follows hangdog Tulsa journalist Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke, above) on his determined quest to unearth the real story, closes out its first season. Despite frequent threats and beatdowns, Lee, who had already angered the powerful Washberg clan after writing an unflattering story, has managed to follow a twisted trail that just might lead to deceased Dale’s (Tim Blake Nelson) missing will, which bequeathed valuable land to an Osage artist. “Many of the characters are not what they appear to be, but ultimately, they will reveal their true nature,” teases Kyle MacLaughlin, who plays Dale’s brother Donald—a candidate for Oklahoma governor whose reputation could be threatened by Lee’s meddling. Tonight, the dedicated Lee can almost taste victory—if he lives long enough…

Happy’s Place SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, NBC More laughs are on tap in the second round of this sitcom starring country music queen Reba McEntire as upbeat, hardworking Bobbie, who inherited a tavern from her late father and must run it with her much-younger halfsister Isabella (Belissa Escobedo)—whom she didn’t know existed until his passing. The crowd’s about to get more “bar fights” between wise Bobbie and fresh-faced Isabella, according to executive producer Kevin Abbott: “We refer to last season as the honeymoon phase. They wanted to be sisters and for it to work. We’re going to see more conflict.” There will also be developments in Bobbie’s relationship with man-of-few-words fry cook Emmett. He’s played by Rex Linn (left, with McEntire), the singer and actress’ reallife fiancé. But to her, the…

Maigret SEASON FINALE 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) SET IN FRANCE and led by British actors, Masterpiece’s freshman crime drama closes out its first season with unflappable young Chief Inspector Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright, right) returning home to Saint-Fiacre to help Countess Sophie (Rachel Shelley) following her urgent phone call. A sudden death connected to the dreams that have been haunting him leads Maigret to suspect nefarious goings-on at her estate, which his father used to manage—and a place to which he never returned after the older man’s death. Plus, there’s the matter of the slain student in Paris whose killer Maigret is trying to tease out into the open. But playing a game of cat and mouse with a brutal murderer a couple of hours away could prove…

@TVGMMattRoush Real-Life Boogeymen WITH HALLOWEEN LOOMING, it’s only natural that TV would exhume the unnatural legends of America’s most heinous and perverted true-crime ghouls. Fetishistic farm boy Ed Gein (the inspiration for Psycho and other movie horrors) and mad suburban clown John Wayne Gacy are the stuff of nightmares, but two eight-part dramas take very different approaches in telling their sordid stories. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is relentlessly and graphically lurid, often ludicrous, in its depiction of a warped hayseed (Charlie Hunnam) who does unspeakable things with dead bodies, a few of whose deaths he caused. Haunted by a toxic mother (Laurie Metcalf) and abetted by a fictionalized amoral ingenue (Suzanna Son) who shares his fascination with pulp Nazi porn and violent imagery, Gein is a gothic grotesquerie. Monster…

Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder SERIES PREMIERE 7:30/6:30c, NBC A NEW ERA begins for viewers of NBA hoops, thanks to the league’s monster 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal that puts national TV and streaming games on every night of the week. NBC, which aired NBA games from 1990 to 2002, is back in (and so is its “Roundball Rock” theme song, composed by the incomparable John Tesh). TNT, which has broadcast games since 1988, is out. Opening night has the reigning champion Thunder, led by NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (above), hosting the Rockets, who brought Kevin Durant into the fold over the summer. The Thunder will hoist their first title banner to the rafters of Paycom Center in a pregame ceremony. (The 1979 banner,…

Boston Blue 10/9c, CBS IT SEEMS DET. Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) is settling into Beantown. In the Blue Bloods spinoff’s second episode, he bonds with his son Sean (Mika Amonsen), now a rookie Boston cop, at a ball game between their beloved Mets and the Red Sox (Wahlberg’s real-life favorite team) at Fenway Park. “We got to film during an actual game, which was incredible,” says showrunner Brandon Margolis. Danny is also getting closer to his new—temporary—partner. The on-leave NYC detective works with Boston’s Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green, right, with Wahlberg), when they’re pulled into an investigation of a whistleblower’s murder in a case important to Lena’s mom, DA Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben). Says fellow showrunner Brandon Sonnier: “It’s a perfect episode to show Danny and Lena’s dynamic partnership working…

Finding Mr. Christmas SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, Hallmark Channel Host Jonathan Bennett and head judge Melissa Peterman (Happy’s Place) unwrap the second season of the festive, heartfelt competition featuring 10 camera-ready male hopefuls vying for the lead in a Hallmark movie of their own. TV We Love 8/7c, The CW The eight-part docuseries dives deep into the classic TV shows that made an impact on pop culture—with insights from the people who worked on them. Tonight’s episode spotlights The Love Boat. The show’s actors, writers and directors share their thoughts on what kept the ship afloat for nine seasons and several specials between 1976 and 1990. TODAY’S SPORTS PICK NFL FOOTBALL 8/7c, ABC & ESPN Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs Jayden Daniels and the Commanders collide with Patrick Mahomes and…

Halloween Marathon 6am/5c, TCM The spookiest day of the year starts early on TCM. Enjoy classic horror films all day today and tomorrow, starting with Two on a Guillotine (1965), starring Connie Stevens. Also in the lineup: 1967’s Spider Baby (10:15am/9:15c), 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein (2:30/3:30c), starring Peter Cushing (above), and 1942’s Cat People (6:30/5:30c). Sorry Baby 8/7c, HBO Movie Pick Trouble moving on after enduring a traumatic event? Check. A dear friend visiting? Check. A major milestone coming up? Check. The time has come for Agnes (Eva Victor) to begin her healing journey in this 2025 dark comedy, which Victor also directed. Beat Bobby Flay 9/8c, Food Network Tonight’s challengers: Carla Hall and Hot Ones’ Sean Evans, who join chefs Chris Binotto and Darian Hernandez as the battle…

Shifting Gears 8/7c, ABC “THIS SEASON IS a bit of a rom-com,” teased showrunner Michelle Nader at the beginning of the popular sitcom’s second go-round. Between a romance brewing for auto shop owner Matt Parker (Tim Allen) in the form of new flame Eve (Jenna Elfman), and divorced daughter Riley’s (Kat Dennings, right, with Allen) lingering feelings for lifelong friend Gabe (Seann William Scott), it’s safe to say that Nader’s words ring true. Tonight, though, love takes a back seat to work as Matt deals with conflict between a client and wisecracking mechanic Stitch (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell) that threatens his dream build. As for Riley, she learns about the family business the hard way when she hires her son Carter (Maxwell Simkins) to help out at her coffee shop. What’s…

Daytime Pick Lucky Dog: Reunions CBS, check local listings BRANDON MCMILLAN, THE Emmy-winning host of the Lucky Dog franchise, is no stranger to giving dogs second chances. In the third season of this heartwarming program, he’ll revisit some of the most memorable stories of his time training and nurturing pups before finding them forever homes. “Since 2013, the world has watched me rescue and find homes for hundreds of dogs, not knowing how their story continued,” says McMillan (above), who compares the series to “a high school reunion” with four-legged friends. The animals aren’t the only ones who have seen benefits from the good deeds. The host explains that among the life lessons he’s taken away from his work, a big one is perspective. “No matter how bad my problems…

ACROSS 1 They might come in a six-pack 4 Royal title in India 8 Be a part of 12 Olympic gold medalist and soccer player Hamm 13 ____ for business 14 Star of 1981’s The Four Seasons 15 Signs off on 16 Addams Family spinoff series 18 The Untouchables’ Eliot 20 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine captain 21 Similar things 23 Famous B-29 bomber ____ Gay 27 ____ the World Behind 31 Musical genre 32 ____ Live (2 wds.) 37 Blonde beer 38 Love Story star Ryan 39 Variety show host and vocalist Shore 42 ____ firma 46 Burton of Roots and now host of Trivial Pursuit 50 The ____ Housewives of Beverly Hills 51 Jack Webb, on Dragnet (2 wds.) 55 Cynthia Nixon on The Gilded Age 56 Smelly problem 57 A type of…