1) “Elsbeth,” 10 p.m., CBS. Mac wakes up on Halloween-with a haircut, a hangover, a tattoo, an arrest and a foggy notion (a nightmare? a memory?) that she shot someone. She’s a former child star, beautiful and clueless; now Elsbeth (in Halloween costume) investigates. Brittany O’Grady (center) is terrific as Mac, in an hour that’s clever and fun Read more…
1) “Abbott Elementary,” 9:30 p.m., ABC. In an annual tradition, ABC has Halloween episodes for each of its comedies. That continues this year – but the network only has one comedy. At the school’s party (shown here), Janine and Gregory have a couple’s costume that doesn’t click. Also, parents question the hygiene of Barbara’s bobbing-for-apples event. Read more…
1) “Only Murders in the Building” season-finale, Hulu. After lots of twists, this gem reached a breakthrough last week: The young writer, we learned, apparently stole Sazz’s script, put his name on it and killed her. But now Mabel (Selena Gomez, shown here) is alone with him; she and her colleagues (Steve Martin and Martin Short) will be in mortal danger. Read more…
1) World Series, 8:08 p.m. ET, Fox; pre-game at 7. After two games in Dodger Stadium, the games move to Yankee Stadium, a familiar spot. The Yankees (shown here) are in their league-leading 41st Series, with 27 championships; the Dodgers are in their 22nd, , with seven. This continues Tuesday and, if needed, Wednesday and (in Los Angeles) Friday and Saturday. Read more…
1) “Tracker,” 8:30 p.m., CBS, Sofia Pernas is back as Billie – the former lover and current nemesis of Colter (played by her husband, Jason Hartley; they’re shown here). They link to search for a baseball star. Pernas moved to the U.S. from Morocco at 5. She met Hartley on “The Young and the Restless” and starred for two summers in CBS’ “Blood & Treasure.” Read more…
1) “Elsbeth,” 10 p.m. Thursday, CBS. Mac (Brittany O’Grady, center, who’s terrific) is a former child star, gorgeous and clueless. She wakes up on Halloween-with a haircut, a hangover, a tattoo, an arrest and a nightmare (or maybe a memory) involving shooting someone. Elsbeth (in cocktail-hour costume) investigates, in an hour that’s bright, funny and well-plotted. Read more…
1) “I Am Alfred Hitchcock” (2021), 8-10 p.m., CW. Deftly fanning his fame, Hitchcock (shown here) did interviews, hosted a TV series, did cameos in his films … and directed great movies. Ranging from the haunting “Psycho” to the lively “North by Northwest,” they drew 46 Oscar nominations and six wins. Here’s a profile of a man who also had a controlling attitude. Read more…
1) World Series, 8:08 p.m. ET, Fox, with pre-game at 7. It’s the Dodgers (shown here with Shohei Ohtani) and Yankees, in what used to be a Series tradition. When they were neighbors (in Brooklyn and the Bronx), they did seven Series from 1941-56; the Yankees won six. Then the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. They’ve only met in four more Series (each winning two), and none since 1981. Read more…
1) “Doctor Odyssey,” 9 p.m., ABC. Ever since the “Roseanne” days, ABC has savored its Halloween episodes. That starts at 8 p.m., with the “9-1-1” crew busy on the holiday; also, Buck’s decorations are scarier than intended. Then it’s the Halloween Week cruise (shown here) on “Odyssey”; the episode will rerun a week later, on the actual holiday. Read more…
1) “Nature” season-opener, 8 p.m., PBS. Eastern lowland gorillas (shown here) are huge (sometimes 500 pounds) and scarce (about 5,000 left). Now we follow a Congolese expert; he hopes to be face-to-face with a giant silverback, habituating him to humans, so tourism money can fund preservation. This spends too much time on the people, but is still impressive. Read more…
