Daily Reflector What 2 Watch Entertainment Guide / October 7th - October 14th

BY GEORGE DICKIE

CW’s ‘The Winchesters’ explores the origin of the ‘Supernatural’ clan

Before Sam and Dean Winchester in “Supernatural,” there were their parents John and Mary. And the epic story of how they put their love and lives on the line to save the world is told in a prequel series coming to

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In “The Winchesters,” premiering Tuesday, Oct. 11, it’s 1969 and John Winchester (Drake Rodger, “Murder RX”) has just returned to his Kansas hometown after fighting in Vietnam. He’s haunted by the death of a comrade and PTSD but that’s nothing compared to the otherworldly experience he has that sparks him to trace his father’s past.

In his journeys, he crosses paths with Mary (Meg Donnelly, “American Housewife”), a 19-year-old demon hunter who is also trying to learn more about her own father’s disappearance. Together, they join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika (Nida Khurshid, “Station 19”) and quirky hunter Carlos

(newcomer Jojo Fleites) to learn the truth about their families.

The series was developed by Robbie Thompson (“Supernatural”) and counts among its executive producers Jensen Ackles, who played Dean Winchester in the original 2005-2020 CW series and served as an invaluable resource for Rodger in creating the character of John Winchester

“I think with John,” the actor explains, “where I started with that is: What in my life can I bring to this character that resonates with the pain of losing a father at a young age, with growing up with only a mother in the ‘50s and ‘60s where your mother was supposed to be a motherly figure to you back then and she was much more of a father? So what would it be like to grow up without having an empathetic figure around?”

challenge for Rodger was in matching to the older John played early in ” by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. get really constricting playing a precharacter,” he says, “is having to play within what’s already been established. And that, it’s just that we’re giving ourselves a artistic freedom by choosing the contrasts, . Where do we want to start him at and show into who he ends up being? Which think is a lot of fun because I don’t really who he ends up being. The fans already

ying to deconstruct Jeffrey Dean character,” he continues, “which has been because I’ve never played the younger anyone. So instead of just creating a lot of cool to deconstruct his character and like, ‘Oh, he has this trait’ so I can show that trait from.”

sports this week

AUTO RACING

Friday

1:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Japan Grand Prix, Qualifying. (Live)

Saturday

12:30 p.m. USA NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROV AL 400, Qualifying. (Live)

3:30 p.m. WITN NASCAR Xfini ty Racing Series Drive for the Cure 250. (Live)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Formula 1: Grand Prix Sunday (Live)

12:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Japan Grand Prix. (Live)

Sunday

2:00 p.m. WITN NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROV AL 400. (Live)

BASEBALL

Friday

1:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

2:00 p.m. WCTI Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

Saturday

12:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (Live)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wild Card Series: Teams TBA. (Live)

Sunday

1:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

2:00 p.m. WCTI Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Wild Card Se ries: Teams TBA. (Live)

Tuesday

4:30 p.m. TBS American League Division Series, Game 1: Teams TBA. (Live)

5:30 p.m. FS1 MLB on FS1 Pregame (Live)

6:00 p.m. FS1 National League Divisional Series: Teams TBA. (Live)

9:30 p.m. TBS American League Division Series, Game 1: Teams TBA. (Live)

Wednesday

7:00 p.m. FS1 National League Divisional Series: Teams TBA. (Live)

Thursday

5:00 p.m. TBS American League Division Series, Game 2: Teams TBA. (Live)

9:00 p.m. TBS American League Division Series, Game 2: Teams TBA. (Live)

BASKETBALL

Wednesday

7:30 p.m. ESPN Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks. (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Ange les Lakers. (Live)

FOOTBALL

Friday

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Foot ball Live (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Countdown (Live) FS1 Nebraska at Rutgers. (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Houston at Memphis. (Live)

10:30 p.m. BSCR St. John Bos co at Mater Dei. (Live)

FS1 Colorado State at Neva da. (Live)

Saturday

9:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live)

10:00 a.m. WYDO Big Noon Kickoff (Live)

11:00 a.m. FS1 Big Noon Kick off (Live)

12:00 p.m. WCTI Texas vs Oklahoma. (Live)

WYDO Michigan at Indiana. (Live)

ESPN Tennessee at LSU. (Live)

FS1 TCU at Kansas. (Live)

3:00 p.m. ESPN College Foot ball Scoreboard (Live)

ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live)

3:30 p.m. WNCT Auburn at Georgia or Tennessee at LSU. (Live)

WCTI College Football Scoreboard (Live)

WYDO FOX College Football Extra (Live)

FS1 Teams TBA. (Live)

4:00 p.m. WCTI Ohio State at Michigan State. (Live)

WYDO BSCR Teams TBA. (Live)

ESPN2 North Carolina at Miami. (Live)

7:00 p.m. WNCT College Foot ball Postgame (Live)

WCTI College Football Score board (Live)

WYDO FOX College Football Extra (Live)

FS1 Air Force at Utah State. (Live)

7:30 p.m. WNCT College Foot ball Today (Live)

WITN BYU vs Notre Dame. (Live)

WCTI BSCR Teams TBA. (Live)

WYDO Washington State at USC. (Live)

8:00 p.m. WNCT Texas A&M at Alabama. (Live)

9:45 p.m. FS1 Fresno State at Boise State. (Live)

10:30 p.m. ESPN College Foot ball Scoreboard (Live)

11:00 p.m. ESPN Oregon State at Stanford. (Live)

Sunday

10:00 a.m. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown (Live)

ESPN2 Fantasy Football Now (Live)

1:00 p.m. WNCT NFL Football (Live)

WYDO Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Live)

ESPN2 Championship Drive (Live)

4:00 p.m. WNCT NFL Today Postgame (Live)

4:25 p.m. WYDO Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams. (Live)

7:30 p.m. WYDO The OT (Live)

8:15 p.m. WITN Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens. (Live)

Monday

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes. (Live)

3:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Rewind (Live)

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs. (Live)

11:15 p.m. ESPN Monday Night Postgame (Live)

Tuesday

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Foot ball Live (Live)

Wednesday

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Foot ball Live (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Countdown (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Louisiana at Marshall. (Live)

Thursday

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

4:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Foot ball Live (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN Temple at UCF. (Live) FS1 Baylor at West Virginia. (Live)

GOLF

Friday

2:00 p.m. GOLF Constellation

FURYK & FRIENDS, First Round. (Live)

5:00 p.m. GOLF Shriners Chil dren’s Open, Second Round. (Live)

Saturday

2:00 p.m. GOLF Constellation

FURYK & FRIENDS, Second Round. (Live)

5:00 p.m. GOLF Shriners Children’s Open, Third Round. (Live)

Sunday

2:00 p.m. GOLF Constellation

FURYK & FRIENDS, Final Round. (Live)

5:00 p.m. GOLF Shriners Chil dren’s Open, Final Round. (Live)

Monday

4:00 p.m. GOLF Jackson T. Stephens Cup, First Round. (Live)

Tuesday

3:00 p.m. GOLF Jackson T. Stephens Cup, Second Round. (Live)

Wednesday

11:00 p.m. GOLF ZOZO Cham pionship, First Round. (Live)

HOCKEY

Tuesday

7:30 p.m. ESPN Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rang ers. (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings. (Live)

Wednesday

7:00 p.m. TNT Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. (Live)

9:30 p.m. TNT Chicago Black hawks at Colorado Avalanche. (Live)

SOCCER

Friday

3:00 p.m. WYDO Women’s Soccer International Friend ly: United States at England. (Live)

Saturday

10:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Newcastle United vs Brentford. (Live)

12:30 p.m. WITN Premier League Soccer Brighton &

Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur. (Live)

Sunday

8:55 a.m. TELE Fútbol Premier League West Ham vs. Ful ham. (Live)

9:00 a.m. CNBC Premier League Soccer West Ham United vs Fulham. (Live) USA Premier League Soccer Crystal Palace vs Leeds United. (Live)

11:00 a.m. TELE Fútbol Premier League Arsenal vs. Liver pool. (Live)

11:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Arsenal vs Liverpool. (Live)

1:30 p.m. TELE Fútbol Premier League Everton vs. Man chester United. (Live)

2:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Everton vs Manches ter United. (Live)

2:30 p.m. FS1 MLS Soccer (Live)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Indiana at Rutgers. (Live)

Monday

3:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa. (Live)

Tuesday

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s Soccer International Friend ly: Spain vs United States. (Live)

Thursday

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 MLS Soccer Round One: Teams TBA. (Live)

What’s Available

“Firebuds” (Available now)

From Disney Channel comes this animated action series that follows a boy and his toy fire truck in a fantasy world where talking vehicles live, work and play and team up with their friends to help their community

Declan Whaley, Vivian Vencer, Jecobi Swain and Terrence Little Gardenhigh head the voice cast.

“Gorongosa: Paradise Reborn” (Available now)

“Africa’s Eden” was the apt nickname for Gorongosa National Park until years of bitter war turned the region into something more akin to hell on Earth.

Happily, though, the park is currently the focus of one of the most ambitious wildlife restoration efforts in histor y. This visually stunning nature documentar y chronicles Gorongosa’s inspiring stor y.

“Dancing With the Stars: The Pros’ Most Memorable Dances” (Available now)

Derek Hough, Kym Johnson, Cher yl Burke and Brandon Armstrong host this hourlong special that looks back on 30 seasons of the unscripted ABC competition series and counts down 20 of the most memorable dances — ranging from winning performances and iconic opening numbers to Emmy-winning dances and unforgettable celebrity mishaps.

“Dickie V” (Available now)

From ESPN Films comes this 80-minute documentar y that chronicles the life and career of legendar y college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale and his devotion to fighting cancer, a disease he was diagnosed with in 2021. Among inter viewees are Magic Johnson, Mike Krzyzewski, Charles Barkley, John Calipari, Robin Roberts, Chris Berman and Mike Tirico

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8 p.m. on CW iHeartRadio Music Festival Night 1

One of the great annual nights in music comes to your living room with this new special featuring the artists of Night 1 at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. Featuring artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Lionel Richie, Diplo, Sam Smith, Morgan Wallen, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and The Black Keys, music lovers will feel like they are in the front row of music history.

8 p.m. on WNCT

S.W.A.T.

During a trip to Bangkok to train alongside Thailand’s premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe stum ble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation with ties to Los Ange les and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug king pin, in the Season 6 premiere episode “Thai Hard.”

8 p.m. on LMN

Movie: Secrets at the Inn Natalie Flores (Tamara Almei da) assumes responsibility for

her niece (Zoe Belkin) after her estranged sister dies while reno vating a historic inn. As strange things begin to happen at the inn, she questions everyone around her from her troubled niece to the handsome contrac tor to her niece’s mischievous boyfriend in this 2022 thriller.

9 p.m. on WNCT

Fire Country

Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot) is a young convict looking for redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting pro

gram in his hometown. He and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. Bode was once a golden all-American son before he burned down every thing in his life. Now, he’s back with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption with Cal Fire in this series premiere.

10 p.m. on WNCT Blue Bloods

(Vanessa Ray) and Jamie (Will Estes) deal with a domestic vi olence case associated with an investigation led by Danny (Don nie Wahlberg) and Baez (Marisa Ramirez). Also, Frank (Tom Selleck) and Archbishop Kearns (Stacy Keach) go on a mission to get an unfiltered look at the city and Erin (Bridget Moynahan) is presented with a surprising offer by her ex-husband, Jack (Peter Hermann), regarding her run for District Attorney in the Season 13 premiere “Keeping the MaxFaith.”

Things take a dangerous turn for the Reagans when Eddie

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8 p.m. on HALL

Movie: Pumpkin Everything

Amy (Taylor Cole) is an up-andcoming novelist who returns to her hometown to look after her stubborn grandfather Tom (Michael Ironside) and his pumpkin-themed store after he is injured. While helping to get grandpa back on his feet, she crosses paths with her childhood best friend and first love Kit Parker (Corey Sevier), the rea son she left town to begin with. This 2022 romance is based on the novel by Beth Labonte.

8 p.m. on LIFE

Movie: The Disappearance of Cari Farver

Dave Kroupa (Zach Gilford) is shocked when his new girl friend, Cari Farver (Rebecca Amzallag), starts sending him demanding texts. When Dave ends the relationship, he re ceives an onslaught of twisted messages from Cari, who has abruptly disappeared. Dave’s ex-girlfriend, Liz (Alicia Witt), also begins receiving harassing texts from Cari. Meanwhile, Cari’s mother Nancy (Lea

Thompson) continues to search for her, keeping the pressure on the police who eventually uncover a shocking discovery in this 2022 docudrama that is based on a true story.

9 p.m. on SYFY

Movie: Bring It On: Cheer or Die

We got the spirit! (And a sur prisingly high death rate.) A cheer squad’s plan to have a secret practice at a nearby abandoned school with their devil mascot on Halloween

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takes a terrifying turn when their teammates begin disap pearing one by one in this 2022 thriller. Cheering has never been deadlier. Stars include Alexandra Beaton, Missi Pyle, Kerri Medders, Tiera Skovbye, Marlowe Zimmerman and Sam Robert Muik.

12 a.m. on WUNK

Austin City Limits

commercial successes as both artists landed two 2022 Gram my nominations for best new Artist and best alternative al bum. Pop-alternative band Jap anese Breakfast found them selves on a number of “best of” lists for 2021. Meanwhile, Parks won the 2021 BRIT Award for best new artist, received the Mercury Prize for album of the year for her debut album “Col lapsed in Sunbeams,” and won the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year JapaneseAward.

Two celebrated artists Japa nese Breakfast and Arlo Parks take the ACL stage for a double-whammy of critical and

Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

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“Derr y Girls”

The British comedy returns for its third and final season with hope in the Northern Ireland air that the Troubles will soon be in everyone’s past. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of the Derry girls as the high school hardships of Erin and her friends show no signs of letting up SaoirseMonica Jackson, Louisa Harland and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell star. (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Old People”

From Germany comes this horror flick about a young woman who goes back to her isolated hometown for a wedding and finds herself fighting to sur vive when bloodthirsty retirement home residents escape and go on a killing spree during a violent thunderstorm. Melika Foroutan, Stephan Luca and Anna Unterberger star.

(ORIGINAL)

Max Irons, recently seen in “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” on Lifetime

“With work, I sor t of take it as it comes. I find that’s a better headspace for me, personally When I was younger, I really used to worr y about my career, but I don’t think that’s a way to live.”

“Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition”

Inspired by Hasbro’s iconic Easy Bake Oven, this eight episode, half hour culinar y competition series features skilled home cooks facing off and using their most ingenious kitchen hacks to prove who can make the easiest, fastest and most delicious food. Antoni Porowski is the host. (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: The Curse of Bridge Hollow”

Jeff Wadlow (“ Truth or Dare,” “Fantasy Island”) directed this fantasy comedy that stars Marlon Wayans and Priah Ferguson as a man and his teenage daughter who are forced to save their town when an ancient spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc. Kelly Rowland, Lauren Lapkus and Dave Sheridan also star. (ORIGINAL)

Robert Buckley of “Chesapeake Shores” on Hallmark Channel, about being married to an actress (Jenny Wade) “She understands the gig and knows what I’m doing and what it’s about, so there’s nothing mysterious, but I find the hardest part about going away is just the distance. It’s just the time apart.”

Jenna Bush Hager of With Hoda & Jenna”

“My grandfather was one biggest heroes personally, because of his presidency a present and loving grandfather and when we were little, my thought ever y grandfather inauguration. He had the weight the world on his shoulders, always took time to get down ground and play with us.”

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“Luxe Listings Sydney”

Elite agents Gavin Rubinstein, D’Leanne Lewis, Simon Cohen and Monika

Tu return for the third season of this unscripted series that finds a tight Sydney real estate market getting even tighter with highly competitive auctions leaving the agents dueling for some of the most coveted properties in the world.

(ORIGINAL)

“Movie: He Got Game”

Spike Lee wrote, produced and directed this 1998 sports drama that stars Denzel Washington as a convicted murder who is released on parole for a week to convince his basketball phenom son (NBA star Ray Allen) to play for the governor’s alma mater in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. Milla Jovovich, John Turturro and Rosario Dawson also star.

“A Private Affair”

From Spain comes this crime thriller series about an upper-class girl with a detective’s soul who sets out to catch the serial killer who has been terrorizing her town with the help of her butler Aura Garrido, Jean Reno, Angela Molina and Alex Garcia head the cast.

(ORIGINAL)

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The chef and host welcomes fun, interesting people into her home, including Nathan Lane, Emily Blunt and Marcus Samuelsson, for food and conversation in Season 2 of “Be My Guest With Ina Garten,” airing Sundays on Food Network. Find delicious recipes at www.foodnet work.com/profiles/talent/ina-garten

Returnees Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon and Candiace Dillard Bassett welcome the familiar face of Charisse Jackson Jordan and new friend Jacqueline Blake as Season 7 of “The Real Housewives of the Potomac” airs Sundays on Bra vo. Get a glimpse at the drama that’s ahead at www. bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-potomac

“Movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

Peter Jackson directed this epic-sized 2012 start to a three-film prequel. Martin Freeman plays Bilbo Baggins, swept into a quest by dwar ves to help reclaim their turf. The tale also marks Bilbo’s first meeting with Gollum, played again by Andy Serkis. Other “Lord of the Rings” returnees include Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Ian Holm.

8 p.m. on BRAVO

The Real Housewives of Potomac

There’s a season for just about everything along the Potomac and the Housewives are experiencing many of them in the Season 7 premiere. Gizelle is inching ever closer to being an empty nester. Kar en is getting some “tweaks” done. Ashley is still leaning on Michael even though they’re separated. Meanwhile, Robyn is still putting off her wedding

and Candiace is freezing her eggs. And Dr. Wendy con tinues to teach, serve as a political analyst on national cable news and run her candle business.

9 p.m. on HMM

Movie: Mid-Love Crisis

With her 50th birthday a week away, Mindy (Teri Hatcher), a divorced teacher, is in the middle of a mid-life crisis.

And the timing is poor as it coincides with a visit from her daughter Rita (June Laporte)

and Rita’s girlfriend Emma (Matreya Scarrwener), who brings along her uncle Sam (James Tupper) Mindy’s former high school sweetheart. Add her ex-husband Marc (Bri an Markinson) and things get plenty complicated in this 2022 romance.

10 p.m. on WNCT

NCIS: Los Angeles

The NCIS team searches for a suspect and their motive following the bombing of a large facility where military

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combat drones are assembled.

Also, Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Kilbride (Gerald McRaney) get troubling news about a body found in Syria, in the Season 14 premiere episode “Game of Drones.” LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen and Medalion Rahimi also star.

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son Taylor Baez) lives were changed 10 years ago when she was turned into a vampire. Now, locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, she lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive in the series premiere episode “Any thing For Blood.” The show was inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film written by John Ajvide EricLindqvist.

Let the Right One In Mark (Demián Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor’s (Madi

Christian Olsen

Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

8 p.m. on CW

All American

It’s the holiday break so Spen cer (Daniel Ezra) decides to throw an epic Christmas party with the help of JJ (Hunter Clowdus) and Asher (Cody Christian) as an excuse to bring him and Olivia (Saman tha Logan) closer in the Sea son 5 premiere episode “Lu dacrismas.” Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) gets news about his hand, but he isn’t sure what to do. After weeks

of research, Olivia and Billy (Taye Diggs) think they may have a breakthrough on their investigation.

8 p.m. on ESPN NFL Football

A clash of AFC West rivals is on tap tonight at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, where Patrick Mahomes and the Kan sas City Chiefs defend home turf from Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders. In winning their first two games of 2022, the Chiefs have been bol

stered by the performances of their former MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes and a stingy run defense. The Raiders, meanwhile, have a new head coach in Josh McDaniels, whose system Carr has had trouble adapting to in the sea son’s early going.

9:02 p.m. on WYDO

The Cleaning Lady Fiona (Martha Millan) puts her self in a dangerous situation, forcing Thony (Élodie Yung) to call in Arman (Adan Canto)

for help, which continues to drive a wedge between Arman and Nadia (Eva De Dominici). Meanwhile, Garrett (Oliver Hudson) works to get put back on the Cortez case, and Chris (Sean Lew) struggles with the emotional aftermath of recent events in the new episode “Bahala Na.”

10 p.m. on HBO Avenue 5

In the Season 2 premiere episode “No One Wants an Ar gument About Reality,” things

aren’t going any smoother aboard the luxury spacecraft owned by Herman Judd (Josh Gad) and piloted by Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie).

The ship is still disastrously off-course. And the crew in cluding engineer Billie (Lenora Crichlow), head of customer relations Matt (Zach Woods), and faithful right-hand Iris (Suzy Nakamura) are strug gling to calm, control, and, if need be, hide from increasing ly unruly passengers.

Zach Woods (left) and Hugh Laurie

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Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

8 p.m. on CW

The Winchesters

Before Sam and Dean of “Su pernatural,” there were their parents, John (Drake Rodger) and Mary (Meg Donnelly). Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Jensen Ack les), this new series follows the story of how they met and their quest to save the world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious en counter sparks a new mission to trace his father’s past. He then meets 19-year-old demon hunter

Mary, who is also searching for answers after the disappearance of her own father.

8 p.m. on HGTV

The Renovator

Entrepreneur, designer and television personality Marcus Lemonis (“The Profit”) identifies and remedies problems with his clients’ homes, and through a series of honest conversations and activities about the design process, he creates solutions for each family’s physical surround ings and personal trials that will

lead to awesome reveals. In the series premiere, he heads to Or ange Park, Fla., to help a family of six organize and update their outdated home.

9 p.m. on HBO Movie: 38 at the Garden Jeremy Lin, an undrafted point guard and Harvard grad, shocked fans, stunned his team mates and galvanized Asians around the globe with a string of performances that brought on “Linsanity.”

Notably, the 38-point scoring outing referenced in

the title came against the LA Lakers and saw Lin outplay alltime NBA great Kobe Bryant.

This 2022 documentary exam ines the cultural impact of Lin’s success and includes inter views with Lin, Hasan Minhaj, Lisa Ling, Pablo Torre, Ronny Chieng, Jenny Yang, Tyson Chandler and Iman Shumpert. 9:02 p.m. on WYDO

Monarch

Happy holidays! (Sort of.) The Romans move forward with their annual Family Christmas

special. But Clive (guest star Adam Croasdell) blackmails Nicky (Anna Friel), and Nicky’s publicist pushes her to go public with her romance with Wade (guest star Callum Kerr). Meanwhile, Ace (Inigo Pascual) and Ana (Emma Milani) kick things up a notch, Gigi (Beth Ditto) rebels and Albie (Trace Adkins) is shocked to learn what Dottie (Susan Sarandon) did in the new episode “Death and Christmas.” Faith Prince guest

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8 p.m. on CW DC’s Stargirl

After learning that Courtney (Brec Bassinger) has been spending time with Cameron (Hunter Sansone), Pat (Luke Wilson) and Barbara (Amy Smart) go on a recon mission to see if the Mahkents pose a threat. Meanwhile, Sylvester (Joel McHale) steps in to fill the void left by Courtney, and ten sions between Yolanda (Yvette Monreal) and Cindy (Meg DeLa cy) reach new heights in the new

episode “Frenemies Chapter Six: The Betrayal.”

9 p.m. on FOOD Guy’s Ultimate Game Night

Guy serves up an epic night of food, fun and crazy games in the new episode “Pizza Guy Deliv ers,” as actors Alyssa Milano, Ben Feldman and Francia Raisa (plus her homemade salsa) visit the Flavortown Lounge. In some of the weirdest challenges yet, the teams have to create a pizza that looks like Guy, ask them selves “What the Food?!” and

decipher “Dish Pics” in a race to win the golden frying pan.

9 p.m. on BET Tyler Perry’s Sistas

Andi (KJ Smith) confronts Gary (Chido Nwokocha) about his intention to lawyer up against her in the Season 5 premiere episode “Pain and Suffering.”

Meanwhile, Karen’s (Ebony Obsidian) health is at risk as she comes to terms with her depth of love for Zac (DeVale Ellis). Mignon Von, Novi Brown, Brian Jordan Jr. and Trinity Whiteside also star.

9:30 p.m. on MTV

Love at First Lie Tori Spelling hosts the series premiere of a mystery game show where the viewers try to figure out which couples are in real relationships and which pairs are faking it. Various games give insight into who could be telling the truth. At the end of each episode, the cou ples must eliminate who they think is lying. Only one couple can win and take home the entire prize pot, but will they be lovers, or will they be liars?

10 p.m. on WITN

Chicago P.D.

A shocking murder pulls rookie officer Dante Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) back into his own neighborhood in the new epi sode “Donde Vives.” As Voight (Jason Beghe) and Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) help him navigate the case and manage tricky personal dynamics with wary neighbors, Torres realizes his life may be forever changed.

Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati and Amy Morton also appear.

Benjamin Levy Aguilar

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8 p.m. on WNCT

Young Sheldon

9 p.m. on BRAVO

Winter House

9 p.m. on HGTV

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Sheldon (Iain Armitage) is in a pickle and must choose sides in an ethical dilemma in the new episode“Passion’s Harvest and a Sheldocracy.” Elsewhere, Mary (Zoe Perry) decides to try her hand at the fine art of writing and Mandy (Emily Os ment) needs a new place to live. Lance Barber, Annie Potts, Montana Jordan and Raegan Revord also star.

Because questionable behavior is not limited to Southern Cali fornia, the Season 2 premiere brings the crazy back to Stowe, Vt., where snow bunnies and snow dudes make bad decisions on an hourly basis. Returning to the house are Amanda Batula, Jason Cameron, Craig Conover, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Austen Kroll and Ciara Miller. New cast mem bers include Rachel Clark, Kory Keefer and Jessica Stocker. Ex pect your goggles to fog up.

Renovation Impossible Home is where the heartbreak is. After a previous contractor botched their kitchen remodel and left them with a broken heart of the home, a couple calls on Russell Holmes to help with renovations in the new episode “Sunken Living.” He’ll have to manage their rapidly shrinking budget and overcome design disagreements to deliver on a dream home they’ll both love. Can he right the ship without breaking the bank?

Call Me Kat

CSI: Vegas

Catherine (Marg Helgenberger), Maxine (Paula Newsome), Josh ua (Matt Lauria) and the rest of the team are called to investi gate when a group of teens dis cover an abandoned car crash with a dead woman at the wheel in a Nevada ghost town. It’s classic CSI as the team works to uncover how the seemingly nonfatal crash ended with the woman’s death in the new epi sode “Story of a IainGun.”

Kat (Mayim Bialik) ends up spending the day with Max (Cheyenne Jackson) and his nephew, and realizes she enjoys being around a baby. Meanwhile , Carter (Julian Gant) confesses that he has lied to Randi (Kyla Pratt) about liking scary movies and his decision to watch them is haunting him in the new ep isode “Call Me Thor.” Swoosie Kurtz, Leslie Jordan and Julian Gant also star.

Movies

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“Dog the Bounty Hunter”

Duane Chapman is the “Dog” of this unscripted series that follows him and his wife Beth, his family and associates as they pursue and capture fugitives in Hawaii and his home state of Colorado The series aired for nine seasons on A&E Network, the first of which streams here.

“Gene Simmons Family Jewels”

This unscripted series that followed the home life of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons with his wife, actress Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie, drew solid ratings for A&E Network during its 2006-13 run, but took some criticism for showing events that did not actually occur The first two rounds stream here.

“Movie: The Rest of Us”

Two mother/daughter duos must deal with their grief and their complicated feelings for each other when the person who ties them together dies in this 2019 drama from Aisling Chin-Yee in her feature film directorial debut. Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse, Abigail Pniowsky and Jodi Balfour head the cast.

“Movie: This Mountain Life”

From Canada and co-writer/director Grant Baldwin comes this 2018 documentar y that chronicles the lives of various residents of British Columbia and their relationships with the province’s mountain landscape, including mother/daughter hikers, a pair of avalanche sur vivors, a couple living off the grid and nuns at an isolated mountain nunner y.

BEST JAMES CAAN MOVIES

BY JAY BOBBIN

“Brian’s Song” (TV, 1971) After years of reliable supporting work, Caan began to step into stardom as Brian Piccolo, the Chicago Bears running back whose illness cemented his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams).

“The Godfather” (1972) Well, of course. Who can forget hotheaded mob son Sonny Corleone’s exit? No spoilers here, but if you haven’t seen this truly iconic film yet, do so. Now “Cinderella Liberty” (1973) In his first teaming with Marsha Mason, Caan gives a wonderfully sensitive performance as a Navy

man involved with a prostitute while he’s on forced leave.

“The Gambler” (1974) This excellent character study casts Caan as a college professor who has a gambling addiction.

“The Killer Elite” (1975) Reteamed (by director Sam Peckinpah) with “Godfather” costar Robert Duvall, Caan is terrific as a betrayed private-security man out for revenge.

“Chapter Two” (1979) Reuniting with actress Mason, Caan has a tough job – playing morose, and also essentially playing Mason’s husband at the time, playwright Neil Simon – and fulfills it extremely well.

“Hide in Plain Sight” (1980) Caan works both sides of the camera effectively, directing as well as starring in the true story of a man trying to locate his ex-wife and children.

“Thief” (1981) Helping director Michael Mann establish the style he’s so known for now, Caan is top-notch as the title crook out for one last, giant score.

“Misery” (1990) Kathy Bates may have the showier role (which her Oscar win confirmed) as a novelist’s obsessed fan, but without Caan’s work as her victim, the Stephen King stor y wouldn’t have the balance it needs.

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The Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor continues to explore the stories and people behind the world’s most popular cuisine during his travels to Li guria, Puglia, Sardinia and Calabria as Sea son 2 of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” airs new episodes Sundays on CNN. Whet your appetite at www.cnn.com/shows/ stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy

Marcus Lemonis helps frustrated homeown ers transform their homes into ideal spaces that better meet the functional needs of their families as the new home improvement series “The Renovator” drops Tuesday on HGTV. Follow the host on social media at www.instagram.com/marcuslemonis/

Tori Spelling hosts as couples compete against each other, some who are truly in relationships while others are trying “fake it to make it,” in order to claim the cash prize in “Love at First Lie,” premiering Wednesday on MTV. Catch a sneak peek at www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue8&vwtN8kNx2alQ&featureemb_title

Best friends and creative designers Brittany Baker and Annie Hawkins find their Salt Lake City start-up business in the spotlight in “The Home Team with Britt & Annie,” de buting Friday on Magnolia Network. Find this and many more shows to inspire your next home improvement project at magnolia. com/network/=

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“An Amish Sin” (Lifetime — TV movie premiere, Oct. 29)

This 2022 drama inspired by a true story follows Rachel (Dylan Ratzlaff), an Amish teen who refuses to obey her parents’ command that she marry the man who abused her as

a child. Sent to a “rehab” for Amish girls who don’t follow the rules, she escapes and makes her way to a neighboring city where she must learn to live outside of the lifestyle she’s al ways known. Kellie Martin and Rukiya Bernard also star.

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