‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves,’ ‘Invincible,’ ‘All the Light We Cannot See,’ ‘Black Cake,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

World Series Game 3: Still not ready to talk about it. 6 p.m., Fox

Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor: This is the third sequel in the Hell House series, and I am hearing good things about this one, so, if it’s your thing …   Shudder & AMC+

American Experience: The War on Disco: I lived through this and didn’t understand what was happening — disco was fun, vibrant, lively music, why would anyone hate it? And then I became an adult and learned about racism, homophobia, and misogyny. Premiere. 8 p.m., PBS

TUESDAY

World Series Game 4: 🙄. 6 p.m., Fox

The Boulet Brothers: Dragula: I finally binged two seasons of this drag competition, and, again, this really isn’t for everyone. It’s a John Waters fever dream of camp and horror and is NOT anything like RuPaul’s Drag Race. I loved it, but be prepared to be shocked. Season premiere. Shudder & AMC+

The Swarm: Season finale. 8 p.m., The CW

Halloween marathon: I mean … . AMC

WEDNESDAY

Black Cake: A woman’s mysterious past comes to light following her death when her children discover a flash drive containing the untold story of her journey from the Caribbean to America. Series premiere.  Hulu

World Series Game 5: Isn’t this over yet? 6 p.m., Fox

Love Island Games: Did anyone ask for this? Series premiere. Peacock

Real Housewives of Miami: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

THURSDAY

All the Light We Cannot See: A blind French girl and a German soldier’s paths collide in World War II in this epic limited series. Netflix

Buddy Games: Season finale. 7 p.m., CBS

The Golden Bachelor: IT’S THE DREADED HOMETOWNS. 7 p.m., ABC

FRIDAY

Gen V: How is it already the season finale? I DEMAND MORE. Prime Video

Invincible: And while Invincible is a good teen superhero series, it’s not a substitute for Gen V, sorry. Season premiere. Prime Video

The Wall: Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

FBoy Island: FBoy Island must not be doing well on Monday nights, because it’s being dumped on Fridays. That’s OK, all three of us viewers will stick with it. 8 p.m., The CW

Quiz Lady: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh star in this comedy about a pair of sisters who try to pay off their mother’s debts by turning one of them into a gameshow champion. Premiere. Hulu

Sly: A look into the life of actor, writer, and director Sylvester Stallone. Premiere. Netflix

My Big Fat Wedding 3: Premiere. Peacock

The 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: The ceremony moves from HBO to Disney+ for the first time in … decades? Disney+

SATURDAY

Planet Earth III:  Sir David Attenborough presents the gorgeous series, once again. 7 p.m., AMC+, BBC American

Star Trek marathon: These are the original movies, and brilliantly, Sundance precedes this Star Trek movie marathon with the hilarious Galaxy Quest at 2 p.m., if you’re interested. 4:15 p.m., SundanceTV

SUNDAY

Lawmen: Bass Reeves: David Oyelowo stars as the legendary lawman and first Black U.S. Marshall west of the Mississippi in this new series from the creator of Yellowstone. Series premiere. Paramount+

The Real Housewives of Potomac: Season premiere. We are drowning in Real Housewives at the moment.  7 p.m., Bravo

JFK: One Day in America: This three-part series explores the assassination of JFK and its immediate impact. Premiere. 7 p.m., NGC

 

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