The World Series, ‘The Diplomat,’ ‘Martha,’ a bunch of finales, and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

 

MONDAY

World Series: Game 3: More baseball. 7 p.m., Fox

The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Rally Together: Klepper brings along curious experts and celebrities with him as he visits Trump rallies in three swing states in this new special. 10:30 p.m., Comedy Central

Ezra: A stand-up comedian goes on a cross-country trip with his autistic son in this new Bobby Cannavale film. Paramount+

The Exorcist: 50+ years old and as terrifying as ever. 9:45 p.m., SundanceTV

TUESDAY

World Series: Game 4: More baseball. 7 p.m., Fox

Only Murders in the Building: Season finale. Hulu

Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour: My husband is a Swiftie, but I’m more of an Olivia Rodrigo girlie, myself. Netflix

The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: Between the premiere of this sequel series and the Only Murders season finale, Selena Gomez is having quite the night. 7 p.m. Disney

Treasure: Lena Dunham and Stephen star as a father and daughter who travel back to his homeland in Poland, but he refuses to deal with his childhood trauma in this dramedy.  MGM+

Frontline: American Voices 2024: Frontline returns to interview a group of American voters they spoke to ahead of the 2020 election to see how their lives have changed ahead of another contentious election. 9 p.m., PBS

The Black Phone: Ethan Hawke tries out horror in this entertaining little horror film. 9:45 p.m., Starz West

WEDNESDAY

Love is Blind: The Reunion: BECAUSE THESE BITCHES HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO. Netflix

Martha: Martha Stewart tells all. Netflix

The Manhattan Alien Abduction: A woman claimed she was abducted by aliens in the middle of Manhattan, so this new docuseries investigates. Series premiere. Netflix

Agatha All Along: Season finale. Disney+

Grotesquerie: Season finale. FX

World Series: Game 5 (if necessary): More baseball. Maybe. 7 p.m., Fox

Psycho: A mother is a boy’s best friend. 7 p.m., TCM

THURSDAY

The Diplomat: Season premiere. Netflix

Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words: A look at Megan Thee Stallion’s meteoric rise in the music business.  Prime Video

Despicable Me 4: Streaming premiere. Peacock

Thursday Night Football: Houston Texans at New York Jets: Way to ruin Houston’s Halloween, guys. 7 p.m., Fox

Halloween marathon: I mean, it’s Halloween. What am I gonna do, not recommend this? 12 a.m. — but all day, AMC

FRIDAY

Music by John Williams: A look at the life and career of the man who composed the music to the biggest movies of our lives. Premiere. Disney+

Doc of Chucky: The comprehensive history of Child’s Play and everyone’s favorite murderous doll, Chucky. Premiere. Shudder

World Series: Game 6 (if necessary): More baseball. Maybe. 7 p.m., Fox

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: John Mulaney & Chappell Roan 10:30 p.m., NBC

A Face in the Crowd: Andy Griffith stars as a narcissistic TV personality who becomes a powerful populist figure in a classic film that I’m sure TCM has not scheduled the Saturday before Election Day purely by coincidence. 7 p.m., TCM

World Series: Game 7 (if necessary): More baseball. Maybe. 7 p.m., Fox

SUNDAY

Like Water for Chocolate: Laura Esquivel’s classic magical realism novel about a young cook longing for love gets the TV series treatment. Series premiere. Max

Coco: In honor of Dia de los Muertos season. Have your tissues ready. 7 p.m., ABC

Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: Season finale. 8 p.m., AMC

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