October Picks: TV Premieres
This October you can fill your Watchlist with more than 80 TV premieres. Use the new and returning shows as inspiration for your Halloween costume. Our guide to this month's debuts will help you plan your viewing. —Sara Bibel
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- CreatorSimon MirrenDavid WolstencroftStarsGeorge BlagdenAlexander VlahosTygh RunyanIn 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things."Versailles" premieres Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Ovation.
- StarsMichelle OakleyZac FineSierra OakleyDr. Oakley is the only vet in her area of the Yukon. She treats domestic pets, endangered wildlife, farm animals--basically anything that walks on fours, crawls, flies. All of that- plus she's a wife and a mom of three girls."Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet" premieres Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo Wild.
- CreatorLorne MichaelsStarsThe Saturday Night Live BandDon PardoDarrell HammondA famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show."Saturday Night Live" premieres Saturday, Oct. 1, at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- StarsJess HarnellTom BergeronBob SagetViewers from around America send in home videos with comedic moments."America's Funniest Home Videos" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
- CreatorIvan RaimiSam RaimiTom SpezialyStarsBruce CampbellRay SantiagoDana DeLorenzoAsh has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope."Ash vs Evil Dead" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
- CreatorShane BrennanStarsChris O'DonnellDaniela RuahLL Cool JNCIS's covert operations team go undercover to investigate cases involving terrorism and National Security."NCIS: Los Angeles" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
- CreatorJonathan AmesStarsPatrick StewartAdrian ScarboroughTimm SharpA British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show."Blunt Talk" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 8:35 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.
- CreatorLisa JoyJonathan NolanStarsEvan Rachel WoodJeffrey WrightEd HarrisAt the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, waits a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence."Westworld" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
- CreatorPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies."Shameless" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
- CreatorBarbara HallStarsTéa LeoniTim DalyErich BergenA political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family."Madam Secretary" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
- StarsAtz Lee KilcherOtto KilcherEivin KilcherCenters on Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe."Alaska: The Last Frontier" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery.
- StarsShinmin LiJonathan BennettTodd TuckerAs they work together to create the ultimate Halloween-themed treat, five teams consist of candy makers, pumpkin carvers and cake decorators."Halloween Wars" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food.
- CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan QuinnA crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson."Elementary" premieres Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
- CreatorJeff 'Swampy' MarshDan PovenmireStars'Weird Al' YankovicSabrina CarpenterMekai CurtisAn animated comedy adventure series that follows 13-year-old Milo Murphy, the fictional great-great-great-great grandson of the Murphy's Law namesake. Additionally, Dakota and Cavendish come from the future to prevent pistachio extinction."Milo Murphy's Law" premieres Monday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD.
- CreatorNick SantoraStarsElyes GabelKatharine McPheeEddie Kaye ThomasAn eccentric genius forms a team of super-geniuses who are tasked with being the last line of defense against complicated threats to National Security."Scorpion" premieres Monday, Oct. 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The series moves to 10 p.m. ET/PT beginning Monday Oct. 10.
- StarsKortney WilsonDave WilsonChance AlfordKortney and Dave Wilson breathe new life into rundown homes in Nashville."Masters of Flip" premieres Monday, Oct. 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.
- CreatorEric KripkeShawn RyanStarsAbigail SpencerMatt LanterMalcolm BarrettAn unlikely trio travels through time to battle unknown criminals and protect history as we know it."Timeless" premieres Monday, Oct. 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsHilary SwankSam RockwellMelissa LeoA working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders."Conviction" premieres Monday, Oct. 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
- CreatorMindy KalingStarsMindy KalingIke BarinholtzEd WeeksA young Ob/Gyn doctor balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small office."The Mindy Project" premieres Tuesday, Oct. 4, on Hulu.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle PanabakerAfter being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City."The Flash" premieres Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CW.
- CreatorCorinne BrinkerhoffScott McCabeTory StantonStarsJoshua SasseTori AndersonJonathan LangdonEvie, a risk-averse quality-control assessor falls for free-spirited thrill seeker Xavier only to find out he lives his life that way because he believes the apocalypse is coming."No Tomorrow" premieres Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CW.
- StarsAndrew ZimmernMichael RadoManuel Fernández-ArangoChef Andrew Zimmern experiences the legendary foods that define a location. Throughout his adventures, he discovers how these iconic foods are made and the right way to eat them."Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations" premieres Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiMarc GuggenheimAndrew KreisbergStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseySpoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow."Arrow" premieres Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CW.
- DirectorGregory HoblitStarsDennis QuaidJim CaviezelShawn DoyleAn accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences."Frequency" premieres Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CW.
- CreatorDaniel HartAlan KwanTacita MorwayStarsJay O. SandersCraig SechlerStacy KeachScience documentaries about various topics."Nova: Great Human Odyssey" premieres Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.