A third decade of 'Crime': 'CSI' hits Vegas for sequel series
Paula Newsome, Jorja Fox, Matt Lauria and Jay Lee in "CSI: Vegas"
In an industry currently teaming with franchise reboots and sequels, one fan favorite has seemed to be missing. Though do not fret, the gruesome 2000s procedural "CSI" is back, and it's picking up right where the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" left off when it wrapped up in September 2015.
'Monarch' matriarch: Sarandon joins cast of Fox country music drama
Susan Sarandon to star in "Monarch"
'Monarch' matriarch: When you hear the name Susan Sarandon, you probably associate the actress with the 1975 film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or 1991's "Thelma and Louise" or her Oscar-winning performance in "Dead Man Walking" (1995), just to name a few.
Halloween, on AMC
John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic is a must-watch in its namesake month. Fifteen years after he murdered his own sister, a mental institution escapee goes on a killing spree and terrorizes a group of girls on Halloween night. Jamie Lee Curtis stars.
S.W.A.T., on CBS
Shemar Moore, David Lim and Stephanie Sigman return to this L.A.-based procedural drama's fifth season.The saga continues as Hondo (Moore) and his team continue to defend the city and America against threats from within. Alex Russell also stars.
Q: There's a long-running Prevagen commercial in which the pharmacist strolls away from the customer after showing her the product -- I assume to ring up the purchase. Is the actor the same man who plays the PR guy in "Blue Bloods"?
No, but if Gregory Jbara ever retires from "Blue Bloods," Eric Thompson's the guy to replace him. The two look remarkably similar.
Their height, salt-and-pepper hair and dark-but-kind eyes are present with both of them, but -- and this is no drag on Thompson -- Jbara has translated those attributes into more mainstream success.
Grey's Anatomy, on ABC
Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery (Kate Walsh) returns to Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital in this Season 18 premiere of this hit medical series. Still grappling with the pandemic, this season also sees Kate Burton return alongside new addition Peter Gallagher.
Chicago Med, on NBC
The doctors and nurses at Chicago's leading trauma center struggle to balance their personal and professional lives as they treat patients in this Emmy-winning drama from Dick Wolf. The ensemble cast includes Yaya DaCosta, Nick Gehlfuss and Oliver Platt.
Q: Where did Fiona on "Burn Notice" learn how to fight and use ammo?
She actually confesses that she didn't.
In a few different interviews, actress Gabrielle Anwar ("For Love or Money," 1993) admits that she didn't do much fighting or weapons training. Instead, she chalks her action-packed performances up to "smoke and mirrors."
Let's Make a Deal, on CBS
Tiffany Coyne and Jonathan Mangum join this hit game show's hilarious host, Wayne Brady, in welcoming costumed audience members to the fun. Contestants make increasingly risky deals with the host in an effort to win big money and amazing prizes.
Private island investigation: CBS launches Season 4 of 'Magnum P.I.'
Jay Hernandez stars in "Magnum P.I."
Some things never get old. After spending time away from each other, private investigator Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez, "Suicide Squad," 2016) and MI6-agent-turned-real-estate-manager Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks, "Ready Player One," 2018) are back together and rolling out the fourth season of "Magnum P.I.," premiering Friday, Oct. 1, on CBS.