The Conners, on ABC
The Conner family is forced to face the trials and tribulations of life in Lanford in a new way in this premiere. Dan (John Goodman), Becky (Alicia Goranson), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), D.J. (Michael Fishman) and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) deal with financial pressures, aging and more.
Hard-hitting comedy: Check out the new 'Murphy Brown'
Nik Dodani, Tyne Daly, Grant Shaud, Faith Ford, Jake McDorman, Candice Bergen and Joe Regalbuto star in "Murphy Brown"
Arrow, on CW
The saga of billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) continues in this season premiere. Queen protects the people of Star City as he moonlights as an arrow-slinging superhero in this drama based on the popular DC Comics character.
Q: I am fascinated by and addicted to "The Dead Files" and would like to know what brought Amy and Steve together.
"The Dead Files" is what brought Amy and Steve together. And, now, 10 seasons and 130 episodes in, they're both glad it did.
They had both been working alone in their respective fields when Painless Productions came calling, pitching the idea for the show: an experienced detective and a physical medium team up to investigate hauntings, working in their own separate ways at first and then bringing their results together.
New Releases for the week of Oct. 14 - 20
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Rudd) was placed under house arrest after he helped the Avengers fight their civil war, but with only two days to go until he's free again, he receives a message from his colleague Hank Pym's (Douglas) wife, Janet (Pfeiffer), who has been missing and assumed trapped in the quantum realm for decades. As Scott, violating his house arrest, Hank and Hank's daughter, Hope (Lilly), work on a way to rescue her, they're foiled by a mysterious woman who can pass through walls, who makes off with the equipment needed to save Janet from the quantum realm. Hope is thus pushed to don her mother's shrinking suit and join Ant-Man as fellow superhero The Wasp.
Director: Peyton Reed. Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Hannah John-Kamen. 2018. 118 min. Action.
Unfriended: Dark Web
Matias (Woodell) can't believe his luck when he finds a laptop in the lost and found bin at a cybercafe, but once he gets it home, he finds it beset by issues and he keeps getting messages for its owner. While on a video call with some friends, he discovers that the computer is set up to access the hidden dark web, and that its owner has filled the hard drive with pictures and videos of horrific, gruesome acts that he's shared with a group of like-minded outcasts -- people who have been watching his every move since he acquired the laptop, and people who are more than willing to kill to keep their secrets safe.
Director: Stephen Susco. Stars: Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees, Chelsea Alden, Stephanie Nogueras. 2018. 92 min. Horror.
Whitney
The life and career of record-smashing singer Whitney Houston are explored in this heartwarming documentary. Those who knew her best — her family, friends and colleagues — remember her struggles and the scandals that she found herself embroiled with before her untimely death, but also her success, her warmth and the joy that she brought to millions of people through her music.
Director: Kevin Macdonald. Stars: Cissy Houston, Kevin Costner, Clive Davis, Bobbie Brown. 2018. 120 min. Documentary.
'Bearly' comedy: A camping trip gone wrong brings all the right laughs
Arturo Del Puerto and Juliette Lewis in "Camping"
Facts meet fun: Alton Brown remixes his favorites in 'Good Eats: Reloaded'
Alton Brown hosts "Good Eats: Reloaded"
Alton Brown is one of the main faces of culinary TV these days, with his competition series "Cutthroat Kitchen" bringing out his diabolical side and the revived "Iron Chef America" letting him share his vast wealth of culinary knowledge. It was a little show called "Good Eats," however, that first introduced him to audiences during its run from 1999 to 2012.
Late Laughs for the week of October 14 - 20, 2018
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
I read that Coca-Cola might be working on a drink that's infused with weed. They're still going to put your name on the side of the can, because it's the only way you'll remember it.
I heard about an Arby's in California that's offering customers free Arby's tattoos. It's the perfect way for people to show that they don't care about the inside OR outside of their body.
Camping, on HBO
Jennifer Garner stars as controlling wife and mom Kathryn, who convinces a motley crew of friends to go camping to celebrate her husband Walt's (David Tennant) 45th birthday in this premiere. The cast also includes Juliette Lewis and Ione Skye.
Pet Vet Dream Team, on CBS
Dr. Lisa Chimes and Dr. Andrew Marchevsky treat injured and sick pets at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital. Along with exotic animal expert Tim Faulkner, the vets educate viewers on a range of veterinary procedures and practices in this fascinating series.
