October 2023 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO and Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.
Top new TV shows this month include Loki season 2, Lupin season 3, the Frasier revival, Lessons in Chemistry and The Gilded Age season 2.
Plus, movies continue to debut on streaming, like Pain Hustlers and Totally Killer.
Check out the very full schedule of new TV shows in October 2023.
New TV show premieres and finales to watch in October 2023
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1
The Simpsons - season 35 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
Bob’s Burgers - season 14 premiere (9 p.m., Fox)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
Appendage - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)
The Mill - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
Only Murders in the Building - season 3 finale (12 a.m., Hulu)
Star Wars: Ahsoka - season 1 finale (9 p.m., Disney Plus)
Found - season 1 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
Beckham - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Haunted Mansion - movie (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
Quantum Leap - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)
Sullivan’s Crossing - season 1 premiere (8 p.m., The CW)
Chucky - season 3 premiere (9 p.m., Syfy)
Magnum P.I. - season 3 fall premiere (9 p.m., NBC)
Spencer Sisters - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., The CW)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
Everything Now - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Lupin - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Our Flag Means Death - season 3 (3 a.m., Max)
Loki - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., Disney Plus)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
Austin City Limits Musical Festival - special (12 a.m., Hulu)
Totally Killer - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
The Wheel of Time - season 2 finale (12 a.m., Prime Video)
The Continental - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Peacock)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - movie (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
90 Day Fiance - season 10 premiere (8 p.m., TLC)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
Basketball Wives - season 11 premiere (9 p.m., VH1)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Awareness - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
Archer - series finale (10 p.m., FXX)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Fall of the House of Usher - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Frasier - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
The Burial - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
Goosebumps - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
Lessons in Chemistry - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
Love Is Blind - season 5 finale (3 a.m., Netflix)
Shining Vale - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., Starz)
Creepshow - season 4 premiere (10 p.m., AMC)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
Naked & Afraid - season 16 premiere (8 p.m., Discovery)
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - season 1 finale (9 p.m., AMC)
Rick & Morty - season 7 premiere (11 p.m., Adult Swim)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
Fboy Island - season 3 premiere (8 p.m., The CW)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
American Horror Story - season 12 finale (10 p.m., FX)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
Bodies - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Wolf Like Me - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
Bosch: Legacy - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Freevee)
Upload - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
Big Mouth - season 7 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Werewolf by Night in Color - movie (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
Elite - season 7 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
Surviving Paradise - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
Fear the Walking Dead - season 8 fall premiere (9 p.m., AMC)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
Justice League: Warworld - movie (3 a.m., Max)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Milli Vanilli - movie (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
The Challenge - season 39 premiere (8 p.m., MTV)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
American Horror Stories - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., FX on Hulu)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Pain Hustlers - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
Billions - series finale (8 p.m., Showtime)
The Gilded Age - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., HBO)