October 2024 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 returning favorites like "Shrinking" season 2, "Outer Banks" season 4, "The Lincoln Lawyer" season 3, "What We Do in the Shadows" season 6 and "The Diplomat" season 2, as well as new series "Rivals" and "Disclaimer." Plus, more streaming movies arrive, including "Woman of the Hour" and "Brothers." Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in October 2024.
New TV show premieres, finales and movies to watch in October 2024
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
“The Real Housewives of New York” - season 15 premiere (9 p.m., Bravo)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
“The Last Days of the Space Race” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Where’s Wanda?” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Chef’s Table: Noodles” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Circle” - season 7 finale (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Love Is Blind” - season 7 premiere (3 a.m., Neflix)
“Unsolved Mysteries” - season 5 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Sullivan’s Crossing” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., The CW)
“Joan” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., The CW)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
“Hold Your Breath” - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)
“House of Spoils” - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Legend of Vox Machina” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“Heartstopper” - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” - season 2 finale (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“Velma: This Halloween Needs to Be More Special!” - special (3 a.m., Max)
“Law & Order” - season 24 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” - season 26 premiere (9 p.m., NBC)
“Found” - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
“Faceoff: Inside the NHL” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Charlie Puth Show” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Roku Channel)
“It’s What’s Inside” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Platform 2” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Power Book II: Ghost” - series finale (8 p.m., Starz)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
“Queens Court” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“SEAL Team” - series finale (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” - season 9 premiere (8 p.m., Bravo)
“The Franchise” - season 1 premiere (10 p.m., HBO)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
“The Menendez Brothers” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Below Deck Sailing Yacht” - season 5 premiere (8 p.m., Bravo)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
“Ali Wong: Single Lady” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Dinner Time With David Chang: Holiday Edition” - special (7 p.m., Netflix)
“Accused” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
“The Irrational” - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
“Bad Monkey” - season 1 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“La Máquina” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Slow Horses” - season 4 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Starting 5” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Abbott Elementary” - season 4 premiere (9:30 p.m., ABC)
“House of Villains” - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., E!)
“Scamanda” - season 1 premiere (10 p.m., ABC)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
“Citadel: Diana” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Caddo Lake” - movie (3 a.m., Max)
“Outer Banks” - season 4 part 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Teacup” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Sweetpea” - season 1 premiere (8 p.m., Starz)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
“The Last of the Sea Women” - documentary (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Disclaimer” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Lonely Planet” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
“Tracker” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“Big Brother” - season 26 finale (9 p.m., CBS)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14
“Family Guy: Halloween Special” - special (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” - season 5 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
“NCIS” - season 22 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“NCIS: Origins” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
“The Wranglers” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., The CW)
“English Teacher” - season 1 finale (10 p.m., FX)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
“Beyond Black Beauty” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“FBI True” - season 5 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
“FBI” - season 7 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“Married at First Sight” - season 18 premiere (8 p.m., Lifetime)
“FBI: International” - season 4 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
“FBI: Most Wanted” - season 6 premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
“Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Shrinking” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“I Am a Killer” - season 5 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17
“Brothers” - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Lincoln Lawyer” - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” - season 1 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“Ghosts” - season 4 premiere (8:30 p.m., CBS)
“Elsbeth” - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
“The Devil’s Hour” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Rivals” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition” - special (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
“Hysteria!” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“Woman of the Hour” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“S.W.A.T.” - season 8 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“Shark Tank” - season 16 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
“Lopez vs. Lopez” - season 3 premiere (8:30 p.m., NBC)
“Fire Country” - season 3 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
“Blue Bloods” - season 14 fall premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - special (7 p.m., Disney Plus)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
“The Equalizer” - season 5 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21
“Carved” - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)
“The Neighborhood” - season 7 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
“Poppa’s House” - season 1 premiere (8:30 p.m., CBS)
“What We Do in the Shadows” - season 6 premiere (10 p.m., FX)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
“Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
“Car Masters: Rust to Riches” - season 6 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Love Is Blind” - season 7 finale (3 a.m., Netflix)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
“Canary Black” - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Pasta Queen” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Star Trek: Lower Decks” - season 5 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Old Man” - season 2 finale (10 p.m., FX)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
“Before” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” - documentary (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Don’t Move” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Simone Biles Rising” - part 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
“Lioness” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Somebody Somewhere” - season 3 premiere (10:30 p.m., HBO)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
“Only Murders in the Building” - season 4 finale (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Tom Papa: Home Free” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
“Martha” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
“Agatha All Along” - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
“The Diplomat” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
