Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET
Some weeks, The Circus is more like a circus than others. And this week, it’s three-ring craziness all the way. When I want to distract myself from thinking about President Trump testing positive for COVID-19, I just start thinking about those other poor patients at the hospital where Trump is being treated – and how they have to endure all the endless car horn honks and chants from people on both sides of the political divide. It’s like an anti-hospital zone – and it’s maddeningly inconsiderate.
AMC, 9:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: It finally arrives. Tonight, the Season 10 finale of The Walking Dead shows up as a stand-alone special, presenting the final confrontation with the Whisperers. Psst! Pass it on.
HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET
This wild series presents another new episode – and this one is called Last week’s episode, a full-hour flashback set in Korea, was a wild departure – shocking, sexy, and supremely supernatural. Tonight’s episode returns to the U.S., but following the ramifications of last “Jig-a-Bobo,” which I have no idea how to interpret. But I’ll be watching.
ABC, 10:00 p.m. ET
SPECIAL: This one-hour “Election Special” gives this this show’s writers and stars a chance to weigh in with their opinions and observations a month before the election. But can they possibly have anticipated the events of this week?
AMC, 10:00 p.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: This new series is yet another Walking Dead spinoff. They’ve done one set before the events of The Walking Dead, and this one appears to be set in the time after – which sort of makes this a series with its own prequel and sequel, which is kind of what Better Call Saul is pulling off, teamed with Breaking Bad.
CNN, 10:00 p.m. ET
NONFICTION MINISERIES PREMIERE: This new documentary series looks at different first ladies in presidential history – starting, tonight, with Michelle Obama.
FX, 10:00 p.m. ET
What a wonderful series this is. And tonight, it goes in some very unexpected directions…
Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET
NONFICTION MINISERIES PREMIERE: This documentary series is two years shy of the golden anniversary of the Comedy Story on the Sunset Strip – but it’s worth celebrating anyway, especially in the hands of Mike Binder. His interviews with the likes of David Letterman and Michael Keaton are valuably candid and casual, and lead to some new, true insights about comedy and comedians. For my full review on NPR’s
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, visit the Fresh Air website.
HBO, 11:00 p.m. ET
When I want to distract myself from thinking about President Trump testing positive for COVID-19, I just start thinking about those other poor patients at the hospital where Trump is being treated – and how they have to endure all the endless car horn honks and chants from people on both sides of the political divide. And then I think about what John Oliver might say about it…