11 Essential TV Shows and Movies to Watch This Week
This week's crop of new TV shows and movies is a healthy mix of horror (if you want to get into the Halloween spirit), lighter fare—like HBO's Camping—and documentaries, so there's something for everyone. Including country music fans! (The CMT Artists of the Year ceremony airs this week.) Here are all the things to keep an eye out for.
Sunday, October 14
Camping: From creators Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner comes this new series about a woman (Jennifer Garner) who takes her husband on a camping trip for his 45th birthday, only to have it derailed by the eclectic group staying on the grounds. 10 P.M. ET on HBO
Charmed: This highly-anticipated reboot has Madeleine Mantock, Madeleine Mantock, and Sarah Jeffery stepping into the iconic witch sisters' shoes. Expect more progressive storytelling, not to mention a directing credit from Gina Rodriguez. (She's helming the 11th episode of the season.) 9 P.M. ET on The CW
Monday, October 15
The Sentence: This documentary tells the true story of Cindy Shank, who was sentenced to a mandatory 15 years in jail for her ex-boyfriend's crimes. 8 P.M. ET on HBO
Arrow: Stephen Amell is back setting thirst trap and yet another season of this popular CW series set in the DC comics universe. 8 P.M. ET on The CW
Tuesday, October 16
The Conners: The highly-anticipated second reboot of Roseanne, this time without Roseanne Barr, kicks off tonight. 8 P.M. ET on ABC
black-ish: Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson, and company are back for a fifth season. 9 P.M. ET on ABC
Wednesday, October 17
CMT Artists of the Year: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman, and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott are the seven women CMT will honor at this year's ceremony, the first one that features only female tributes. 8 P.M. ET on CMT
Friday, October 19
Haunted: Real people recount their stories with the paranormal and the occult in this new Netflix series, which includes creeping re-imaginings Streaming on Netflix
Lore: Season two of this horror anthology series, which features a self-contained—and horrifying— story in every episode, begins tonight. Streaming on Amazon Prime
Making a Murderer, season 2: The appeals cases of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey are even more gripping than their ones for murder. Streaming on Netflix
Saturday, October 20
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash: Sadly, Bette Midler won't be a part of this reunion, but Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and more cast members from Hocus Pocus will be there. 8:15 P.M. ET on Freeform
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