The TV lineup for the week of October 7 truly runs the gamut! Among the week’s top shows are network TV’s best comedy, a YA favorite, a couple of prestige dramas, and more. It’s a week where we’ve truly got something for everyone. Keep reading to see what we’re most excited to watch in the week of October 7!
Monday, October 7/Tuesday, October 8: Dancing with the Stars doubleheader
After skipping last week for the VP debate, DWTS has two episodes the week of October 7! Monday is Soul Train night, while Tuesday takes us to the era of Hair Metal. It’s been a chaotic season already — and we’re just getting started.
Airing on ABC/Streaming on Disney+, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT (check local listings)
Wednesday, October 9: La Máquina
Hulu’s Spanish-language drama reunites longtime collaborators and pals Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna. Bernal plays an aging boxer gearing up for one last fight with the help of his manager (Luna). Then a mysterious call arrives, insisting he throw the match… or else.
Streaming on Hulu, 3 am ET/12 am PT
Wednesday, October 9: Abbott Elementary Season 4 Premiere
The week of October 7 takes us back to school at Abbott! Season 4 promises plenty more chaos, including school dances, class pets, and (gross) a ringworm outbreak. And, of course, we’ll finally get to see what happens next after Janine and Gregory finally acted on their feelings!
Airing on ABC, 9:30 pm ET/8:30 pm CT (check local listings)
Thursday, October 10: Teacup
Are you a horror fan wondering what to watch this spooky season? This Peacock series, inspired by Robert R. McCammon’s novel Stinger, definitely brings the chills. Isolated on a rural Georgia ranch, a group of strangers find themselves trapped by a mysterious threat. Two episodes drop weekly for the next four weeks, ending — when else? — on Halloween.
Streaming on Peacock, 3 am ET/12 am PT
Thursday, October 10: Outer Banks Season 4 Part 1
This teen drama is the latest Netflix hit to join the season-splitting model. In the first part, arriving the week of October 7, there’s plenty of the relationship drama you know and love. It’s not all love triangles and betrayals, though! This year, they’re on an adventure quest again: the search for the legendary lost treasure of Blackbeard.
Streaming on Netflix, 3 am ET/12 am PT
Friday, October 11: Disclaimer
The week of October 7 brings a new star-studded limited series from Apple TV+. Cate Blanchett stars as a famed journalist who’s been hiding secrets of her own. When she receives a mysterious novel from an anonymous author, she is horrified to find herself as a character — and her decades-ago secret revealed on the page. She races to find out the author’s identity and salvage her carefully-built life.
Streaming on Apple TV+, 3 am ET/12 am PT
