What To Watch This Week

By starrymag | October 31, 2016

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

Monday:

 

Lucifer – Lucifer, feeling deep guilt and acting out destructively, clashes with Chloe in the midst of an investigation. Because of his behavior, Chloe decides to team up with Dan instead. Amenadiel seeks comfort in the arms of his mother, Charlotte. Meanwhile, Maze takes Trixie out and about for a night of trick-or-treating. (FOX, 9pm ET/PT)

2 Broke Girls – Max and Caroline have been invited to speak about their cupcake business at the University of Pennsylvania, Caroline’s alma mater. Max sees this as an opportunity to provide Caroline with the college partying experience that she missed out on. Oleg find himself shunned by Sophie who has become possessive of baby Barbara. Adding to the amusement has Hahn practicing his magic tricks with the help of his very reluctant assistant – Earl! (CBS, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Tuesday:

 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine – And we’re back! After a brief hiatus thanks to the World Series we return with Jake and Terry teaming up to protect famous author DC Parlov (guest star Fred Melamed) – Terry’s lifelong hero – who has been receiving death threats. Back at the precinct, Gina worms her way into the Boyle clan of cousins in order to decide the location of the annual Boyle family vacation. Amy finds herself on the wrong side of Captain Holt when she takes his husband’s side in an argument about a Math puzzle. (FOX, 8pm ET/PT)

This Is Us – Thanks to Toby’s insecurity about Kate working for his ex-wife, Kate seeks employment elsewhere. She finds a new job that appears to be perfect, but there is just one small catch…After spending most of his life working for a company, Randall begins to question his career choice. Flashing back, we see Rebecca and Jack at odds when Randall is tested and found to be a gifted child. Back in the present day, Kevin is hard at work on his new play when his relationship with costar Olivia takes a turn. (NBC, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Wednesday:

 

Empire – Empire is back and boy are we excited! Lucious and Andre are nervous as hell waiting for Shine to retaliate after their beatdown on Shine. Jamal still hasn’t been able to perform because of his PTSD, but finally is able to make music magic by teaming up with his younger brother Hakeem. Unfortunately, it seems like Cookie is stuck between a rock and a hard place when a visit with her probation officer takes an interesting turn. (FOX, 9pm ET/PT)

The CMA Awards: Hosted annually by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, America’s favorite country musicians belt out their top hits. Plus, some of them get to take home some shiny awards in recognition of the incredible music they have made. (ABC, 8pm ET/PT)

 

Thursday:

 

The Good Place – Up in “The Good Place” we find Michael under a great amount of stress as he is stuck in an unprecedented situation – Eleanor and real Eleanor are both amongst the residents. Newly restarted Janet shows off a different side to her personality while Chidi makes a connection that may benefit the Eleanors. (NBC, 8:30pm ET/PT)

Pure Genius – Malik seeks to use a revolutionary procedure in order to help a boy who has had his legs crushed after being pinned by a car, but Zoe would prefer the safer choice of amputation. A young woman, Amelia, who is in need of a liver transplant finds herself under the care of James, Walter and Talaikha. Unfortunately, the donor is Amelia’s estranged father and she is reluctant to let him help. (CBS, 10pm ET/PT)

 

Friday:

 

The Vampire Diaries – On an all new episode, Enzo is continuing to fight to regain control over himself. In the meantime, Bonnie gets caught up at the center of a deadly game where she is then forced to make a difficult decision that involves two of her closest friends. (The CW, 8pm ET/PT)

Z Nation – Doc and Andy hit the road on their way to find Lucy. On their adventure, they happen upon some old “friends.” Find out who startles the dynamic duo during their road trip on an all new “Z Nation.” (Syfy, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Sunday:

 

Son of Zorn – Employees of Sanitation Solutions have been taking hot sauce from the break room, causing Zorn to wage war against the thieves – Zephyrian style. In fear of having to wear a bathing suit in gym class, Alan makes a plea to Eddie to be given a note of exemption, hoping not to have to expose his legs. (FOX, 7pm ET/PT)

Worst Bakers: It’s finale time! The two finalists Samantha and Carla are in a final bake-off to see who snags $25,000. Each person, mentored by their chef, must make a show stopping cake using fondant. Who takes the cake? Tune in to Food Network to find out! (Food Network, 10pm ET/PT)