TV HIGHLIGHTS
Movie: Game Night, 8:15 PM on HBO; 2 AM on HBO:
John Francis Daley (“Bones”) co-directed this pitch-black comedy about some friends whose regular game night goes off the rails when one in their group gets kidnapped by apparent burglars. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as a hyper-competitive married couple going through a rough patch; the first-rate ensemble also includes Kyle Chandler, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Michael C. Hall and Lamorne Morris. The movie was both a critical and commercial hit, earning back three times its production budget.
Ghost Adventures, 9 PM on TRAV; 12 AM on TRAV:
This new four-part Halloween-friendly miniseries follows Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley as they travel to a particularly treacherous nautical region of the Pacific Northwest that has earned the nickname “Graveyard of the Pacific” for the thousands of shipwrecks here. In the opener, “Astoria Underground,” the crew begins its investigation into the tragic history of this region in Astoria, Ore., exploring the port city’s infamous Shanghai tunnels and learning how the works of H.P. Lovecraft figure into this lore.
Flight of the Conchords: Live in London, 10 PM on HBO; 12:32 AM on HBO; 3:40 AM on HBO:
From the Eventim Apollo theater in London, New Zealand-bred musical comedians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement entertain their sold-out audience with performances of some of their old favorites, plus several new original songs from their current tour — which, characteristically, is called the “Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour.”