TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
Willem Dafoe is interviewed by “Narcos’ ” Pedro Pascal on a new “Inside the Actors Studio.” 7 p.m. Ovation
There’s “No Time Like Christmas” to try to save the local theater in this new TV movie. With Kyla Pratt. 8 p.m. Lifetime; also Mon.
Mike Judge’s sharp tech-industry satire “Silicon Valley” boots up a sixth and final season. 10 p.m. HBO
And here’s to you, “Mrs. Fletcher.” The one and only Kathryn Hahn plays an emptynest mom starting her second act in this new comedy. 10:30 p.m. HBO
MONDAY
Families separated by the Trump administration’s immigration policies are reunited, if only briefly, in the poignant documentary “A 3 Minute Hug.” Anytime, Netflix
After three seasons, “The Deuce” ends its run. With James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. 9 p.m. HBO
Get up close and personal with surrogate mothers and the would-be parents whose babies they are carrying in the documentary “Made in Boise” on the season premiere of “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
They’re out of their gourds in the new Halloween special “Outrageous Pumpkins.” 10 p.m. Food Network
TUESDAY
The new documentary “Any One of Us” tracks the struggles and triumphs of champion mountain biker Paul Basagoitia and others recovering from devastating spinal cord injuries. 9 p.m. HBO
“Frontline” investigates the causes of the 2018 Camp Fire, the most catastrophic wildfire in California history, in the new episode “Fire in Paradise.” 10 p.m. KOCE
WEDNESDAY
Who you gonna call? Paranormal investigators assemble at an abandoned mental hospital in Pennsylvania in the new special
“World’s Biggest Ghost Hunt: Pennhurst Asylum.” 8 p.m. A&E
The new documentary “The Bronx, USA” finds Alan Alda, Gen. Colin Powell and other current and former residents reflecting on their time in the beloved New York City borough. 9 p.m. HBO
THURSDAY
“The Exorcist”? “The Shining?” “When Harry Met Sally?” See which films make the cut in the special “The 13 Scariest Movies of All Time.” Dean Cain hosts. 8 p.m. The CW
“Halloween’s” Jamie Lee Curtis reprises the role she first played four decades ago in John Carpenter’s original 1978 slasher flick in David Gordon Green’s 2018 sequel/franchise entry, also titled “Halloween.” 8 p.m. HBO
FRIDAY
“Scandal’s” Kerry Washington plays a mother desperate to locate her missing child in the new mystery drama “American Son.” With Steven Pasquale. Anytime, Netflix
Safari, so good: Rob Lowe and “Sex and the City’s” Kristin Davis meet cute on the African savannah in the new rom-com “Holiday in the Wild.” Anytime, Netflix
“Jack Ryan” is back in action for a second season of this espionage drama starring John Krasinski as novelist Tom Clancy’s intrepid CIA analyst. Anytime, Amazon Prime
Long live “The King.” Timothée Chalamet portrays England’s Henry V in director David Michôd’s new historical drama. With Joel Edgerton, Lily-Rose Depp and Robert Pattinson. Anytime, Netflix
Wake up and smell “The Morning Show.” Apple TV+ launches with a raft of original series that includes this behind-the-scenes drama about the morning-news biz starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell. Anytime, Apple TV+
The family that plays together, stays together in the new competition series “America’s Most Musical Family.” With host Nick Lachey. 7 p.m. Nickelodeon
The circle gets the square, y’all, in “CMT’s Nashville Squares.” Bob Saget hosts this new country-tinged take on the classic game show. 8 and 8:30 p.m. CMT
“Midsommar’s” Florence Pugh plays a British lass with pro wrestling dreams in the 2018 comedy “Fighting With My Family.” With Dwayne Johnson. 8 p.m. Epix
Come and meet those dancing feet in the Broadway revival of the tap-happy backstage musical “42nd Street” on a new “Great Performances.” 9 p.m. KOCE
Idris Elba goes the distance “In the Long Run,” a new series loosely based on the “Luther” star’s childhood in London. 10 and 10:22 p.m. Starz
SATURDAY
All is “Merry & Bright” in this new holiday romance starring Jodie Sweetin and Andrew Walker. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Make some “Christmas Reservations” with “Sabrina’s” Melissa Joan Hart in this new holiday romance. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Kristen Stewart hosts a new “Saturday Night Live,” with musical guest TBA. That’s not some new boy band, it just means “to be announced.” 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC
Jennifer Lopez fakes it till she makes it in the corporate world in the 2018 comedy “Second Act.” With Leah Remini and Vanessa Hudgens. 9 p.m. Showtime