What to watch
WEDNESDAY
October 19, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
In the Soop: Friendcation Disney+ ■ New Series
This Korean reality series follows five celebrity friends — actors Park Seo-jun and Choi Woo-shik; K-pop stars Park Hyung-sik (of the boy band ZE:A) and V (Kim Tae-hyung, of the boy band BTS); and rapper Peakboy (Kwon Sung-hwan) — as they step away from their busy everyday lives to unwind together in a surprising trip.
The School for Good and Evil Netflix ■ Original Film
Paul Feig directed this fantasy film adaptation of Soman Chainani’s novel about teenage best friends (Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wyle) who find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they are swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between good and evil. Also leading the cast are Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh.
NBA Basketball ESPN, Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Live
ESPN’s coverage of the NBA regular season
tips off tonight with a doubleheader featuring the N.Y. Knicks at the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks at the Phoenix Suns.
MLB Playoffs: AL Championship Series: Game 1 TBS, 7 p.m. Live
TBS airs the best-of-seven American League Championship Series beginning with Game 1 tonight. Game 7, if necessary, is scheduled for Oct. 26.
Nature PBS, 7 p.m., WTTW Chicago, 8 p.m. ■ Season Premiere
The Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning natural-history series opens its 41st season with “Running With the Beest.” The film tracks the Great Migration in East Africa, one of the most impressive mass movements of land animals on Earth — so large it can be seen from space — as over a million wildebeest, alongside zebras, gazelles and eland, journey to find fresh grass. However, climate change, tourism and modern-day conflicts are threatening this migration.
Abbott Elementary ABC, 8 p.m.
In “Juice,” Janine is thrilled to help introduce a new beverage to the cafeteria, but it ends up causing unexpected consequences for the students, teachers and school plumbing system. Elsewhere, Melissa clashes with her new aide, Ashley, who brings more disruption than help to the classroom.
Farmhouse Fixer HGTV, 8 p.m. ■ Season Finale
In “Biggest Little Farmhouse,” Jon Knight embarks on a new venture when his friends, Bill Klein and Jen Arnold from TLC’s The Little Couple, want his help finding a farmhouse. They’re moving from Florida to Boston for work and want a home with history, land and room to accommodate an elevator.
After Happily Ever After BET & BET Her, 9 p.m. ■ New Series
Hosted by Bow Wow and filmed in Kentucky, this one-of-a-kind dating series features people whose long-term relationships ended in divorce or separation and whose exes will now play matchmaker for their former partners in hopes of helping them let go, move on and find love once again.
Documentary Now! IFC, 9 p.m. ■ Season Premiere
The comedy that lovingly pays homage to the world of documentaries returns with a twopart premiere. “Soldier of Illusion,” written by John Mulaney, is a tribute to the 1982 film Burden of Dreams, which documented Werner Herzog’s struggles to direct his film Fitzcarraldo.