The longest running franchise in Hallmark history involves a good looking witch in a small town. Catherine Bell returns as Cassie Nightingale in the new one, “The Good Witch’s Wonder” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.), in which she has to plan her nephew’s wedding and plan a silent auction. Frankly, it doesn’t sound all that scary.
Also new tonight is the TV movie “High School Possession” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), which they restrained from calling “I Was a Teenage Exorcism Victim.” Jennifer Stone, Janel Parrish and Ione Skye star.
Mostly, the last Saturday before Halloween is filled with campy or scary movies, including: “The Conjuring” (HBO Signature, 7 p.m.), “Addams Family Values” (ABC Family, 8 p.m.), “Seed of Chucky” (AMC, 8 p.m.), “Scary Movie 3” (MTV, 8 p.m.), “They Live” (Sundance, 9 p.m.), “Resident Evil: Extinction” (Syfy, 9 p.m.), “The Lost Boys” (VH1, 9 p.m.), “Hocus Pocus” (ABC Family, 10 p.m.) and “Fright Night” (MTV, 10 p.m.).
It will be hard to beat the classic horror triple feature “The Haunting” (TCM, 8 p.m.), “Village of the Damned” (10 p.m.) and “The Curse of Frankenstein” (11:30 p.m.).
Painkillers have been turning into actual killers in the U.S. according to a new report on “Fault Lines” (Al Jazeera America, 7 p.m.), with Zohydro joining the ranks of OxyContin and Vicodin.
Trees are giving “Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) problems in tonight’s episode.
Two different episodes of “48 Hours” (CBS, 9 and 10 p.m.) look at a teen kidnapping and another teen who was murdered decades ago.
Game 4 of the World Series, the Royals game have a one game advantage as Kansas City at San Francisco (Fox, 8 p.m.), with Santana playing an instrumental version of the National Anthem.
“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” (HBO, 8 p.m.) makes its premium cable premiere, as does
Cam negotiates a shoe deal on a new “Survivors’s Remorse” (Starz, 9 p.m.).
Doomed Warhol star Edie Sedgwick stars in a role inspired by her own life, “Ciao! Manhattan” (TCM, 2:30 a.m.).
“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC, 8 p.m.), “Elementary” (CBS, 8 p.m.) and “Constantine” (NBC, 9 p.m.) all enjoy same week replays.
In prime time college football, it’s Ohio State at Penn State (ABC, 8 p.m.).
The father-son duo Tweedy plays a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Jim Carrey hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest Iggy Azalea. Earlier, “SNL Vintage” (NBC, 10 p.m.) has highlights of the February 1990 episode hosted by Tom Hanks with Areosmith visiting “Wayne’s World.”