The Dutch import “Forever Rich” (Netflix, streaming) tells the story of a guy who aims to be the greatest rapper in the Netherlands, but who gets robbed in a video that goes viral.
“My Name is Pauli Murray” (Amazon Prime, streaming) is a documentary about an early but often overlooked activist for race and gender equity.
October brings a heck of a lot of horror, of course. A second season of the anthology “Welcome to the Blumhouse” (Amazon Prime, streaming) brings two new horror films this Friday and the next. Tonight’s are “Bingo Hell” and “Black as Night.”
There’s a two hour special set in Nevada, “Ghost Adventures: Goldfield Hotel” (Discovery +, streaming).
“Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales” (Disney+, streaming) has a Halloween episode.
A new family-friendly Halloween series is “Scaredy Cats” (Netflix, streaming).
“Under Wraps” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.) is a new remake of the 1997 Halloween movie of the same name.
A new animated series pairing a ghost and a tween premieres, titled “The Ghost and Molly McGee” (Disney Channel, 9:40 p.m.).
“Eli Roth’s History of Horror” (AMC, 10 p.m.) starts its third season, looking at sequels from “Gremlins 2” to “Bride of Chucky.”
The two episode special “Do, Re & Mi: Halloween Harmony” (Amazon Prime, streaming) has the animated musical birds celebrate October’s favorite holiday.
Audra McDonald hosts “The Kennedy Center at 50” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) with Renée Fleming, Ben Folds, Common, Bettye LaVette, Kelli O’Hara, Punch Brothers, Keb’ Mo’ and more.
A different cultural institution has its own golden anniversary, celebrated in a two hour “The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
From Nigeria comes “Swallow” (Netflix, streaming), a drug-trafficking thriller set in 1980s Lagos.
Korean cuisine is what’s being served up in chef Park Jong-won’s new series “Paik’s Spirit” (Netflix, streaming).
It’s biscuit week on “The Great British Cooking Show” (Netflix, streaming).
The documentary series “A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad” (Netflix, streaming), a German and Spanish co-production, looks at a German Christian sect who settled in Chile and became a support for the dictatorship.
“Blush” (Apple TV+, streaming) is an animated short about an astronaut and an alien.
The full-length anime “The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light” (Netflix, streaming) is based on Nakaba Suzuki’s manga and comes from Takayuki Hamana at Studio Teen.
“Vince Carter: Legacy” (Crackle, streaming) looks at the career of the NBA star.
“8 Out of 10 Cats” (BritBox, streaming), the long-running comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr, returns for its 22nd season.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s series “Mr. Corman” (Apple TV+, streaming) has a first season finale.
“S.W.A.T.” (CBS, 8 p.m.) has its fifth season premiere.
An eighth season starts for the magician competition on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW, 8 p.m.).
“Magnum P.I.” (CBS, 9 p.m.) begins its fourth season, trying to keep his new relationship secret.
Blake forges ahead on his senatorial campaign on the season finale of “Dynasty” (CW, 8 p.m.).
“Selling the Big Easy” (HGTV, 9 p.m.) begins a new season, probably shot before Hurricane Ida.
The 12th season starts for “Blue Bloods” (CBS, 10 p.m.), with Danny consulting a psychic.
“Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 10 p.m.) hosts Steven Van Zandt, Matt Taibbi and Katherine Mangu-Ward.
Critical race theory is the topic on “The God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.).
“Ancient Aliens” (History, 9 p.m.) counts down the world’s Top 10 alien encounters.
The made-for-TV thriller “My Daughter’s Double Life” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.), a woman who presumed her missing teenage daughter is dead may be wrong.
Daniel Craig and Ed Sheeran are guests on the season premiere of “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 11 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies presents three movies shot by cinematographer John Alonzo: “The Bad News Bears” (8 p.m.), “Harold and Maude” (10 p.m.) and “Black Sunday” (11:45 p.m.). Then comes two Blaxploitation classics, “Dolemite” (2:15 a.m.) and “Truck Turner” (4 a.m.). During the day is an array of pre-code horror from the early 30s with “King Kong” (6 a.m.), “The Most Dangerous Game” (8 a.m.), “The Vampire Bat” (9:15 a.m.), “The Testament of Dr. Mabuse” (10:30 a.m.), “White Zombie” (12:45 p.m.), “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (2 p.m.), “Mystery of the Wax Museum” (3:45 p.m.), “Doctor X” (5:15 p.m.) and “Freaks” (6:45 p.m.).
Baseball includes Tampa Bay at Yankees (MLB, 7 p.m.) and Los Angeles at Vegas (NHL, 10 p.m.).
Preseason hockey has Rangers at New Jersey (NHL, 7 p.m.) and Los Angeles at Vegas (NHL, 10 p.m.).
College football includes Houston at Tulsa (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.), Dartmouth at Pennsylvania (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Iowa at Maryland (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.) and BYU at Utah State (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.).
Men’s college soccer includes Michigan at Indiana (ESPNU, 5 p.m.).
Canadian football has Winnipeg at British Columbia (ESPNews, 10 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Sarah Paulson, Mark Consuelos. The Talk: Shemar Moore, John Forté. Drew Barrymore: Phoebe Robinson. Kelly Clarkson: Demi Lovato, Kathy Hilton. Wendy Williams: Vivica A. Fox (rerun). The Real: William Shatner.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Rebecca Ferguson. Jimmy Fallon: Jerry Seinfeld, Lea Seydoux, Twice. Seth Meyers: Amy Adams, Lee Daniels, Girl in Red (rerun). James Corden: Helen Hunt, Black Pumas (rerun).