{"id":641321,"date":"2026-10-09T15:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/641321\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:14:12","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-and-streaming-friday-october-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/641321\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Watch On TV And Streaming Friday, October 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/intro-1791309448.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2277156\/what-to-watch-october-9-2026-tv-shows-movies\/\" data-post-id=\"2277156\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"What To Watch Friday: CBS Dramas Return, Anna Pigeon Wraps, And More: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Max Thieriot as Bode Leone in Fire Country\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS<\/p>\n<p>Every day, TVLine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/category\/what-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What to Watch<\/a> column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming \u2014 organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.<\/p>\n<p>On TV this Friday: &#8220;Sheriff Country,&#8221; &#8220;Fire Country,&#8221; and &#8220;Boston Blue&#8221; clock back in, and &#8220;Anna Pigeon&#8221; goes off duty.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like a recommended watchlist delivered to your inbox each morning, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.kit.com\/whattowatch?utm_source=tvline&amp;utm_medium=whattowatch_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sign up for TVLine&#8217;s free What to Watch newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2268087\/october-2026-tv-schedule-what-to-watch-printable-calendar-premieres-finales-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                PRINTABLE OCTOBER TV CALENDAR&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Showtimes for October 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n        3:00 AM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Animals<\/p>\n<p>\n            Netflix<br \/>\n            Movie Premiere\n        <\/p>\n<p>When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Ben Affleck) and his wife (Kerry Washington) find themselves drawn into a web of deception.<\/p>\n<p>        Avatar: Seven Havens<\/p>\n<p>\n            Paramount+<br \/>\n            First Three Episodes\n        <\/p>\n<p>Series premiere:\u00a0Set in the world of &#8220;Avatar: The Last Airbender,&#8221; this sequel centers on a young Earthbender who discovers she&#8217;s the new Avatar after Korra in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm.<\/p>\n<p>        Dark Matter<\/p>\n<p>\n            Apple TV<\/p>\n<p>Charlie meets a kind stranger; Blair gives Leighton a warning; Amanda and Ryan face an unknown horror.<\/p>\n<p>        Disclosure Day<\/p>\n<p>\n            Peacock<br \/>\n            New to Streaming\n        <\/p>\n<p>A meteorologist (Emily Blunt) and a cybersecurity expert (Josh O&#8217;Connor) find themselves at the center of a movement to expose the government&#8217;s coverup of extraterrestrial life; Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson co-star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        Haunted Hotel<\/p>\n<p>\n            Netflix<br \/>\n            Eight-Episode Binge\n        <\/p>\n<p>Season 2 premiere:\u00a0A single mother (voiced by Eliza Coupe) tries to run the world&#8217;s most haunted hotel with her ghost brother (Will\u00a0Forte), two kids, a demon trapped in a little boy&#8217;s body (Jimmi Simpson), and an ever growing collection of ghosts, monsters, and supernatural disasters.<\/p>\n<p>        Is It Cake? Halloween<\/p>\n<p>\n            Netflix<br \/>\n            Three-Episode Binge\n        <\/p>\n<p>Season 2 premiere:\u00a0Bakers create creepy cakes designed to trick celebrity judges.<\/p>\n<p>        Kill Jackie<\/p>\n<p>\n            AMC+<\/p>\n<p>Jackie plots to take down her first demon, The Cuban, but events take a devastating turn.<\/p>\n<p>        Knife\u2019s Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars<\/p>\n<p>\n            Apple TV<\/p>\n<p>A S\u00e3o Paulo couple dreams of Latin America\u2019s first three-Star title; a Rio chef and son compete for glory.<\/p>\n<p>        Matchbox The Movie<\/p>\n<p>\n            Apple TV<br \/>\n            Movie Premiere\n        <\/p>\n<p>A group of childhood friends have their lives upended when their long-absent former leader (John Cena), now an undercover CIA agent, returns to their small town and unwittingly embroils them in a frantic international pursuit to save the world; Arturo Castro, Jessica Biel, Teyonah Parris, and Sam Richardson co-star.<\/p>\n<p>        MobLand<\/p>\n<p>\n            Paramount+<\/p>\n<p>The Harrigans reel from an unexpected turn of events, triggering Harry to do damage control before police scrutiny closes in.<\/p>\n<p>        R.L. Stine&#8217;s Pumpkinhead 2<\/p>\n<p>\n            Tubi<br \/>\n            Movie Premiere\n        <\/p>\n<p>Sam (Bean Reid) and Becka (Adeline Lo) race to stop a new Pumpkinhead curse from claiming the entire town of Redhaven.<\/p>\n<p>\n        8:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Celebrity Wheel of Fortune<\/p>\n<p>\n            ABC<\/p>\n<p>Lennon Parham, Cedric the Entertainer, and Kevin Smith spin the wheel for charity.<\/p>\n<p>        Dancing With the Devil<\/p>\n<p>\n            LMN<br \/>\n            Movie Premiere\n        <\/p>\n<p>An injured ballerina falls for her physical therapist, only to discover that he caused her injury; Krystal Ellsworth, Stephen Tracey, Helene Henry, and Taylor Fery star.<\/p>\n<p>        JA\u0178-Z IN 8<\/p>\n<p>\n            HBO<br \/>\n            Two Episodes\n        <\/p>\n<p>Docuseries finale:\u00a0JA\u0178-Z discusses his evolving relationship with spirituality and therapy, and\u00a0the importance of his role as an artist to challenge racism and inequality.<\/p>\n<p>        Outlander: Blood of My Blood<\/p>\n<p>\n            Starz<\/p>\n<p>Ellen and Grace ride across the Highlands in search of Brian and Dougal&#8217;s forces.<\/p>\n<p>        Sheriff Country<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<\/p>\n<p>Season 2 premiere:\u00a0As Sheriff Mickey Fox struggles to process a shocking revelation about her family, she races to save a troubled young woman whose descent into a dangerous criminal operation uncovers a growing threat to all of Edgewater. <\/p>\n<p>\n        9:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Fire Country<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<\/p>\n<p>Season 5 premiere:\u00a0As Edgewater celebrates its annual Founders\u2019 Day festival, a catastrophic sinkhole opens beneath Main Street, trapping residents underground and forcing Station 42 into a high-stakes rescue.<\/p>\n<p>        Tip Toe<\/p>\n<p>\n            Starz<\/p>\n<p>Leo suspects someone&#8217;s been inside his house; when Clive brings his son Saul to work in Leo&#8217;s bar, events reach a shocking conclusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        10:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Anna Pigeon<\/p>\n<p>\n            USA Network<\/p>\n<p>Season 1 finale: With winter settling over the deserted park, Anna must answer a dangerous SOS call alone.<\/p>\n<p>        Austin City Limits<\/p>\n<p>\n            PBS<br \/>\n            SPECIAL NIGHT &amp; TIME\n        <\/p>\n<p>Olivia Rodrigo returns to the ACL stage.<\/p>\n<p>        Boston Blue<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<\/p>\n<p>Season 2 premiere:\u00a0When a series of murders begins mirroring the infamous Boston Strangler killings, Danny and Lena race to stop a copycat killer before he strikes again.<\/p>\n<p>        S.W.A.T.: Exiles<\/p>\n<p>\n            Starz<\/p>\n<p>A manhunt pushes the Exiles to their breaking point; when a decision Hondo made to shield his squad from scrutiny comes back to bite him, he realizes someone close to him may know more than they&#8217;re letting on.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS Every day, TVLine&#8217;s What to Watch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":641322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":["post-641321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}