{"id":867117,"date":"2026-10-01T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867117\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:58:10","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-and-streaming-thursday-october-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867117\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Watch On TV And Streaming Thursday, October 1, 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/intro-1790797024.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2273894\/what-to-watch-october-1-2026-tv-shows-movies\/\" data-post-id=\"2273894\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"What To Watch Thursday: East Of Eden, War, And Coven Academy Debut, Big Brother Winner Revealed, And More: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"East of Eden\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Netflix<\/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 Thursday: &#8220;East of Eden,&#8221; &#8220;War,&#8221; and &#8220;Coven Academy&#8221; make their debuts, and &#8220;Big Brother&#8221; Season 28 declares a winner.<\/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 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n        3:00 AM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Cooper and Fry<\/p>\n<p>\n            BritBox<\/p>\n<p>Cooper and Fry investigate after a local photographer is found dead at a popular tourist spot.<\/p>\n<p>        East of Eden<\/p>\n<p>\n            Netflix<br \/>\n            Seven-Episode Binge\n        <\/p>\n<p>Limited series premiere:\u00a0This modern interpretation explores the multi-generational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames (played by Florence Pugh).<\/p>\n<p>        Soulm8te<\/p>\n<p>\n            Hulu<br \/>\n            NEW TO STREAMING\n        <\/p>\n<p>After a ruthless tech giant acquires his company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own \u2014 unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.<\/p>\n<p>\n        8:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Big Brother<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<\/p>\n<p>Season 28 finale:\u00a0It\u2019s a jam-packed night as the final Head of Household is decided, the jury gets its final member, and either Taylor, Devens, or Drew wins the $750,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>        Coven Academy<\/p>\n<p>\n            Freeform<br \/>\n            First Four Episodes\n        <\/p>\n<p>Series premiere:\u00a0This YA drama follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic boarding school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability; Tiffani Thiessen and Devon Sawa co-star. (All 10 Season 1 episodes stream on Disney+ and Hulu Friday.)<\/p>\n<p>        Hell&#8217;s Kitchen<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fox<\/p>\n<p>Chef Ramsay delivers a surprise; the red and blue teams battle it out in a three-round challenge;\u00a0 contestants face their first dinner service, cooking for a room full of influencers.<\/p>\n<p>        The Real Housewives of Orange County<\/p>\n<p>\n            Bravo<\/p>\n<p>Heather and Terry reflect on family, childhood, and the ways they&#8217;ve supported each other through life; Heather learns Vicki questioned her authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>        Scrabble<\/p>\n<p>\n            The CW<\/p>\n<p>Three contestants face off in a word battle as they try to climb their way to the final round to play for $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>\n        8:15 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Thursday Night Football<\/p>\n<p>\n            Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        9:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        American Horror Story<\/p>\n<p>\n            FX<br \/>\n            Three Episodes\n        <\/p>\n<p>As Constance&#8217;s evening winds down, the holiday guests have dark places to go and people to see;\u00a0a friend of Ben&#8217;s girlfriend wants to reconnect; the witches of Miss Robichaux&#8217;s Academy turn to forgotten magic.<\/p>\n<p>        Special Forces: World&#8217;s Toughest Test<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fox<\/p>\n<p>The recruits work together to retrieve a supply drop while dangling from a ladder; they navigate a grueling obstacle course through the dense jungle, testing their mental and physical stamina.<\/p>\n<p>        Trivial Pursuit<\/p>\n<p>\n            The CW<\/p>\n<p>A pediatric hemotologist tests his knowledge in the six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories in hopes of winning $20,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        War<\/p>\n<p>\n            HBO<\/p>\n<p>Series premiere:\u00a0When a tech mogul (Dominic West) and his actress wife (Sienna Miller) split, their divorce sends shockwaves through London&#8217;s boardrooms, bedrooms and courtrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\n        9:30 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        The Amazing Race<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<br \/>\n            Night 2 of 2\n        <\/p>\n<p>Racers travel to Madrid, Spain, where a new alliance emerges; one team&#8217;s Express Pass strategy comes with instant regret.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Netflix Every day, TVLine&#8217;s What to Watch column&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,92],"class_list":["post-867117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}