What To Watch: Matlock Episode 2, Elsbeth, Ghosts And Lincoln Lawyer Return, Young Sheldon Spinoff And More

On TV this Thursday: Matlock returns with its second episode, The Lincoln Lawyer is back on the case and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage begins. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar.  (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for October 17, 2024

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Rick and Morty: The Anime

Adult Swim

Season 1 finale: Though Morty might finally be at peace, Space Morty might be in real trouble. (Not yet renewed.)

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Brothers

Prime Video

Movie premiere: A reformed criminal (played by Outer Range's Josh Brolin) is lured back into his old lifestyle after reuniting with his twin (Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage) for a road trip.

The Groomsmen

Hallmark+

TV-movie premiere: Unspooling over three weeks, the trilogy follows three best friends (played by Mean Girls' Jonathan Bennett, Three Wise Men and a Baby's Tyler Hynees and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s B.J. Britt) as they celebrate their wedding days.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Netflix ALL 10 EPISODES

Season 3 premiere: Mickey takes on a personal (and potentially dangerous) case when he defends the person accused of murdering a friend and former client. (Watch trailer.)

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh

Prime Video ALL EIGHT EPISODES

Series premiere: After moving to America from India, a family finds themselves in conflict with a polar-opposite neighbor; Naveen Andrews (Lost) stars. (Watch trailer.)

Reasonable Doubt

Hulu

Season 2 finale: Following the verdict for Shanelle's case, Jax and Lewis have to figure out what their future looks like. (Not yet renewed.)

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Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage

CBS YOUNG SHELDON SPINOFF

Series premiere: The titular couple (played by Montana Jordan and Emily Osment) raise their young family in Texas while navigating new challenges. (Read review; get scoop.)

Law & Order

NBC

Riley's personal life clashes with his career when his brother (played by New Amsterdam's Ryan Eggold) is connected to a murder. (Read Episode 2 recap.)

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Ghosts

CBS

Season 4 premiere: Isaac comes face to face with Puritan ghost Patience (played by Veep's Mary Holland) for the first time since she was lost in the dirt. (Watch trailer.)

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Matlock

CBS TIME PERIOD PREMIERE

In Episode 2, Matty and the team take on a lawsuit involving a developmentally delayed teenager whose family claims he's been wrongly accused of murder. (Get scoop.)

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Elsbeth

CBS

Season 2 premiere: Elsbeth suspects an opera lover (played by Only Murders in the Building's Nathan Lane) of stabbing a finance executive to death. (Watch trailer.)

Grey's Anatomy

ABC

Mika faces a life-changing personal matter; Bailey and Ben navigate work/wife balance; Levi finds a surprising connection. (Read Episode 2 recap.)

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