What To Watch: Matlock Episode 2, Elsbeth, Ghosts And Lincoln Lawyer Return, Young Sheldon Spinoff And More
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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
NetflixALL 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 VideoALL 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
CBSYOUNG 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.)
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
CBSTIME 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.)Sonja Flemming/CBS
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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.)