What To Watch: 'Treehouse Of Horror' XXXI, Hugh Laurie's Roadkill And More
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On TV this Sunday: The stars of Pretty Little Liars, Riverdale and Supergirl team for a Hallmark Christmas movie, Hugh Laurie fronts the UK political drama Roadkill, and The Simpsons reenters the Treehouse of Horror. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for November 1, 2020
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The Christmas Aunt
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: Rebecca (The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam) returns home before Christmas to watch over her niece and nephew, and reconnects with her childhood best friend (The 100's Jarod Joseph). (View full "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" schedule.)
On the 12th Date of Christmas
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: A pair of game designers (Galavant's Mallory Jansen and Letterkenny's Tyler Hynes) team up to create a romantic, holiday-themed scavenger hunt. (Get the complete "Countdown to Christmas" lineup.)
Pandora
The CW
Xander and Jett head out to save Ralen from an intergalactic fight club; Jax attempts to gain intel from a Sumi princess.
The Simpsons
Fox
In the 31st "Treehouse of Horror," the family parodies Spider-PigSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Lisa has a shocking ninth birthday; and the 2020 election (somehow) becomes even more terrifying. (Watch sneak peek.)
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Sunday Night Football
NBC
The Dallas Cowboys visit the Philadelphia Eagles, live from Lincoln Financial Field.
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Fargo
FX
While Loy works on taking down his demons, Josto makes a bold move.
Fear the Walking Dead
AMC
A mysterious death sends John on an introspective investigation. (Fall behind? Read Episode 3 recap.)
Stateside premiere: House vet Hugh Laurie plays UK government minister Peter Laurence, whose life is rocked by a pair of scandals; Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Harlots) and Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen) co-star.
The Undoing
HBO
After seeking refuge at her father's house, Grace fields heaps of personal questions from inquisitive detectives. (Is Nicole Kidman singing theme song?)
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The Comedy Store
Showtime
Docuseries finale: Owner Mitzi Shore's death hits The Store hard; the current state of the iconic club is explored. (Desus & Mero's season finale airs at 11.)
Holly & Ivy
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
TV-movie premiere: Melody (Pretty Little Liars' Janel Parrish) renovates her fixer-upper with the help of contractor Adam (Supergirl's Jeremy Jordan) after she agrees to adopt the titular daughters of her ill-fated next-door neighbor Nina (Riverdale's Marisol Nichols).
♦ ON THIS DATE IN TV HISTORY ♦
On. Nov. 1, 1972, That Certain Summer -- the first
TV-movie to sympathetically deal with homosexuality,
starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen --
aired as ABC's Movie of the Week.
