Day: October 29, 2021

Best-bets for Oct. 31: Simpsons lead a packed Halloween

1) “The Simpsons,” 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., FXX. This is a rarity – a Sunday with no “Simpsons” on Fox. (Barring a four-game sweep, Fox has the World Series at 8:15 p.m. ET, with preview at 8.) Fortunately, there’s something better: FXX reruns the first 30 years of “Treehouse of Horror” episode (shown here), in order, from 9 a.m. to midnight. That’s followed by two other episodes – “Halloween of Horror” and “Thanksgiving of Horror” — at midnight and 12:30 a.m. Read more…

Week’s top-10 for Nov. 1: A busy stretch for dramas

1) “CSI: Vegas,” 10 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. This “CSI” reboot has been tackling an enigma: Someone framed former lab tech Hodges; that could invalidate thousands of convictions. Now Grissom and Sidle have a suspect, in an intriguing story that will reach a turning point next week. This episode also offers a quicker and flashier case: All of the people on a flight have been brutally killed … yet someone managed to escape with a fortune. Folsom (Matt Laurea, shown here with Mandeep Dhillon) solves it, and even has a few warm moments. Read more…