1) “Simpsons” marathon of “Treehouse of Horror” episodes, 8 a.m. ro 1 a.m., FXX. Here’s a fun way to spend time before or after trick-or-treating. Each half-hour has three tales. Some are gory, most are funny, all are wonderfully imaginative. (One example is shown here.) This time, it runs in reverse: The 35th one (2024) is 8 a.m.; the first (1990) is 1 a.m. that night.
2) “Young Frankenstein” (1974), 6:30 p.m., Sundance. This gem leads a day of light Halloween films. The Disney Channel starts “Zombies” films at 10 a.m., then “Under Wraps” ones at 4:35 and “Halloweentown ones at 7:55. Bravo has “Scary Movie” and its sequel at 7 and 9 p.m., then 11 and 1; E has “Ghostbusters” ones at 5 and 7:30, then 10 and 12:30.
3) Scarier stuff. Here are two great directors: John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978), is 7 and 11 p.m. on AMC, with the sequel at 9. Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” is 5:15, with sequel at 8. And during the day, Turner Classic Movies has the 1930s horror classic, plus Looney Tunes cartoons; then comes the 1979 “Dracula,” at 8 p.m. ET.
4) Sports. If needed, the seventh and final games are at 8 p.m. ET for the World Series (Fox) and the WNBA (USA, CNBC, Peacock). And there’s college football all day, including Arizona (ranked No. 22) at Texas Tech (No. 13) at noon ET and Florida (No. 17) at Georgia (No. 3) at 3:30.
5) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m. ET, NBC. After a two-week break, the show has a logical Halloween host. That’s Inde Navarette, whose work in “Obession” brought the Critics Choice Award for best actress in a horror film. It’s her first time on “SNL” and the second for music guest Gracie Abrams.