Sunday
“Miss Scarlet & the Duke” (PBS, 8 p.m. ET): This mystery drama set in Victorian-era London returns with new episodes.
“Chesapeake Shores” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): The family drama ends its run after six seasons.
“Magpie Murders” (PBS, 9 p.m.): A book editor (“Harlots’” Lesley Manville) has a mystery on her hands in this new decades-spanning drama.
“Step Up” (Starz, 9:56 p.m.): This drama about a performing arts high school in Atlanta steps up for a third season.
“Annika” (PBS, 10 p.m.): This detective drama set in Scotland also returns. Nicola Walker stars.
Monday
“Doc Martin” (Acorn TV): The veddy British comedy-drama returns for a 10th and final season. Martin Clunes stars.
“Kids Baking Championship” (Food Network, 8 p.m.): Boo! The competition returns with a special one-off Halloween episode.
“Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March” (PBS, 9 p.m.): This new special explores the response to the mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta in 2021.
“The Vow” (HBO, 9 p.m.): This docuseries about the rise and fall of the self-improvement program turned bizarre sex cult known as NXIVM is back for Season 2.
“POV” (PBS, 10 p.m.): Muslim Americans share their perspectives on life in these United States in the 2022 documentary “An Act of Worship.”
Tuesday
“Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy Live From Los Angeles” (Netflix): The veteran comic holds court at Chavez Ravine in his latest stand-up special.
“Somebody Feed Phil” (Netflix): Mr. Rosenthal’s foodie travelogue tucks in for a sixth season.
“Unsolved Mysteries” (Netflix): The most recent reboot of the eerie docuseries unleashes a third season.
“By Design: The Joe Caroff Story” (TCM, 5 p.m.): This new documentary salutes the influential graphic designer behind some of the most iconic movie logos of all time.
“The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon” (Vice, 8 p.m.): The controversial pro wrestling impresario is profiled in this new documentary.
“Mama’s Boy” (HBO, 9 p.m.): Oscar-winning screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black (“Milk,” “Under the Banner of Heaven”) shares his journey in this new documentary.
Wednesday
“Love Is Blind” (Netflix): The contestants are out of sight but not out of mind as the competition returns for Season 3. Nick and Vanessa Lachey host.
“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” (Peacock): The legendary civil rights activist is celebrated in this new documentary.
“The School for Good and Evil” (Netflix): Would-be heroes and villains get educated at a Hogwarts-like academy in this star-studded 2022 fantasy tale. With Charlize Theron.
“Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Catch up on all the latest gnus — and zebras, gazelles, etc. — in the new episode “Running With the Beest.”
“King Tut: A Century of Secrets” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): Tomb it may concern, this new special marks the centenary of that famous find in Egypt in 1922.
“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): The efficacy of hallucinogens in treating anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc., is explored in the new episode “Can Psychedelics Cure?”
"Year One: A Political Odyssey" (HBO, 9 p.m.): This new documentary goes behind the scenes of President Joe Biden's first 365 days in office.
“Secrets of the Dead” (PBS, 10 p.m.): Visit the ancient Roman city buried when Mount Vesuvius blew its top in A.D. 79 in the new episode “Last Days of Pompeii.”
“After Happily Ever After” (BET, 10 p.m.): People help their exes find new love in this new dating series hosted by Bow Wow.
“American Horror Story” (FX, 10 p.m.): The franchise is back with a new season set in the hellhole that was 1980s NYC. With Patti LuPone.
“Documentary Now!” (IFC, 10 p.m.): Even more classic docs come in for a good spoofing as the anthology series returns.
Thursday
“Inside Amy Schumer” (Paramount+): The bawdy comic reboots her 2013-16 sketch show for a fifth season.
“One of Us Is Lying” (Peacock): Truth be told, this teen-themed mystery drama is back for Season 2.
“V/H/S/99” (Shudder): Be kind, rewind — or else — in this 2022 entry in the found-footage horror franchise.
Friday
“Acapulco” (Apple TV+): The bilingual coming-of-age comedy starring Eugenio Derbez is back for Season 2.
“Chrissy’s Court” (Roku): The honorable Ms. Teigen presides over a third season of her courtroom series.
“Descendant” (Netflix): This 2022 documentary tells the story of a Black community in Alabama founded by the survivors of the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S.
“From Scratch” (Netflix): An aspiring artist (“Avatar’s” Zoe Saldana) hooks up with a hunky Sicilian chef in this new romantic drama.
“Matriarch” (Hulu): One very troubled woman is about to find out why they say “You can’t go home again” in the 2022 terror tale.
“The Peripheral” (Prime Video): Chloe Grace Moretz isn’t in Kansas anymore, she’s somewhere in virtual reality in this new sci-fi drama based on the William Gibson novel.
“Ray & Raymond” (Apple TV+): Estranged half-brothers (Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor) reunite at their father's funeral in this darkly comic 2022 drama.
“28 Days Haunted” (Netflix): Would-be paranormal investigators shack up with the spirits in this new unscripted series.
“Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout” (Shudder, 6 p.m.): Put your feet up on the dash and watch the latest special from “The Last Drive-in’s” Joe Bob Briggs.
“Noel Next Door” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): The onslaught of romantic holiday movies begins and — checks calendar, sighs — it’s only October.
“Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes” (PBS, 9 p.m.): The legendary jazz bassist with the lengthy discography is profiled in this new documentary.
“Love During Lockup” (WE, 9 p.m.): The unscripted series is back with new episodes.
Saturday
“Criss Angel’s Magic With the Stars” (The CW, 8 p.m.): The illusionist puts famous faces through their paces in this new competition series.
“We Wish You a Married Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A couple visit Vermont to get their rocky relationship back on track in this new TV movie.
“Swindler Seduction” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): He’ll speak of the pompatus of love then take the money and run in this new thriller.
“The Hair Tales” (OWN, 9 and 10 p.m.): Oprah Winfrey and “Insecure’s” Issa Rae are among the Black women talking matters tonsorial in this new docuseries.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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