SERIES

MacGyver Angus and Riley (Lucas Till, Tristin Mays) are driving a tanker filled with liquid oxygen through a rebel-occupied region to deliver it to a children’s hospital. George Eads also stars. 8 p.m. CBS

Fresh Off the Boat After Honey and Marvin (Chelsey Crisp, Ray Wise) ask them to be baby’s godparents, Jessica and Louis (Constance Wu, Randall Park) offer to babysit on Halloween in this new episode. Hudson Yang also stars, and George Wendt guest stars. 8 p.m. ABC

Last Man Standing Mandy, Kyle, Kristen and Ryan (Molly Ephraim, Christoph Sanders, Amanda Fuller and Jordan Masterson) hold a Halloween séance in this new episode. Tim Allen and Nancy Travis also star. 8 p.m. Fox

Autumnwatch New England The series finale features cranberries, pumpkins, turkeys, monarch butterflies and porcupines. 8 p.m. KOCE


The Cool Kids Margaret (Vicki Lawrence) tries to convince Sid (Leslie Jordan) to come out to his visiting son in this new episode of the comedy. David Alan Grier and Martin Mull also star. 8:30 p.m. Fox

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) convinces Paula, Heather and Valencia (Donna Lynne Champlin, Vella Lovell and Gabrielle Ruiz) to participate in a Halloween séance in this new episode of the musical comedy. 9 p.m. KTLA

Shakespeare Uncovered The episodes “Measure for Measure With Romola Garai” and “Julius Caesar With Brian Cox” air back to back. 9 and 10 p.m. KOCE

Get a Room With Carson & Thom Fashion expert Carson Kressley and interior designer Thom Filicia — from the original run “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” — team up for this new series in which they help clients who want to transform their boxy, humdrum living spaces into something more vibrant and personal. 9 p.m. Bravo


Blue Bloods When New York City experiences a major blackout, police officers scramble to contain the chaos in this new episode. 10 p.m. CBS

20/20 This new episode of the news magazine features an interview with 21-year-old Jordan Brown, who spent years in juvenile detention for the murder his father’s pregnant fiancée when he was 11 — a crime he insists he didn’t commit. 10 p.m. ABC

Van Helsing Vanessa (Kelly Overton) relives episodes from the life of her ancestor Lily Van Helsing in Colonial Hong Kong in this new episode. 10 p.m. Syfy

SPECIALS

Real Time With Bill Maher This “Anniversary Special” features highlights of Maher’s irreverent 25-year run on television, featuring archival footage from both “Real Time,” on HBO and ABC’s “Politically Incorrect.” 10 p.m. HBO


TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Richard Lloyd, Christie’s; Chris Anderson. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Bear Grylls; Jet Tila and Ryan Scott. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America John Stamos; Rachel Platten performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC


Good Day L.A. Sec. of State Alex Padilla (D-Calif.); Carey Mulligan (“Wildlife”). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Megyn Kelly Today Matt Iseman. (N) 9 a.m. KNBC

Live With Kelly and Ryan Shaquille O’Neal (“Big Chicken Shaq”); Kiernan Shipka (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View (N) 10 a.m. KABC


The Wendy Williams Show Busy Philipps (“This Will Only Hurt a Little”). (N) 10 a.m. KTTV

The Dr. Oz Show Four friends contract the same type of cancer. The keto diet: Savannah Guthrie. (N) 10 a.m. KCOP; 3 p.m. KTTV

The Real R&B duo Chloe x Halle. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Doctors Back pain; a woman plays the flute during brain surgery; Dr. Bryan Abasolo. (N) 11 a.m. KCOP


The Talk Regina Hall; Jameela Jamil; Camila McConaughey. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Steve A young woman takes a bullied autistic teen to a dance; Nicole Ari Parker (“Empire”). (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Rachael Ray Hilary Swank and Robert Forster (“What They Had”); Katie Lee; Victor Cruz. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A woman says her mother went behind her back and stole custody of her children. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS


The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jonah Hill; author Whitney Cummings. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Washington Week The missing Saudi journalist; midterm elections; Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and the deficit: Hallie Jackson, NBC; Abby Phillip, CNN; Dan Balz, the Washington Post; Mark Landler, the New York Times. (N) 7 and 11 p.m. KOCE

Amanpour and Company (N) 10 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

The Issue Is… With Elex Michaelson California Gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). (N) 10:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. KTTV


The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Robin Wright. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Bryan Cranston; Wu-Tang Clan; Paul Shaffer. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

SPORTS

NBA Basketball The Boston Celtics visit the Toronto Raptors, 5 p.m. ESPN; the Golden State Warriors visit the Utah Jazz, 7:30 p.m. ESPN; the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Clippers, 7:30 p.m. FS Prime


Baseball The Dodgers are back in Milwaukee for Game 6 of the NLCS against the Brewers, 5:30 p.m. FS1

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