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TV This Week Oct. 19 - 25: ‘The Good Witch’s Wonder’

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This week’s TV Movies

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SUNDAY

“Manhattan,” the drama about the building of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., during WWII-era, ends its freshman season. 7 p.m. WGN America

“The Simpsons” will get you into the Halloween spirit with a brand new “Treehouse of Horror.” 8 p.m. Fox

Here come the mail-order brides! The unscripted series “90 Day Fiance” is back for a second season. 8 and 9 p.m. TLC

May the foods be ever in your favor: “Top Chef’s” Richard Blais hosts the new series “Hungry Games.” 10 p.m. Food Network; also 8 p.m. Mon.

MONDAY

Unable to save the world, Sean Hayes joins the cast of “The Millers” in the sitcom’s second-season premiere. 8:30 p.m. CBS

Two women who survived years of horrific domestic abuse share their stories in the 2014 documentary “Private Violence.” 9 p.m. HBO

CIA agent Stan Smith, Roger the alien and all your favorites are back as “American Dad” makes the leap from broadcast to cable. 9 p.m. TBS

The surprising saga of twin sisters from China — abandoned as infants, separated by international adoption and reunited years later — is told on a new “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

A Dodgers-Angels freeway series? Dream on. “2014 World Series.” 5 p.m. Fox

A new “30 for 30” recalls the early-1970s heyday of the NBA’s New York Knicks. 6 p.m. ESPN, 8 p.m. ESPN2

Celebrity chefs Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai and Aarón Sánchez are featured on a new “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” 8 p.m. KOCE

The hit teen drama “Pretty Little Liars” treats its legion of fans to a Halloween special chock-full of tricks, treats and behind-the-scenes goodies. 8 p.m. ABC Family

Similarly simian? The special “The Real Apes of the Planet” looks at myriad traits we share with our fellow primates. 8 p.m. Animal Planet

Diplomat, journalist, soldier, spy: “Makers” salutes the many roles played by “Women in War” in this new episode. 9 p.m. KOCE

Don’t “Freak Out.” They’re just harmless little pranks in this new two-night hidden-camera special. 9 p.m. ABC Family; also Wed.

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TV, or not TV? Ms. Spelling continues to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune as the unscripted series “True Tori” returns for a new season. 9 p.m. Lifetime

Kevin Hart and company get cracking on a third season of the unscripted-TV spoof “The Real Husbands of Hollywood.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. BET

WEDNESDAY

“Your Worst Nightmare” could be lurking just outside your window in this new true-crime series. 7 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery

It’s back to the post-apocalyptic future with the return of the science-fiction drama “The 100.” Eliza Taylor and “Lost’s” Henry Ian Cusick star. 9 p.m. KTLA

Wouldn’t you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? The beginnings of lighter-than-air flight in 18th century Paris are recalled on a new episode of the science-based series “Nova.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, how has the invention of glass effected us all? Find out on a new “How We Got to Now With Steven Johnson.” 10 p.m. KOCE

After a nine-year layoff, Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback” comes back next month — hooray! But first she’s going to dispense a little more “Web Therapy.” 11 p.m. Showtime

THURSDAY

“Project Runway” wraps up another season, followed by the premiere of the spinoff “Project Runway: Threads,” showcasing aspiring teen and tween fashionistas. 9 and 10:30 p.m. Lifetime

Have scalpel, will travel: Dr. Mehmet Oz is “Surgeon Oz” in this new series. 10 and 10:30 p.m. OWN

FRIDAY

It’s mo’ monsters, mo’ problems on the return of the Portland, Ore.-set supernatural drama “Grimm.” 9 p.m. NBC

Pop music’s Lady Gaga and legendary crooner Tony Bennett share the stage on “Great Performances.” What crazy outfit do you think Bennett will be wearing this time? 9 p.m. KOCE

“Constantine” is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t in this new supernatural drama based on the “Hellblazer” comics. Matt Ryan stars. 10 p.m. NBC

“Art in the Twenty-First Century” mounts a new season. 10 p.m. KOCE

SATURDAY

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The titular teen demigod (Logan Lerman) and his pals are back in action in the 2013 sequel “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” Nathan Fillion and Anthony Head also star. 8 p.m. HBO

Exorcism is an extracurricular activity in the TV movie “High School Possession.” Jennifer Stone and Janel Parrish star. 8 p.m. Lifetime

“The Good Witch’s Wonder” is the seventh film in the hit series starring Catherine Bell as the bewitching Cassie Nightingale. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

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