What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘The Conners’ Halloween episode
SERIES
The Voice Taylor Swift continues as a mega-mentor on the second night of the knockout rounds. 8 p.m. NBC
The Flash In a Halloween episode Barry (Grant Gustin) tries to get Cisco (Carlos Valdes) prepared for the upcoming Crisis. Meanwhile, Ramsey Rosso (guest star Sendhil Ramamurthy) uses his new abilities to skirt death but sacrifices his humanity in the process. Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker also star. 8 p.m. CW
The Conners Halloween brings nothing but horror for Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) after she uncovers a shocking secret when trying to reopen the Lunch Box. Also, Darlene (Sara Gilbert) continues to deal with her complicated love life. John Goodman also stars. 8 p.m. ABC
Bless This Mess Mike (Dax Shepard) celebrates Halloween by scaring the wits out of Rio (Lake Bell) all night long, until she turns the tables on him and things take a dark and dangerous turn in this new episode of the comedy. 8:30 p.m. ABC
Mixed-ish The popular girls at school ask Rainbow (Arica Himmel) to join their group Halloween costume as Tootie from “The Facts of Life” in this new episode of the spinoff comedy. 9 p.m. ABC
Empire Lucious (Terrence Howard) tries to make amends with an old friend while Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) vies to assert control in this new episode. Andre 9 p.m. Fox
Retro Report on PBS Topics in the season finale include sex education programs, crime, Ryan White’s legacy, Napster and TV bullying. 9 p.m. KOCE and KPBS
Chopped A five-part tournament draws to a close with three rounds in the season finale of the cooking competition. Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy and Martha Stewart are the judges, with host Ted Allen. 9 p.m. Food Network
black-ish Halloween is approaching and the Johnson family can’t agree on a family costume theme. Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross star with guest star Aiden Lewandowski. 9:30 p.m. ABC
Frontline: Fire in Paradise The horrifying Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the history of California, started on Nov. 8, 2018, in Northern California. Now, a year later, major questions remain over who is to blame for the conflagration and why it was so catastrophic, virtually wiping out a densely populated foothill town known, ironically, as Paradise. 10 p.m. KOCE and KPBS
MOVIES
Any One of Us This moving documentary chronicles the long comeback road that still lies ahead of professional mountain biker Paul Basagoitia, who was at the top of his sport four years ago when a devastating crash left the young athlete paralyzed from the waist down. Despite little encouragement from doctors, Basagoitia threw himself wholeheartedly into his therapy and now is able to enjoy recreational riding on an electric bicycle. 9 p.m. HBO
TALK SHOWS
CBS This Morning Cardinal Timothy Dolan; Allison Moorer; David Chang. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Author Tom Brokaw. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Angie Cruz; Emma Thompson and Henry Golding; Tieghan Gerard; “Dancing With the Stars.” (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva; Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety; Alejandra Guzman. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Ryan Henry Golding (“Last Christmas”); Bear Grylls (“Running Wild With Bear Grylls”). (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Crime survivor Kristene Chapa and her mother, Grace Chapa. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
Rachael Ray Reid Scott (“Black and Blue”); Kyan Douglas (“Queer Eye”). (N) 10 a.m. KTTV
The Wendy Williams Show (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Edward Norton. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Dr. Oz Show The 1986 “Preppy Killer” case and the death of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin. (N) 1 p.m. KTTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show Chore-Play; Max Greenfield; magician Shin Lim. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC
Dr. Phil A woman’s 11-year-old son is extremely violent and threatened to kill her and a student at his school. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ewan McGregor (“Doctor Sleep”); guest host Howie Mandel. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
The Doctors A woman’s fiancé locks all of their sweets in a safe inside the refrigerator; Word of the Day. (N) 3 p.m. KCOP
SoCal Connected An investigation reveals how the state and many cities have let developers get away for decades with not paying their fair share when they replace affordable lodging with luxury hotels up and down California’s coast. (N) 8 p.m. KCET, midnight KCET
Amanpour and Company (N) 11 p.m. KCET; midnight KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Rapper Noname. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Conan Aaron Paul (“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie”). (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jason Momoa; comedy duo Rhett & Link. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Jennifer Aniston; Thomas Middleditch. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ewan McGregor; Linda Hamilton; Caamp performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
The Late Late Show With James Corden Hailee Steinfeld; Mallrat performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Emma Thompson; Taran Killam; Jeremy O. Harris. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
A Little Late With Lilly Singh 1:38 a.m. KNBC
SPORTS
NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning visits the New York Rangers, 4:30 p.m. NBCSP; the Ducks host the Winnipeg Jets, 7 p.m. FS Prime
2019 World Series Game 5: The Washington Nationals visit the Houston Astros, 5 p.m. Fox
MLS Soccer Playoffs LAFC hosts the Seattle Sounders FC, 6 p.m. ESPN
NBA Basketball The Lakers host the Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m. SportsNet
For more sports on TV, see the Sports section.
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