All times Eastern. FRIDAY, Oct. 22Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the OpryThe Queen of Country Music celebrates 50 years as a member of the venerable Grand Ole Opry with this prerecorded tribute special featuring performances by Parton and some of her many superstar friends, including Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Toby Keith, Margo Price and Hank Williams Jr. (PBS Documentaries Prime). InvasionSpace aliens have invaded the world (again!). Follow humanity’s progress in repelling the extraterrestrial pests around the globe in this new drama series starring Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani and Sam Neill (Apple TV+). SATURDAY, Oct. 23The Dead FilesFormer NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan are back on the case in a new a season, utilizing criminal-investigation skills and communicating with the dead to get to the bottom of allegedly haunted locations at the request of their clients in aneffort to provide proof of paranormal activity (10 p.m., Travel Channel). Batman to Wonder Woman: TV’s Favorite SuperheroesSuperheroes from the comics have been a staple on TV since the 1950s and Superman. Put on your spandex suit and your cape and fly away with the Man of Steel, The Green Hornet, The Incredible Hulk, Greatest American Hero and interviews with Adam West, Burt Ward, Lynda Carter, Julie Newmar, Lou Ferrigno and many more (9 p.m., Reelz). SUNDAY, Oct. 24InsecureFifth and final season of the Emmy-winning comedy series begins tonight with Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji returning to their roles as they continue to navigate life in Los Angeles while exploring larger social and racial issues relating to the Black experience (10 p.m., HBO). Jack and Kelly Osborne: Night of TerrorNew spooky special brings Ozzy’s son and daughter onboard the docked RMS Queen Mary to see if they can experience what so many others have during late, lonely nights aboard the almost-empty royal vessel—scratches, footsteps, vivid apparitions or other evidence of the paranormal (Discovery+). MONDAY, Oct. 254400When 4,400 (mostly Black) people who were previously thought to be missing, over the past century and from around the world, suddenly return overnight—poof—to the city of Detroit…well, it raises quite a few loaded questions…especially when the new “refugees” themselves don’t seem to have much of a clue (10 p.m, The CW). Below DeckThe luxury superyacht My Seanna plies the stunning waters around the Caribbean island of St. Kitts as a crew of veterans and newbies caters to guests in season nine of the Emmy-nominated reality series (9 p.m., Bravo). TUESDAY, Oct. 26Sex: UnzippedNew comedy special focuses on sex positivity as hosted by the rapper Saweetie, joined by sex experts (including Dr. Ruth), a variety of talking heads and a crew of puppets representative of the broad spectrum of sex and sexualities existing in real life to help address and explain some of the biggest myths, misconceptions and experiences with it comes to sexuality today (Netflix). American VeteranFour-part series (hosted by U.S. military veterans Drew Carey, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, J.R. Martinez and Wes Studi) shines the light on some of America’s 18 million veterans by letting many of them—from the “Greatest Generation” of WWII to the battlefields of Vietnam and the Middle East—tell their own stories, in their own voices (10 p.m., PBS). WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27Muscle ShoalsHead south to the Alabama studio where musical magic was made by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and other stars as Bono from U2, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and other artists reflect on the timeless mojo of producer Rick Hall inside the hallowed halls (8 p.m., AXS). Citizen HearstTwo-night documentary series explores the life of early 20th century newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, the founder of a towering publication empire whose powerful political aspirations transformed the role of media in American society and made him the movie model for Orson Welles’ cinematic opus Citizen Kane (9 p.m., PBS). THURSDAY, Oct. 28City ConfidentialVeteran true-crime series, narrated by actor Mike Colter with an iconic, TV-noir style, returns tonight with all-new episodes exploring incidents and ensuing investigations that have impacted cities and towns across America (10 p.m., A&E). Hitmen: ReloadedBrit-TV faves from The Great British Bake-Off (Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins) play misfit best friends who are also contract killers in season two of this original streaming comedy series (Peacock). NEW ON DVD The Suicide SquadThe degenerate delinquents of DC Comics come alive in director James Gunn’s gung-ho, action-packed (and very quippy) re-spin—try to forget the 2016 version, just called Suicide Squad—about a group of super-villains sent on a super-secret, super-dangerous mission. With Margot Robbie, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jia Courtney and Pete Davidson all having a big ol’ time, and more than a dozen bonus features. Boldly go where no home entertainment has gone before with Star Trek: The Original Series: The Complete Series (CBS Home Entertainment), a 20-disc collection commemorating the 55th anniversary of iconic sci-fi TV series starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, DeForest Kelley and a bunch of out-there space aliens. In addition to every episode of the groundbreaking 1965-1969 show, the special triple-steelbook packaging includes more than nine additional hours of bonus materials, with cast and crew interviews, commentaries, documentaries and archival gems. AT THE MOVIESDirector Dennis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated Dune, a sprawling adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel, stars Timothèe Chalamat as the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset in the galaxy. With Oscar Issac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Barden, Dave Bautista and Rebecca Ferguson. Bill Murray, Christoph Waltz, Owen Wilson, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Timothèe Chalamat and Léa Seydouz headline the ensemble cast of The French Dispatch, director Wes Anderson’s comedic love letter to journalists working at the foreign bureau of a fictional Kansas City newspaper. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the based-on-a-true story tale of the British artist who rose to prominence in the late 19th century for his surreal cat paintings. Next, All 11 Halloween Movies Ranked
