“Will & Grace” returns to NBC on Thursday, nearly 20 years after it first premiered and broke ground as a broadcast network sitcom whose influence reached far beyond viewers’ living rooms.
In 2012, then-vice president Joe Biden cited the show as a factor in his decision to support marriage equality. That moment, six years after the show went off the air for the first time, ensured that the show’s legacy would be entrenched American political history.
By bringing two charismatic gay men to audiences, “Will & Grace” was a force for political change and a prime example of the power of television to shape people’s opinions and open their minds to new ideas.
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“I think ‘Will & Grace’ probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has ever done so far,” Biden said on “Meet the Press” in 2012. His statements would force Democratic party leaders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to come out in support of issue as well, kicking off a new wave of evolution among top politicians and paving the way for the landmark 2015 Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage legal across the U.S.
“We knew when we were doing ‘Will & Grace’ that we were doing something important that was having social effect and political effect,” star Debra Messing said in an interview shortly after Biden’s comments in 2012.
It was no mistake, because entertainment and media can be powerful tools in shaping the public’s opinions by introducing unfamiliar ideas, wrapped in the comfortable distance of storytelling. Television can be especially effective in making viewers comfortable, just by nature of the format, which requires them to welcome shows and characters into their lives on a weekly basis.
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“‘Will & Grace’ has done so much to help people feel like they know somebody LGBT,” said Wilson Cruz, an activist and actor who had his own groundbreaking role as a gay character on “My So-Called Life,” told TheWrap. “TV is a way for people to see the lives of LGBT people, even though it’s fiction. [“Will & Grace”] did a lot to help people feel comfortable.”
This was especially true in 1998, when there was much less television and viewers had fewer places to turn where they’d only be presented with ideas and people who made them feel comfortable. At the height of its popularity, 25 million people watched “Will & Grace” every week and saw two out, successful gay men living their lives.
“In the early days, when TV would bring you and issue you hadn’t heard before and show you the loving way to handle it, that was very formative whether you knew it or not,” Jim Colucci, journalist and author of “Will & Grace: Fabulously Uncensored,” went on to tell TheWrap. “There were people who didn’t know any gay people and probably believed all of the horrible, nightmare gore that was out there. And then ‘Will & Grace’ gave them friendly, funny faces and helped them realize that all of that stuff wasn’t true.”
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Even that was a tough sell. “Will & Grace” worked overtime to do everything it could to appease viewers to the then-somewhat radical idea of gay characters on television.
Colucci recalls director James Burrows telling him that the show even intentionally teased the idea that Will and Grace might end up together — even though that was never going to happen. “Back then, things were so different that the show had to play it both ways,” he said.
But it worked. The country went from a time when the producers of a TV show worried about offending viewers with the very idea of a gay man to marriage equality in the span of 20 years.
“It went so fast, it didn’t take long,” Colucci said. “For me, for something that in the late-’90s was really still bubbling … we never would’ve dreamed that it would happen in a decade or a decade and a half.”
Also Read: Sean Hayes Regrets Not Coming Out as Gay During 'Will & Grace' First Run
So progress has been made, in no small part thanks to “Will & Grace” and shows like it. But there’s still work to be done. Even television as a medium can sometimes be disappointingly conservative in its approach.
“Star Trek” has existed for more than 50 years, but it took until 2017 and the latest iteration, CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Discovery,” for the franchise to introduce its first gay characters, played by Cruz and Anthony Rapp. And in terms of representation and diversity, it’s far from the final frontier.
“Not a lot has changed in terms of diversity,” Cruz said. “When we’re talking about LGBT stories on TV, a lot of the time we’re really talking about gay white men. We have a long ways to go in terms of trans people and people of color. Even in terms of women.”
“We have a president who stirs up racial tensions, and the people who support him feel emboldened, like they’ve been given permission to hold on to their way of looking at the world,” he said. “But we know for a fact that seeing people on screen can change people’s opinions. A lot of the ignorance comes from a lack of exposure.”
Even in this particularly fractured political era, Cruz hopes television can still have the same impact in did in 1998. Maybe the return of “Will & Grace” and the decision to have “Star Trek” finally open its doors to LGBT characters could help open people’s minds.
“These are concepts and characters that people are familiar with,” he said. “And familiarity can allow people to open themselves up. They’re welcoming these characters into their home.”
Fall TV Premiere Calendar: 164 New and Returning Shows (Photos)
TheWrap’s guide to every show premiering on broadcast, cable and streaming
As the onslaught of TV premieres gets underway, it can be tough to remember what premieres when. Here's your guide to every new and returning series premiering over the next three months.
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"American Horror Story: Cult" (FX)
Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m.
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"You're the Worst" (FXX)
Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.
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"Bojack Horseman" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 8
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"One Mississippi" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept 8
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"MTV Unplugged" (MTV)
Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.
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"Con Man" (Syfy)
Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
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"The Orville" (Fox)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
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"Outlander" (Starz)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
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"Top of the Lake: China Girl" (SundanceTV)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
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"Fear the Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
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"The Deuce" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
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"The Mindy Project" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Sept. 12
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"South Park" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m.
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"Broad City" (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Better Things" (FX)
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 10 p.m.
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"American Vandal" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 15
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69th Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.
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"The Vietnam War" (PBS)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.
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"Vice Principals" (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.
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"The State" (Nat Geo)
Monday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.
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"If Loving You Is Wrong" (OWN)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m.
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"The Jim Jeffries Show" (Comedy Central)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Channel Zero" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.
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"The Good Place" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 p.m.
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"Gotham" (Fox)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
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"American Beauty Star" (Lifetime)
Thursday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Fuller House" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 22
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"Transparent" (Amazon)
Friday, Sept. 22
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"Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
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"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
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"Young Sheldon" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
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"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
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"Me, Myself & I" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Scorpion" (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.
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"The Voice" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
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"The Brave" (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.
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"The Opposition With Jordan Klepper" (Comedy Central)
Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 p.m.
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"Lethal Weapon" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
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"The Mick" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
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"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9:30 p.m.
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"NCIS" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
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"Bull" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
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"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.
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"This Is Us" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
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"Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.
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"Terrace House: Aloha State" (Netflix)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
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"Empire" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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"Star" (Fox)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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"Survivor" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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"SEAL Team" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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"Criminal Minds" (CBS)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
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"The Goldbergs" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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"Speechless" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
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"Modern Family" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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"American Housewife" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Designated Survivor" (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
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"The Blacklist" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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"Chicago P.D." (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
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"Liar" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
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"Rosehaven" (SundanceTV)
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11 p.m.
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"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.
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"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.
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"Superstore" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.
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"Will & Grace" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.
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"Great News" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Chicago Fire" (NBC)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.
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"The President Show" (Comedy Central)
Thursday, Sept. 28 at Midnight
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"StartUp" (Crackle)
Thursday, Sept. 28
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"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
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"The Exorcist" (Fox)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.
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"MacGyver" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
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"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.
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"Blue Bloods" (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.
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"Marvel's Inhumans" (ABC)
Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
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"The Magic School Bus Rides Again" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29
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"Real Rob" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29
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"Big Mouth" (Netflix)
Friday, Sept. 29
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"Versailles" (Ovation)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
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"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 p.m.
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"Bob's Burgers" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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"The Simpsons" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
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"Ghosted" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
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"Family Guy" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
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"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Wisdom of the Crowd" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
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"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.
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"The Toy Box" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
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"Shark Tank" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
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"Ten Days in the Valley" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
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"Poldark" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
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"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" (E!)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
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"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
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"Lucifer" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.
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"The Gifted" (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.
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"9JKL" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
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"TRL" (MTV)
Monday, Oct. 2
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"The Halcyon" (Ovation)
Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 p.m.
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"The Middle (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.
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"Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m.
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"black-ish" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m.
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"The Mayor" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.
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"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m.
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"Scandal" (ABC)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.
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"Van Helsing" (Syfy)
Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m.
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"Once Upon a Time" (ABC)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
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"Superstition" (Syfy)
Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.
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"Suburra" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 6
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"America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
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"Madam Secretary" (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
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"The Collection" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
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"Supergirl" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.
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"Valor" (The CW)
Monday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m.
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"The Flash" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m.
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"Legends of Tomorrow" (The CW)
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m.
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"Riverdale" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.
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"Dynasty" (The CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.
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"Mr. Robot" (USA)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
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"The Shannara Chronicles" (Spike)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m.
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"Chance" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
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"Supernatural" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
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"Arrow" (The CW)
Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.
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"I Love You, America" (Hulu)
Thursday, Oct. 12
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"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.
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"Jane the Virgin" (The CW)
Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
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"Lore" (Amazon)
Friday, Oct. 13
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"Mindhunter" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 13
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"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (BBC America)
Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
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"The Durrells in Corfu" (PBS)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
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"Berlin Station" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m.
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"Good Behavior" (TNT)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.
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"White Famous" (Showtime)
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.
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"Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" (VH1)
Monday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.
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"Hit the Road" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m.
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"Loudermilk" (Audience)
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Freakish" (Hulu)
Wednesday, Oct. 18
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"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m.
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"Graves" (Epix)
Sunday, Oct. 22 at 10 p.m.
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"The Last O.G." (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m.
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"At Home With Amy Sedaris" (TruTV)
Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 p.m.
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"Drop the Mic" (TBS)
Thursday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m.
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"Blindspot" (NBC)
Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.
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"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
Friday, Oct. 27
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"Major Crimes" (TNT)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m.
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"Superior Donuts" (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 30 at 9:30 p.m.
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"Mom" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.
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"Life in Pieces" (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 p.m.
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"S.W.A.T." (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.
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"Alias Grace" (Netflix)
Friday, Nov. 3
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"The Girlfriend Experience" (Starz)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
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"Shameless" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
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"SMILF" (Showtime)
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.
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"The Long Road Home" (Nat Geo)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m.
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"Teachers" (TV Land)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 10 p.m.
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"Future Man" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 14
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"Mythbusters" (Science)
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.
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"Search Party" (TBS)
Sunday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m.
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"Marvel's Runaways" (Hulu)
Tuesday, Nov. 21
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"Godless" (Netflix)
Wednesday, Nov. 22
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"She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix)
Thursday, Nov. 23
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"Vikings" (History)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m.
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"Happy!" (Syfy)
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m.