What To Watch Friday: CBS Dramas Return, Anna Pigeon Wraps, And More

Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.

On TV this Friday: “Sheriff Country,” “Fire Country,” and “Boston Blue” clock back in, and “Anna Pigeon” goes off duty.

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Showtimes for October 9, 2026

Animals

When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Ben Affleck) and his wife (Kerry Washington) find themselves drawn into a web of deception.

Avatar: Seven Havens

Paramount+First Three Episodes

Series premiere: Set in the world of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” this sequel centers on a young Earthbender who discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm.

Dark Matter

Charlie meets a kind stranger; Blair gives Leighton a warning; Amanda and Ryan face an unknown horror.

Disclosure Day

A meteorologist (Emily Blunt) and a cybersecurity expert (Josh O’Connor) find themselves at the center of a movement to expose the government’s coverup of extraterrestrial life; Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson co-star. 

Haunted Hotel

Season 2 premiere: A single mother (voiced by Eliza Coupe) tries to run the world’s most haunted hotel with her ghost brother (Will Forte), two kids, a demon trapped in a little boy’s body (Jimmi Simpson), and an ever growing collection of ghosts, monsters, and supernatural disasters.

Is It Cake? Halloween

Season 2 premiere: Bakers create creepy cakes designed to trick celebrity judges.

Kill Jackie

Jackie plots to take down her first demon, The Cuban, but events take a devastating turn.

Knife’s Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars

A São Paulo couple dreams of Latin America’s first three-Star title; a Rio chef and son compete for glory.

Matchbox The Movie

A group of childhood friends have their lives upended when their long-absent former leader (John Cena), now an undercover CIA agent, returns to their small town and unwittingly embroils them in a frantic international pursuit to save the world; Arturo Castro, Jessica Biel, Teyonah Parris, and Sam Richardson co-star.

MobLand

The Harrigans reel from an unexpected turn of events, triggering Harry to do damage control before police scrutiny closes in.

R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2

Sam (Bean Reid) and Becka (Adeline Lo) race to stop a new Pumpkinhead curse from claiming the entire town of Redhaven.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Lennon Parham, Cedric the Entertainer, and Kevin Smith spin the wheel for charity.

Dancing With the Devil

An injured ballerina falls for her physical therapist, only to discover that he caused her injury; Krystal Ellsworth, Stephen Tracey, Helene Henry, and Taylor Fery star.

JAŸ-Z IN 8

Docuseries finale: JAŸ-Z discusses his evolving relationship with spirituality and therapy, and the importance of his role as an artist to challenge racism and inequality.

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Ellen and Grace ride across the Highlands in search of Brian and Dougal’s forces.

Sheriff Country

Season 2 premiere: As Sheriff Mickey Fox struggles to process a shocking revelation about her family, she races to save a troubled young woman whose descent into a dangerous criminal operation uncovers a growing threat to all of Edgewater.

Fire Country

Season 5 premiere: As Edgewater celebrates its annual Founders’ Day festival, a catastrophic sinkhole opens beneath Main Street, trapping residents underground and forcing Station 42 into a high-stakes rescue.

Tip Toe

Leo suspects someone’s been inside his house; when Clive brings his son Saul to work in Leo’s bar, events reach a shocking conclusion. 

Anna Pigeon

Season 1 finale: With winter settling over the deserted park, Anna must answer a dangerous SOS call alone.

Austin City Limits

Boston Blue

Season 2 premiere: When a series of murders begins mirroring the infamous Boston Strangler killings, Danny and Lena race to stop a copycat killer before he strikes again.

S.W.A.T.: Exiles

A manhunt pushes the Exiles to their breaking point; when a decision Hondo made to shield his squad from scrutiny comes back to bite him, he realizes someone close to him may know more than they’re letting on.