The TVLine-Up: What’s Returning, New and Leaving the Week of Sept. 29

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and our monthly breakdown of What’s on Streaming.

With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the VCR… however it is you roll.

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This week, you’ll find 18 returning favorites (including Law & Order: SVU, Found and Heartstopper), 10 series debuts (including Joan, The Summit, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit), eight finales (including the very last episode of Power Book II: Ghost) and more.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
7 pm America’s Funniest Home Videos Season 35 premiere (ABC)
8 pm City of God: The Fight Rages On Season 1 finale (HBO Latino)
8 pm The Simpsons Season 36 premiere (Fox)
8:30 pm Universal Basic Guys Episode 4/time slot premiere (Fox)
9 pm Bob’s Burgers Season 15 premiere (Fox)
9 pm The Penguin Episode 2/time slot premiere (HBO)
9 pm The Summit series premiere (CBS; special night and time)
9 pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 (aka The Book of Carol) premiere (AMC)
9:30 pm Krapopolis Season 2 premiere (Fox)
10 pm Industry Season 3 finale (HBO)

MONDAY, SEPT. 30
3 am Futurama Season 12 finale (Hulu)
8 pm All American: Homecoming series finale (The CW)

TUESDAY, OCT. 1
8 pm WWE NXT network premiere (The CW)
9 pm The Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 premiere (Bravo)
9 pm Vice Presidential Debate (CBS)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2
3 am Chef’s Table: Noodles series premiere (Netflix; all four episodes)
3 am The Circle Season 7 finale (Netflix)
3 am The Last Days of the Space Age limited series premiere (Hulu; all eight episodes)
3 am Love Is Blind Season 7 premiere (Netflix; first six episodes)
3 am Unsolved Mysteries Volume 5 premiere (Netflix; all four episodes)
3 am Where’s Wanda? series premiere (Apple TV+; first two episodes)
8 pm Sullivan’s Crossing Season 2 premiere (The CW)
9 pm Joan limited series premiere (The CW)
10 pm The Ark Season 2 finale (Syfy)

THURSDAY, OCT. 3
3 am The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist special (Netflix)
3 am Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Season 2 premiere (Max)
3 am Heartstopper Season 3 premiere (Netflix; all eight episodes)
3 am Hold Your Breath movie premiere (Hulu)
3 am House of Spoils movie premiere (Prime Video)
3 am The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 premiere (Prime Video; first three episodes)
3 am The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 finale (Prime Video)
3 am Salem’s Lot movie premiere (Max)
3 am Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special! special (Max)
3 am Zatima Season 3 premiere (BET+)
8 pm Law & Order Season 24 premiere (NBC)
8 pm Scrabble series premiere (The CW)
9 pm Law & Order: SVU Season 26 premiere (NBC)
9 pm Trivial Pursuit series premiere (The CW)
10 pm Found Season 2 premiere (NBC)

FRIDAY, OCT. 4
3 am Curses! Season 2 premiere (Apple TV+; all 10 episodes)
8 pm Power Book II: Ghost series finale (Starz)
9 pm Fat Joe Talks series premiere (Starz)
9:30 pm Tia Mowry: My Next Act series premiere (WE)
10 pm Scare Tactics series premiere (USA Network)

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