The families of Modern Family think you should spend Halloween at a yard sale
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, October 31. All times are Eastern.
Please note that Hurricane Sandy may change program airtimes and coverage assignments.
TOP PICK
Modern Family (ABC, 9 p.m.): ABC apparently forgot how the calendar works and aired all of its comedy Halloween episodes last week. (Well, it’s that or they just figured nobody would be watching TV tonight because of the holiday and all.) So that means you can celebrate Halloween with the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan by having a… yard sale? Donna Bowman would like to participate. If you’ve been looking for a complete set of E.T. The Extraterrestrial Pizza Hut collectible cups, well, she’s got a great deal for you.
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30 Rock (NBC, 8 p.m.): The cracked theory that Jenna Maroney will decide the next president of the United States is put to the test in the second half of this two-parter. Boy, won’t Pilot Viruet be surprised when Jenna throws the weight of the Electoral College behind dark-horse candidate “Jenna Maroney.” (Please note this is airing tonight, instead of Thursday.)
Arrow (The CW, 8 p.m.): Moira withdrew $2.6 million without Walter’s knowledge, and now, he’s going to get to the bottom of it! See, this is the kind of exciting superheroics that Alasdair Wilkins signed on to cover this show for. If you can’t have discussions about bank withdrawals, it ain’t a superhero show!
Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.): Somebody’s figured out that Lisa’s a former child star, and now they’re going to confront her about her sordid past. Carrie Raisler knows that if you spot a former child star in the wild, the best step you can take is to make yourself as big as possible and back away slowly. Do not approach!
Supernatural (The CW, 9 p.m.): They’re creepy and they’re kooky/ mysterious and spooky/ they’re altogether ooky/ the cast of Supernatural! (Actually, Phil Dyess-Nugent would beg to differ on the “ookiness” of Jensen Ackles, but he’s always had a bit of a schoolboy crush on the young fellow.)
Suburgatory (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): We’ll always enjoy the weird love song of Ryan and Tessa, so we’re hopeful tonight’s episode will be dominated by scenes of her being vaguely disgusted by her attraction for him. Brandon Nowalk thinks there should be more “Sam and Diane as teenagers” on TV right now.
American Horror Story (FX, 10 p.m.): In a bit of vaguely creepy serendipity, tonight’s episode is all about a violent storm ravaging the East Coast. Todd VanDerWerff, still in mind of the long line of airplanes hoping to fly out of JFK ahead of Sandy, wonders how all of this storminess is going to play. We’ll see!