How TV Is Celebrating Halloween 2016
‘Hawaii Five-0’
It's a house of horrors as Five-0 investigates a medium's murder (by a poltergeist!) and Kono and Adam (Grace Park, Ian Anthony Dale) are kidnapped by a creepy cult.
The “Ka Hale Ho’okauweli" episode of Hawaii Five-0 airs Friday, Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. on CBS.
(Credit: CBS)
‘Kevin Can Wait’
Looks like Chale (Ryan Cartwright) has cooked up a wacky bacon costume, but it's that Viking we're really checking out this Halloween.
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard guest stars on the "Hallow-We-Ain't-Home" episode of Kevin Can Wait airs Monday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
(Credit: Jeffrey Neira/CBS)
‘The Odd Couple’
Oscar and Felix (Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon) go trick or treating in their apartment building, and, kid you not, it's Felix's first time celebrating Halloween.
The "I Kid, You Not" episode of The Odd Couple airs Monday, Oct. 31 at 9:30 p.m. on CBS.
(Credit: Ron P. Jaffe/CBS)
‘Scorpion’
Sylvester Dodd (Ari Stidham) is like a vampire mad scientist as he toasts Halloween with Walter (Elyes Gable).
The "Bat Poop Crazy" episode of Scorpion airs, Monday, Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. on CBS.
(Credit: Michael Yarish/CBS)
‘BUNK’D’
The Jessie spinoff gives a G-rated spin on the slasher film genre when campers at Camp Kikiwaka start disappearing one by one. In this pic, BUNK'D stars Peyton List and Nathan Arenas look like they may have briefly crossed paths with Jason or Freddy, but Karan Brar appears to be unscathed.
The "Camp Kiki-Slasher" episode of BUNK'D premieres Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on Disney Channel.
(Credit: Disney Channel/Eric McCandless)
‘Liv and Maddie: Cali Style’
It's Liv and Maddie's (Dove Cameron) first Halloween in Cali, but for some reason, Maddie is dumping marshmallows on trick or treaters' heads. They twins will also go to a spooky dinner and have an encounter with the real-life "spider-sprayer."
The "Scare-A-Rooney" episode of Liv and Maddie: Cali Style airs Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. on Disney Channel.
(Credit: Disney Channel/Eric McCandless)
‘The Simpsons’
It wouldn't be Halloween without the animated Fox sitcom's annual "Treehouse of Horror" installment. (This year brings the count to 27!) For "Treehouse of Horror XXVII," a Hunger Games-style contest will have the children of Springfield at battle for a piece of Burns, while Lisa Simpson's imaginary bestie starts killing her real life pals.
The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" episode airs Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
(Credit: Fox)
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
Andy Samberg is making magic in the "Halloween IV" episode of the Fox police comedy.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Halloween episode airs Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
(Credit: John P Fleenor/Fox)
‘Scream Queens’
Halloween will be a real scream on Fox's campy horror comedy. And where else can you see Emma Roberts as a Smurf and Taylor Lautner as Ryan Lochte?
The "Halloween Blues" episode of Scream Queens airs Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. on Fox.
(Credit: FOX/Michael Becker)
‘Scream’
Get ready to scream — for two hours — as MTV's horror thriller pays homage to its signature holiday with a special episode.
The supersized Scream Halloween special airs Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. on MTV.
(Credit: MTV)
‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
The Peanuts classic is a Halloween tradition, and as a bonus, it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Will the Great pumpkin disappoint Linus again? And more importantly, will Charlie Brown score any candy instead of a bag of rocks?
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown airs Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC)
‘Last Man Standing’
Last woman standing? The Baxter family members decide to dress up like each other for Halloween, but Ryan (Jordan Masterson) will never win a costume contest as Kristin (Amanda Fuller) — and his beard totally clashes with his party dress. Pictured: Molly Ephraim, Nancy Travis, Kaitlyn Dever, Masterson, and Fuller.
The "Trick or Treat" episode of Last Man Standing airs Friday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Tony Rivetti)
‘Dr. Ken’
Who doesn't love a good ghost story — especially a Korean one? In "D.K.'s Korean Ghost Story," Park patriarch D.K. (Dana Lee) tells the family a scary Korean gwishin (ghost) story, but Ken Jeong's hotdog costume may be scarier! Pictured: Suzy Nakamura, Tisha Campbell Martin, and Jeong.
The Dr. Ken episode "D.K.'s Korean Ghost Story," airs Friday, Oct. 21 at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Nicole Wilder)
‘Bob’s Burgers’
Leave it to Bob Belcher to carve a Halloween pumpkin with a burger design! But someone is stealing his carved creations in the "Teen-A-Witch" episode of Bob's Burgers.
The Halloween episode of the animated sitcom airs Sunday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. on Fox.
(Credit: Fox)
‘The Middle’
It’ll be a day of "Heckoning" as the Heck family gets ready for their favorite holiday. But who put Axl (Charlie McDermott) in charge of the pumpkin carve?
"The Halloween VII: The Heckoning" episode of The Middle airs Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Michael Ansell)
‘American Housewife’
On ABC's newest comedy, the Westport Zombie run will feature some creepy characters as Greg (Diedrich Bader) and Ann-Kat (Julia Butters) get a little too into character. In fact, only Harrison (Daniel DiMaggio) looks like he's dressed to run a 5K — or maybe run from them.
The "Westport Zombies" episode of American Housewife airs Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Tony Rivetti)
‘Fresh Off the Boat’
The Huang kids couldn't look scary if they tried, so we're glad to see Emery and Evan (Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen) went for Indiana Jones and a professor for this year's Halloween episode, "Louiseween."
The Fresh Off the Boat Halloween episode airs Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless)
‘The Real O’Neals’
In honor of "the gay Super Bowl" (aka Halloween), Kenny throws a party for his gay friends, but we're not sure how his mom will feel about some of the costumes.
"The Real Halloween" episode of The Real O'Neals airs Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless)
‘The Goldbergs’
Geoff Schwartz (Sam Lerner) is hanging at the Halloween dance with his new girl Evvie (Allie Grant), who's got the Beverly 'do down even while in costume.
The "Stefan King" episode of The Goldbergs airs Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
‘Speechless’
Talk about a hospital of horrors! Ray (Mason Cook) recruits the other kids to work at the school's haunted mansion, but Jillian (Lukita Maxwell) is far from speechless when she sees his creepy costume.
The Speechless episode "H-A-L- Halloween" airs Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Nicole Wilder)
‘Modern Family’
Superheroes are taking over as the Pritchett-Dunphy-Delgado-Tucker clan give us a new Halloween episode, "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook." We gotta say, Cam (Eric Stonestreet) makes a mean Batman.
The Modern Family Halloween episode airs Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Kevin Estrada)
‘Black-ish’
The Johnsons are getting into mischief on the one night of the year when petty crimes don't get punished. Pictured: Miles Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marsai Martin, Jenifer Lewis, and Nicole Sullivan.
The Black-ish episode "The Purge" airs Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.
(Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless)
‘Code Black’
Rob Lowe is back as Col. Ethan Willis for Code Black's Halloween episode, while Dr. Amanda Nolan (Kathleen Rose Perkins) rocks some cute cat ears.
The "Demons and Angels" episode of Code Black airs Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 10 p.m. on CBS.
(Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS)
‘Superstore’
It's just another Cloud 9 team meeting, but this time, the crew is decked out for Halloween and Dina (Lauren Ash) is proving once and for all that she's the staff's bad cop.
The Superstore episode "Employee Theft" airs Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
(Credit: Tyler Golden/NBC)
Halloween 2016 is on the horizon, and the treats far outweigh the tricks — on primetime, anyway. This year, the networks have scared up a lineup of spooky sitcom episodes, bone-chilling programming blocks, and other frightful fare that will take you all the way up to Old Hallows' Eve.
Click through this slideshow to see how Modern Family, The Simpsons, and more of your favorite shows will be celebrating Halloween this year. And we’ll be updating the gallery throughout the month, so check back often!
Solve the daily Crossword
