Raise your hand if typing “November” already is freaking you out! Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “The Grandfather Part II” – Olivia says something she regrets during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s (Fallon playing himself) talkshow and tries to keep Dan from finding out. With election day around the corner, Nate suspects his grandfather (guest star James Naughton) will …

Alex O’Loughlins Dr. Yablonsky is up against it again this week. Here’s hoping sports don’t push tonight’s episode back too late! Three Rivers – CBS 9/8c “Alone Together” – In order to save his life, Andy tries a risky new procedure on his wife’s partner who suffers from an aortic aneurysm.

Happy Halloween! Robin Hood – BBC America 9/8c “The King Is Dead, Long Live The King” – Prince John announces that King Richard has been killed in the Holy Land and that he is to be crowned King. The outlaws are devastated by the news but Robin suspects that something doesn’t add up. He investigates the claim and realizes the …

Fox’s decision to bench Dollhouse for November sweeps means we won’t get to see the follow up to last week’s stellar outing until December. Fortunately Fridays offer a lot of other options now. Monk – USA 9/8c “Mr. Monk and the Dog” – Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner. Wallace Langham guest …

Happy first day of November sweeps! Yes, for the rest of us it’s still October. TV people have their own special calendars. NOTE: Bones and Fringe are still on hiatus for baseball. The Vampire Diaries – the CW 8/7c “Haunted” – As Vicki’s behavior becomes more dangerous, Stefan tries to help her. Elena tries to convince Jeremy to stay away …

Glee is on the shelf while those baseball players duke it out, but Eastwick should provide us with lots of Halloween-inspired fun. Cougar Town – ABC 9:30/8:30c “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)” – When Josh tells Jules he’s in love with her, she knows the time has come to break things off with him. Unfortunately for Jules, she’s …

Our shows are in reruns tonight, but an old favorite is on for us to enjoy. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – ABC 8/7c The “Peanuts” Halloween treat features Charlie Brown finally getting invited to a Halloween party, Snoopy battling the Red Baron and Linus awaiting the Great Pumpkin. Included: the bonus cartoon, “You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown,” with …

We’d heard the rumors, we set our DVRs in anticipation, and we were rewarded: in the opening sequence of last night’s Halloween-themed episode of Castle, Nathan Fillion’s Richard Castle broke out his “space cowboy” costume (aka Firefly‘s Captain Malcolm Reynolds) and had some fun. Until his daughter brought him back to earth in a way only teenagers can. Watch the …

My family went to the local amusement park on Saturday, descending on the place en masse. It was me, my mom, 2 brothers, 1 sister-in-law, and 9 nieces & nephews running around riding as many things as we could before the legs gave out. The adults’ legs; the kids were good to go for another 6 hours. Anyway, the park …

It’s the beginning of Halloween week, which means some of our favorite characters are getting all dressed up. Let the spooky times commence! Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “How To Succeed in Bassness” – In need of publicity for his new hotel, Chuck decides to move up his club’s opening and enlists Serena’s help to get the word out …