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Pitch ExcerptSeason 1, Episode 5 – Pitch uses the MLB trade deadline as an opportunity to give baseball players some human empathy and instead makes a big sloppy mess. Ginny comes away seeming spoiled and unsympathetic and the show in general mishandles its baseball details.

Better Things ExcerptSeason 1, Episode 8 – Better Things offers us another solid episode of the quintessential mother-daughters relationship. All three kids stereotypically act their age, and Sam (Pamela Adlon) addresses each one in ways we’ve come to expect: with a combination of cussing and hugs.

Arrow ExcerptSeason 5, Episode 4 – On this week’s Arrow Oliver and Lyla head out of Star City to break Diggle out of prison. In Ollie’s absence, Team Arrow and Quentin Lance have to take on Tobias Church on their own.

Black-ish ExcerptSeason 3, Episode 5 – Dre reasserts his status as Prank King with his most complex prank yet: convincing Junior he killed Charlie and is being haunted by his ghost. Meanwhile, Ruby transforms an innocent neighborhood tradition into the Purge.

Speechless ExcerptSeason 1, Episode 5 – It’s the Speechless Halloween episode! The DiMeo family has a tradition of dressing up together for Halloween, but the tradition is threatened by teenage wants and needs. Watch J.J. get drunk, and Ray grow heartbroken, while Maya allows Jimmy to pierce his ear and listen to ’90s ska.

American Horror Story Excerpt Season 6, Episode 7 – The real Butcher shows in this episode of American Horror Story, stopping Agnes from continuing to slaughter in her name. The combination of found footage and Big Brother style reality show that made the last episode so interesting begins to wear thin, as characters begin dying right and left.

chance excerptSeason 1, Episode 3 – Someone is targeting Chance, threatening to expose his deepest, darkest secrets—Chance has his own twisted past. He teams up with Dee to take Raymond down, but is Raymond really the one responsible? I’m not convinced.

Aftermath ExcerptSeason 1, Episode 5 – The Copelands discover two more Aftermath monsters on their way to The Alamo, a fortress led by Karen’s horny old Air Force buddy, Boone. Dana meets Martin, a boy who has an instant crush on her and Bri thinks she’s falling in love with Devyn. Then, one of the Copelands dies when a horde of skinwalker hybrids attack the compound.

Conviction ExcerptSeason 1, Episode 4 – The CIU team must investigate the case of a woman who went to prison for poisoning her own son on this week’s Conviction, as Hayes must face the music for her recent transgressions on national television. A somewhat unremarkable episode, but it’s much more solid than last week.

Gotham ExcerptSeason 3, Episode 6 –Gotham attacks the love arcs when Tetch plans a series of homicides for Gordon to witness and makes him choose between two women he cares about. Mayor Penguin works up the courage to tell Nygma he loves him as Nygma meets someone new that reminds him of his old flame.

Lucifer ExcerptSeason 2, Episode 5 – Maze and Amenadiel work to resolve the chaos caused when Urial, another one of Charlotte’s sons, arrives on Earth with a divine agenda while Charlotte battles the impossible schedule of a career woman, wife, and mother.