TV Friday: The Walking Dead Encore, Haven, Strike Back S.3 Finale & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, Cinemax has the third season premiere of Strike Back, Discovery Channel has a Gold Rush: Southern Quest special and a Gold Fever – Battle for Gold, IFC has the second fall season premiere of Comedy Bang! Bang! and the series premiere of The Birthday Boys, and TLC has a What Not to Wear: Fan Mail special followed by the series finale of What Not to Wear.

Next Friday, Cinemax has the premiere of Strike Back: Origins, The CW has the second season premiere of The Carrie Diaries, and NBC has the third season premiere of Grimm and the series premiere of Dracula.

Prime Picks

The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Interns,” replays. Runs 30 minutes.

Hawaii Five-0 (CBS): New. The runaway bride becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a wedding crasher.

Strike Back (Cinemax): Season Finale. Conflict arises between the team, as Scott and Stonebridge deal with a new player. Plays twice. Last week’s episode replays right before over on MoMAX.

Solid Selections

Reign (The CW): Repeat. Last night’s series premiere episode, “Pilot,” replays.

Sleepy Hollow (FOX): Repeat. This past Monday’s episode, “John Doe,” replays. The show is scheduled to replay on Friday nights through November 1st.

Haven (Syfy): New. Nathan, Duke and Lexie are on the hunt for the person that is turning people into stone. Play again later. Very good episode.

Other Options

• Blue Bloods (CBS): New. The death of a teen girl seems to be at the hands of a homeless man. Frank doesn’t like having to meet to the new inspector general.
• Last Man Standing (ABC): New. Boyd gets scared by Vanessa’s ideas for Halloween. Runs 31 minutes.
• Masters of Sex (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Standard Deviation,” replays.
• The Walking Dead (AMC): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s fourth season premiere episode, “30 Days Without an Accident,” replays.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has college football action with Central Florida at Louisville.
• TBS has Game 6 of the MLB NLCS.

Late Night

• Homeland (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Tower of David,” replays.

Friday TV Marathons

Being Human (Syfy): Has 12 episodes.
Cold Case (ION): Has 14 episodes.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (USA Network): Seven episodes early.
Good Times (TV One): Has 14 episodes early.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (USA Network): Seven episodes today.
Roseanne (WEtv): Has 14 episodes.