What to Watch This Weekend: Fringe and the Premieres of Dexter and Homeland

After a long week of being shouted at by bosses, children, bus drivers, wild animals, and radio DJs, it's time to kick off your shoes and keep them off for two whole days! There will be no more shouting (except from the TV). Enjoy your weekend schedule, everybody:

What to watch on Friday, September 30...

9pm, Fox
Fringe
When the team attempts to investigate a serial killer in the alternate universe, they discover that his counterpart in their universe is a forensic psychologist who may be able to help them. This show!

8pm, CBS
A Gifted Man
Tonight Michael splits his time between treating a pregnant friend with a brain tumor and attending to a young boy with sickle-cell anemia down at the free clinic, all while his dead wife smiles emotionally behind him.

9pm, CW
Supernatural
Sam continues to struggle with the broken "wall" in his brain, Castiel adjusts to his new found omnipotence, and Dean runs himself ragged trying to deal with both issues. Sorry about your crummy job, Dean, but there's always University of Phoenix if you need a fresh start.

SEASON 2 FINALE, 10pm, Syfy
Haven
In tonight's intense season finale, the dead return to Haven to settle some undead zombie business, plus the dastardly reverend resurfaces to make things super uncomfortable for everyone. Dang, the Haven Tourism Board really has its work cut out for it!

PLUS NEW EPISODES OF...
Kitchen Nightmares, SEASON 4 PREMIERE, 8 p.m., FOX
Nikita, 8 p.m., CW
SpongeBob SquarePants, 8 p.m., Nickelodeon
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 8 p.m., Cartoon Network
Wizards of Waverly Place, 8 p.m., Disney Channel
CSI: NY, 9 p.m., CBS
Dateline NBC, 9 p.m., NBC
I Shouldn't Be Alive, 9 & 10 p.m., Animal Planet
Jessie, SERIES PREMIERE, 9 p.m., Disney Channel
Man, Woman, Wild, 9 p.m., Discovery
Phineas & Ferb, 9:30 p.m., Disney Channel
20/20, 10 p.m., ABC
Blue Bloods, 10 p.m., CBS
Four Weddings, 10 p.m., TLC
Real Time with Bill Maher, 10 p.m., HBO
Strike Back, 10 p.m., Cinemax
The Soup, 10 p.m., E!
Twisted, 10 p.m., Investigation Discovery
Anime Iron Man, 11 p.m., G4
Anime Wolverine, 11:30 p.m., G4

 

LATE-NITE PICKS:
Claire Danes & Pearl Jam on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 12:37 a.m., NBC
Elizabeth Hurley on The Wendy Williams Show, 12 a.m., BET
Hugh Laurie on Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 11:35 p.m., NBC
Miranda July & The Horrors on Last Call with Carson Daly, 1:36 a.m., NBC
Seth Rogen & Judy Greer on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 12:37 a.m., CBS



What to watch on Saturday, October 1...

11:30pm, NBC
Saturday Night Live
Universally beloved funnylady Melissa McCarthy graces the SNL stages tonight, and fingers are crossed that she'll get to play crazier characters than she does on Mike & Molly. Also, some lady named Antebellum is the musical guest.

SEASON 6 FINALE, 9pm, BBC America
Doctor Who
The Doctor's pre-ordained date of death has arrived, but history has suddenly become jumbled. What does it all mean??

ORIGINAL SPECIAL, 9pm, Comedy Central
Weird Al Yankovic Live! The Alpocalypse Tour
One of the coolest men alive (no really!) brings us this concert footage that was taped in Toronto back in July and which features song parodies both new (the Lady Gaga-inspired "Perform This Way") and classic ("Fat" and "Amish Paradise"). Come on, you know you had "In 3-D" on cassette tape and "UHF" on laserdisc. This guy is STILL the best.

ORIGINAL SPECIAL, 9pm, OWN
Celine: 3 Boys and a New Show
Here's an Oprah-produced documentary about one of the weirdest ladies in the world (Celine Dion) as she prepares for a new Las Vegas show and hangs out with her children and some old man.


PLUS NEW EPISODES OF...
Austin City Limits: Mumford & Sons, SEASON PREMIERE, 8 p.m., PBS
iCarly, 8 p.m., Nickelodeon
Victorious, 9 p.m., Nickelodeon
Suze Orman Show, 9 p.m., CNBC
Bad Dog!, 10 p.m., Animal Planet
Bedlam, SERIES PREMIERE, 10 p.m., BBC America
Bizarre E.R., 10 p.m., Discovery Fit & Health
Celebrity Nightmares Decoded, 10 p.m., Bio


What to watch on Sunday, October 2...

10pm, AMC
Breaking Bad
As Breaking Bad zooms toward its season finale, Walt scrambles to protect his family from Gus, Hank gets ever closer to exposing Pollos Hermanos, and Jesse finds himself caught between his newfound position within Gus' organization and his unsteady loyalty to Walt. SO intense!

SEASON 6 PREMIERE, 9pm, Showtime
Dexter
Tonight Dexter returns with the titular character attending his twenty-year high school reunion (watch out, murderous former prom king!), and Debra finds herself an unexpected hero. DEBRA. Also, some religious-themed murders will introduce new characters and a new spiritual crisis in Dexter's life.

ORIGINAL SPECIAL, 8pm, PBS
Prohibition
In the first of a three-part series on Prohibition, Ken Burns brings us "A Nation of Drunkards," exploring the start of the temperance movement. It's worth remembering that busybody jerks have always been a part of this nation's history.

SERIES PREMIERE, 10pm, Showtime
Homeland
Word on the street is that Claire Danes is genuinely great in this very dark new thriller concerning a returned P.O.W. who may or may not have switched sides during his incarceration. As a redhead, I find it outrageous that one of my own could ever be associated with Al Qaeda, but that's Showtime for you. They GO there.

SEASON 3 PREMIERE,10pm, HBO
Hung
This season on Hung a newer, younger male hooker (who was a werewolf on The Vampire Diaries, FYI) gives Ray a run for his ill-gotten money. Plus Ray and Tanya must get creative to keep a new business afloat.

SERIES PREMIERE, 8pm, Travel Channel
Making Monsters
Meet Ed and Marsha Edmunds, creators of animatronic monsters used in haunted houses and amusement parks. In tonight's premiere of their new reality series, the two will be forced to make it work when two "evil trees" are damaged in transit. YES PLEASE TO THIS.



PLUS NEW EPISODES OF...
60 Minutes, 7 p.m., CBS
America's Funniest Home Videos, SEASON 22 PREMIERE, 7 p.m., ABC
Amazing Race, 8 p.m., CBS
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8 p.m., ABC
Hunt for the I-5 Killer, ORIGINAL MOVIE, 8 p.m., Lifetime
I, Caveman, ORIGINAL SPECIAL, 8 p.m., Discovery
Little People, Big World: Off to School, 8 p.m., TLC
The Simpsons, 8 p.m., Fox
Tough Love Miami, SEASON 3 PREMIERE, 8 p.m., VH1
Cleveland Show, 8:30 p.m., Fox
Boardwalk Empire, 9 p.m., HBO
Bridezillas, 9 p.m., WE
Desperate Housewives, 9 p.m., ABC
Family Guy, 9 p.m., Fox
Halloween Wars, SERIES PREMIERE, 9 p.m., Food Network
Sister Wives, 9 p.m., TLC
The Good Wife, 9 p.m., CBS
American Dad!, 9:30 p.m., Fox
Against the Wall, 10 p.m., Lifetime
CSI: Miami, 10 p.m., CBS
Dirty Soap, 10 p.m., E!
Pan Am, 10 p.m., ABC
Long Island Medium, 10 p.m., TLC
Real Housewives of New Jersey, 10 p.m., Bravo
South Park Documentary, ORIGINAL SPECIAL, 10 p.m., Comedy Central
How to Make It in America, SEASON 2 PREMIERE, 10:30 p.m., HBO
Kendra, SEASON 4 PREMIERE, 11 p.m., E!
Squidbillies, 11:45 p.m., Cartoon Network
Pop-Up Video, 12 & 12:30 a.m., VH1



What are you watching this weekend?

  • sonnyjason2

    Nikita, Supernatural, Blue Bloods, Fringe, Dexter, Pan Am, Homeland, Good Wife and of course Breaking Bad, my favorite show right now.

  • kryptonkalel27

    SUCKED! Dexter lost it at the beginning of season 5. With a fantastic 4 seasons and an incredible Trinity Killer season finale, Dexter managed to definitely drop the ball as hard as it possibly could with the entry into season 5 and after watching the premiere of season 6, that ball is still rolling and falling further away. Looks like the storyline will be just as contrived and filled with holes as the last season. And now the lesson of the season for Dexter is religion? Come on Dexter writers?! This theme was, simply put, a grab at ratings because they know that there will be controversy to some degree with audiences. Also, to put it bluntly, i don't buy it. All of a sudden a serial killer who's probably killed god knows how many religious nut jobs and has essentially seen that religion can drive people to crazy things all of a sudden believes that it should play a bigger part in Harrisons life? Please... I fell asleep half way through. And after a pitiful end to season 5, Deb at the beginning of the season 6 appears to be off of Dexter's trail. Who the hell named this woman a detective?! demotion bro, that's all i can say. That goes double for Quinn who simply took such a hard look at Dexter last season and the powerful defining moments that happened near the end and simply decided, 'it's cool, i'll sweep that under the rug.' What happened Dexter producers and creators. You fire all your season 1 to season 4 writers or something? Or is complacency the name of the game? Either way you're doing something wrong. Thanks for letting me share and for season 6 viewers....BEWARE.moreless

  • kryptonkalel27

    If you didn't already see the Dexter leaked premiere, i'll save you the time. It SUCKED! Was the entire writing team replaced after season 4 or something? They are not doing it right anymore. Just terrible.

  • TeddyBearZA

    Dexter, Hung, Fringe, Breaking Bad - although I'm going to need calming meds before Breaking Bad, I can't take the tension!

  • Love_Scrubs

    Supernatural
    Fringe
    Haven
    Merlin
    Doctor Who
    Dexter
    Breaking Bad
    American Dad

  • TrueTvWatcher

    Fringe, Supernatural, Haven, Saturday Night Live, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Making Monsters, Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, and American Dad So much to watch!

  • MooncalfReviews

    Breaking Bad.

    Will also check out Homeland, and Dexter, but I know I'll be disappointed with this season of the latter.

  • LightningAnnie

    fringe, supernatural, haven, doctor who, breaking bad, dexter, hung

  • staind47

    Breaking Bad, Dexter and Homeland. Awesome!

  • AngelMoonGirl

    Fringe was effing amazing. What a powerful and exciting episode; Anna Torv deserves every award there is :O It's SO easy to forget that a good chunk of the time, she was interacting with herself as Olivia and Alternate!Olivia, because they just *feel* like two completely different people!
    I love how the case in "One Night in October" paralleled with what the team- particularly Walter and Olivia- is going through without Peter, when they can feel his mark in their lives but haven't yet realized he's missing. What a cliffhanger! So I guess Peter is stuck in some sort of limbo between the two universes?? Gahh, I need next week's episode!

  • KingofIPirates

    Fringe, Supernatural, Nikita, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Pan Am, NFL, College Football

  • whatever556

    Fringe, Breaking Bad, and Dexter (hoping that last one will be better than last season).

  • alfridavella

    Two of my favorite shows are about to end Haven and Doctor Who, so surely im going to watch those and than Nikita, Supernatural, Dexter, Fringe and if i not mistaking Merlin :D

  • bdancer99

    nikita, pan am, desperate houswives

  • Gudbjorg

    Friday Nikita and Blue Bloods and Sunday The Amazing Race, Cleveland Show, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, The Good Wife and American Dad

  • Chaos-Melly

    Fringe, Dexter, Doctor Who!!!! ^^

  • Soundchekz

    Supernatural, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Doctor Who!

  • Big_Pecks

    Fringe, SNL, The Amazing Race, The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives.

  • lalaforever1989

    Dexter, Breading Bad, Hung, Football. Sunday is the best day of the week no question!

  • spr12cr

    Supernatural, Fringe, Haven, Homeland, Family Guy and Dexter

  • bothcats

    Kitchen Nightmares, Haven, Fringe, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad!!! Don't have Showtime, but would like to somehow see Homeland... Damian Lewis is amazing.

  • TheBam711

    Nikita, Fringe, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, Homeland, Breaking Bad, and Pan Am..what an awesome weekend. :)

  • Nagowteena

    Friday: Haven, Fringe, Supernatural. Saturday: Doctor Who. Sunday: Dexter.

  • sunnysfunny

    Nikita
    Breaking Bad, Dexter, Homeland, Hung, and American Dad.

  • ArjunaJenning

    Fringe, The Good Wife, Dexter, Homeland, Pan Am, Breaking Bad.
    Golden-age of television yessir.

  • ArjunaJenning

    I watched both Dexter and Homeland already. Dexter's new season is looking good, the writers behind this show know what they are doing, and can consistently deliver A+ stories. Homeland is hands down the best series premier of the fall, so far. Don't miss this.

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    • Saiyans91

      I agree, Dexter is good as usual but I am really excited about Homeland. Not only does Homeland have some of my favourite writers from 24 it also has a great lead actress in Claire Danes. A must watch.

    • Arch_Angel88

      The best premier of the fall you say. How could it possibly be better than Terra Nova? Oh sarcasm, you've done it again.

  • LostLord44

    Friday: Nikita, Fringe, Supernatural, and Haven
    Saturday: Dr. Who

  • bonezrulz05

    Blue Bloods, Real Time, Claire Danes on Jimmy Fallon, South Park(maybe), THE GOOD WIFE AND HOMELAND!!!!!!!! Awesome TV right there.

    Sunday is going to be a goooooood night!!!!!!! I recommend everyone to check out the 2 shows in caps above. Stellar TV.

  • Cortexifan

    Fringe, Fringe, Fringe, and that's just for Friday :)
    And then Fringe again on Saturday and Sunday.

  • Geek_Queen

    Friday: A Gifted Man, CSI: NY, Blue Bloods, Haven, maybe Great Performances (with Hugh Laurie)... Saturday: Doctor Who, Harry's Law, etc... Sunday: Masterpiece Mystery, Homeland, Pan Am, etc...

  • Taccado

    Friday: Fringe, Nikita. Saturday: Nothing. Sunday: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Homeland, Hung, The Good Wife, Pan Am.

  • Arch_Angel88

    FRINGE-DEXTER-BREAKING BAD!!! Sorry, I usually reserve the caps and exclamation points for my favorite show, but this weekend it just seemed impossible to choose between these three television titans. Also on the docket: Haven and Homeland.

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  • nickfaj123

    Friday- Nikita, Fringe, and Star Wars. Saturday- Saturday Night Live
    Sunday- Desperate Housewives, Pan Am, and Family Guy

  • DavidJackson8

    Nikita and Craig Ferguson tonight. Nothing on Saturday. Breaking Bad, Dexter, and Homeland on Sunday (awesome Sunday).

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