At the Box Office
- Abominable, $20.8 million
- Downton Abbey, $14.5 million
- Hustlers, $11.4 million
- It: Chapter Two, $10.4 million
- Ad Astra, $10.1 million
Monday Night TV:
THE VOICE (8p ET, NBC) — New. The auditions continue in this 2-hour episode.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD (8p ET, CBS) — New. Grover gets into a fight with a bully at school, and Gemma is torn between her role as principal and wanting to protect her son.
DANCING WITH THE STARS (8p ET, ABC) — New. This 2-hour episode is Movie Night, as the celebs dance to songs from their favorite films.
9-1-1 (8p ET, FOX) — New. A massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier.
SEASON FINALE: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (8p ET, CW) — New.
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (8p ET, ESPN) — Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA (8:30p ET, CBS) — New. Abishola’s Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde start stalking Bob.
ALL RISE (9p ET, CBS) — New. An ICE agent pursues a defendant in Lola’s courtroom. Reggie Lee (Grimm) guest stars.
PRODIGAL SON (9p ET, FOX) — New.
BULL (10p ET, CBS) — New. Bull helps the defense of a charismatic entrepreneur (Liz Alderfer, A.P. Bio) who’s accused of defrauding investors in her seemingly groundbreaking water filtration system company.
THE GOOD DOCTOR (10p ET, ABC) — New. Dr. Andrews vows to help a good Samaritan who was injured while stopping a sexual assault.
BLUFF CITY LAW (10p ET, NBC) — New. Elijah and Sydney must put personal feelings aside to help a group of farmers who are in danger of losing everything to a corporate scheme.
THE TOILET PAPER WEDDING DRESS CHALLENGE (10p ET, TLC) — In this special, 12 aspiring designers share their toilet paper wedding dresses with a panel of celebrity judges.
PETE DAVIDSON MISSES SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
PREMIERE
When Saturday Night Live returned this week for the start of its 45th season,
there was one comedian missing in action. Pete Davidson did not appear in any
of the sketches nor was he seen on stage with the cast and host Woody Harrelson
at the end of the show. While Davidson is still a member of SNL, he was away in
Atlanta to film for James Gunn’s upcoming Suicide Squad reboot.
RUBY ROSE UNDERGOES EMERGENCY SURGERY
Ruby Rose had emergency surgery after a serious injury left her at risk of
being paralyzed. The actress documented the experience, which includes graphic
video of her surgery. Rose said she herniated two discs while performing stunts
a couple months ago. The injury came close to severing her spinal chord,
leaving her in “chronic pain” and unable to feel her arms. This is not the
first time Rose has undergone serious surgery. Last January, Rose revealed she
was wheelchair-bound after going through a back procedure for her spinal
issues.
… Rose is set to debut as Batwoman in The CW series which premieres on October 6.
FELICITY HUFFMAN’S DAUGHTER WILL REPORTEDLY
RETAKE SATs
Felicity Huffman‘s daughter will be allowed to retake the SAT test — after her
actress mother paid to have her scores doctored the last time she took the
exam, according to a new report. Sophia Grace Macy wants to apply to
universities and has been authorized to take the SATs again. The College Board
— which administers the exam — has determined that there’s no evidence Sophia
knew her mother had an SAT exam proctor correct her wrong answers as part of
the nationwide college admissions scandal.
BBC DELIVERS WAR OF THE WORLDS MINISERIES
The BBC has released the first trailer for its new miniseries based on H.G.
Wells’ classic sci-fi story The War of the Worlds. The three-part,
alien-invasion story “follows a young couple’s race for survival against escalating
terror of an alien enemy beyond their comprehension.” • TRAILER
DWAYNE JOHNSON AND VIN DIESEL END THEIR
FEUD
The feud between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel appears to be over. The Rock
issued a heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who supported his movie Hobbs &
Shaw — which just hist $750 million at the global box office — including his
former Fast and Furious co-star turned enemy Vin Diesel. In the Instagram
video, The Rock said: “Lastly, but not least, I want to thank brother Vin for
your support of Hobbs & Shaw. I saw your post and I appreciate it.” • VIDEO