What to watch
TUESDAY
October 13, 2026
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NHL Hockey
ESPN, beginning at 6 p.m. Live
ESPN gives hockey fans a big Tuesday night NHL tripleheader with the New Jersey Devils at the Detroit Red Wings, the Colorado Avalanche at the Dallas Stars and the Boston Bruins at the San Jose Sharks.
NCIS
CBS, 8 p.m.
When a man is murdered after a neighborhood dinner party, the team discovers every guest is lying about what transpired in the new episode "Clean Slate."
Best Medicine
FOX, 8 p.m.
In the new episode "No Place Like Om," Martin (Josh Charles) desperately tries to leave Port Wenn for a weekend trip to Boston, but he must first investigate the extremely strange behavior of three patients who have all recently visited a meditation retreat.
A Very Haunted Renovation
HGTV, 8 p.m.
And then there were three! For the first time in this new series hosted by Anna Camp, the three remaining designers tackle a space of their own as they transform Bihl Manor's neglected exterior in "The Exterior Exorcism." Battling the spirits and the elements, they're aiming to give the grounds a glow-up worthy of the judges.
NCIS: New York
CBS, 9 p.m.
In the new episode "Family Business," the team is called in to find the suspect behind a deadly jewelry store robbery that involved military explosives.
Doc
FOX, 9 p.m.
Amy and Ben (Molly Parker and Blair Underwood) are at odds when their cancer patient demands the impossible and Sonya (Anya Banerjee) grapples with the weight of life-changing news in the new episode "Great Expectations."
R.J. Decker
ABC, 10 p.m.
In the new episode, "Better Luck Tomorrow," R.J. (Scott Speedman) and his dad must discover who has been gaslighting the caretaker at a senior living community and unwind a murderous scheme that has R.J.'s client convinced he's living the same day in a loop.
NCIS: Origins
CBS, 10 p.m.
In the new episode, present-day Gibbs (returning guest star Mark Harmon) returns to civilization and calls in a favor from old friend Woody (guest star Bobby Moynihan). In 1992, the team bands together to help Woody when he's accused of murdering a bowling rival.
Frontline
PBS, 10 p.m.
The new episode explores the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election to today, revealing how the hopes and fears of voters first filmed six years ago have changed amid another polarizing election season.


