TBS has been working on their new game show for quite some time now. Based on the card game Sh*t Happens, The Misery Index was co-created by Andy Breckman (Monk) and features the stars of Impractical Jokers squaring off against contestants as they rank dreadful life events on a scale of 1-100. Other highlights today include this season's penultimate set of Battle Rounds on The Voice, Jenny Slate's comedy special debut, and Halloween fun with Martha and Snoop Dogg.
SERIES PREMIERE: Premiering with back to back episodes, The Misery Index asks contestants to catalog a slate of truly horrific real life events as they compete for $30,000. Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) hosts. Watch the preview. 10:00 PM ET on TBS
NEW EPISODE: The Battle Rounds continue on the The Voice, with Normani, Darius "Hootie" Rucker, Usher, and will.i.am preparing their teams for competition. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
COMEDY SPECIAL: Jenny Slate is an alt comedy powerhouse, so how it that she's never had her own standup special? Netflix rights that wrong today, with the quirky and affecting Jenny Slate: Stage Fright. Watch the preview. Streaming on Netflix
NEW EPISODE: It's a Halloween food fight on Martha & Snoop’s Potlock Dinner Party as our hosts are joined by Eve, Lil Pump, and Tami Roman. 8:00 PM ET on VH1
NEW EPISODE: Hard knuckle negotiations commence tonight on Mayans MC when a deal is presented to the group, but it's offscreen drama that put the show in the headlines this week after creator Kurt Sutter was been fired for abusive behavior. 10:00 PM ET on FX
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TOPICS: The Misery Index, TBS, Impractical Jokers, Jameela Jamil, Game Shows