Dancing With the Stars is at its best when the show goes all in on its themed episodes, which means tonight should be especially fun as the competition takes a villainous turn, just in time for Halloween. Also today: Lin-Manual Miranda and Gloria Estefan recognize the Latinx community's COVID heroes, PBS looks at what unites Americans across generations, and Stephen King and Joe Hill pen a pair of animated spinetinglers. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Monday:
NEW EPISODE: The remaining ten duos on Dancing With the Stars are getting into the Halloween spirit by taking on the personas of their favorite villains, including Cruella de Vil, Norman Bates, Nurse Ratched, and Hannibal Lecter. 8:00 PM ET on ABC
NEW EPISODE: The audience may be virtual, but it's feeling like old times on The Voice, as the coaches continue filling their ranks in tonight's third round of blind auditions. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
SPECIAL EVENT: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan host Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event, celebrating Latinx culture and raising awareness of the impact of the pandemic on the Latinx community. José Andrés, Arturo Castro, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Rita Moreno, Ana Navarro and Freddy Rodriguez are among the stars scheduled to appear. 9:00 PM ET on CBS
NEW EPISODE: Margaret (Kim Cattrall) attends a mardi gras-themed funeral on Filthy Rich, while Ginger (Melia Kreiling) is in danger of being exposed. Watch a preview. 9:00 PM ET on FOX
NEW EPISODE: Bill Skarsgård stars in this week's episode of AMC's episodic anthology series Soulmates as a young man whose plans to meet his soulmate in Colombia are thwarted after he meets another man (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) during a stopover in Mexico. Watch a preview. 10:00 PM on AMC
REUNION SPECIAL: Season 5 may have come to a close, but as tonight's Part 2 of the Below Deck Mediterranean Reunion Special makes clear, there's still plenty of hedonism and hijinks to be examined even after the crew returns to port. 9:00 PM ET on Bravo
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Stephen King and his son Joe Hill penned a pair of stories that are brought to animated life in The Creepshow Halloween Special. First up is King's "Survivor Type," in which a character voiced by Kiefer Sutherland struggles to stay alive on a deserted island. Next is Hill's "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead,” in which a a family road trip takes a sinister turn. Streaming on Shudder
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: How do Americans in different age groups see themselves and their place in America? Generation Nation: A PBS American Portrait Story uses self-shot videos to explore the common experiences and outlooks that connect Americans across generations. Watch a preview. 9:30 PM ET on PBS
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TOPICS: Dancing with the Stars, ABC