B&C BEYOND: OCTOBER 10, 2011
Watch This: TV Premieres for Week of Oct. 10
* - New Show
Monday (10/10)
9 p.m.: Bored to Death (HBO)
9:30 p.m.: Enlightened (HBO)*
Tuesday (10/11)
8 p.m.: Last Man Standing (ABC)*
Wednesday (10/12)
10 p.m.: Psych (USA)
Sunday (10/16)
10 p.m.: The Walking Dead (AMC)
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