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What’s on TV, Sept. 27-Oct. 3: ‘East of Eden,’ ‘Kill Jackie,’ the VMAs, MLB playoffs and more

New and noteworthy series, movies, sports events and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week

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Matt Cooper
Sep 25, 2026
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Florence Pugh in “East of Eden” (Netflix)

Sunday — Sept. 27

Produced by journalist Rachel Maddow, the 2026 documentary “Kill. Bury. Print.” spotlights a corrupt local sheriff’s sinister plot to permanently stop the presses at a family-run newspaper in one small Oklahoma town. (Anytime, Peacock)

The clips just keep on coming in yet another season of the reality series “America’s Funniest Home Videos” hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro. (7 p.m. ABC)

Madonna, who leads the field with 13 nominations, opens the show at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where Taylor Swift and Nirvana will be singled out for special honors. (7:30 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. on CBS, MTV and Paramount+)

Correspondent Ed Lavandera reports from a rural hospital in North Dakota in “30 Days Inside: Hospitals and the Immigrant Workforce” on a new “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.” (8 p.m. CNN)

Oscar winner Emma Thompson and “SNL’s” Colin Jost lend their voices to the 38th season premiere of “The Simpsons.” (8 p.m. Fox)

A married couple accept a neighbor’s invitation to have dinner on his farm, but the evening quickly takes a dark turn, in the new thriller “No One Leaves.” With Nicole Dionne and Mary Healy. (8 p.m. Lifetime)

Frank (Joel McHale) and the team leap into action when the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks’ mascot goes missing in the Season 5 premiere of the workplace sitcom “Animal Control.” (8:30 p.m. Fox)

The adult animated sitcoms “Universal Basic Guys” featuring Adam Malamut and Craig Malamut and “Grimsburg” with Jon Hamm are also back with new seasons. (9 and 9:30 p.m. Fox)

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Monday — Sept. 28

Educator, activist and singer-songwriter Rachel Accurso — better known as “Ms. Rachel” — returns in new episodes of this educational series for the pre-K set. (Anytime, Netflix)

The last hurrah: The L.A.-set sports drama “All American” ends its run after eight seasons. With Daniel Ezra. (8 p.m. The CW)

Interior designer Jeff Lewis is “Still Flipping Out” in this brand new follow-up to his 2007-18 real estate-themed reality series “Flipping Out.” (8 p.m. Bravo)

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