Walking Dead Premiere
"The Walking Dead" is among the dozens of TV shows premiering in October. Here is a first look at a walker from Season 6 of the AMC horror series. AMC

October will be a month filled with costumes, candy, and horror movies, but there will also be plenty of new and old television shows premiering as part of the fall 2015 TV season. While September had over 50 shows premiere, October is also a busy month for TV as there are over 40 shows ready to air or be streamed. There are a lot of shows to try to keep track of, but we are here to help.

Here are the premiere dates for all of the major scripted series coming in October (all airtimes are Eastern Daylight Time):

Thursday, Oct. 1

  • "Bones" - 8 p.m. (Fox)
  • "Sleepy Hollow" - 9 p.m. (Fox)
  • "The Blacklist" - 9 p.m. (NBC)
  • "Benders" - 10 p.m. (IFC)

Friday, Oct. 2

  • "Dr. Ken" - 8:30 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Oct. 3

  • "Saturday Night Live" - 11:30 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday Oct. 4

  • "Madam Secretary" - 8 p.m. (CBS)
  • "The Good Wife" - 9 p.m. (CBS)
  • "Homeland" - 9 p.m. (Showtime)
  • "The Leftovers" - 9 p.m. (HBO)
  • "The Affair" - 10 p.m. (Showtime)
  • "CSI: Cyber" - 10 p.m. (CBS)

Tuesday, Oct. 6

  • "The Flash" - 8 p.m. (CW)
  • "iZombie" - 9 p.m. (CW)
  • "Finding Carter" - 10 p.m. (MTV)

Wednesday Oct. 7

  • "Arrow" - 8 p.m. (CW)
  • "Supernatural" - 9 p.m. (CW)
  • "American Horror Story: Hotel" - 10 p.m. (FX)
  • "Jay Leno's Garage" - 10 p.m. (CNBC)

Thursday, Oct. 8

  • "Supermansion" - All Season 1 episodes streaming (Crackle)
  • "The Vampire Diaries" - 8 p.m. (CW)
  • "The Originals" - 9 p.m. (CW)
  • "Haven" - 10 p.m. (Syfy)
  • "Billy On The Street" - 10:30 p.m. (TruTV)

Friday, Oct. 9

  • "Red Oaks" - All Season 1 episodes streaming (Amazon)
  • "Undatable" - 8 p.m. (NBC)
  • "Reign" - 8 p.m. (CW)
  • "America's Next Top Model" - 9 p.m. (CW)

Sunday, Oct. 11

  • "America's Funniest Home Videos" - 7 p.m. (ABC)
  • "The Walking Dead" - 9 p.m. (AMC)
  • "Talking Dead" - 10:30 p.m. (AMC)

Monday, Oct. 12

  • Fargo - 10 p.m. (FX)

Tuesday, Oct. 13

  • "Manhattan" - 9 p.m. (WGN America)
  • "Chicago Fire" - 10 p.m. (NBC)

Wednesday, Oct. 14

  • Kingdom - 9 p.m. (DirecTV)

Friday, Oct. 16

  • "Truth Be Told" - 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
  • "The Knick" - 10 p.m. (Cinemax)
  • "Satisfaction" - 10 p.m. (USA)

Monday, Oct 19

  • "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" - 8 p.m. (CW)
  • "Jane The Virgin" - 9 p.m. (CW)

Friday, Oct. 23

  • "Hemlock Grove" - All Season 3 episodes streaming (Netflix)

Saturday, Oct. 24

  • "Davinci's Demons" - 8 p.m. (Starz)

Monday, Oct. 26

  • "Supergirl (CBS) - 8:30 p.m. (CBS)

Tuesday, Oct. 27

  • "Wicked City" - 10 p.m. (ABC)

Friday, Oct. 30

  • "Grimm" - 9 p.m. (NBC)

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • "Ash vs. The Evil Dead" - 9 p.m. (Starz)
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