What’s on TCM tonight? Here is the full TCM schedule for Friday, October 30, 2026, with times in Eastern Time (ET).

TCM turns Halloween eve into a horror marathon, and The Fly is the film to keep

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TCM runs fifteen films on Friday the 30th, almost all of them horror, and the best of them is The Fly at 9:45pm ET (8:45pm Central). It is the middle of a Vincent Price evening that starts at 8pm and ends at 1:15am, and it earns the spot.

Price is in the cast of both films that follow the opener. The Fly (1958) has him in the cast, and so does House of Wax (1953), which closes the night at 11:30pm ET. Between them sits the 8pm opener, Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive, a 2026 title running 105 minutes. TCM gives it the lead slot, but it is the least certain of the three, so I’d treat it as the lead-in rather than the reason to switch on. Three stars for the opener, five for The Fly, four for House of Wax. Against a World Series game on Fox and a field of network and cable scheduling, TCM’s primetime is the only one that stays on a single idea from start to finish.

The afternoon is the part to use if you can. White Zombie (1932), with Bela Lugosi, is on at 11am ET, then The Walking Dead (1936) at 12:15pm, Mad Love (1935) at 1:30pm with Peter Lorre, and Eyes Without a Face (1960) at 2:45pm. That is a run of four films in a little over four hours, each short enough to sit through without feeling like a commitment. The two worth rearranging a day for are Mad Love and Eyes Without a Face, both rated four stars. The Haunting (1963) follows at 4:30pm for two hours, and Curse of the Demon (1958) at 6:30pm leads into the Price evening.

The overnight and the early morning are for the serious horror fan. Bedlam (1946) is on at 1am ET, Carnival of Souls (1962) at 2:30am and Corridors of Blood (1958) at 4am, with Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee in the last. Then comes a quarter hour of Looney Tunes at 5:30am and George Hall and His Orchestra at 5:45am, which is TCM’s way of changing the mood before Dr. Crippen (1963) at 6am, Chamber of Horrors (1966) at 7:45am and Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) at 9:30am.

If you only have one evening hour to give, give it to The Fly. If you have the whole night, stay for House of Wax.


Also on TV tonight at 8pm ET

  • ABC: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
  • NBC: Happy’s Place
  • CBS: Sheriff Country
  • FOX: 2026 World Series
  • PBS: Washington Week with the Atlantic
  • The CW: Goosebumps
  • AMC: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (from 7pm ET)
  • FX: Hocus Pocus (from 7:05pm ET)
  • Freeform: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (from 5:30pm ET)
  • Syfy: Halloween

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on TCM tonight?

On Friday, October 30, 2026, TCM shows Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive at 8pm ET and The Fly at 9:45pm ET.

Is there a movie on TCM tonight?

Yes: Curse of the Demon (1958) at 6:30pm ET, Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive (2026) at 8pm ET, The Fly (1958) at 9:45pm ET and House of Wax (1953) at 11:30pm ET.

What’s on TCM late tonight?

After 11pm ET, TCM has House of Wax at 11:30pm ET.

What time does TCM’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Curse of the Demon at 6:30pm ET.