Four Things to Look Forward to in October

Welcome to October! Here are a few things to look forward to this month . . .

1. In sports: The MLB Wild Card Series wraps up tonight, with Game 1 of the World Series set for the 23rd. Also, the NHL season kicked off this week . . . and the new NBA season tips off October 20th.

2. On TV: The new “Carrie” miniseries hits Prime Video on the 7th. Season 6 of “Abbott Elementary” also premieres on the 7th. Marvel’s latest spinoff “VisionQuest” will be on Disney+ on the 14th. Season 23 of “Grey’s Anatomy” premieres on the 15th.

And if you know someone who’s into the “NCIS” series, tell them to clear their calendar October 6th, because CBS is doing a triple-header premiere. It kicks off with Season 24 of the original “NCIS” . . . followed by the new “NCIS: New York” starring LL Cool J . . . and wraps up with Season 3 of “NCIS: Origins”.

3. In theaters: Tom Cruise’s “Digger” is out tomorrow. The “Social Network” sequel “The Social Reckoning” and the horror flick “Other Mommy” will be released on the 9th. The newest “Street Fighter” movie comes out on the 16th.

And the concert film documenting the final Ozzy Osbourne live performance, “Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning”, hits theaters October 28th.

4. And finally, the holidays: The big ones are Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the 12th . . . and Halloween on the 31st. (Halloween is on a Saturday this year, the best day of the week for it.)

Lesser-known holidays this month include National Boyfriend Day on the 3rd . . . International Beer and Pizza Day on the 9th . . . No Bra Day on the 13th . . . Slap Your Coworker Day on the 23rd . . . and National Cat Day on the 29th.

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