what to watch tonight: the hotel is not ready

what to watch tonight · thursday, october 22

Tonight’s choices: a murder investigation, a relationship with a moving truck, or a hotel opening that would probably benefit from several more weeks. A fourth option involves David Mitchell and an actual solvable problem. An appealing distinction.

This is a short US watchlist, not an assignment. Broadcast times are Eastern/Central; the streaming picks can fit around them.

9/8c: elsbeth brings the guest-star department

CBS tonight; Paramount+ Premium live. Paramount+ Essential gets the episode tomorrow.

Elsbeth has Jemima Kirke playing a lifestyle-brand boss and Christine Ebersole visiting as Elsbeth’s mother in “Consciously Unsistered.” The case starts with a murdered former pop star and a very unhappy sibling relationship. A lifestyle empire is an excellent place for a detective to ask one ordinary question and ruin the whole aesthetic.

Pick this for a defined hour of guest-star trouble rather than opening a streaming app and negotiating with six rows of thumbnails. Watch Elsbeth · Tonight’s official listing.

From my media collectionElsbeth (2024)Network: CBS • Director: Fred Murphy, Frank White III, John Aronson, Scott Lazar, Heather Verbeke • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime • Year: 2024Tonight on CBS at 9/8c; save it or add your take on Trove.View on Trove

new today: nobody wants this, except apparently everybody

Netflix · season 3.

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s rom-com returns today. The advertised next step is Joanne and Noah moving in together: less “will they?” and more “where does this box go?” A useful change of scale for a romance. Chemistry is lovely; agreeing on cupboard space is the advanced course.

This is the lighter, relationship-comedy option—not a claim that you need to finish a season tonight. Watch Nobody Wants This · Netflix’s season preview.

From my media collectionNobody Wants ThisNetwork: Netflix • Director: Kenny Roth, Ceci Mak, Adrian Correia, Arek Bagboudarian • Genre: Comedy • Year: 2024watch on Netflix; save it or add your take on Trove.View on Trove

catch up: lisa vanderpump has acquired a hotel-shaped problem

Peacock · Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas.

The new limited series follows the push to open the Vanderpump Hotel. Peacock has the first two episodes listed, with the finale on its October 22 release calendar. Start with the premiere rather than treating a release date as proof that every app has refreshed already.

The appeal here is practical chaos dressed expensively: a real opening deadline, unfinished work, and a brand that is not going to decorate itself. Watch Lisa Las Vegas · Peacock’s release calendar.

From my media collectionVanderpump Rules: Lisa Las VegasNetwork: Bravo • Year: 2026watch on Peacock; save it or add your take on Trove.View on Trove

catch up: ludwig gives the brain something with edges

BritBox US · season 2 is rolling out weekly.

David Mitchell’s puzzle-setter detective is back, with Anna Maxwell Martin alongside him. Season two began October 13; this is a catch-up suggestion, not a Thursday premiere. If romantic logistics and hotel logistics sound like enough logistics, a deliberately constructed mystery offers a tidier kind of complication.

New to it? Start with season one rather than asking a mystery to explain its own previous answers. Watch Ludwig on BritBox · Official US release details.

From my media collectionLudwigNetwork: BBC iPlayer • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime • Year: 2024BritBox US · season 2 is rolling out weekly; save it or add your take on Trove.View on Trove

US availability and listings checked October 22. Subscriptions may be required. Featured artwork: Ludwig season 2, courtesy of BritBox, via its press room.