Turner Classic Movies TCM TV Guide — Thursday, 8 October 2026

Browse the full Turner Classic Movies TCM TV guide for Thursday, 8 October 2026. 11 programmes listed , including 2 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

1. 01:00 2h

   The Howling

   Horror Film ★ 6.5

   

   A female news anchor travels to an isolated resort on the advice of her therapist, but she discovers that the luxury settlement is overrun by werewolves.

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2. 03:00 2h

   Eyes of a Stranger

   Horror, Thriller Film ★ 5.9

   

   When a rapist and murderer terrorizes the residents of a town, a television news anchor begins to investigate a neighbor that she suspects.

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3. 05:00 2h

   The First Deadly Sin

   Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Film ★ 5.8

   

   A retiring police detective pursues an axe-wielding serial killer who appears to be striking only random targets.

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Morning

1. 07:00 1h 45m

   Jupiter's Darling

   Adventure, Romance, History Film ★ 4.2

   

   A Carthaginian military commander plans to conquer a city in Rome, but a woman tries to use her beauty to seduce the man into not attacking the place.

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2. 08:45 1h 45m

   The Last Days of Pompeii

   Drama, Adventure Film ★ 5.8

   

   A Roman blacksmith turned slave-trader adopts the son of a fallen gladiator, but their religious beliefs put them in conflict with one another.

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3. 10:30 2h 15m

   Caesar and Cleopatra

   Drama, History, Comedy Film ★ 6.2

   

   The powerful emperor of the Roman Empire travels to Egypt, where he meets the country's new monarch and falls in love with the enchanting young queen.

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Daytime

1. 12:45 2h 15m

   Julius Caesar

   Drama, History Film ★ 7.2

   

   Caesar's right-hand man hears word of the Roman Senate's assassination plot against dictator Julius Caesar and tries to outsmart the conspirators.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info
2. 15:00 2h 30m

   Barabbas

   Adventure, Drama, History Film ★ 6.9

   

   After being set free by Pontius Pilate so that Jesus of Nazareth could be crucified, the criminal Barabbas seeks the truth about the men who took his place.

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3. 17:30 3h 30m

   Spartacus

   History, Drama, Adventure Film ★ 7.5

   

   A slave rises to fame as a gladiator in the arenas of Ancient Rome and goes on to lead troops of fellow slaves in open revolt against the mighty Roman Empire.

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Evening

1. 21:00 2h 15m

   They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

   Drama Film ★ 7.6

   

   In the 1930s, a cynical announcer hosts a dance marathon and a woman whose will to live is fading is assigned a partner at random when her original one quits.

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2. 23:15 2h

   Lifeboat

   War, Drama Film ★ 7.4

   

   A diverse group of people, including a Nazi sailor, are stranded aboard a lifeboat after their freighter is sunk by a U-boat during World War II.

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