1. ‘Scary Movie’
7 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
In this 2000 horror comedy, Keenen Ivory Wayans takes parody to the next level; his main target is the movie “Scream,” which was itself a spoof of the slasher genre. The broadcast airing means the grossest gags and most explicit sex scenes won’t be shown, freeing your mind to count the many movie and pop-culture shout-outs. Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra (left) star.
2. ‘Halloween Madness’
7 p.m., TLC
Watch your back, Santa. Halloween is gaining on Christmas in the race for biggest decorating holiday. This new special focuses on folks who do Halloween to the extreme, including a Hollywood special effects expert, a family whose home becomes a haunted mansion every year and the tens of thousands who parade down the streets of West Hollywood in costume.
3. ‘CSI: NY’
8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2
Fans of Hill Harper’s Dr. Sheldon Hawkes will be pleased to know that he gets some extra screen time in this episode. It turns out he knew one of the murder victims the team is working on; his phone number is found on the body of the young woman, whose death is linked to a subway rave. Furious when he finds this out, Mac (Gary Sinise, right) pulls Hawkes off the case.
4. ‘Headless Horseman’
8 p.m., Sci Fi
Take “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” add a vanload of pretty teenagers from your favorite slasher franchise, mix well, season with a little “Scooby-Doo,” and you have this surprisingly entertaining horror tale. Billy Aaron Brown, Rebecca Mozo and Trish Coren lead the cast in this new take on the tale of the headless horseman, who in this incarnation has a taste for teens. Richard Moll (“Night Court”) also appears.
Compiled by Barbara Schaffner from Tribune wire reports
