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"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) is, arguably, the greatest Halloween special of all time.
This 1966 animated special is loaded with charm. And pathos. And you don't get a whole lot of pathos out of most animated specials.
Personally, I can't decide if my favorite part is Sally yelling at Linus when you-know-who fails to appear or when Lucy freaks out because of "dog germs."
Elsewhere on TV ...
Baseball playoffs: ALCS Game 4 — Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays (2 p.m., FS1); NLCS Game 3 — New York Mets at Chicago Cubs (6 p.m., TBS)
"NCIS" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): While visiting a pharmaceutical lab on a murder case, Abby is trapped when armed men take over the building.
"Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Reba McEntire is the guest.
"Grandfathered" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Sara's brother shows up and confronts Jimmy about abandoning his ex and leaving her to raise Gerald.
"The Flash" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Barry and the team learn Captain Cold has been kidnapped and then form an uneasy alliance with his sister.
"Manhattan" (7 and 8:05 p.m., WGN): Frank learns why he has been taken captive.
"Toy Story of Terror" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): 2013 animated special.
"The Grinder" (7:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Stewart and Deb wonder if their new friends like them only because of his famous brother.
"NCIS: New Orleans" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The team works with an agent from the Australian Defence Force Investigation Service after an Australian Royal Navy lieutenant is murdered in New Orleans.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Coulson and his team search for an Inhuman who kills other Inhumans.
"The Voice" (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The battle round continues.
"Frontline" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): An examination of the battle over immigration reform, including policy changes proposed by President Obama.
"Scream Queens" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Kappa Kappa Tau holds a slumber party, where something surprising is uncovered.
"iZombie" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Liv eats the brains of a recently murdered trophy wife who was pushed to her death by a hit man.
"Public Morals" (7 & 8 p.m.; 9 & 10 p.m. p.m., TNT): Muldoon receives an unexpected tip; the west-side war comes to a head. (Season finale)
"Limitless" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Brian discovers a shocking secret about Rebecca's late father.
"Chicago Fire" (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Boden's job is on the line pending an internal investigation.
"The Bastard Executioner" (11 p.m., FX): An innocent man is condemned to death.