TV Shows to catch up this October

Blue Bloods follows the lives of the NYPD's First Family of Law Enforcement: the Reagans. Frank, the Police Comissioner and son of former PC Henry Reagan, must balance his duties of running the largest police force in the world and being his kids' boss. His daughter Erin is an Assistant District Attorney, son Danny is a senior detective and fellow Marine Veteran, and new Harvard Law grad turned cop, Jamie all swirl through this family drama and passionately defend their city from harm. The Irish-American family is deeply rooted in their patriotism, passion, and love of family.

The Affair looks at the emotional effects of an extramarital affair on all partners involved. Noah, a New York City school teacher and novelist, is happily married to Helen but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Young waitress Alison is trying to piece together her life and marriage to Cole after the loss of their four year old son. The drama starts when Alison and Noah meet by chance in Montauk at the end of Long Island.

Inspired by a true story, Scorpion centers around eccentric Walter O'Brien and his team of virtuoso misfits. Scorpion is Homeland Security's new think tank consisting of Walter, behaviorist Toby Curtis, mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn and stats expert Sylvester Dodd. Federal Agent Cabe Gallo pooled this group together to use their technological expertise to solve unimaginable dilemmas. To help them deal with the "real" world and the people in it is Paige Dineen, mother of a gifted son.

An FBI fugitive, Raymond "Red" Reddington (Spader), joins the FBI in an attempt to work together and bring down criminals and terrorists. After their first victory, a list of dangerous but unknown criminals is revealed by Red. With the help of a rookie FBI profiler, Red will work to eliminate all those in "The List".

A suspense-driven legal thriller about a defense attorney named Professor Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) and the four students from her class that she calls "How to Get Away with Murder," who begin working together in her legal office. It doesn't take long for them to get wrapped up in a world of sex, secrets, lies, drugs, and a murder plot that will begin to shake the very ground on which they stand.