For the month of October, 31 Nights of Halloween takes over Freeform, with spooky-season hits like ‘Hocus Pocus,’ ‘Casper’ and more
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NEED TO KNOW
- PEOPLE exclusively reveals Freeform’s 2026 schedule for 31 Nights of Halloween
- The lineup includes a Tim Burton marathon, the network’s premiere of 2024’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the debut of new series Coven Academy
- The programming takes over the channel for the month of October
Freeform is bringing back 31 Nights of Halloween for spooky season.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the schedule for the annual programming lineup, which brings Halloween-themed classics and premieres to the network for the entire month of October.
Highlights this year include a Tim Burton marathon on Friday, Oct. 16, the Freeform premiere of 2024’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Thursday, Oct. 8, and perennial fan-favorites like Casper, Hocus Pocus and The Addams Family.
The lineup also features the premiere of Coven Academy. From creator Tim Federle (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), the teen drama series is about three young witches and their “dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability.”
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Coven Academy premieres Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. ET on Freeform. The full season will then be available to stream the next day on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand.
Read on for the complete 31 Nights of Halloween night-by-night schedule. (All programming is subject to change, Freeform notes.)
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Thursday, Oct. 1
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
1:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
3:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 1-4)
Friday, Oct. 2
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
Saturday, Oct. 3
7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.
7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University
9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Sunday, Oct. 4
7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
Monday, Oct. 5
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man: Homecoming
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Arachnophobia
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, Oct. 7
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man 2 (2004)
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University
Thursday, Oct. 8
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
1:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 5-7)
Friday, Oct. 9
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man (2002)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
3:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy
Saturday, Oct. 10
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR!
9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
3:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent
5:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
9:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
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Sunday, Oct. 11
8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR!
8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
4:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
Monday, Oct. 12
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Disturbia
12:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
Tuesday, Oct. 13
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella
6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
Wednesday, Oct. 14
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man 3 (2007)
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Thursday, Oct. 15
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
12:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 8-10)
Friday, Oct. 16
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy
Saturday, Oct. 17
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Something Wicked This Way Comes
9:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
11:50 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
2:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
7:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
11:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sunday, Oct. 18
8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
10:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Monday, Oct. 19
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of Terror!
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
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Tuesday, Oct. 20
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of Terror!
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Wednesday, Oct. 21
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
8:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
Thursday, Oct. 22
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Something Wicked This Way Comes
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
Friday, Oct. 23
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella
8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Saturday, Oct. 24
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
8:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
11:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
3:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
9:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
Sunday, Oct. 25
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University
11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Monday, Oct. 26
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Tuesday, Oct. 27
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
Wednesday, Oct. 28
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed
5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
Thursday, Oct. 29
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.
6:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
Friday, Oct. 30
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween)
8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
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