Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery is getting into the spooky spirit early, setting the Halloween-themed programming slate for its cable networks, which includes the linear debut of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” as well as new and returning specials and film marathons across Food Network, Discovery Channel, TNT, TBS, TCM, Travel Channel and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim.
The leader in Warner Bros. Discovery’s Halloween-themed programming game, Food Network is bringing back four popular series and two specials, including “Halloween Baking Championship,” “Halloween Wars,” “Outrageous Pumpkins,” “Halloween Cookie Challenge” and “Kids Baking Championship: Bloodcurdling Bakes.” The cable debut of “The Batman” on TNT will air as part of a curated Halloween-themed film block across both TNT and TBS in September and October, with TNT showing “Godzilla,” “The Mummy” and a “Scream” movie marathon, and TBS airing “Beetlejuice,” “Gremlins” and “Goonies.” On Discovery Channel, paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley will appear in the two-hour special “Ghost Adventures: Devil Island” on Sept.
27. The channel will also air five new episodes of “Ghost Adventures” beginning Oct. 4 with a spinoff companion series, “Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room,” debuting Oct.18.
Additional spooky Discovery series airing September through October include “Expedition X,” “Schock Doc: Yeti Massacare” and “Expedition Bigfoot.” Over on TCM (which has received much programming attention from Warner Bros.
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