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’31 Nights of Halloween’: Freeform’s lineup this year
By Alexander Kirk
August 30, 2024
Light the black flame candle: This year’s lineup is more spooktacular than ever with the TV premiere of “Hocus Pocus 2.”
SALEM, Mass. — Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” schedule has arrived.
The spooky season kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 1, and continues through Thursday, Oct. 31.
“Hocus Pocus,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and “Cruella” are among the films on this year’s schedule, as is the world television premiere of 2023’s “Haunted Mansion.”
The Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus” will air at least 20 times this October on Freeform.
The original Sanderson Sisters returned for “Hocus Pocus 2” in 2022. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy reprised their roles in the sequel, which will make its world television premiere on Freeform on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Here’s the complete Freeform’s 31 Night’s of Halloween schedule for 2024:
Tuesday, Oct. 1
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
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”
Wednesday Oct. 2
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Arachnophobia” – Freeform Premiere
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Thursday, Oct. 3
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
1:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
Friday, Oct. 4
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” (Disney Animated) – Freeform Premiere
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)
Saturday, Oct. 5
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Spooky Buddies”
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
2:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
4:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Haunted Mansion” (2023) – World Television Premiere
11:30 p.m EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
Sunday, Oct. 6
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
10:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus 2” – World Television Premiere
11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
Monday, Oct. 7
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
Tuesday, Oct. 8
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2010)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
Wednesday, Oct. 9
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Mansion”
3:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” (Disney Animated)
7:10 p.m. EDT / PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Encanto” (Disney Animated)
Thursday, Oct. 10
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus” – Pop N’ Knowledge
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice” – Pop N’ Knowledge
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
Friday, Oct. 11
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spooky Buddies”
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”
Saturday, Oct. 12
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996) (Disney Animated)
9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
11:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Something Wicked This Way Comes” – Freeform Premiere
Sunday, Oct. 13
8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Black Cauldron” (Disney Animated)
10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Dumbo” (2019) (Live Action) – Tim Burton Marathon
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Arachnophobia”
Monday, Oct. 14
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Beetlejuice”
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
Tuesday, Oct. 15
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
5:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Incredibles” (Disney-Pixar)
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Incredibles 2” (Disney-Pixar)
Wednesday, Oct. 16
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spooky Buddies”
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” – Pop N’ Knowledge
6:50 p.m. EDT / PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
Thursday, Oct. 17
11:00 am. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Despicable Me”
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Despicable Me 2”
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Despicable Me 3”
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Muppets From Space” – Freeform Premiere
Friday, Oct. 18
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Despicable Me”
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus 2”
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)
Saturday, Oct. 19
7:30 a.m. EDT / PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
1:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
8:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
Sunday, Oct. 20
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
9:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
11:50 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Arachnophobia”
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Haunted Mansion” (2023)
7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Monday, Oct. 21
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) (Live Action)
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Alice Through The Looking Glass”
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
Tuesday, Oct. 22
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Arachnophobia”
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
7:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Wednesday, Oct. 23
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
8:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
Thursday, Oct. 24
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Edward Scissorhands”
3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Dark Shadows” (2012)
5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Aladdin” (2019) (Live Action)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus” – Pop N’ Knowledge
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
Friday, Oct. 25
1:30-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps” (2023) – Season One Marathon
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
Saturday, Oct. 26
8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus 2”
9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Haunted Mansion” (2023)
12:25 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” (Disney Animated)
Sunday, Oct. 27
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Spooky Buddies”
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
5:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
Monday, Oct. 28
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Incredibles” (Disney-Pixar)
5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Incredibles 2” (Disney-Pixar)
8:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Tuesday, Oct. 29
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” (Disney Animated)
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
Wednesday, Oct. 30
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Arachnophobia”
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Haunted Mansion” (2023)
Thursday, Oct. 31 – Halloween
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Casper” (1995)
4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus 2”
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)
Credit: Matt Kennedy / Disney Enterprises Inc.
Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in Disney’s live-action ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ exclusively on Disney+.
