Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2026: Full Schedule and What Channel Freeform Is on DIRECTV
Spooky season is officially on. Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween started Thursday, October 1, 2026 and runs every day through Halloween night. This year's lineup has the usual favorites, plenty of Hocus Pocus, the Freeform premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and a brand-new witch series, Coven Academy.
Below is how to watch on DIRECTV, the must-see nights and the full day-by-day schedule.
What channel is Freeform on DIRECTV?
Freeform is on DIRECTV channel 311, and it's included starting with the ENTERTAINMENT package. Set a series recording for your favorite titles and your DVR can catch the whole month. For more on the network, see what channel Freeform is on DIRECTV.
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Can't-miss nights
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m.: the Coven Academy series premiere, with episodes 1-4 back to back. The full season streams the next day on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand.
- Thursday, Oct. 8, 6:25 p.m.: the Freeform premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, followed by Coven Academy episodes 5-7 at 9 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 9 p.m.: the Coven Academy season finale, episodes 8-10.
- Friday, Oct. 16: a Tim Burton day with Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, Dark Shadows, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Sleepy Hollow.
- Friday, Oct. 30: a Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire double feature, shown twice.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween with Casper, The Haunted Mansion, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 in prime time.
When is Hocus Pocus on Freeform?
Hocus Pocus airs on Oct. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 and twice on Oct. 31. Hocus Pocus 2 follows it on Oct. 4, 9, 13, 22, 24 and 31. Prime-time airings include Oct. 6 at 8:55 p.m., Oct. 11 at 9:15 p.m., Oct. 19 at 8:55 p.m., Oct. 28 at 8:50 p.m. and Halloween night at 7:20 p.m.
Freeform 31 Nights of Halloween 2026: full schedule
Times are as Freeform published them, and listings marked "midnight" air at the very start of the next calendar day. Check your DIRECTV guide for the airing in your time zone.
| Date | Lineup |
|---|---|
| Thu., Oct. 1 | 11:30 a.m. Edward Scissorhands; 1:55 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 3:55 p.m. Addams Family Values; 5:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 8 p.m. Coven Academy (series premiere, episodes 1-4) |
| Fri., Oct. 2 | 10:30 a.m. The Addams Family (1991); 12:35 p.m. Addams Family Values; 2:40 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012); 5:15 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 7:15 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 8:55 p.m. Beetlejuice |
| Sat., Oct. 3 | 7:30 a.m. Beetlejuice; 9:35 a.m. Coven Academy; 12:35 p.m. Casper (1995); 3:05 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 5:15 p.m. Monsters, Inc.; 7:20 p.m. Monsters University; 9:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 11:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Sun., Oct. 4 | 7:30 a.m. Spooky Buddies; 9:35 a.m. Casper (1995); 12:05 p.m. Edward Scissorhands; 2:35 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 4:40 p.m. Addams Family Values; 6:45 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2; 11:25 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) |
| Mon., Oct. 5 | Noon Spider-Man: Homecoming; 3 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984); 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters II; 8 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Tue., Oct. 6 | 10:30 a.m. Arachnophobia; 1 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984); 3:25 p.m. Ghostbusters II; 5:55 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016); 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Wed., Oct. 7 | 11 a.m. Spider-Man 2 (2004); 2 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 4 p.m. Casper (1995); 6:25 p.m. Monsters, Inc.; 8:30 p.m. Monsters University |
| Thu., Oct. 8 | 11 a.m. Casper (1995); 1:25 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 3:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 6:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Freeform premiere); 9 p.m. Coven Academy (episodes 5-7) |
| Fri., Oct. 9 | 10:30 a.m. Spider-Man (2002); 1 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 3:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 6:25 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 8:35 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2; midnight Coven Academy |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | 7 a.m. Frankenweenie (2012); 9 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR!; 9:30 a.m. Spooky Buddies; 11:35 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 1:35 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed; 3:40 p.m. Maleficent; 5:45 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 7:25 p.m. Casper (1995); 9:55 p.m. Beetlejuice; midnight Little Shop of Horrors (1986) |
| Sun., Oct. 11 | 8 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR!; 8:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 10:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed; 12:35 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986); 2:40 p.m. Beetlejuice; 4:45 p.m. Casper (1995); 7:15 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 9:15 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 11:25 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) |
| Mon., Oct. 12 | 10:30 a.m. Disturbia; 12:55 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; 3:30 p.m. Edward Scissorhands; 5:55 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023); 8:30 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) |
| Tue., Oct. 13 | 10:30 a.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999); 1 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986); 3:05 p.m. Cruella; 6:20 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 8:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 |
| Wed., Oct. 14 | 11 a.m. Spider-Man 3 (2007); 2:10 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 4:20 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984); 6:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 8:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Thu., Oct. 15 | 10:30 a.m. Ghostbusters (1984); 12:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 3 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 5 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 7 p.m. Addams Family Values; 9 p.m. Coven Academy (season finale, episodes 8-10) |
| Fri., Oct. 16 | Tim Burton day: 11 a.m. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; 1:40 p.m. Edward Scissorhands; 4:10 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012); 6:50 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 8:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999); midnight Coven Academy |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | 7 a.m. Something Wicked This Way Comes; 9:10 a.m. Dark Shadows (2012); 11:50 a.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999); 2:20 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023); 5 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 7:10 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 9:15 p.m. Addams Family Values; 11:20 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
| Sun., Oct. 18 | 8 a.m. Frankenweenie (2012); 10 a.m. Edward Scissorhands; 12:30 p.m. Maleficent; 2:35 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 4:40 p.m. Addams Family Values; 6:45 p.m. Casper (1995); 9:15 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 10:55 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Mon., Oct. 19 | 11 a.m. Ghostbusters (2016); 2 p.m. Toy Story of TERROR!; 2:30 p.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 4:30 p.m. Casper (1995); 6:50 p.m. Beetlejuice; 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Tue., Oct. 20 | 11 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR!; 11:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 1:30 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed; 3:30 p.m. Beetlejuice; 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 8:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | 10:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed; 12:30 p.m. Edward Scissorhands; 2:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 5:45 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 8:20 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) |
| Thu., Oct. 22 | 10:30 a.m. Something Wicked This Way Comes; 12:35 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986); 2:35 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 4:10 p.m. Casper (1995); 6:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 8:35 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 |
| Fri., Oct. 23 | 10:30 a.m. Hocus Pocus; 12:35 p.m. Casper (1995); 2:55 p.m. Maleficent; 5 p.m. Cruella; 8 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | 7 a.m. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad; 8:35 a.m. Edward Scissorhands; 11:05 a.m. Ghostbusters II; 1:40 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 3:45 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016); 6:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 9:05 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2; 11:35 p.m. Casper (1995) |
| Sun., Oct. 25 | 7 a.m. Spooky Buddies; 9 a.m. Ghostbusters II; 11:30 a.m. Hocus Pocus; 1:40 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023); 4:20 p.m. Casper (1995); 6:50 p.m. Monsters, Inc.; 8:55 p.m. Monsters University; 11:25 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
| Mon., Oct. 26 | 11:30 a.m. Haunted Mansion (2023); 2:10 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 4:20 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984); 6:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 8:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Tue., Oct. 27 | Noon Ghostbusters (1984); 2:30 p.m. Ghostbusters II; 5 p.m. The Addams Family (1991); 7 p.m. Addams Family Values; 9 p.m. Beetlejuice |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | 10:30 a.m. Ghostbusters II; 1 p.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 3 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed; 5:05 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 6:45 p.m. Beetlejuice; 8:50 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Thu., Oct. 29 | 11:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002); 1:30 p.m. Casper (1995); 4 p.m. Monsters, Inc.; 6:05 p.m. Monsters University; 8:35 p.m. Casper (1995) |
| Fri., Oct. 30 | Noon Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 2:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife; 8:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | 8:30 a.m. Casper (1995); 11 a.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003); 1 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 3:10 p.m. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas; 4:50 p.m. Casper (1995); 7:20 p.m. Hocus Pocus; 9:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2; midnight Frankenweenie (2012) |
Other ways to watch
- Coven Academy on demand: the complete season streams starting Oct. 2 on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand.
- Hulu: Hulu's October lineup adds its own horror and Halloween titles. See our roundup of Hulu's best fall 2026 movies and shows, including ways to get Hulu with DIRECTV.
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Frequently asked questions
When does Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2026 start?
It started Thursday, October 1, 2026 and runs through Saturday, October 31.
What channel is Freeform on DIRECTV?
Freeform is DIRECTV channel 311, included starting with the ENTERTAINMENT package.
When does Coven Academy premiere?
Coven Academy premieres Thursday, October 1 at 8 p.m. on Freeform with episodes 1-4. The full season streams October 2 on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand, and the finale airs October 15 at 9 p.m.
When is Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Freeform?
Its Freeform premiere is Thursday, October 8 at 6:25 p.m. It airs again on October 9, 20, 21 and twice on October 30.
What's on Freeform on Halloween night?
Hocus Pocus at 7:20 p.m. and Hocus Pocus 2 at 9:30 p.m., followed by Frankenweenie at midnight.
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Details reviewed October 1, 2026. Schedules are set by Freeform and may change; check your on-screen guide for local times. Channel numbers and packages are set by DIRECTV and may vary. Freeform, Disney+, Hulu, DIRECTV and related marks belong to their respective owners. American TV is an independent dealer and resource site.