A high-octane procedural about heroic first responders, as well as their family saga of power and glamour set in one of America's most diverse and dynamic cities. Season 2 starts on ABC.
The doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis -- it's in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. Together they're discovering that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey. Season 23 starts on ABC.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEPudong's[1] English government news page says the "Shanghai Grand Opera House will open on Oct 17 on the east bank of the Huangpu River", a fixed announced date.
The 146,000-square-metre building in Expo Culture Park, designed by ECADI with Snohetta as a spiralling Chinese folding fan, holds the 2,000-seat Harmony Hall, the 1,200-seat Soar Theatre and the 1,000-seat Open Stage, 4,200 seats in all. The opening season runs 47 productions and 82 performances through 20 February 2027.
Silverworks Island, Airport Roundabout, Custom House, Silvertown, London Borough of Newham, Greater London, England, E16 2PJ, United KingdomNike
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEThe race page dates it '17 OCT 2026' and its FAQ says 'Depending on your allocated wave, your race will start between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM' (BST, UTC+1) - the first wave, 17:30Z.[1]
A sold-out women's night 10K from Silverworks Island in east London along the Royal Victoria Dock, including a stretch of London City Airport's runway.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-16 as the announced premiere on USA Network.
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son. Season 2 starts on USA Network.
Venetian Expo, Sands Avenue, Paradise, Nevada 89109, United StatesInforma
SCHEDULED77% CONFIDENCEMoney20/20's own site: "Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas | October 18-21, 2026" - "fintech's #1 event in Las Vegas October 18-21, 2026."[1]
Money20/20 USA, billed as America's number-one fintech event, returns to Las Vegas on 18-21 October 2026 with 11,000-plus senior attendees, 3,400-plus companies and keynotes from Kalshi's CEO, Adyen's risk chief and PNC's chairman.
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, California 92029Sapporo Breweries
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled: San Diego Beer[1] News reports 58 production staff "will be terminated effective Monday, October 19" with shutdown of non-hospitality operations "set for mid-November", and the EDD WARN report lists effective dates of 10/19/2026 (Stone Brewing Co.) and 11/13/2026 (Sapporo U.S.A.).
Sapporo USA is laying off 270 workers at Stone Brewing's Escondido brewery, packaging hall and offices in two rounds, 58 on 19 October and 212 on 13 November 2026, per state WARN filings, after selling the Stone brand to Firestone Walker and Duvel.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCELaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.[1]
MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth.
The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos. Lifts off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan to Mars Orbit.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE6 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-18 as the announced premiere on PBS.
In Maigret, Chief Inspector Maigret and his team of maverick but loyal detectives, Les Maigrets, solve a series of complex crimes in Paris. Maigret's unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent. Maigret must outwit some of Paris's most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past. Season 2 starts on PBS.
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCENot yet released: pre-orders opened with the 25 August 2026 announcement (https://www.razer[1][2].com/newsroom/product-news/xbox[3]-25-anniversary-collection) and the collection is reported to launch on 20 October 2026, shipping that month. Razer has not stated the ship date itself, so the day is estimated.
Three limited-edition gaming peripherals in translucent green with an Xbox Game Pass bundle.
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCENVIDIA's[1][2][3][4][6] GTC Berlin page states "NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 October 20–22, 2026" ("Keynote October 21 | Workshops October 20"), and its FAQ breaks the programme out as "Training Workshops: Tuesday, October 20 ... Conference: Wednesday, October 21–Thursday, October 22".
NVIDIA's European GTC comes to Berlin on 20-22 October 2026, opening with Jensen Huang's keynote at the Tempodrom on 21 October and two days of sessions, labs and exhibits at STATION-Berlin.
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedMyAnimeList's[1] own listing gives an exact release date, "Oct 20, 2026 to ?", and the page lists Netflix as a streaming platform.
Studio Trigger's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is set to release on Netflix, a ten-episode sequel to the 2022 original set in CD Projekt Red's Night City.
2300, Oracle Way, Lakeshore, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78741, United StatesOracle
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEOracle's[1] Critical Patch Updates page: 'Critical Patch Updates are released on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. The next four dates are: 20 October 2026, 19 January 2027, 20 April 2027, 20 July 2027.'
Oracle's quarterly bundle of security fixes across its on-premises products is due on the third Tuesday of October.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCE8 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-21 as the announced premiere on Prime Video.
Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, The Terminal List follows James Reece after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves. Season 2 starts on Prime Video.
Abbott Labs, 100, Abbott Park Road, Illinois, 60064, United StatesAbbott Laboratories
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEAbbott has not yet posted its third-quarter call notice (last year's, on 24 September, said it "will announce its third-quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 15, before the market opens" with the call "at 8 a.m. Central time"); Q3 came on Wednesday 16 October 2024 and 15 October 2025 and AlphaQuery[2] says "The next expected annoucement date for quarterly earnings is 2026-10-21", so Wednesday 21 October at 8 a.m. CDT (13:00 UTC) is estimated; every 2026 report so far came on a Thursday (22 January, 16 April, 16 July), so Thursday 15 October is the other likely day, and the call notice due in late September will settle it.
Abbott is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens and webcast its earnings call at 8 a.m. Central, most likely on Wednesday 21 October; it has guided to adjusted EPS of $1.38 to $1.46.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEAFI's[1] release of 20 January 2026: 'The 40th edition ... will take place October 21-25 at the TCL Chinese Theatres'.
The American Film Institute's festival runs five days of premieres in Hollywood, opening on 21 October with the US premiere of Laika's stop-motion feature Wildwood.
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCETesla has not named the date yet (it does so in the quarter's deliveries release, as the Q2 one did: "after market close on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 ... webcast that day at 4:30 p.m. Central Time"); Q3 2025 was Wednesday 22 October 2025 and Wall Street Horizon[2] lists Q3 2026 as "UNCONFIRMED for Wednesday 10/21/2026 After Market", so Wednesday 21 October at 4:30 p.m. CDT (21:30 UTC) is estimated; MarketBeat's[3] algorithm says 28 October.
Tesla is expected to post its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market close and hold its live Q&A webcast at 4:30 p.m. Central, most likely on Wednesday 21 October; the date is announced in the Q3 deliveries release.
An agnostic sex podcaster and a rabbi walk into a party. No, it's not the start of a joke — it's the beginning of a love story. And it's complicated. Season 3 starts on Netflix.
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEScheduled per the Shareholder information page of Nestlé's Half-Year Report 2026: "October 22, 2026 - 2026 nine-months sales figures"; the hour is estimated from the pattern of Nestlé's results releases, each stamped "01:00 ET" (07:00 in Vevey), which on 22 October (CEST) is 05:00 UTC.[1]
Nestlé publishes its January-September 2026 sales, the first update since it kept its 3% to 4% organic growth guidance in July and agreed the Peranel waters joint venture. Last year's nine-month release brought a 4.3% third quarter and about 16,000 job cuts.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per macrumors.com[1]: pre-orders begin October 16 with availability stated for October 23, over a month ahead of the article date.
Apple launches the foldable iPhone Duo at $1,999 for 256GB (up to 2TB available), after pre-orders opened October 16. It has a 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer display, a custom hinge with over 100 precision components, nano-texture and micro-lens finishes to minimize the fold crease, dual 48MP Fusion and ultra-wide cameras plus an under-display FaceTime camera, the A20 Pro chip with a C2 modem, dual batteries rated for up to 24 hours of mixed-screen use, IP68 water resistance, a titanium frame, and Ceramic Shield.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEMLB.com[2]'s own postseason schedule release fixes World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026 and a possible Game 7 on 31 October, so the pin runs across the scheduled window.
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Major League Baseball's published postseason schedule puts World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026, with Game 7 on Saturday 31 October if the series goes the distance. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's champion market had no runaway favourite: the Dodgers sat at 29%, Milwaukee at 16% and the Yankees at 10%.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEMyAnimeList's[1] own listing gives an exact theatrical release date, "Oct 23, 2026 - Oct 2026", confirmed by Anime News Network's report of Kadokawa's October 23 opening announcement.
Kinema Citrus's Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery, the first film in a new trilogy continuing the story past Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, opens in Japanese theaters.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEOpenAI's[1][2] own deprecation page, announced 2026-04-22, gives the shutdown date as 23 October 2026. A shutdown date is the vendor's commitment to developers and is occasionally pushed back, never brought forward.
OpenAI switches off 17 models and endpoints on 23 October 2026; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, gpt-4-0613, gpt-4-1106-preview, gpt-4-turbo, gpt-4.1-nano, gpt-4o-2024-05-13, gpt-image-1, o1-2024-12-17, o1-pro-2025-03-19, o3-mini-2025-01-31, ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16, o4-mini-2025-04-16 and 5 more.
SCHEDULED76% CONFIDENCEAlaska VA: "Alaska VA Healthcare System will convert its Electronic Health Record to the Federal Electronic Health Record system on October 24, 2026."[1]
The Alaska VA Healthcare System is due to convert to the Federal EHR on 24 October 2026, with Cleveland's Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in the same final 2026 wave.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEScheduled, per elections.bc.ca[1][2]: "A provincial general election has been called. Final Voting Day is October 24, 2026." and the Ways to Vote page: "October 24 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time)".
British Columbians vote on Saturday 24 October 2026 for all 93 seats in the legislature, with polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific. Premier David Eby called the snap election two years early, citing the Trump trade war.
Chase Center, 1, Warriors Way, Mission Bay, San Francisco, California, 94158, United StatesGolden State Warriors
SCHEDULED77% CONFIDENCEScheduled, per NBC Sports Bay Area: the Warriors open "against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 21" and "will host the Memphis Grizzlies in their home-opener two days later at Chase Center"; Yardbarker[2] gives the tip as "Friday, October 23. The game is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET".
Stephen Curry starts his 18th NBA season at home on October 23, when Golden State hosts Memphis at Chase Center two days after opening at the Lakers.
SCHEDULED86% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per en.wikipedia.org[1]: "…July 2026,[6] with passenger operations scheduled to commence on 25 October 2026.[7][8][9] Operated…"
Sydney's second international gateway at Badgerys Creek begins commercial flights, built with a 24-hour curfew-free runway. Estimated date.
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
ESTIMATED72% CONFIDENCESI Kicks: "a global release on October 25 at Nike[3]" and Sneaker Bar Detroit[2] lists October 25, 2026, but Nike says only "a global release to follow" and Just Fresh Kicks[4] notes a conflicting November 8 estimate.
After its China debut, Jordan Brand's 41st game shoe is reported to reach Nike worldwide in the 'Ruby' launch colourway for $205.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEOracle's[1] event page says 'October 25-28 | Las Vegas', with a day-by-day schedule from Sunday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 28.
Oracle's flagship AI conference returns to The Venetian in Las Vegas for four days of keynotes from co-CEOs Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk, product demos and training.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCE3 episodes plannedThe October 25, 2026 premiere comes from the special's MyAnimeList[1] listing and is corroborated by Wikipedia[2].
My Happy Marriage returns with a three-episode special from Kinema Citrus, following Miyo and Kiyoka in the run-up to their wedding, streaming worldwide on Netflix.
SCHEDULED71% CONFIDENCEYahoo[3] Sports and Athlon both give Monday 26 October 2026 for the ceremony, and Polymarket's[2] Ballon d'Or market ends 26 October, so the date is firm even though organisers had not formally confirmed the venue.
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For the first time the Ballon d'Or leaves Paris: the 2026 ceremony is on Monday 26 October 2026 in London, marking 70 years since the first award. On 20 September 2026 Harry Kane was a clear favourite on both exchanges at 55-56%, with Lamine Yamal at 22% and Kylian Mbappé at 8%.
SCHEDULED72% CONFIDENCEPolymarket's[1][3] rules state "Legislative elections are schedule to be held in Israel on October 27, 2026", a Tuesday, the weekday Israeli elections are always held on.
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Israel's legislative election is set for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket's market on who is sworn in as prime minister afterwards had Gadi Eizenkot at 52%, Benjamin Netanyahu at 30% and Naftali Bennett at 10%; Kalshi put a new government winning a Knesset confidence vote by February 3, 2027 at 89%.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCECostco's[1] own new-opening page for the site carries the date, reported as opening "on October 28, 2026".
The long-awaited Amherst warehouse opens in suburban Buffalo, the newest of the ten US clubs Costco is opening this autumn. It is one of five October openings spread across Missouri, Texas, New York, Kansas and California.
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEThe Federal Reserve's[2][5] published 2026 FOMC calendar lists the October 27-28 meeting, and the policy statement is released at 2:00 p.m. ET on the second day; Kalshi's[1] market strikes on October 28, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.
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The Federal Open Market Committee announces its October 2026 rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on October 28, six weeks after raising the federal funds target range a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00% on September 16, its first hike since 2023. On 19 September 2026 Kalshi traders were split between holding the rate and a second 25bp hike, with cuts priced near zero.
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEVerizon[1][2][4] lists no date yet; Q3 2025 results came on Wednesday 29 October 2025 and the 2026 releases landed 24 to 30 days after quarter end at 7:00 a.m. ET, so late October at about 11:00 UTC.
Verizon's third-quarter 2026 results, where it has guided mobility and broadband service revenue growth to approach 3.0 percent on the way to about 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
Microsoft Redmond East Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, United StatesMicrosoft
ESTIMATED67% CONFIDENCEMicrosoft[1][2][4] has not named the date (its investor site says "The next earnings release will be announced soon"); its last eight results 8-Ks on SEC EDGAR were all filed on the last Wednesday of the month after the quarter (FY26 Q1 on 29 October 2025, then 28 January, 29 April and 29 July 2026), each with a conference call "at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time)", so Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 2:30 p.m. PDT (21:30 UTC) is estimated; Wall Street Horizon[3] also lists it "UNCONFIRMED for Wednesday 10/28/2026 After Market", while some calendars show 27 October.
Microsoft is expected to report its first fiscal 2027 quarter after the market close, most likely on Wednesday 28 October, and discuss it on a 2:30 p.m. Pacific webcast; the previous quarter brought $90.0 billion of revenue, up 18%.
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEAlphabet has not announced the Q3 date (it gave two weeks' notice for Q2: 'Wednesday, July 22, at 1:30pm Pacific Time'); Wall Street Horizon[2] lists Q3 2026 as 'UNCONFIRMED for Wednesday 10/28/2026 After Market' and Alphabet's last four reports were all Wednesdays, so Wednesday 28 October at 1:30 p.m. PDT (20:30 UTC) is estimated. A search summary citing TipRanks says 27 October (a Tuesday); Zacks/Nasdaq's algorithm says 4 November.
Alphabet is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results after the close and hold its earnings call at 1:30 p.m. PT, most likely on Wednesday 28 October; Alphabet has not yet announced the date. Analysts expect about $126.9 billion in revenue.
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCENike[1], September 17, 2026: "available for an early, limited release September 17 at nike.com[2], followed by broader availability October 29 at nike.com and select retail locations."
Nike's marathon racer returns 5 percent lighter with 10 percent more energy return, ZoomX LT foam and a carbon-fiber Flyplate, reaching nike.com and retailers broadly at $280.
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCELilly has not confirmed the date yet (no "Lilly confirms date and conference call for third-quarter 2026" release as of 22 Sep 2026; the Q2 one came out on 22 July for 5 August). Public.com[2] and Nasdaq[3] list the Q3 report as "expected" on 10/29/2026 "before market open", matching Lilly's pattern (Q3 2025 reported October 30, 2025) and its calls, which "will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time" - so 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 ET (14:00 UTC), estimated until Lilly's confirmation release.
Eli Lilly is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results on 29 October, with its usual 10 a.m. ET conference call. It goes in guiding to $85-87 billion of 2026 revenue after second-quarter revenue jumped 48% to $23.0 billion on Mounjaro and Zepbound.
19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEEstimated: Hershey lists no date yet; its Q3 2025 results came on "Thursday, October 30, 2025" (webcast notice) and every 2026 release so far went out on a Thursday at 06:45 ET (5 Feb, 30 Apr, 30 Jul), so the last Thursday of October, 29 Oct 2026, at 06:45 EDT (10:45 UTC).[1]
Hershey's third-quarter 2026 results, the first test of its narrowed outlook for 4.5-5% sales growth and a 32.5-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share as cocoa costs ease.
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma and sets out for New York City, determined to find Harrison and make things right. But when Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. Season 2 starts on Paramount+.
Wilmar HQ, 28 Biopolis Road, Biopolis, Queenstown, Singapore 138568Wilmar International
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEEstimated from the pattern: third-quarter summaries came on 28 Oct 2022, 26 Oct 2023, 30 Oct 2024 and 30 Oct 2025, each filed about 17:17-17:24 Singapore time after trading.[1]
Wilmar's third-quarter executive summary is due after trading in late October, the first quarter with a comparison against the 3Q2025 Indonesia-payment loss.
1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, United StatesApple TV
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-30 as the announced premiere on Apple TV.
Nocturne tells the story of Jonah Lynn, an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life. But, as the town and his family come under attack from the diabolically cunning serial killer Jurek Walter, Jonah must protect all that he holds dear. When the desperate search for Jurek's last missing victim forces Jonah to send his adopted daughter, FBI Agent Saga Bauer, up against Jurek, how far will Jonah go? Season 1 starts on Apple TV.
Los Angeles, California, USA (Cloud Imperium Games headquarters)Cloud Imperium Games
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEThe preview event is October 2026, not October 2027. Gameranx[1] (9 September 2026) reports creators invited to an event 'this October', and IGN[4] reports CIG will preview the game with creators and early backers in October and announce a concrete release date shortly after, with the game itself due in the second half of 2027. No day is given, so this is dated to the last day of that October as an estimate.
Cloud Imperium Games has reportedly invited content creators to an NDA-bound October preview event for Squadron 42, the long-in-development Star Citizen campaign now targeting a Q2 2027 release after repeated delays.
ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCEDarko.Audio[3] (https://darko.audio/2026/09/buchardts-e50-s-swaps-deep-bass-for-sensitivity/) and Gear Patrol[2] both report the E50-S shipping from October 2026, with Buchardt's own listing giving delivery as October. Only the month is given, so the pin is dated to 31 October 2026 as an estimate.
High-end passive bookshelf speakers with a refined tweeter and stronger midrange.
ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCEHiFi Pig's[3] announcement piece (https://www.hifipig.com/dali-basik-sub-compact-active-subwoofer/, published 1 September 2026) says the DALI Basik Sub is 'scheduled for October release'. Only the month is given, so the pin is dated to 31 October 2026 as an estimate.
Compact active subwoofer with an 8-inch down-firing woofer and Class-D amplification.