What to Watch Friday: ‘Dateline’ to interview SC family of Murdaugh housekeeper

Scooby-Doo: Where Are You Now? (8 p.m., The CW) - After 52 years of solving mysteries, the Scooby Gang reunites at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the backlot may have its own monster problem! Fred (Frank Welker), Daphne (Grey Griffin), Velma (Kate Micucci), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and Scooby-Doo (Fred Welker) investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise during this one-hour special. Hosted by Janel Parrish. Special guests include author Jerry Beck, Karamo Brown, Seth Green, Olivia Liang, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Cheri Oteri.

Dateline NBC (9 p.m., NBC) - NBC News’ Craig Melvin gets an exclusive interview with the family members of the housekeeper at the center of one aspect of South Carolina’s Murdaugh Family drama. Gloria Satterfield, the longtime housekeeper of the prominent South Carolina family, died from a reported fall at the Murdaugh home in 2018. Her employer, attorney Alex Murdaugh, told the her family that they should file a wrongful death claim against him so that his insurance company would pay out. Murdaugh, who has since been swept up in a tornado of other tragedies and scandals, never gave the family the money, and was recently charged in the misappropriation of those funds. Separate from the Satterfield saga, correspondent Craig Melvin reports on the murders of Alex Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, earlier this summer. Melvin also talks to Curtis “Eddie” Smith, the man accused of shooting Alex Murdaugh in September in an insurance scheme. Smith denies all charges. But wait, there’s more. There’s also the mysterious death of Stephen Smith in 2015, a death some in Hampton County, SC, believe may also have ties to the Murdaugh family. Police there have said they will reexamine the circumstances of Smith’s death. Melvin talks to Smith’s mother and twin sister, their first interviews on network television.

▪ Kristin Smart update: In addition to the Murdaugh reports, “Dateline” will also review developments in the disappearance of California Polytechnic State University freshman Kristin Smart, who vanished after leaving a party in 1996. In network TV exclusive interviews, Kristin’s brother and a former student who was at the party Smart attended will speak with Josh Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz also interviews insiders close to the case, including “Your Own Backyard” podcast host Chris Lambert and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson.

20/20 (9 p.m., ABC) - ABC’s “20/20” updates the story of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, the young couple who left for a cross-country adventure, but only Laundrie returned. When Laundrie vanished, the attention intensified as internet sleuths who helped crack the case wide open investigated and theorized, garnering over one billion views on TikTok. This two-hour “20/20” reports on the horror that unfolded in the beauty of Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park and the details leading to the discovery of Laundrie’s remains last week, and poses lingering questions about what’s next.

One Voice: The Songs We Share (10 p.m., PBS NC) - The new episode showcases country and roots songs that have become part of our collective American culture. Featured: actor, singer, and writer Leslie Jordan; songwriter, producer, and guitarist Travis Howard; Irish and Appalachian dancer Nic Gareiss; Lexington-based Appalachian singer-songwriter Senora May; Broadway stars Claybourne Elder and Mauricio Martínez; Indigenous hip hop artist and music producer Frank Waln; and others.

Swagger (Apple TV+) - A new streaming drama inspired by NBA superstar’s Kevin Durant’s experiences in the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption. Revealing what it’s like to grow up in America off the court, the first three episodes of the ten-episode series will debut globally on Friday, October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.

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