Freeform is answering the call this October, bringing every big-screen Ghostbusters adventure to its 2026 31 Nights of Halloween celebration, including the original 1984 classic, Ghostbusters II, the 2016 reboot, and the more recent Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
In total, the franchise will air 30 times throughout October, with each film scheduled to play six times. The rollout begins on Monday, October 5, with a triple feature of Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters (2016), followed by an encore presentation of all three films the next day.
Later that week, Ghostbusters: Afterlife leads directly into the Freeform premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Thursday, October 8. The two films will remain paired throughout the month, culminating in an October 30 marathon featuring two airings apiece of Afterlife and Frozen Empire between noon and late evening.
Elsewhere, Freeform’s month-long schedule is once again filled with seasonal favorites, including Casper, Beetlejuice, Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Addams Family, and Scooby-Doo. This year’s countdown will also introduce the new supernatural series Coven Academy, premiering on October 1.
We’ve compiled the complete franchise schedule below, with all times listed in EDT/PDT.
Ghostbusters (1984)
- Monday, October 5 at 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 6 at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 14 at 4:20 p.m.
- Thursday, October 15 at 10:30 a.m.
- Monday, October 26 at 4:20 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 27 at 12:00 p.m.
Ghostbusters II
- Monday, October 5 at 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 6 at 3:25 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24 at 11:05 a.m.
- Sunday, October 25 at 9:00 a.m.
- Tuesday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 a.m.
Ghostbusters (2016)
- Monday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 6 at 5:55 p.m.
- Sunday, October 18 at 10:55 p.m.
- Monday, October 19 at 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24 at 3:45 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Thursday, October 8 at 3:30 p.m.
- Friday, October 9 at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21 at 2:55 p.m.
- Friday, October 30 at 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Thursday, October 8 at 6:25 p.m. (Freeform premiere)
- Friday, October 9 at 3:55 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 20 at 8:25 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21 at 5:45 p.m.
- Friday, October 30 at 2:55 p.m.
- Friday, October 30 at 8:25 p.m.
As always, broadcast schedules are subject to change, so we recommend checking Freeform’s official schedule or your local listings closer to each airdate for the latest showtimes and availability.
