{"id":497,"date":"2026-07-13T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/wtwb\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:41:50","slug":"1-01-welcome-to-widows-bay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/episodes\/season-one\/1-01-welcome-to-widows-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"1.01 &#8211; Welcome to Widow&#8217;s Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\t1.01 &#8211; Welcome to Widow&#8217;s Bay\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Mayor Tom Loftis is determined to put the sleepy New England island of Widow&#8217;s Bay on the map by impressing a visiting New York Times travel reporter and boosting tourism. While many longtime residents believe the island is cursed by a history of unexplained tragedies, Tom dismisses the superstition until strange events begin to unfold.<\/p>\n<strong>Air Date<\/strong>: April 29, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Runtime<\/strong>: 41 minutes\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-wtwb-images-7.jpeg\" alt=\"101-wtwb-images (7)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1013\" width=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-wtwb-images-7.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-wtwb-images-7-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-wtwb-images-7-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/widowsbaypage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-wtwb-images-7-768x432.jpeg 768w, 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Southwick &#8211; Evan<\/td><\/tr>\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table  data-tablesaw-minimap>\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th id=\"pp-table-col-1\" scope=\"col\" data-tablesaw-sortable-col>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGuest &#038; Recurring\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr data-row-index=\"1\"><td>Bashir Salahuddin &#8211; Arthur<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"2\"><td>Jeff Hiller &#8211; Dale<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"3\"><td>K Callan &#8211; Ruth<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"4\"><td>Nancy Lenehan &#8211; Gerrie<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"5\"><td>Beck Nolan &#8211; PJ<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"6\"><td>Charles Van Flaherty &#8211; Gil<\/td><\/tr><tr data-row-index=\"7\"><td>William Hill &#8211; Wayne<\/td><\/tr>\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table  data-tablesaw-minimap>\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th id=\"pp-table-col-1\" scope=\"col\" 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Widow&#8217;s Bay Mayor Tom Loftis is determined to put the sleepy New England island of Widow&#8217;s Bay on the map by impressing a visiting New York Times travel reporter and boosting tourism. 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