One day during spring training this year in Arizona, 10 teams allowed Will Ferrell to take the field in various positions. Ferrell, who wasn’t very good but acted like he didn’t seem aware of it, was doing it for comedy purposes, but also to raise money for scholarships for young cancer survivors (in behalf of a college buddy who is a baseball player and cancer survivor).
The other inspiration was Bert Camparenis, who played every position in a single game as a stunt 50 years ago. Players on the field grinned and accepted it. The resulting “Ferrell Takes the Field” (HBO, 10 p.m.) makes for an amusing hour.
It’s one of two Funny or Die productions on tonight, the other being another episode of the reality competition “Funny or Die Presents America’s Next Weatherman” (TBS, 11 p.m.) contestants aren’t quite reporting on a Sharknado yet, but they’re working through a snownado. Also they have to rap their forecasts, a pointless skill perhaps, but they’re judged on it by Warren G.
On the 12th anniversary of his death, the life of Johnny Cash is celebrated through 10 of his key songs in the two hour special “Johnny Cash: American Rebel” (CMT, 9 p.m.). Moby makes a surprise appearance on “Blunt Talk” (Starz, 9 p.m.).
Cam plays his first game in Boston on a new “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz, 9:30 p.m.).
The 30th anniversary of “Golden Girls” (Logo, noon) is celebrated by drag queens, as a marathon that will last all weekend is hosted by four contestants on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
An animated double feature tonight has “Toy Story 2” (ABC Family, 7 p.m.) and “Wreck-It Ralph” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.).
“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” (HBO, 8:15 p.m.), the third and final film in the series, makes its premium cable debut, right after the first “Night at the Museum” (HBO, 6:20 p.m.).
In the made for TV “The Murder Pact” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), four girls murder a classmate but later believe she’s alive and seeking revenge.
Three movies that occur in the Congo are on Turner Classic Movies tonight: “The Nun’s Story” (8 p.m.), “The Sins of Rachel Cade” (10:45 p.m.) and “Dark of the Sun” (1 a.m.).
Later comes the 1974 horror schlock classic “It’s Alive” (TCM, 2:45 a.m.), about a killer baby, and a film from a decade earlier, “Spider Baby” (TCM, 4:30 a.m.).
It’s another full day of college football beginning with South Florida at Florida State (ESPN, 11:30 a.m.). Then at noon: Buffalo at Penn State (ESPN2), Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin (ESPNU), Indiana State at Purdue (ESPNews), Jacksonville State at Auburn (SEC Network), Oregon State at Michigan (ABC) and Army at Connecticut (CBS Sports).
Then at 3:30 p.m.: Georgia at Vanderbilt (CBS), Notre Dame at Virginia (ABC), Fresno State at Mississippi (ESPN2), Washington State at Rutgers (ESPNU), Minnesota at Colorado State (CBS Sports) and Stephen F. Austin at TCU (Fox Sports 1).
Later comes Eastern Illinois at Northwestern (ESPNews, 4 p.m.), Iowa at Iowa State (Fox 4:30 p.m.), Oklahoma at Tennessee (ESPN, 6 p.m.), East Carolina at Florida (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Ball State at Texas A&M (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Arizona At Nevada (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Kentucky at South Carolina (SEC, 7:30 p.m.).
Tonight’s games include Oregon at Michigan State (ABC, 8 p.m.), Temple at Cincinnati (ESPNews, 8 p.m.), LSU at Mississippi State (ESPN, 9:15 p.m.), Boise at BYU (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.), San Jose State at Air Force (ESPNU, 10:15 p.m.), UCLA at UNLV (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.) and Central Florida at Stanford (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Today is the unexpectedly Serena-free women’s final at The U.S. Open (ESPN, 3 p.m.).
Baseball includes Detroit at Cleveland (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.) and Houston at Angels (MLB, 9 p.m.).
Sam Smith and Future Islands play a replay of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
The Chris Rock-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) from last year is rerun. It’s the one with Prince.