For all they advanced music, the live shows of The Beatles weren’t their high points. There was undoubtedly excitement greeting their shows, but so much so that they could scarcely hear themselves over the din of screaming fans. Still, there seems historical reason, if nothing else to bring together live footage on “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years” (Hulu, streaming).
Ron Howard put the film together; surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr talk to him about playing live, and quotes are dug up from George Harrison and John Lennon. And I bet they did some great enhancing to the sound.
College football is on three of the four networks tonight with Michigan State at Notre Dame (NBC, 7:30 pm.), Ohio State at Oklahoma (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) and Southern California at Stanford (ABC, 8 p.m.). The other network is left with reruns of “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
To prepare you for Sunday’s Emmy Awards, there’s a broadcast of last week’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXX, 8 p.m.). Hint: “Game of Thrones” does well.
Leonardo DiCaprio vs. the bear as Alejandro G. Inarritu’s “The Revenant” (HBO, 8 p.m.) makes its premium cable premiere.
Four sisters reunite after their mother commits suicide on the made for TV “Sister Cities” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), so named because the characters all have the names Baltimore, Carolina, Dallas and Austin. (Nobody told them Carolina isn’t a city). It features Jacki Weaver, Stana Katic, Jess Weixler, Michelle Trachtenberg, Troian Bellisario, Amy Smart, Alfred Molina and Tom Everett Scott.
A home in Lake City, Fla., is investigated for paranormal activity on “The Dead Files” (Travel, 10 p.m.).
Tahir Jetter’s “How to Tell You’re a Douchebag” (BET, 8 p.m.) also makes its debut. With Charles Brice, deWanda Wise and William Jackson Harper.
Also on tonight: “I Am Wrath” (Starz, 9 pm.) with John Travolta, Christopher Meloni and Rebecca De Mornay.
“Iyania: Fix My Life” (OWN, 9 p.m.) is still working on the angry black women.
Discovery Life has found some more unusual people in “My Legs Won’t Stop Growing” (Discovery Life, 10 p.m.).
“Die Hard” (Pop, 6 p.m.) meets “Die Hard 2” (Pop, 9 p.m.).
En Vogue, Dawn Wells of “Gilligan’s Island,” David Faustino of “Married with Children” and model Angie Eberhart are rounded up on a new “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (OWN, 10 p.m.).
“Rich and Acquitted” (Reelz, 9 p.m.) seems to be making a value judgement on O.J. Simpson, also subject of “Hollywood Hoicide Uncovered” (Reelz, 10 p.m.) and, of course, “O.J. Simpson: Final Reveal” (Reelz, 11 p.m.).
Comedy on Turner Classic Movies tonight include Buster Keaton’s classic “The General” (8 p.m.), “Some Like It Hot” (9:30 p.m.) and “Twentieth Century” (11:45 p.m.). Later comes a couple of late 1970s horror movies, “Dracula’s Dog” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and “The Pack” (TCM, 3:30 a.m.).
College football begins at noon with Florida State at Louisville (ABC), North Dakota State at Iowa (ESPN2), Iowa State at TCU (Fox Sports 1), Akron at Marshall (CBS Sports), New Mexico at Rutgers (ESPNews) and Kansas at Memphis (ESPNU).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Alabama at Mississippi (CBS), Oregon at Nebraska (ABC), Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State (ESPN), San Diego State at Northern Illinois (CBS Sports), and Boston College at Virginia Tech (ESPNU).
Later games include Western Michigan at Illinois (ESPNews, 4 p.m.), Maryland at Central Florida (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Mississippi State at LSU (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Texas A&M at Auburn (ESPN, 7 p.m.), North Texas at Florida (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), UCLA at BYU (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.), Texas at California (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.) and Utah at San Jose State (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.).
Baseball includes Washington at Atlanta (Fox, 1 p.m.), Minnesota at Mets (MLB, 7 p.m.) and Toronto at Angels (MLB, 10 p.m.).
The World Cup of Hockey has U.S. vs. Term Europe (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.).
WNBA action has Atlanta at Minnesota (NBA, 8 p.m.).
Angelique Kidjo plays “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m.).
The Tracy Morgan-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) comeback episode is rerun with Demi Lovato as musical guest. The new season won’t start until Oct. 1.