Alien life in Zimbabwe is explored on “Expedition Unknown” (Discovery 9 p.m.). More school problems occur in “Hall Pass Nightmare” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.).
In the made-for-TV thriller “Dying for a Crown” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), a mother and daughter relocate to Los Angeles where the mother becomes an assistant principal and the daughter tries to be the popular one. Jennifer Titus and Catharine Daddario star.
“NFL Icons” (Epix, 10 p.m.) tells the story of Jimmy Johnson.
The made-for-TV romance “Fly Away with Me” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) involves a no-pets apartment and neighbors who have a parrot and dog respectively. Natalie Hall and Peter Mooney lead the cast.
Barbara Rush is featured in a Turner Classic Movies triple feature, in “It Came from Outer Space” (8 p.m.), “When Worlds Collide” (9:30 p.m.) and “Prince of Pirates” (11 p.m.). The midnight noir is “I Love Trouble” (12:30 a.m.). It’s followed by the documentary “John Ford, the Man Who Invented America” (2:30 a.m.) and one of that director’s movies, “Cheyenne Autumn” (3:30 a.m.).
College football’s full day roster begins at noon with games that include Clemson at Wake Forest (ABC), Maryland at Michigan (Fox), Missouri at Auburn (ESPN), Baylor at Iowa State (ESPN2), TCU at SMU (ESPNU), Duke at Kansas (Fox Sports 1) and Buffalo at Eastern Michigan (CBS Sports). Games at 3:30 p.m. include Florida at Tennessee (CBS), Notre Dame at North Carolina (ABC),Texas at Texas Tech (ESPN), Indiana at Cincinnati (ESPN2), Toledo at San Diego State (Fox Sports 1) and Florida International at Western Kentucky (CBS Sports).
Then comes Oregon at Washington State (Fox, 4 p.m.), Georgia Tech at UCF (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Arkansas at Texas A&M (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Northern Illinois at Kentucky (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Iowa at Rutgers (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), UNLV at Utah State (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Marshall at Troy (NFL, 7 p.m.), Charlotte at South Carolina (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), Wyoming at BYU (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.), Utah at Arizona State (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.), Stanford at Washington (Fox Sports 1, 1030 p.m.) and Western Michigan at San Jose State (CBS Sports, 1030 p.m.).
Golf has third day play in the Presidents Cup (NBC, 8 a.m.).
Preseason hockey begins with Ottawa at Toronto (NHL, 1 p.m.) and Boston at Philadelphia (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers play an “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) from last year.
The Lizzo-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) from April is the last rerun of the summer. The new season begins next week. The rerun at 10 has Brendan Fraser and Busta Rhymes from 1999..