“Meg 2: The Trench” (HBO, 8 p.m.), a sequel to the first film about a giant shark, makes its premium cable debut. Jason Stratham stars with Li Bingbing and Rainn Wilson in a film that only opened in theaters in August, but brings back the corny “Sharknado” vibe for a Saturday night.
Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer set up their own enterprise on “Kings of BBQ” (A&E, 1 p.m.).
Wes Anderson concludes his series of short adaptations of Roald Dahl stories with “Poison” (Netflix, streaming) starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes and Dev Patel (who were all in the first of the four films, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (Netflix, streaming).
Prime time college football has Notre Dame at Duke (ABC, 7:30 p.m.), Michigan State at Iowa (NBC, 7:30 p.m.). (And a lot of other games listed below).
Luke Macfarlane stars as a man who plotted with his mistress to kill his wife in the made-for-TV thriller “Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). Kirsten Vangsness and Miranda MacDougal also star.
In the made-for-TV “A Very Venice Romance” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) Stephanie Leonidas plays a New York exec who tries to hire a chef (Raniero Monaco Di Lapio) by enrolling in his cooking school in Italy.
It’s down to the final four on the “Great Chocolate Showdown” (CW, 8 p.m.).
“Jose Andres & Family in Spain” (CNN, 9 p.m.) migrates to cable from its run on Discovery.+
Also coming from the streaming world to cable, the reality dating show “Queens Court” (E!, noon) in a marathon of its first 10-episode season — until 1 a.m.
“To Catch a Smuggler: Spot Check” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) finds 36 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car.
Tisha is unreceptive to feedback at the baby reveal on “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
“All Rise” (OWN, 9 p.m.) begins Carl Brewer’s murder trial.
A Russian businessman goes missing on Staten Island on “New York Homicide” (Oxygen, 9 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies closes Latin Heritage Month with a pair of films produced by Moctesuma Esparza, “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (8 p.m.) and “The Milagro Beanfield War” (10 p.m.). The midnight noir is “Whiplash” (12:15 a.m.), followed by a couple of Godzilla films, “Gojira” (2 a.m.) and “Godzilla Raids Again” (4 a.m.).
Baseball includes Cleveland at Detroit (MLB, 1 p.m.), Tampa Bay at Toronto (4 p.m.) and Boston at Baltimore (Fox, 7 p.m.). It’s Norfolk vs. Oklahoma City (MLB, 10 p.m.) in the AAA national championship.
College football begins at noon with games that include Clemson at Syracuse (ABC), Southern California at Colorado (Fox), Florida at Kentucky (ESPN), UAB at Tulane (ESPN2), South Alabama at James Madison (ESPNU) and Utah State at Connecticut (CBS Sports).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Kansas at Texas (ABC), Georgia at Auburn (CBS), Michigan at Nebraska (Fox), Baylor at Central Florida (Fox Sports 1), Houston at Texas Tech (Fox Sports 2), Northern Illinois at Toledo (ESPNU) and South Florida at Navy (CBS Sports).
Then comes Boise State at Memphis (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), LSU at Mississippi (ESPN, 6 p.m.), Iowa State at Oklahoma (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern (NFL, 7 p.m.), Charlotte at SMU (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), West Virginia at TCU (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), San Diego at Air Force (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Alabama at Mississippi State (ESPN, 9 p.m.) and Nevada at Fresno State (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Preseason hockey includes Toronto at Montreal (NHL, 7 p.m.).
NASCAR runs Love’s RV Stop 250 (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.) and the YellaWood 500 (USA, 4:30 p.m.).
There is second day action of the Ryder Cup (USA, NBC, 1:30 a.m.).
Brandi Carlile plays an “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) from last year.
While a lot of late night comedy is coming back this week because of the writers’ strike settlement, it will take a little longer to put together a new episode of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.). So tonight is another rerun, albeit a suddenly timely one — the NFL’s Travis Kelce in a show with Kelsea Ballerini from March.