The first new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) in six months brings former cast member Pete Davidson to host for the first time. Musical guest is Ice Spice. And there’s one new cast member to add to the roster: Chloe Troast.
Also new in late night: Jenny Lewis and MUNA play a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Prime time college football has Miami at North Carolina (ABC, 7:30 p.m.), Southern California at Notre Dame (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) and UCLA at Oregon State (Fox, 8 p.m.). Many other college games listed below.
A second season comes for “Pets & Pickers” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.), following the work of the Regional Animal Protection Society thrift store and veterinarian office.
For its 500th (!) original movie, Lifetime casts the recent Murdaugh Murders in South Carolina, casting Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife and son. But this is only the first half of “Murdaugh Murders: The Movie” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.); the conclusion runs tomorrow.
Rachel Boston plays a widow who finds love in the PTO while planning her kids’ “Field Day” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) in another made-for-TV movie.
Martell feels disrespected by “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
On “All Rise” (OWN, 9 p.m.) Amy tries her first case in the court of appeals.
Turner Classic Movies has a double feature about double crossers tonight with “The Asphalt Jungle” (8 p.m.) and “A Fish Called Wanda” (10 p.m.). Th3 12 o’clock noir is “The Big Caper” (midnight). Then two films about land issues: “The Milagro Beanfield War” (2 a.m.) and “Stampede” (4:15 a.m.).
College football begins at noon with Syracuse at Florida State (ABC), Georgia at Vanderbilt (CBS), Indiana at Michigan (Fox), Arkansas at Alabama (ESPN), Georgia Southern at James Madison (ESPN2), Iowa State at Cincinnati (Fox Sports 1), Temple at North Texas (ESPNU), Kent State at Eastern Michigan (CBS Sports) and Ohio State at Purdue (Peacock).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Texas A&M at Tennessee (CBS), Oregon at Washington (ABC), Illinois at Maryland (NBC), BYU at TCU (ESPN), Florida Atlantic at South Florida (ESPN2), Kansas at Oklahoma State (Fox Sports 1) and Troy at Army (CBS Sports).
Then comes Iowa at Wisconsin (Fox, 4 p.m.), Ohio at Northern Illinois (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Louisville at Pittsburgh (CW, 6:30 p.m.), Auburn at LSU (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Marshall at Georgia State (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Kansas State at Texas Tech (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Wyoming at Air Force (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), UAB at Texas San Antonio (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Boise State at Colorado State (Fox Sports 1, 9:45 p.m.), Montana at Idaho (ESPN2, 10:30 p.m.) and San Diego State at Hawaii (CBS Sports, 11 p.m.).
Hockey has Chicago at Montreal (NHL, 8 p.m.).
Preseason basketball has New Orleans at Atlanta (NBA, 3:30 p.m.) and Minnesota at New York (NBA, 7:30 p.m.).
Auto racing has the Alsco Uniforms 302 (USA, 3:30 p.m.) and the Petit Le Mans (USA, 6:30 p.m.).
Soccer includes North Macedonia vs. Ukraine (Fox Sports 2, 9 a.m.), Finland at Slovenia (Fox Sports 2, noon), Serbia at Hungary (Fox Sports 2, 2:45 p.m.) and Germany at United States (TNT, 3 p.m.) in an international friendly.
Here’s something different: Women’s Australian Rules Football, with North Melbourne at Port Adelaide (Fox Sports 2, 10 p.m.), Carlton at Collingwood (Fox Sports 2, midnight) and West Coast at Melbourne (Fox Sports 2, 2 a.m.).