The massacre in Paris means the planned live concert there by U2 that would have run on HBO has been canceled.
Friday’s shocking coordinated attacks will surely loom over the second Democratic Primary Debate (CBS, 9 p.m.), the first one on a broadcast network. John Dickerson moderates the event showcasing Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley at Drake University in Des Moines. Local anchor Kevin Cooney and Des Moines Register columnist Kathie Obradovich will also ask questions.
A documentary on the life of Marlon Brando, “Listen to Me Marlon” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) comes close to being an autobiography, as it is based on hundreds of hours of personal tape recordings and home films he left behind. The film begins with a digitized image of himself meant for the future, eerily reciting “Hamlet.”
College football dominates primetime again with Oregon at Stanford (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) and Oklahoma at Baylor (ABC, 8 p.m.).
The first original scripted series on the Esquire channel, “Spotless” (Esquire, 10 p.m.) follows a British crime-cleaning business mixed up with the mob.
Being a cleaner on “Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz, 9 p.m.) is probably a worse job.
“Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) goes all “Blair Witch Project.”
“Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.) battles a calf that doesn’t want to be born.
Dorothy McGuire is featured on Turner Classic Movies tonight, in the No. 1 Quaker movie “Friendly Persuasion” (8 p.m.), as well as “The Enchanted Cottage” (10:30 p.m.) and “Three Coins in the Fountain” (12:15 a.m.). Then it’s strictly weird movies, like the 1977 “Abar, the First Black Superman” (TCM, 2:15 a.m.) and “Three the Hard Way” (TCM, 4:15 a.m.).
College football today begins with the following games at noon: Ohio State at Illinois (ABC), Florida at South Carolina (ESPN), Maryland at Michigan State (ESPN2), Kansas at TCU (Fox Sports 1), Georgia at Auburn (CBS), Texas at West Virginia (ESPNU), Pittsburgh at Duke (ESPNews) and Tulane at Army (CBS Sports).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Clemson at Syracuse (ESPN2), Alabama at Mississippi State (CBS), Wake Forest at Notre Dame (NBC), Oklahoma State at Iowa State (ESPN), Michigan at Indiana (ABC), SMU at Navy (CBS Sports), Miami at North Carolina (ESPNU) and Kansas State at Texas Tech (Fox Sports 1).
Later games include Memphis at Houston (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Temple at South Florida (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Western Carolina at Texas A&M (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Arkansas at LSU (ESPN, 7:15 p.m.), Tulsa at Cincinnati (ESPNews, 7:30 p.m.), Utah at Arizona (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.), New Mexico at Boise State (ESPNU, 10:15 p.m.), Wyoming at San Diego State (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.) and Washington State at UCLA (ESPN, 10:45 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops has Georgetown at Redford (Fox Sports 2, noon).
Hockey includes Detroit at Boston (NHL, 7 p.m.). In pro basketball, it’s Denver at Phoenix (NBA, 9 p.m.).
James Taylor plays a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11:10 p.m., check local listings).
Elizabeth Banks hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest Disclosure.