Because he directed some of the most memorable stand-alone episodes of “Girls,” Richard Shepard also made his own short film in Japan when the rest of the show was there for an episode. The 30-minute “The Tokyo Project” (HBO, 10 p.m.) is a kind of “Lost in Translation” variation about two Americans who find one another in Japan and have an affair.
With beautiful cinematography by Giles Nuttgens, the evocative, polished romance stars Ebon Moss-Bacharach (who played Marnie’s strung out husband in “Girls”) and Elisabeth Moss, who has also appeared in two other of the year’s best shows, “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Top of the Lake: China Girl.” With a lush piano soundtrack by Rolfe Kente, the credits also include a recipe for a complicated drink that’s made.
If the U.S. is slow to help Puerto Rico after its devastating hurricane, Latin artists were quick to put together a disaster relief concert “One Voice: Somos Live!” (Telemundo, Univision, 8 p.m.; NBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, 10 p.m.). Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Alex Rodriguez, it will include performances by those three as well as Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Daddy Yankee, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Ricky Martin, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Camila and Prince Royce, among others the two Spanish language networks will have an unprecedented simulcast, joined by NBC and three cable networks for its final hour.
“Halt and Catch Fire” (AMC, 9 p.m.) concludes after three seasons with a two hour finale.
Elijah Wood returns for the second season of “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (BBC America, 9 p.m.).
Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Chris Rock and Liam Gallagher are guests on a new episode of “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 10 p.m.).
A 24-pound cat and an obese Chihuahua get “My Big Fat Pet Makeover” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.).
On the made for TV romance “Love Struck Cafe” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) an aspiring architect heads home and runs into her childhood sweetheart.
A little girl conjures up a monster on “The Sandman” (Syfy, 9 p.m.).
The sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey, “Fifty Shades Darker” (HBO, 8 p.m.) makes its premium cable debut.
“The Wonder List with Bill Weir” (CNN, 9 p.m.) goes to Madagascar to cover deforestation.
The BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 (BET, 8 p.m.) gets a replay.
A woman is found alongside an Oklahoma river on “Swamp Murders” (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.).
Somebody copies the murder from “Deliverance” on “CopyCat Killers” (Reelz, 10 p.m.).
They try to get Nick stars to scream on the hidden-camera special “Nickelodeon’s Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 2017” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.).
A prom-posal cake is baked on “Cake Boss” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
In the baseball league championship series it’s Yankees at Houston (Fox, 4 p.m.) and Cubs at Dodgers (TBS, 8 p.m.).
Hockey has Toronto at Montreal (NHL, 7 p.m.).
College football begins at noon with games that include TCU at Kansas State (Fox Sports 1), Michigan at Indiana (ABC), Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPNU), Florida State at Duke (ESPN2), Eastern Michigan at Army (CBS Sports) South Carolina at Tennessee (ESPN) and Connecticut at Temple (ESPNews).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Northwestern at Maryland (ESPN2), Auburn at LSU (CBS), Georgia Tech at Miami (ABC), Oklahoma vs. Texas (ESPN), Baylor at Oklahoma State (Fox Sports 1) and Akron at Western Michigan (CBS Sports).
Later, it’s Navy at Memphis (ESPNU, 3:45 p.m.), Houston at Tulsa (ESPNews, 4 p.m.), East Carolina at UCF (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Texas A&M at Florida (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Arkansas at Alabama (ESPN, 7:15 p.m.), Ohio State at Nebraska (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.), Cincinnati at South Florida (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), Utah at USC (ABC, 8 p.m.), Nevada at Colorado State (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.), Boise State at San Diego State (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.), Washington at Arizona State (ESPN, 10:45 p.m.) and Oregon at Stanford (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.).
Soccer includes France vs. Honduras (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.) and Japan vs. New Caledonia (Fox Sports 2, 7:30 a.m.) in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
NASCAR has its Fred’s 250 (Fox, 1 p.m.).
The Pretenders play a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Kumail Nanjiani, who appears on “Silicon Valley” and had an indie hit with “The Big Sick” hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.), where Pink is musical guest.