Actor, performer and music fan John C. Reilly, above, hosts the 24th Annual Americana Honors, presented by “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings), held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in September. Performers include Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois, Gillian Welch and Dvid Rawlings, John Fogerty, Dawes, Old 97s, Maggie Rose, I’m With Her, Jesse Welles and Margo Price, also pictured.
Otherwise it’s all football and Christmas.
Primetime college football has Oregon State at Washington State (CW, 6:30 p.m.), UCLA at USC (NBC, 7:30 p.m.), Northwestern at Illinois (Fox, Fox, 7:30 p.m.), and Alabama at Auburn (ABC, 7:30 p.m.). The day’s other games are listed below.
As for next month’s holiday, “The Christmas Checklist” (UPtv, 7 p.m.) concerns a grieving daughter who finds a checklist from her recently deceased mother with 12 activities she must complete before Dec. 25. Sarah Power starts.
Nikki DeLoach stars as the daughter of a country music icon (Rob Mayes) still dealing with his death in “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.). Kristoffer Polaha, Sharonn Lawrence and James Denton also star. Country music cameos come from the likes of Brad Paisley, Mickey Guyton, Pam Tillis, Megan Moroney and Jamey Johnson.
Even Lifetime gives up its women-in-peril movies for the holiday. “Christmas Everyday” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) stars Brandy Norwood as a woman looking to hold up Christmas traditions after the death of her father as her mother (Debbi Morgan) begins to lose her sight.
It’s followed by “The Christmas Campaign” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.), in which Vivica A. Fox stars as an ad exec who learns to get along with a colleague who seems opposite. Chelsea Rose Cook and Austen Jaye also star.
“Flight Risk” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the action film starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Ropher Grace, makes its premium cable debut.
A stalker sends menacing messages to a young mother before she is killed on “48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“Ghost Adventures: House Calls” (Travel, 9 p.m.) goes to Seymour, Indiana.
Turner Classic Movies repeats that time Joe Dante picked a pair of movies to show. He chose “The Night of the Hunter” (8 p.m.) and “The Fool Killer” (10 p.m.). The 12 o’clock noir is “Postmark for Danger” (midnight) followed by two different films with the same title: Billy Wilder’s 1957 “Love in the Afternoon” (1:45 p.m.) and Eric Rohmer’s 1972 “Love in the Afternoon” (4 a.m.). The midday musical is “Music for Millions” (noon).
NBA action has Boston at Minnesota (NBA, 5 p.m.) and New Orleans at Golden State (NBA, NBA, 8:30 p.m..
Hockey has Tampa Bay at Rangers (NHL, 2 p.m.) and Toronto at Pittsburgh (NHL, 7 p.m.).
College football begins at noon with games that include Ohio State at Michigan (Fox), Miami at Pittsburgh (ABC), Houston at Baylor (TNT), Texas Tech at West Virginia (ESPN), Iowa State at Oklahoma State (ESPNU), Colorado at Kansas State (Fox Sports 1) and Ball State at Miami, Ohio (CBS Sports).
Then comes Central Florida at BYU (ESPN2, 1 p.m.), Southern vs. Grambling (NBC, 2 p.m.) and Boston College at Syracuse (CW, 3 p.m.).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Cincinnati at TCU (Fox), LSU at Oklahoma (ABC), Oregon at Washington (CBS), Vanderbilt at Tennessee (ESPN), Wisconsin at Minnesota (Fox Sports 1) and Kennesaw State at Liberty (CBS Sports).
They are followed by James Madison at Coastal Carolina (ESPNUm 3:45 p.m.), Florida State at Florida (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.), Virginia Tech at Virginia (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Maryland vs. Michigan State (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Charlotte at Tulane (ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.), SMU at California (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), UNLV at Nevada (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.), Notre Dame at Stanford (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.) and Fresno State at San Jose State (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Women’s college basketball includes Abilene Christian vs. Bradley (ION, 11 a.m.), Missouri vs. Northwestern (ION, 1:30 p.m.), Butler vs. Georgia (ION, 5 p.m.) and Kansas vs. Dayton (ION, 7:30 p.m.).
The Qatar Grand Prix has its sprint race (ESPN2, 9 p.m.).
Skiing has the men’s giant slalom at the Alpine World Cup (NBC, 1 p.m.).
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) is a repeat of the Amy Poehler-hosted show with Role Model from last month.