Bluegrass whiz Billy Strings returns to headline his second “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings), playing from his Grammy winning album “Highway Prayers.”
College football completely dominates primetime broadcasting with LSU at Ole Miss (ABC, 7:30 p.m.), BYU at Colorado State (CBS, 7:30 p.m.), Colorado at Northwestern (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) and Michigan State at Notre Dame (NBC, 7:30 p.m.). The day’s many other games are listed below.
They play opposite something similar, but without helmets: professional bull riding, which has its Cowboy Days (CW, 7:30 p.m.) competition in Greensboro, N.C.
A mother fights with her daughter while on vacation in Belize, sending her out on a solo kayak trip that’s imperiled by a storm. Then the mother goes searching for her in the made for TV thriller “The Ocean Between Them” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), said to be “inspired by actual events.” Rebecca Gayheart and Jessica Lord star.
“Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder Takes the Stage” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) is the latest in Lori Laughlin’s series, this one involving the death of a member of her true-crime book club while they were re-enacting the Lizzie Borden case.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and journalist Kara Swisher are guest panelists on “Have I Got News for You” (CNN, 9 p.m.) with Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.
Tensions rise at dinner on “Love and Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
“Contraband Capture” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.) shows how to pack 54 kilos of pot into your luggage.
The super senses of the pigeon and the dolphin are displayed on “Superbeast” (Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.).
Ready for hockey? Toronto at Montreal (NHL, 7 p.m.) is one of the first preseason games and the season’s first Hockey Night in Canada.
Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary” picks a pair on Turner Classic Movies. Her choices: “To Sir, with Love” (8 p.m.) and “A Piece of the Action” (10 p.m.). The midnight noir is “The Long Night” (12:30 a.m.), followed by a couple of classic crime films, “Badlands” (2:30 a.m.) and “Gun Crazy” (4:45 a.m.). The midday musical makes way for a couple of music documentaries from the early 1970s, “The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins” (noon) and “Hot Pepper” (12:45 p.m.) about the life of zydeco’s Clifton Chenier.
Baseball includes Milwaukee at Baltimore (MLB, 4 p.m.), Atlanta at Houston (MLB, 7 p.m.) and San Francisco at Dodgers (MLB, 10 p.m.).
WNBA action has Phoenix at Dallas (CBS, 1 p.m.), Chicago at Atlanta (Prime Video, 7 p.m.) and Seattle at Golden State (Prime Video, 9 p.m.).
College football begins this morning with Coastal Carolina at Delaware (CBS Sports, 11:30 a.m.). Games at noon include Georgia at Arkansas (ABC), Kent State at Ohio State (Fox), Tulane at Kansas State (ESPN2), Bowling Green at Iowa State (ESPNU), Arizona State at Kansas (Fox Sports 1), North Carolina at Clemson (ESPN), and North Texas at Texas State (USA).
After Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin (Peacock, 12:30 p.m.), Southern Illinois at Illinois (Peacock, 2 p.m.) and Temple at Toledo (CBS Sports, 3 p.m.), games at 3:30 p.m. include Florida State at Alabama (ABC), USC at Rutgers (CBS), Kentucky at Texas A&M (ESPN), SMU at Louis (ESPN2), Utah State at Utah (Fox) and Duquesne at Washington State (USA).
Then comes Northern Iowa at Iowa (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.), Stanford at Duke (CW, 4 p.m.), Louisiana Tech at Baylor (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Marshall at Missouri State (CBS Sports, 6:30 p.m.), Florida at Auburn (ESPN, 7 p.m.), New Mexico at Oklahoma (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.), Virginia Tech at Maryland (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.), Arkansas State at TCU (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), South Dakota at Boise State (CBS Sports, 10 p.m.), James Madison at San Diego State (CW, 10 p.m.), Northern Illinois at Arizona (TNT, 10:30 p.m.), North Dakota State at Sacramento State (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.), Montana at Oregon State (USA, 11 p.m.) and Fresno State at San Jose State (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.).
NASCAR runs its Bass Pro Shops Night Race (USA, 7:30 p.m.) in Bristol, Tenn.
The Will Ferrell-hosted 51st season finale of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) from May is rerun with that shaky performance from Paul McCartney. That means the 52nd season premiere is next week.