Uniforms and costumes combine today as the usual array of college football is accompanied by a lot of scary movies for Halloween.
College football in primetime includes Oklahoma State at Iowa State (Fox, 7 p.m.), Miami at North Carolina (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) and Ohio State at USC (NBC, 7:30 p.m.), The day’s many other games are listed below.
It’s horror all day on Turner Classic Movies, of course, with “The Hypnotic Eye” (7 a.m.), “Doctor X” (8:30 a.m.), “The Mystery of the Wax Museum” (10 a.m.), “Pufnstuf” (noon), the 1931 “Dracula” (1:45 p.m.), “The Mummy” (3:15 p.m.), “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (4:45 p.m.), “Bride of Frankenstein” (6:30 p.m.), the 1979 “Dracula” (8 p.m.), pictured above, “Phantom of the Paradie” (10:15 p.m.), “Cat People” (midnight), “The Seventh Victim” (1:30 a.m.), “The Leopard Man” (3 a.m.) and “Night of the Living Dead” (4:15 a.m.).
Svengoolie has an odd film for Halloween: “The Wizard of Oz” (MeTV, 7 p.m.), followed by “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” (MeTV, 9:30 p.m.).
Elsewhere, “Ghostbusters II” (E!, 7:30 p.m.) precedes “Ghostbusters” (E!, 10 p.m.).
And there’s “Halloween” (AMC, 7 and 11 p.m.), “Halloween II” (AMC, 9 p.m.) and “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers” (AMC, 1 a.m.).
“Halloweentown” (Disney, 8 p.m.) is paired with “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” (Disney, 9:30 p.m.); “Scary Movie” (Bravo, 7 p.m.) is followed by “Scary Movie 2” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
The WNBA Finals is determined in Game 7 of Atlanta at Golden State (USA, CNBC, 8 p.m.).
There’s a replay of the one-hour “Ghosts” (CBS, 8 p.m.) special.
“48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.) reports on the murder of a Nashville chef.
Of course, some places are celebrating other holidays. There’s “Adopting St. Nick” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) with Amy Groening and Michael Rady, and “A Very Arctic Christmas” (Great American Family, 8 p.m.) with Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison.
A policewoman and pharmacist try to control a hostage situation in the made-for-TV thriller “We’re Getting Out of Here Alive” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.).
“Have I Got News for You” (CNN, 9 p.m.) welcomes David Alan Grier and Sam Jay.
Tricia has a new man on “Love and Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
Basketball has Philadelphia at Charlotte (NBA, 6 p.m.) and Oklahoma City at Houston (NBA, 8:30 p.m.).
College football begins at noon with games that include Notre Dame at Navy (ABC), Wisconsin at Iowa (Fox), Arizona at Texas Tech (ESPN), SMU at Syracuse (ESPN2), Boston College at Duke (CW), Illinois at Maryland (Fox Sports 1), UAB at South Florida (ESPNU) and Bowling Green at Western Michigan (CBS Sports).
After Kansas State at Colorado (TNT, 2 0.m.), games at 3:30 p.m. include Florida at Georgia (ABC), Minnesota at Indiana (CBS), Arizona State at BYU (Fox), Northwestern at Oregon (Peacock), Kansas at TCU (Fox Sports 1), Colorado State at Utah State (USA) and Florida International at Liberty (CBS Sports).
Then comes Utah at Cincinnati (ESPN, 3:45 p.m.), Virginia at Wake Forest (ESPN2, 3:45 p.m.), Washington State at San Diego State (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Mississippi State at Texas (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.), Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.), Army at Memphis (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Texas State at Boise State (CW, 10 p.m.), Northern Illinois at UNLV (CBS Sports, 10:30 p.m.) and Oregon State at Fresno State (USA, 11 p.m.).
Ty Myers plays a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Inde Navarette of “Obsession” hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.), with musical guest Gracie Abrams.