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The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are on Sunday (6 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4), and I'm sort of ambivalent.
Hey, I cover TV for a living. I'm interested to see who wins.
And one of my all-time favorite shows, "Game of Thrones," just might make Emmy history.
Plus, I like host Jimmy Kimmel — I expect he'll do a good job.
But, as with all such awards show, watching rich, famous people pat each other (and themselves) on the back can be tiresome. And the fact is that the best shows aren't always nominated for — let alone win — Emmys.
But … I'll be watching. And I'm planning to tweet my little fingers off @ScottDPierce.
• Also this weekend, all four northern Utah football teams are on TV. On Friday, Utah State hosts Arkansas State (7 p.m, CBSSN).
On Saturday, Weber State hosts Sacramento State (6 p.m., Ch. 14.
Also on Saturday, BYU hosts UCLA (8:15 p.m., ESPN).
And 15 minutes after that game kicks off, Utah's game at San Jose State is scheduled to begin (8:30 p.m., CBSSN).
Friday on TV …
• "Masters of Illusion" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Jonathan Pendragon, Tommy Wind, Aaron Radatz, Jarrett and Raja, Barry and Stuart, Trigg Watson and Murray SawChuck perform.
• High school football (7 p.m., KMYU): Bountiful at Woods Cross
• Women's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Cal State-Northridge at BYU
• College football (7 p.m., CBSSN): Arkansas State at Utah State
• "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Anthony Asimov, Angela Funovits, Ivan Amodei and Vince Charming try to fool the hosts. (Season finale)
• "Quarry" (8 and 11 p.m., Cinemax): Mac tries to pay off a debt.
• "Elena of Avalor" (8:30 p.m., Disney): Prince Alonso convinces Elena to take a break from her royal duties.
• "Bunk'd" (9 p.m., Disney): Jorge enters a short story contest and wins a dinner with his favorite horror novelist.
• "Z Nation" (9 p.m., Syfy): A new enemy presents new problems for the heroes in the two-hour, Season 3 premiere.
• "Girl Meets World" (9:30 p.m., Disney): The students learn about their heritage.
• "Dark Matter" (11 p.m., Syfy): The crew tries to prevent the destruction of a space station.
Saturday on TV …
• MLS (7:30 p.m., KMYU): Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake
Sunday on TV …
• NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (11 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Dallas Cowboys at Washington (11 a.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos (2:25 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (6:20 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)
• "The Case of JonBenet Ramsey" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Original investigators of this still-unsolved murder re-examine the case 20 years later. (Concludes Monday)
• "Royal Wives at War" (7 and 11 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Edward VIII's 1936 abdication crisis is recalled via dramatized monologues, archival footage and insights from acquaintances and biographers.
• "Poldark Revealed" (8 p.m. And midnight, PBS/Ch. 7): A behind-the-scenes look at Season 2 of "Poldark," which begins next week.
• "Indian Summers on Masterpiece" (9 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Aafrin saves Naresh's life, but the good deed comes at a cost; Madeline extracts the truth from her husband.
• "Ray Donovan" (10 p.m., Showtime): Ray learns that Sonia has turned over incriminating evidence to the FBI He is forced to wear a wire, but decides to play the Russian mob off the FBI. (Season finale)
• "Power" (10 p.m., Starz): Angela searches for the mole; Ghost tries to regain the club deal.
• "The Strain" (11 p.m., FX): The infection enters a new phase, and Setrakian and Eph are worried there's more work to be done.
• "Ballers" (11 p.m., HBO): Spencer gets a surprising offer from Andre.
• "Masters of Sex" (11 p.m., Showtime): Masters and Johnson try to put the past behind them and focus on their clinic.
• "Survivor's Remorse (11 p.m., Starz): Cam learns about secrets in his family's past.
• "Vice Principals" (11:30 p.m., HBO): Gamby and Russell play their endgame with Dr. Brown. (Season finale)