This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
There are three local college football games and a local pro soccer game on TV this weekend — and all four are big to their teams' fans.
On the gridiron, Utah hosts Southern California on Friday (7 p.m., Fox Sports 1) in a Pac-12 matchup. And on Saturday, BYU travels to the East Coast for a "neutral site" matchup with West Virginia at FedExField in Maryland. (1:30 p.m., ESPN2).
(According to Mapquest, it's 215 miles from WVU to the stadium; it's 2,108 miles from the BYU campus.)
And on Saturday night, Utah State hosts Air Force (8:15 p.m., ESPNU) in a Mountain West matchup.
Also on Saturday night, Real Salt Lake hopes to do better against the MLS Western Conference's first place team, Dallas (7:30 p.m., KMYU), than it did last week against the Western Conference's last-place team. (RSL lost 1-0 to Houston. Ugh.)
Friday on TV ...
• "Transparent" (Netflix): Season 3 of this Emmy-winning comedy that's really more of a drama begins streaming.
• "MacGyver" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Premiere of this reboot. For more about this disappointing series, check out the accompanying story.
• "Last Man Standing" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): A bear wanders into Outdoor Man after Kyle leaves a door open. (Season premiere)
• "Hell's Kitchen" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Gordon Ramsay starts screaming at 18 new recruits in the season premiere.
• "Masters of Illusion" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Nathan Burton, Bill Cook, Titou, Tom Burgoon, Sittah, Erix Logan and Naathan Phan perform.
• "Dr. Ken" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Ken is not happy with the idea of Pat working at the practice. (Season premiere)
• "Hawaii Five-0" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The bodies of two serial killers are found with chess pieces in their mouths. (Season premiere)
• "Shark Tank" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown touts the benefits of personalized shoe slides; a high-school junior pitches an app that can stop cyberbullying messages. (Season premiere)
• "The Exorcist" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Premiere of this adaptation of the movies. For more about this somewhat scary series, check out the accompanying story.
• "Quarry" (8 and 11 p.m., Cinemax): Mac has to seek the Broker's help; Moses receives a new assignment.
• "Elena of Avalor" (8:30 p.m., Disney): Esteban accidentally releases a mischievous elf-like creature.
• "Blue Bloods" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Evidence against Danny surfaces when the attorney general's office reviews his shooting of a serial killer. (Season premiere)
• "Liv & Maddie" (9 p.m., Disney): Liv, Maddie and the rest of the Rooney family are excited to start their new life in California. (Season premiere)
• "Z Nation" (10 p.m., Syfy): Warren and the gang are taken prisoner.
• "Girl Meets World" (9:30 p.m., Disney): Riley tries to make new friends in high school.
• "Van Helsing" (11 and 11:55 p.m., Syfy): In this new series from former BYU student Neil Labute, a woman, Vanessa, is resurrected into a near-future world that has been overrun by vampires. For more on this extremely violent series, check out the accompaying story.
Saturday on TV ...
• "Star Wars Rebels" (7 p.m., Disney XD): Ezra's rebel mission going awry; Thrawn emerges as a new threat. (Season premiere)
• "School of Rock" (7 p.m., Nick; 10 p.m., Nick 2): The kids switch lockers and it leads to chaos.
• "48 Hours" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Was a teenage g8rl lured to her death on a smartphone app?
Sunday on TV …
• NFL: Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals (11 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks (2 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13); New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs (2:25 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys (6:20 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)
• "60 Minutes" (6 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The king of Jordan is interviewed, and there are reports on a new cold war and a Picasso mystery. (Season premiere)
• "Once Upon a Time: Evil Reigns Once More" (6 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): This hour recaps the events of the first five seasons.
• "Bob's Burgers" (6:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Louise falls into a wild fever dream filled with familiar faces, zany musical numbers and a crazy adventure. Amy Schumer provides one of the guest voices. (Season premiere)
• "NCIS Los Angeles" (7 and 8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): After NCIS fails to locate a mole in the department, the under secretary of Defense takes over the Los Angeles unit from Hetty and Granger. (Season premiere)
• "Once Upon a Time" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The heroes plot to halt Hyde, and Emma develops a curious side effect. (Season premiere)
• "The Simpsons" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): When Springfield is burned to the ground, the Simpsons beg Mr. Burns to fund its rebuilding. (Season premiere)
• "Son of Zorn" (7:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): After embarrassing Alan in front of his crush, Zorn uses the Stone of Sight to spy on the girl for his son.
• "Secrets and Lies" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The wife of the heir to a private equity firm is found dead during a party for his father's retirement. (Season premiere)
• "Poldark" (8 and 11 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): George plots against Ross, who fights all attempts to save him; Demelza tries to influence a hanging judge. (Season premiere)
• "Family Guy" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Stewie and Brian form a children's band, but they let a girl get between them and drive the band apart. (Season premiere)ermine his future; Vernon goes on a road trip; and Charles gets an offer from Siefert. (Season finale)
• "High Maintenance" (11:40 p.m., HBO): This weird anthology series will appeal to a narrow audience. Only one character — a cannabis delivery guy known only as The Guy — continues from week to week. In the premiere, he makes an awkward delivery to a macho customer and his mild-mannered pal.
• "Masters of Sex" (11 p.m., Showtime): Masters and Johnson adjust to new partners, but they second-guess remaining separated.
• "Survivor's Remorse (11 p.m., Starz): Reggie's father shows up in Atlanta; Cassie meets Chen's parents.
• "Last Man on Earth" (8:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Armed intruders storm the Malibu beach the group's home, and no one can agree on what to do. (Season premiere)
• "Quantico" (9 p.m., ABC/ Ch. 4): Alex is at a mysterious CIA training facility, where she learns about the dark art of espionage. (Season premiere)
• "Indian Summers" (9 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Sooni and Ian share information about Kaira's death; the maharajah arrives with a familiar face.
• "Fear the Walking Dead" (10 p.m., AMC): Refugees flood into the hotel.
• "Power" (10 p.m., Starz): In the middle of a party, Ghost has to slip away to retrieve evidence.
• "The Strain" (11 p.m., FX): New information surfaces from the Lumen, forcing Setrakian to seek out the evil Eldritch Palmer for help.
• "Ballers" (11 p.m., HBO): Spencer takes a final stab at regaining what he's lost. (Season finale)