If you listen closely this evening, you might actually be able to hear TV remotes clicking across the state of Utah.
College football fans will have three games involving four local teams to switch among:
• Northern Colorado at Utah (5 p.m., Pac-12 Networks) — and, no, there are no agreements between P12N and either DirecTV or Dish.
• Southern Utah at Utah State (6 p.m., KMYU/Ch. 2.2)
• Washington State at BYU (8:15 p.m., ESPN)
And then there’s the Republican National Convention, where Utah favorite son (sort of) Mitt Romney will accept the nomination and tell us why we should vote for him (8 p.m., Channels 2, 4, 5, 7, CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Current FBN, FNC, MSNBC).
Elsewhere on TV …
Big Brother (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): It’s time, once again, for the head-of-household competition.
Wipeout (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): The title of this week’s episode is "Snakes on the Plains."
High school football (7 p.m., Ch. 14): Cottonwood at Davis
Project Runway (7, 8:30 and 11 p.m., Lifetime): The winner will have his/her design featured at Lord & Taylor stores.
The Next (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): The show scouts for talent in New York.
Sullivan & Son (8 and 10 p.m., TBS): Carol enters menopause.
Rookie Blue (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Andy discovers a secret about Nick’s past.
Saving Hope (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): There’s a deadly outbreak on a passenger jet.
Wilfred (11 p.m., FX): Ryan tries to learn the truth about Wilfred.
Louie (11:30 p.m., FX): Louie might finally catch a break.