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What's happening Saturday afternoon might just be unprecedented in local college football. If BYU and Utah have ever been nationally televised on two different major TV channels at the same time on a Saturday afternoon, I'm not aware of it.Well, three major TV channels.Here in Utah, the Utah-at-Michigan game is on ABC/Ch. 4 at 1:30 p.m.; the Virginia-at-BYU game is on ESPN at 1:30 p.m.The Cougars are on ESPN nationally. The Utes are split national with Texas A&M-SMU. Basically, Utah-Michigan will be on ABC pretty much everywhere but the South and part of the Southwest, where it will be on ESPN2. The opposite is true for Texas A&M-SMU.Friday on TV ...The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): FDR leads the country into World War II and runs for a fourth term (1939-44).High school football: Olympus at Corner Canyon (7 p.m., KMYU); Desert Hills at Payson (7 p.m., Ch. 14)Women's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Utah at BYUUtopia (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Ugh. Another hour with these people.MLS (8 p.m., NBCSN): Colorado Rapids at Real Salt LakeThe Knick (8 p.m., Cinemax): Thackery and Bertie test a new operating-room procedure.Saturday on TV ...The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): FDR dies a month before the end of WWII; Eleanor becomes First Lady of the World (1944-62).Doctor Who (7 and 10 p.m., BBC America): The Doctor tries to break into the most dangerous bank in the Cosmos.Outlander (7, 8 and 9 p.m., Starz): Claire is forced to marry Jaime.Cedar Cove (9 p.m., Hallmark): Cecilia moves into Olivia's house.Hell on Wheels (10 p.m., AMC): Campbell hires a new federal marshal to clean up the town.Sunday on TV ...NFL: Raiders at Patriots (11 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions (11 a.m., Fox/Ch. 13); Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks (2:25 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers (6:20 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5)60 Minutes (6 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Scott Pelley reports on ISIS from Iraq and Steve Kroft investigates the biggest tax-refund scam in the country in the 47th-season premiere.Madam Secretary (7 and 9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Promising new series about a new Secretary of State (Tea Leoni).Witches of East End (7 p.m., Lifetime): Joanna takes drastic measures.The Good Wife (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Alicia resists Eli's attempts to get her to run for state's attornery; Diane considers joining Florrick/Agos. (Season premiere)Masterpiece Mystery! (7 and 8:30 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Miss Marple returns with "A Caribbean Mystery" and "Greenshaw's Folly."The Lottery (8 p.m., Lifetime): The president learns about Gabrielle's deal with Perry.Boardwalk Empire (10 p.m., HBO): In a flashback to 1884, we see a young Nucky working his way up.Ray Donovan (10 p.m. Showtime): Mickey's heist doesn't go quite as planned.The Strain (11 p.m., FX): Eph, Fet and Nora search for the Master's lair.Masters of Sex (11 p.m., Showtime: A television crew arrives to document Masters and Johnson's work.