On TV this Saturday: Bill Murray gifts Naomi Watts a great dane in The Friend, college football hits primetime and Crossroad Springs debuts on Great American Family.
Showtimes for August 30, 2025
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Big Ten Saturday Night
NBC
Season 3 premiere: New Mexico plays Michigan, live from Ann Arbor's Michigan Stadium.
Saturday Night College Football
ABC
Season 20 premiere: LSU visits Clemson, live from Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
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Catch of the Day
Hallmark ChannelTV-MOVIE PREMIERE
Just before achieving her dream of becoming an executive chef, a woman (Emilie Ullerup) returns home to save her family’s struggling restaurant and reunites with an old flame (Michael Rady).
Crossroad Springs
Great American Family
Series premiere: After a devastating fall leaves a family patriarch (Shaun Johnston) injured, his ER doctor daughter (Emily Alatalo) returns home to find their family ranch in disrepair.
Dinner and a Movie
TBS
Jason and Jenny watch 2013's Man of Steel.
The Stepdaughter
LifetimeTV-MOVIE PREMIERE
After moving in with her dad and his new family, a seemingly sweet high schooler is willing to do anything to keep him to herself — including murder; Annie Ilonzeh and David Meunier star.
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The Friend
Paramount+ With ShowtimePREMIUM CABLE PREMIERE
A woman (Naomi Watts) finds her life upended when her best friend (Bill Murray) leaves her his Great Dane, forcing her to bond with the dog and cope with her past.METROPOLIS/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
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PAC-12 College Football Series
The CW
Season 2 premiere: Idaho plays Washington State, live from Pullman, Wash.
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CFB on Fox
Fox
Season 15 premiere: Utah takes on UCLA, live from Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, Calif.