What To Watch: Bill Murray And Naomi Watts In The Friend, Crossroad Springs Premiere And More

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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 Channel TV-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

Lifetime TV-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 Showtime PREMIUM 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.

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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.

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