Sports on TV Today: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 Schedule, 54 Events, Times and Channels

There are 54 sports events on the schedule for Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, from the first Breeders’ Cup race at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to Oregon State at Fresno State at 11 p.m. ET, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Breeders’ Cup, Formula 1 (F1), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). That is 33 college football games on national TV or Peacock, 7 NBA games, 10 NHL games, the Breeders’ Cup card at Keeneland, F1 practice and qualifying in Mexico City and a UFC Fight Night. The table below puts them in one time-ordered list with the channel.

This page carries no live scores. Each linked story has the details and its own sources.

Sports on TV today: every event in time order

Saturday is the last day of U.S. daylight time this year, so every start below is on daylight time. Central Time (CT) is one hour behind ET and Pacific Time (PT) is three hours behind; we worked out those columns from the ET listings. Games at the same time on local TV share a row.

ET	CT	PT	Event	TV
11:15 a.m.	10:15 a.m.	8:15 a.m.	Breeders’ Cup, Race 1 at Keeneland	FanDuel TV, BreedersCup.com
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Notre Dame vs. Navy, Foxborough, Mass.	ABC
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Arizona at Texas Tech	ESPN
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Southern Methodist University (SMU) at Syracuse	ESPN2
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Wisconsin at Iowa	FOX
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Illinois at Maryland	FS1
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: Boston College at Duke	The CW
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: California at NC State	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Network
12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	College football: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) at South Florida	ESPNU
12:30 p.m.	11:30 a.m.	9:30 a.m.	College football: Michigan at Rutgers	Big Ten Network
12:45 p.m.	11:45 a.m.	9:45 a.m.	College football: Auburn at Ole Miss	Southeastern Conference (SEC) Network
1:00 to 3:30 p.m.	12:00 to 2:30 p.m.	10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Breeders’ Cup, first four Championship races	USA Network, Peacock
1:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m.	NHL: Blackhawks at Bruins; Blues at Red Wings	Regional TV
1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	10:30 a.m.	F1 Mexico City, third practice	Apple TV (free)
2:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	NHL: Lightning at Predators; Oilers at Islanders	Regional TV
2:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.	College football: Kansas State at Colorado	Turner Network Television (TNT)
3:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m.	NBA: Trail Blazers at Jazz	NBA League Pass
3:30 to 6:30 p.m.	2:30 to 5:30 p.m.	12:30 to 3:30 p.m.	Breeders’ Cup, last five Championship races	NBC, Peacock
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	College football: Florida vs. Georgia, Atlanta	ABC
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	College football: Arizona State at Brigham Young University (BYU)	FOX
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	College football: Minnesota at Indiana	CBS
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	College football: Northwestern at Oregon	Peacock
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	College football: Kansas at Texas Christian University (TCU)	FS1
3:45 p.m.	2:45 p.m.	12:45 p.m.	College football: Utah at Cincinnati	ESPN
3:45 p.m.	2:45 p.m.	12:45 p.m.	College football: Virginia at Wake Forest	ESPN2
4:00 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	NHL: Sabres at Kings; Senators at Sharks	Regional TV
4:15 p.m.	3:15 p.m.	1:15 p.m.	College football: South Carolina at Oklahoma	SEC Network
4:15 p.m.	3:15 p.m.	1:15 p.m.	College football: Purdue at Penn State	Big Ten Network
4:15 p.m.	3:15 p.m.	1:15 p.m.	College football: Nevada at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Big Ten Network
5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	F1 Mexico City, qualifying	Apple TV (subscription)
5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan, prelims	Paramount+
6:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	NBA: 76ers at Hornets	NBA TV
6:16 p.m.	5:16 p.m.	3:16 p.m.	Breeders’ Cup Classic, Race 12	NBC, Peacock
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	College football: Clemson at Florida State	ACC Network
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	College football: Washington State at San Diego State	CBS Sports Network
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	College football: Oklahoma State at Iowa State	FOX
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	NBA: Hawks at Pelicans	NBA League Pass
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	NHL: Penguins at Canadiens; Maple Leafs at Canucks	Regional TV; no U.S. channel for Toronto at Vancouver
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	College football: Miami at North Carolina	ABC
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	College football: Ohio State at University of Southern California (USC)	NBC
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	College football: Mississippi State at Texas	ESPN
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	College football: Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh	ESPN2
7:45 p.m.	6:45 p.m.	4:45 p.m.	College football: Missouri at Arkansas	SEC Network
8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	College football: Washington at Nebraska	Big Ten Network
8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	NBA: Cavaliers at Bucks; Timberwolves at Spurs; Kings at Grizzlies	NBA League Pass
8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	NHL: Blue Jackets at Stars	Prime Video (Stars market); regional TV
8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan, main card	Paramount+
8:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	NBA: Thunder at Rockets	NBA TV
10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	College football: Texas State at Boise State	The CW
10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	NHL: Flames at Avalanche	Altitude (Avalanche)
10:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	College football: Northern Illinois at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	CBS Sports Network
11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	College football: Oregon State at Fresno State	USA Network

The Breeders’ Cup rows are broadcast windows; the card counts as one event in our total of 54. Start times can change, so check your provider’s guide before each start.

Which sports are on national TV Saturday?

• ABC: Notre Dame vs. Navy (noon), Florida vs. Georgia (3:30 p.m.) and Miami at North Carolina (7:30 p.m.).
• NBC and Peacock: Breeders’ Cup from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., including the Classic at 6:16 p.m., then Ohio State at USC at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. Peacock alone has Northwestern at Oregon at 3:30 p.m.
• CBS and FOX: Minnesota at Indiana (CBS, 3:30 p.m.); Wisconsin at Iowa (noon), Arizona State at BYU (3:30 p.m.) and Oklahoma State at Iowa State (7 p.m.) on FOX.
• ESPN networks: seven college football games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including Mississippi State at Texas in prime time on ESPN.
• USA Network: Breeders’ Cup from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and Oregon State at Fresno State at 11 p.m.
• NBA TV: 76ers at Hornets (6 p.m.) and Thunder at Rockets (8:30 p.m.).
• Apple TV: F1 third practice (1:30 p.m.) and qualifying (5 p.m.).
• Paramount+: UFC Fight Night prelims (5 p.m.) and main card (8 p.m.).

All times are ET. No NHL game has a national U.S. channel in the league’s schedule data.

College football on Saturday: 33 games on national TV

NCAA.com’s TV schedule, updated Oct. 29, lists every game above with the same kickoff and network as FBSchedules.com’s Oct. 31 page, which we used as a cross-check. NCAA.com lists more games on streaming and regional channels; this page keeps the ones on national TV and Peacock.

Three windows carry the biggest games. At noon, Notre Dame plays Navy in Foxborough, Mass., on ABC. At 3:30 p.m., Florida and Georgia meet in Atlanta on ABC. At 7:30 p.m., Ohio State plays at USC on NBC while Miami visits North Carolina on ABC. Rankings, a pick’em sheet and the time-zone chart for the ranked games are in our college football Week 10 schedule.

Kansas State at Colorado is on TNT at 2 p.m.; FBSchedules lists it as “TNT/truTV,” so check both if your guide does not show it on TNT.

Breeders’ Cup Saturday at Keeneland

Saturday’s 12-race card at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., starts at 11:15 a.m. ET, and nine Championship races run from 1:10 p.m. to the Classic at 6:16 p.m., per the Breeders’ Cup’s final race order. USA Network and Peacock carry 1 to 3:30 p.m. ET; NBC and Peacock take over from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. FanDuel TV and BreedersCup.com carry every race, undercard included. Each post time and purse is in our Breeders’ Cup 2026 schedule.

F1 Mexico City: third practice and qualifying

F1 lists third practice at 11:30 a.m. Mexico City time, 1:30 p.m. ET, and qualifying at 3 p.m. local, 5 p.m. ET, at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Apple TV is “the U.S. home of Formula 1,” according to Apple, and its F1 page says “every practice is available without a subscription.” Qualifying and the race need an Apple TV subscription. Sunday’s race and every session by time zone are in our Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 schedule.

NBA and NHL games on Halloween

NBA.com lists seven games, from Trail Blazers at Jazz at 3 p.m. ET to Thunder at Rockets at 8:30 p.m. ET; only the two NBA TV games have a national channel. Arenas and every time zone are in NBA games today, Oct. 31.

The NHL has 10 games, from Blackhawks at Bruins and Blues at Red Wings at 1 p.m. ET to Flames at Avalanche at 10 p.m. ET, all on regional TV in the United States. Channels by team and the Canadian listings are in NHL games today, Oct. 31.

UFC Fight Night on Saturday

The UFC lists Moicano vs. Nolan at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, with prelims at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET, on Paramount+. The bouts are in our UFC Fight Night start time story.

Late games and the clock change

Oregon State at Fresno State kicks off at 11 p.m. ET, which is 8 p.m. in Fresno, three hours before U.S. clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Sunday’s kickoffs and race times are on standard time, so the F1 race at 2 p.m. in Mexico City is 3 p.m. ET, not 4 p.m. The daylight saving time page has the date and our clocks fall back on Halloween night story explains the night.

Friday’s slate is in sports on TV today, Oct. 30.

Printable sports on TV sheet

The one-page sheet lists Saturday’s national TV events in ET with the channel and a tick box for each, with games at the same time grouped on one line. Pin it beside the printable weekly calendar, or mark the weekend on the October 2026 printable calendar. A printed sheet does not update, so check the schedule if a start time moves.