What’s on TV Saturday, plus Sunday Talk shows: ‘Earthflight’
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California Cooking With Jessica Holmes Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi makes strawberry shortcake cereal squares and chef Nick Liberato shows his favorite burger recipe in this new episode of the locally produced culinary series. 8 p.m. CWEarthflight David Tennant narrates this new nature documentary series that shows flight from a bird’s-eye view across six continents, revealing some of the world’s most breathtaking natural spectacles. Highlights in the premiere episode “North America” include a flock of geese in flight being hunted by bald eagles; pelicans gliding under San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and California gulls feasting on swarming alkali flies over Mono Lake. 8 p.m. BBC AmericaThe UnXplained “The Truth About UFO’s.” (N) 9 p.m. History
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus Facts and Fears: Global Town Hall Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. 8 p.m. CNNSPECIALS
Seeing America With Megan Rapinoe The U.S. Women’s Soccer standout leads a spirited discussion with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Hasan Minhaj (“Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj”) and Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times about critical issues facing society. 10 p.m. HBOSPORTS
NHL Hockey Round Robin games: New York Rangers versus Carolina Hurricanes, 9 a.m. NBCSP; the Chicago Blackhawks versus the Edmonton Oilers, Noon NBC; the Florida Panthers versus the New York Islanders, 1 p.m. NBCSP; the Montreal Canadiens versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 p.m. NBC; the Winnipeg Jets versus the Calgary Flames, 7:30 p.m. NBCSPNBA Basketball Miami Heat versus the Denver Nuggets, 10 a.m. ESPN; the Utah Jazz versus Oklahoma City Thunder, 12:30 p.m. ESPN; New Orleans Pelicans versus the Clippers, 3 p.m. ESPN and FS Prime; the Lakers versus the Toronto Raptors, 5:30 p.m. ESPN and SportsNet
Baseball The Cincinnati Reds visit the Detroit Tigers, 3 p.m. FS1; the Houston Astros visit the Angels, 4 p.m. Fox; the Dodgers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5 p.m. SportsNetLA; the Texas Rangers visit the San Francisco Giants, 7 p.m. MLB MLS Soccer MLS is Back Tournament Quarterfinals: The San Jose Earthquakes versus Minnesota United FC, 5 p.m. ESPN2; New York City FC versus the Portland Timbers, 7:30 p.m. FS1SATURDAY TALK SHOWS
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABCGood Morning America Tory Johnson. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
Frank Buckley Interviews Reporters-turned-filmmakers Leslye Davis and Catrin Einhorn. 8:30 p.m. KTLASUNDAY TALK SHOWS
CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 6 a.m. KCBSGood Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABCState of the Union White House Coronavirus response coordinator: Dr. Deborah Birx. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.). Stacey Abrams. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.). Anchor: Dana Bash. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
Fareed Zakaria GPS U.S. – China Relations; America’s response to COVID-19 versus the response of the rest of the world; the economy: Author Kishore Mahbubani (“Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy”); author Anne-Marie Slaughter (“The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World”); author Robert Zoellick (“America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy”). Is America edging toward authoritarianism? Author Anne Applebaum (“Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism”). COVID-19 and the developing world: Author David Miliband (“Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time”). (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNNSunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo Sec. of State Mike Pompeo. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.). Sen. Ron Johnson, (R-Wis.). Rep. Doug Collins, (R-Ga.). (N) 7 a.m. FNCFace the Nation White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.). Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. Neel Kashkari, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Vanita Gupta, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Election polling: Anthony Salvanto.(N) 7:30 a.m. KCBSMeet the Press (N) 8 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. KNBC; 3 p.m. and 1 a.m. MSNBC
This Week With George Stephanopoulos Stimulus deal; COVID-19: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco). Stimulus deal; COVID-19: Sec. of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. COVID-19: Dr. Jennifer Ashton; Tom Bossert. Panel: Mary Bruce; Rachel Scott; Perry Bacon, FiveThirtyEight; Jonathan Swan, Axios. (N) 8 a.m. KABCFox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Jason Miller, Trump campaign. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-Ill.). Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles). Panel: Ben Domenech, the Federalist; Donna Brazile; Lanhee Chen. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 4 and 11 p.m. FNCReliable Sources With Brian Stelter President Trump sow seeds of distrust about the election: Sally Buzbee, the Associated Press; author Richard Hasen, UC Irvine (“Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust and the Threat to American Democracy”); author Erin Geiger Smith (“Thank You for Voting”). Joe Biden’s media strategy: TJ Ducklo, Biden for President campaign. Right-wing media and pandemic misinformation: Susan Glasser, the New Yorker. (N) 8 a.m. CNNMediaBuzz Hogan Gidley, Trump campaign; Mollie Hemingway; Leslie Marshall; Griff Jenkins; Philippe Reines. (N) 8 a.m. and midnight FNC
Kasie DC: Countdown to the VP Pick Joe Biden’s VP shortlist: Stacey Abrams; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.). Panel: Steve Kornacki; Mike Memoli; David Plouffe; Robert Gibbs; Jennifer Palmieri; Ron Klain; Yamiche Alcindor. (N) 4 p.m. MSNBC60 Minutes Regulations and a robust black market cut into legal pot profits in California. (N) 7 p.m. KCBSMOVIES
Barbara Stanwyck Marathon TCM is devoting the entire day to the movies of the versatile actress. Highlights include the 1941 comedy with Gary Cooper “Ball of Fire” at 5 p.m.; director Billy Wilder’s 1944 film noir classic “Double Indemnity,” with Fred MacMurray, at 7; and director Frank Capra’s 1941 social comedy “Meet John Doe,” also starring Gary Cooper, at 9.Jojo Rabbit Writer-producer-director-cast member Taika Waititi won an Academy Award for adapting a novel by Christine Leunens for this 2019 best picture nominee. Roman Griffin Davis stars as a member of Hitler Youth who is stunned to discover his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. He also has a playful Adolf Hitler (Waititi) as an imaginary friend. Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant and Sam Rockwell also star. 8 p.m. HBO
Sleeping With Danger Adapted from true crime stories by writer Ann Rule, this 2020 TV thriller chronicles how a flight attendant (Elisabeth Röhm) is swept into a passionate affair with a charming man (Antonio Cupo) but soon discovers that he is subject to violent fits of jealous rage. Fearing for her life, she goes into hiding. Leslie Hendrix, Alison Araya and Mike Dopud also star. 8 p.m. LifetimeRomance in the Air With her job is hanging by a thread a woman (Cindy Busby) takes a mental health break and returns to Lake Tahoe, where she spent happy summers growing up and is surprised to discover a childhood friend and sweetheart (Torrance Coombs) is still living next door. 9 p.m. HallmarkB.F.’s Daughter (1948) 6 a.m. TCMDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 8 a.m. FXX
Crime of Passion (1957) 8 a.m. TCMThe Blind Side (2009) 8:30 a.m. FreeformThe Secret Life of Pets (2016) 9 a.m. FXWe Were Soldiers (2002) 9 a.m. IFC
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006) 9 a.m. OvationThe Moonlighter (1953) 9:30 a.m. TCMThe Bounty (1984) 10:05 a.m. EpixShakespeare in Love (1998) 10:10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Starz
Hook (1991) 10:30 a.m. TMC(500) Days of Summer (2009) 10:54 a.m. and 11:51 p.m. EncoreWar for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 11 a.m. FXXThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) 11 a.m. Hallmark
East Side, West Side (1949) 11 a.m. TCMDoubt (2008) Noon HBOFried Green Tomatoes (1991) Noon and 3 p.m. POPJohn Wick (2014) 12:15 p.m. AMC
Adventureland (2009) 12:16 p.m. StarzCarlito’s Way (1993) 12:30 p.m. SundanceThe Queen (2006) 1 p.m. KDOCCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) 1 p.m. KCOP
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) 1 p.m. TCMRush Hour (1998) 1 and 7 p.m. USASuper 8 (2011) 1:55 p.m. EpixWorld War Z (2013) 2 p.m. FXX
Crimson Peak (2015) 2:05 p.m. CinemaxThe Nice Guys (2016) 2:05 p.m. HBOHellboy (2004) 2:06 p.m. StarzAmy (2015) 2:10 p.m. Showtime
Ready Player One (2018) 2:45 p.m. TBSE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 3 and 11:52 p.m. BravoClash by Night (1952) 3 p.m. TCMHugo (2011) 3:30 p.m. KCOP
Wanted (2008) 3:30 p.m. A&EGoodFellas (1990) 3:30 p.m. SundanceFearless (1993) 3:57 p.m. KCETHellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) 4:11 p.m. Starz
Moana (2016) 4:25 p.m. DisneyGirls Trip (2017) 4:30 p.m. FXJurassic Park (1993) 5 p.m. AMCBeetlejuice (1988) 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Syfy
The Sixth Sense (1999) 5 p.m. TMCThe Town (2010) 5:30 p.m. TNTCatch Me if You Can (2002) 5:32 and 8:42 p.m. BravoX-Men: First Class (2011) 5:40 p.m. HBO
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) 5:45 p.m. TBSSalt (2010) 6 p.m. A&ESmokey and the Bandit (1977) 6 p.m. CMTThor (2011) 6 p.m. Epix
Friday (1995) 6 p.m. VH1The Godfather, Part III (1990) 6:30 p.m. SundanceHidden Figures (2016) 7 and 10 p.m. FXMeet the Parents (2000) 8 p.m. Encore
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 8 p.m. EpixInglourious Basterds (2009) 8 p.m. IFCAnt-Man and The Wasp (2018) 8:30 p.m. TBSMeet John Doe (1941) 9 p.m. TCM
Room (2015) 9:30 p.m. ShowtimeA Farewell to Arms (1932) 10 p.m. KVCRThe Avengers (2012) 10:05 p.m. EpixLittle Women (2019) 10:06 p.m. Starz
Star Trek (2009) 10:15 p.m. TNTCaptain Phillips (2013) 10:30 p.m. A&EPride & Prejudice (2005) 10:30 p.m. OvationDouble Jeopardy (1999) 10:30 p.m. Sundance
The Mad Miss Manton (1938) 11:15 p.m. TCM