Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
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SERIES
The Musketeers In this new episode, the Musketeers (Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera and Howard Charles) escort the royal family, invited by a renowned astronomer to watch a solar eclipse from his impressive observatory. With Perdita Weeks, Charlotte Salt, Alexandra Dowling, Ryan Gage and Maimie McCoy. 9 p.m. BBC America
SPECIALS
30th Film Independent Spirit Awards This annual special honors the filmmakers mostly working with shoestring budgets and tight schedules and big visions. 2 and 10 p.m. IFC
Countdown to the Oscars: An Insider’s Guide The night before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts presents its annual awards, this special showcases many of the nominees. Lara Spencer hosts. 8 p.m. ABC
MOVIES
Patton George C. Scott refused the Oscar he was awarded for his 1970 performance as the controversial World War II general. Karl Malden co-stars as Gen. Omar Bradley. 5 p.m. TCM
The Fault in Our Stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort star in director Josh Boone’s screen version of John Green’s best-seller about the relationship between two young members of a cancer support group who share an offbeat, bemused approach to life that cements their romance. Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe and Sam Trammell also star. 8 p.m. HBO
Babysitter’s Black Book When a high-school whiz (Spencer Locke) sees her college plans jeopardized due to her parents’ financial difficulties, she and her girlfriends turn their baby-sitting business into a phenomenally successful escort service for randy dads. Perrey Reeves and Ryan McPartlin also star in this new TV comedy. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Wreck-It Ralph A video-game villain (John C. Reilly) escapes from the game to prove he’s not such a bad guy — and unwittingly sets loose a much greater danger, which he then has to recapture — in this animated 2012 Disney fantasy. With Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch and Sarah Silverman. 9 p.m. Family
WEEKEND TALK
SATURDAY
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET
SUNDAY
Today Oscar Awards preview. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC
State of the Union Gloria Borger hosts. Politics: Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). National security; ISIS: Former Sec. of Homeland Security Tom Ridge. National security: Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning Movie props; Helen Mirren; Marko Costanzo; David Edelstein. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
Fareed Zakaria GPS ISIS: Graeme Wood; Shadi Hamid; Peter Beinart. Technology: John Chambers, CISCO. Changes in international relations: Author Peter Zeihan (“The Accidental Superpower”). (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas). Author David Axelrod (“Believer”). Panel: Farah Pandith; Danielle Pletka; Michèle Flournoy; David Ignatius. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. MSNBC
This Week With George Stephanopoulos Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Racism: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates (“The Case for Reparations”); author Shelby Steele (“Shame: How America’s Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country”). Panel: Amy Chozick; Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.); Joe Klein; Bill Kristol. (N) 8 a.m. KABC
Fox News Sunday John Roberts hosts. ISIS Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. Defense strategies: General Jack Keane (U.S. Army, Ret.); former CIA director Michael Hayden. 2016 Presidential elections: Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). Panel: George Will; Kirsten Powers; Kim Strassel; Peter Baker. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC
Reliable Sources (N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz President Obama’s summit on violence and extremism; comments of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-N.Y.) on Obama’s role as commander in chief; his perspective on coverage the immigration ruling; media coverage of Bill O’Reilly. Sharyl Attkisson; Steve Hayes; Juan Williams; David Zurawik; James Rosen; Lisa Kennedy. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC
60 Minutes Colleagues recount their experiences with Bob Simon; reports from Simon’s archive. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
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