Saturday’s TV Highlights: Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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SERIES
Rush Hour Carter and Lee (Justin Hires, Jon Foo) go into action when criminals take hostages at a conference hall, but the situation turns out to be much more complicated than first suspected. Richard Burgi and Peter Michael Goetz guest star. Wendie Malick, Aimee Garcia and Page Kennedy also star. 8 p.m. CBS
Ghost Adventures The season finale visits host Zak Bagan’s new museum in Las Vegas. 9 p.m. Travel
Boston EMS A married couple pull a drowning man from a bitterly cold river in this new episode of the unscripted series. 10 p.m. ABC
SPECIALS
2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony Inductees include Marvin Harrison, Brett Favre, Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace, Eddie DeBartolo, Kenny Stabler and Dick Stanfel. From Canton, Ohio. 4 p.m. ESPN and NFL; 8 p.m. ESPN2
MOVIES
The Peanuts Movie Charlie Brown has a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl while his best friend Snoopy is on an epic adventure as a World War I flying ace who pursues the Red Baron in this 2015 animation featuring the voices of of Noah Schnapp and Hadley Belle Miller. 7 p.m. HBO
My Summer Prince When a prince who is heir to the throne lands in hot water for his wild partying, a young PR consultant is hired by the royal family for damage control in this new romantic comedy. Taylor Cole, Jack Turner, Lauren Holly and Marina Sirtis star. 9 p.m. Hallmark
Tumbledown After a folk singer on the brink of a major career dies in a hiking accident, his widow (Rebecca Hall) reluctantly agrees to collaborate with a pop-culture professor (Jason Sudeikis) on the late musician’s biography in this 2015 romantic comedy. Joe Manganiello, Blythe Danner and Beau Bridges also star. 9 p.m. Starz
2 Lava 2 Lantula Steve Guttenberg, returns in his role of washed-up action movie star Colton West, who tries to save Florida when a new nest of fire-breathing, lava-spewing arachnids awakens in this campy new comedy. 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
WEEKEND TALK
SATURDAY
CBS This Morning Olympic kayaker Michal Smolen. David Cross (“Making America Great Again”). Chef Kwame Onwuachi. Aaron Neville performs. (N) 4 a.m. KCBS
Today Rio Olympics. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET
SUNDAY
Today The youngest and oldest Olympians on Team USA; extreme kids. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC
State of the Union Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Panel: Andre Bauer; former Sanders campaign official Symone Sanders; Trump campaign advisor Jason Miller; Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D-Baltimore). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
Fareed Zakaria GPS Donald Trump’s campaign; impact of presidential campaigns on “down ballot” elections: Emily Miller, One America News Network; Bret Stephens, the Wall Street Journal. Candidates’ economic plans: Paul Krugman, the New York Times; Stephen Moore, Heritage Foundation. The Olympics; historic “firsts” of our times: Malcolm Gladwell. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). David Ignatius, the Washington Post. Poll Results from Virginia, Arizona and Nevada: Anthony Salvanto. Panel: Susan Page, USA Today; Ron Brownstein, National Journal; Ed O’Keefe, the Washington Post; Michael Duffy, Time Magazine. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press Democratic nominee for vice president, Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (U.S. Army, Ret.). Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Panel: Yamiche Alcindor, the New York Times; Mark Halperin, Bloomberg; Hugh Hewitt; Joy Reid. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC
This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) 8 a.m. KABC
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Presidential election; latest polls: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Presidential election; latest polls: Clinton Supporter Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles). Iran deal; 2016 election: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Chef Ina Garten (“The Barefoot Contessa”). Panel: George Will; Lisa Lerer, the Associated Press; Lisa Boothe, Washington Examiner; Gerald Seib, the Wall Street Journal. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC
Reliable Sources Trump supporters and the media: Scottie Nell Hughes; Amy Kremer, Women Vote Trump; Kristin Tate; John Phillips. Media coverage of the elections: Michael Wolff, the Hollywood Reporter. Fact-checking: Dan Abrams, Mediaite.(N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz The Donald Trump and Khizr Khan controversy; a potential GOP intervention; Howard Stern wants to interview Hillary Clinton: A.B. Stoddard, RealClearPolitics; Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist; Krystal Ball; Greta Van Susteren; former Trump campaign advisor: Barry Bennett; Sarah Isgur Flores; pollster Frank Luntz. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC
60 Minutes Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon (“An American in Paris”). (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
Rio Olympics Highlights
Tennis Men’s and women’s singles and doubles (first round). (N) 6:30 a.m. Bravo
Rowing, Cycling, Water Polo Americans Taylor Phinney and Brent Bookwalter compete in the cycling road race. Also: rowing and men’s water polo: U.S. vs. Croatia. (N) 8 a.m. NBC
Women’s Rugby The U.S. women’s rugby team takes on Fiji in a preliminary-round match. Also: coverage of a second preliminary-round match. (N) 9 a.m. NBCSP
Tennis Men’s and women’s singles and doubles (first round). (N) 9:30 a.m. Bravo
Cycling, Swimming Taylor Phinney and Brent Bookwalter of the U.S. compete in the cycling road race. Also: qualifying heats in swimming. (N) 10:30 a.m. NBC
Table Tennis, Archery The U.S. archery team, led by Brady Ellison, looks to return to the podium. Also: table tennis (singles first round). (N) 11:15 a.m. MSNBC
Tennis Men’s and women’s singles and doubles (first round). (N) 12:30 p.m. Bravo
Women’s Soccer: U.S. vs. France Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan lead the U.S. women’s soccer team’s pursuit of a fourth straight Olympic gold. They take on France in a Group G match. (N) 1 p.m. NBCSP
Women’s Field Hockey: U.S. vs. Argentina United States faces Argentina in a preliminary-round match. Argentina has been a medalist at the past four Olympics. (N) 1 p.m. USA
Rugby, Soccer Women’s rugby: U.S. vs. Colombia; women’s rugby (preliminary round); women’s soccer: Germany vs. Australia. (N) 2 p.m. CNBC
Beach Volleyball, Rowing Men’s beach volleyball: Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Jefferson/Cherif (Qatar); rowing (qualifying heats). (N) 2:30 p.m. NBC
Tennis Men’s and women’s singles and doubles (first round). (N) 2:45 p.m. Bravo
Men’s Basketball: U.S. vs. China The U.S. men’s basketball team, led by Kevin Durant and Paul George, meets China in a Group A preliminary-round game. (N) 3 p.m. NBCSP
Fencing Sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley, along with Kat Holmes, represent the U.S. in the women’s individual epee event. (N) 3:30 p.m. USA
Women’s Volleyball: U.S. vs. Puerto Rico The U.S. women’s volleyball team begins its preliminary round action against Puerto Rico. The U.S. has won the silver medal at the past two Olympic Games. (N) 4:15 p.m. NBC
Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics Swimming (men’s 400m individual medley final, 400m freestyle final, women’s 400m individual medley final, women’s 100m butterfly, men’s 100m breaststroke, women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final); beach volleyball (U.S. vs. Australia); men’s gymnastics. (N) 8 p.m. NBC
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