Saturday Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘A Country Christmas Story’

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

The Graham Norton Show Elton John, Judi Dench, Jeremy Paxman and John Bishop are guests in this new episode of the comedy variety series. 10 p.m. BBC America

SPECIALS

Miss Universe Miss USA, Erin Brady, is hoping to succeed fellow New Englander Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island as women around the world travel to Moscow to vie for the Miss Universe crown. Mel B. and Thomas Roberts host and Steven Tyler performs. 9 p.m. NBC

Food Network’s 20th Birthday Party Humorist, journalist and foodie Mo Rocca hosts this new special celebrating the culinary channel’s two-decade milestone. 9 p.m. Food

MOVIES

Snow Bride A gossip reporter (Katrina Law) is mistaken for a guest at a wealthy family’s gathering in this new in this new holiday-themed romance. Robert Curtis Brown, Jordan Belfi and Patricia Richardson also star 8 p.m. Hallmark

A Country Christmas Story A girl from Appalachia (Desiree Ross) defies her mother to pursue her dream of being a country singer by entering a contest presided over by Dolly Parton (herself). Brian McKnight and Megyn Price also star. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Bering Sea Beast Cassie Scerbo and Jonathan Lipnicki star in this new chiller as prospectors whose search for gold disturbs a colony of amphibious vampires living under the sea. Kevin Dobson also stars. 9 p.m. Syfy

WEEKEND TALK SHOWS

SATURDAY

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today David Gregory; Hill Harper. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Iran and Benghazi politics: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Veteran’s Day; the political divide: Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Jack Dorsey; Orlando Bloom; Mattel headquarters; Anjelica Huston. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Military drones: Former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani. NSA leaks: Richard Falkenrath, the Chertoff Group; Edward Luce, the Financial Times. Religion; science education: Richard Dawkins. Albania: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.); Former Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta. Stephanie Cutter; Phil Musser; Amy Walter; John Dickerson. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Chris Christie (R-N.J.). Panel: Joe Scarborough; Mark Halperin; Doris Kearns Goodwin; Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.). (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Second term; presidential prospects; GOP factions: Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). Visit to Iowa: Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas). Online movie “Alpha House”: John Goodman; Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). Panel: Cokie Roberts; Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.); Paul Gigot, the Wall Street Journal; John Heilemann (“Double Down: Game Change 2012”); Ana Navarro; George Stroumboulopoulos. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace 2013 election results; plans for 2016; the future of the GOP: Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). Affordable Care Act: Ron Pollack, Families USA; Stephen Curry, Benefit Planning Services; Cade Joiner, Shred-X. Brian Kilmeade (“George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution”). Panel: Brit Hume; Mara Liasson; George Will; Juan Williams. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC

Reliable Sources NFL bullying issue: Christine Brennan, USA Today; Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN. The media’s use of Twitter: Sarah Lacy, Pando Daily; Jeff Bercovici, Forbes. Criticism of NBC News for purchasing sky diving accident footage: Paul Farhi, the Washington Post; Kelly McBride, Poynter Institute. Reporting for a diverse audience: Ray Suarez, Al Jazeera. Inaccurate Benghazi reporting on CBS: Bill Carter, the New York Times. Guest host: Eric Deggans, NPR. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Lauren Ashburn; Dana Milbank, the Washington Post; Jim Pinkerton; Bob Woodward, the Washington Post. (N) 8 a.m. FNC; 2 p.m. FNC

60 Minutes Escape from Syrian rebels: Matthew Schrier; Tim Medvetz’s Hero Project; Henry Grossman. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS