Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee’ on Showtime

SERIES

Star Wars Rebels The animated version of the movie franchise returns for a new season. 8:30 p.m. Disney XD

Iyanla, Fix My Life In the third of a four-part “Angry Black Women” series, life coach Iyanla Vanzant challenges the women to identify and share the hard truths behind the inner pain and hurt that often manifest as inappropriate behavior. 9 p.m. OWN

Ghost Adventures Traveling deep into the Phoenix Gold Mine, site of a heinous murder. 9 p.m. Travel

SPECIALS

Debate mini-marathon Ahead of Monday’s presidential debate, CSPAN offers a re-broadcast of some notable debates from the last 40 years. Up first, Gov. Jimmy Carter vs. President Gerald in the first debate of the 1976 election. 5 p.m. Next, President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan face off twice in 1980, 7 p.m. Twenty years later Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush meet in Boston. 8:30 p.m. CSPAN

MOVIES

Shane This 1953 classic Western depicts the changing American frontier of the late 1800s, when cattle ranchers and homesteaders competed for land. Alan Ladd stars with Jean Arthur, Van Heflin and Jack Palance. 5 p.m. TCM

The Mummy The classic horror tale gets an update with this special effects-laden 1999 version. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo star. 7 p.m. AMC

Steve Jobs Director Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed biopic, written by Aaron Sorkin, covers a period from 1984 to 1998, as Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) uses innovation and fierce determination to develop revolutionary computers, including the Macintosh and the iMac. Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels also star. 8 p.m. HBO

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee In this new documentary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nanette Burstein tries to unravel the bizarre behavior of John McAfee, the software mogul who created the McAfee antivirus programs, then abandoned that life to become a recluse in the jungles of Belize and then returned to the U.S. in an unsuccessful bid for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. 9 p.m. Showtime

Live From New York! Originally released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the late-night sketch comedy series, this 2015 documentary traces the history of “Saturday Night Live.” Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Laraine Newman and Alec Baldwin are among those who offer comments on the program’s history, augmented with plenty of archival footage that includes moments that never were seen on the air. 11 p.m. Comedy Central

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WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

SUNDAY

Today Nick Kroll. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union Politics; upcoming debate: Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. Politics; upcoming debate: Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook. Debates: David Axelrod; Mark McKinnon. Panel: Van Jone; Andre Bauer; Angela Rye; Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Celebrating Charles Osgood’s 22-year run as host. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Presidential debates: Vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) Presidential campaign: Clinton strategist Joel Benenson. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Panel: Gerald F. Seib, the Wall Street Journal; Julie Pace, AP; Rachel Campos-Duffy; Juan Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. FNC

Fareed Zakaria GPS Vladimir Putin’s leadership; Russia in Ukraine; charges former Trump campaign manager was paid by Russia: President Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine. Myanmar’s new leadership: Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor, Myanmar. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Vice presidential candidates Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.); Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Polls: Anthony Salvanto. Upcoming presidential debates: Bob Schieffer. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Endorsing Trump: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Debate preview: Clinton campaign chair John Podesta; Trump supporter Lt. General Michael Flynn (Ret.). Former Obama campaign official Stephanie Cutter; former McCain campaign official Steve Schmidt. Panel: Doris Kearns Goodwin; Hugh Hewitt; Gwen Ifill; Mike Murphy. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. MSNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Panel: Alex Castellanos; Matthew Dowd; Maggie Haberman, the New York Times; Jamal Simmons; Katrina vanden Heuvel, the Nation. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Reliable Sources Advice for Lester Holt from former debate moderators: Jim Lehrer; Ann Compton. Upcoming debates: Janet Brown, Commission on Presidential Debates. Critiques of Donald Trump; upcoming debates; “explanatory comedy”: Seth Meyers, (“Late Night”). Debate expectations: Eleanor Clift, the Daily Beast; Frank Sesno; Dylan Byers. The duty of the press: John Avlon. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Coverage of protests in North Carolina; the presidential election and upcoming debates; late night TV and the election: Lisa Boothe, Washington Examiner; Erin McPike; Julie Roginsky; Amy Holmes, Rasmussen; Joe Trippi; Bill Hemmer; Martha MacCallum; Joe Concha, the Hill. (N) 8 a.m. FNC

60 Minutes (Season premiere) King Abdullah II of Jordan; Pablo Picasso’s art and life. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

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