Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Saturday Night Live'

By Ed Stockly

Apr 03, 2015 | 3:10 PM

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Saturday Night Live' — "Birdman" star Michael Keaton will guest host "Saturday Night Live" on NBC. With Cecily Strong. (Dana Edelson / NBC)

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This week's TV Movies

SERIES

Good Witch As a blizzard approaches, Cassie and Grace (Catherine Bell, Bailee Madison) both sense that something much worse is in store. Next door tension escalates between Sam (James Denton) and his headstrong son (Rhys Matthew Bond), and Cassie begins to sense that the pregnancy of a visitor (Alex Paxton-Beesley) may have complications. Anthony Lemke also stars in this new episode. 8 p.m. Hallmark

Outlander Shortly before this fantasy series went on hiatus, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) made a failed attempt to return to her 1940s life with her husband. As new episodes play out, fans may wonder where Claire's heart truly lies, as Jamie (Sam Heughan) and the Highlanders rescue her from Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies). Nell Hudson also stars. 9 and 10 p.m. Starz

The Graham Norton Show Jamie Dornan, Julie Walters and Stephen Mangan are guests and Charli XCX and Rita Ora perform in this new episode. 10 p.m. BBC America

Saturday Night Live Michael Keaton hosts with musical guest Carly Rae Jepsen. 11:29 p.m. NBC

MOVIES

Jersey Boys Clint Eastwood directs the 2014 screen version of the hit musical about the Four Seasons. 8 p.m. HBO

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery In this 2015 TV movie based on the mysteries by Charlaine Harris, a small-town librarian (Candace Cameron Bure) tries to unravel a murder mystery after a close friend dies. Marilu Henner and Lexa Doig also star. 9 p.m. Hallmark

Wish I Was Here Zach Braff co-wrote and directed this Kickstarter-funded 2014 comedy-drama, in which he stars as a struggling actor who relies on his wife (Kate Hudson) to support their family with a mind-numbing data-entry job. 10 p.m. Cinemax

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

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

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

SUNDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union The Iran nuclear framework; politics in Washington; California water shortage: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). "Religious freedom" laws: Russell Moore; Father Edward Bec; Rev. Delman Coates; Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz. NCAA and education: LZ Granderson; Christine Brennan. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Candice Bergen ("A Fine Romance").(N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS The Iran nuclear framework: with Iran: Deputy National Security advisor Ben Rhodes. ISIS; the Iran nuclear framework; 2016 presidential candidates; U.S. – Russian relations; Israel: Former Sec. of State James A. Baker. High protein diets: Dean Ornish. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C). Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.). Sarah Warbelow, Human Rights Campaign. Panel: Margaret Brennan; Jeffrey Goldberg; David Ignatius; Ruth Marcus; David Sanger. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Support for "religious feedrom" laws; 2016 presidential election: Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.). Future of baseball; Hall of Fame eligibility for Pete Rose: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Religion; "religious feedrom" laws; Catholic Church and Muslims: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York. Panel: Perry Bacon, Jr.; Matt Bai; Helene Cooper; Amy Walter. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. MSNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos California's drought; mandatory water restrictions: Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.). Plans for a the Pope's visit: Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia. Baseball: Major League Baseball Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig; Keith Olbermann. Panel: Donna Brazile; Matthew Dowd; Jonathan Karl; Julie Pace. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Iran nuclear framework: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Easter Sunday: Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington. Repairs at the National Cathedral: Stone Mason Joe Alonso. Panel: George Will; Mara Liasson; Jason Riley; Juan Williams. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC

Reliable Sources Accusations that a Nevada newspaper pulled a 2012 column to protect Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.): Former columnistJon Ralston, The Las Vegas Sun. Christians and the media: Mollie Hemmingway. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Coverage of Indiana's "religious freedom" law; 2016 presidential election; coverage of accusations agains producer Harvey Weinstein; coverage of Trevor Noah ("The Daily Show"): Sharyl Attkisson; Matt Lewis; Richard Fowler; Amy Holmes; Shannon Bream; Greg Gutfeld. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC

60 Minutes Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Irish politician Gerry Adams; Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS