‘Twin Peaks’ Resumes on Sunday

Doughnut freaks and caffeine addicts rejoice, the crazy, mystifying story of “Twin Peaks” resumes Sunday at 9 p.m. on ABC (7)(3)(10)(42).

When we last left the woody town, the mill was on fire, Laura Palmer’s killer was still on the loose, Agent Cooper (Kyle Mac Lachlan) had been shot and Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) was tied up in a brothel awaiting the ravages of her TV father played by Richard Beymer. David Lynch directed the two-hour season premiere, but the producers have warned that the answer to television’s most asked question--Who killed Laura Palmer?--will not be revealed Sunday. “Twin Peaks moves to its regular time slot next Saturday at 10 p.m.

This weekend also marks the United Nation’s World Summit for Children and both “Sunday Today,” 7 a.m. (4)(36)(39), and “Sunday Morning,” 8 a.m. (2)(8), will report on the conference, which will bring President Bush and at least 70 other world leaders to New York in hopes of ratifying a U.N. treaty on improving the lot of children all over the world.

And for those who missed out this week, KCET Channel 28 will repeat the entire series “The Civil War,” Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. An announcement about the best way to videotape the series’ nine episodes will be broadcast at the beginning of the day.

Other weekend shows include:

TODAY

“Newsmaker Saturday” airs at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

T. Boone Pickens talks about “oil gouging and Japanese skulduggery” on “Firing Line,” 3:30 p.m. (28). . . .

Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) discusses the budget battle and domestic politics, on “John McLaughlin’s One on One,” 4 p.m. (28). . . .

Ron Brown, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, guests on “The Capital Gang,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. CNN. . . .

Bree Walker interviews gubernatorial candidates Dianne Feinstein and Pete Wilson on “A Visit With the Next Governor,” 5:30 p.m. (2). . . .

“Drop Everything and Read” focuses on the importance of reading, 8 p.m. (9). . . .

“American Chronicles” looks at Americans’ obsession with automobiles and monster trucks, 9:30 p.m. (11)(6). . . .

“48 Hours” looks at the “fragile X” genetic defect that is responsible for problems ranging from flat feet to mental retardation, 10 p.m. (2)(8).

SUNDAY

“News Conference” debates Proposition 134, the “nickel a drink” alcohol surtax, 6:30 a.m. (4). . . .

“Newsmaker Sunday” airs at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze discusses the Soviet Union’s position on the Persian Gulf situation on “Meet the Press,” 8:30 a.m. (4)(36)(39). . . .

“The McLaughlin Group” talks about the budget battle and the Gulf crisis, 9 a.m (4), 5:30 p.m. (50). . . .

“Business World” examines securities and regulatory reform and the current lack of confidence in the stock market, 11 a.m. (7)(3). . . .

“This Week With David Brinkley” follows at 11:30 a.m. (7)(3), 10:30 a.m. (10). . . .

“Face the Nation” airs at 3 p.m. (2), 11:30 p.m. (8). . . .

“Newsmakers” looks at Proposition 140, which would place limitations on the number of terms legislators can serve, 3:30 p.m. (2). . . .

“America,” a 12-part BBC series about the history of United States, begins at 4 p.m. Discovery. . . .

“The Jesse Jackson Show” premieres, 5 p.m. (9). . . .

“Nature” begins its ninth season on PBS with a film about marine life off the coast of Southern California, 7 p.m. (50), 8 p.m. (28). . . . “60 Minutes” reports on discrepancies in casualty figures from the U.S. invasion of Panama, the National Enquirer, the influence of lobbyists for Japanese interests on Capitol Hill and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 7 p.m. (2)(8). . . .