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Showtime kicks off a second season of “Roger Corman Presents” at 10 tonight with the ghost thriller “House of the Damned,” starring Greg Evigan and Alexandra Paul. Corman, the veteran producer-director of such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors,” will be serving up 11 new horror/science-fiction flicks over the summer.

HBO’s latest movie, “Don’t Look Back,” airing at 9 tonight, stars Eric Stoltz as a Hollywood drug addict who discovers a suitcase full of money that belongs to drug dealers. John Corbett and Josh Hamilton also star.

“The Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince’s Trust,” airing Sunday at 8 p.m. on HBO, features performances by Eric Clapton; the live premiere of “Quadrophenia” featuring Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Zak Starkey; Bob Dylan; and Alanis Morissette. The two-hour special was taped last month in London’s Hyde Park.

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The Learning Channel explores the O.J. Simpson trial Sunday with two specials: “The Trial of O.J. Simpson: An Insider’s View With Dominick Dunne,” airing at 6 and 9 p.m., features an interview with the writer who covered the trial for Vanity Fair, interspersed with footage from the trial. “The O.J. Simpson Trial: Beyond Black and White,” airing at 7 and 10 p.m., profiles a cross section of African Americans who give their opinions on the trial and the verdict.

Public Affairs: TODAY: Rusty Greiff, Senate minority leader’s staff member; Robert George, Speaker Gingrich’s office; drug-enforcement czar Barry McCaffrey are on “Saturday Journal,” 5 a.m. C-SPAN. . . .

“Today” talks about children’s books, looks at the film “Courage Under Fire” and visits zoologist Jim Fowler, 6 a.m. (4)(36)(39). . . .

Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) and Sen. Richard Bryan (D-W.Va.) talk about the Saudi Arabian bombing on “John McLaughlin’s One on One,” 2:30 p.m. (28). . . .

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) joins a discussion about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, minimum wage and Bob Dole’s refusal to speak to the NAACP on “Capital Gang,” 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

Debbie Reynolds visits “Larry King Weekend,” 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

SUNDAY: Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi is the guest on “News Conference,” 5:30 a.m. (4). . . .

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“Sunday Today” talks with travel editor Peter Greenberg and television producer Stephen J. Cannell, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36). . . .

Senators Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) field questions on “Meet the Press,” 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36). . . .

“CBS News Sunday Morning” looks at Atlanta preparing for the Olympics; comedian and playwright Steve Martin; the photography of Alfred Stieglitz, 7:30 a.m. (2); 8 a.m. (8). . . .

“Fox News Sunday” plays host to Bishop James McHugh of Camden, N.J.; James Wagoner of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League; Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser; and Olympic gold medal winner Al Joyner, 8 a.m. (11). . . .

Richard Lamm, former Democratic governor of Colorado, and Patrick Buchanan are guests on “Face the Nation,” 9 a.m. (2); 10 a.m. (8). . . .

“The McLaughlin Group” debates whether the U.S. military should be in Saudi Arabia, whether Boris Yeltsin is really in control in Russia and whether Bob Dole can turn around his presidential campaign, 9 a.m. (4). . . .

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“Tony Brown’s Journal” will air at 9:30 a.m. (28). . . .

Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi and Deputy Dist. Atty. John Lynch speak out on “Bob Navarro’s Journal,” 9:30 a.m. (2). . . .

House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) guests on “This Week With David Brinkley,” 10 a.m. (7); 10:30 a.m. (10); 11:30 a.m. (3)(42). . . .

“Vista L.A.” offers a look at this year’s Latino vote, noon (7). . . .

Bob Dole and the NAACP is the topic on “Both Sides With Jesse Jackson,” 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

“Reliable Sources” reports on coverage of Dole, the return of Ross Perot and the political impact of late-night humor, 3:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

“Capital Gang Sunday” is scheduled at 4 p.m., repeats 1:30 a.m. CNN. . . .

“Crossfire Sunday” discusses the politics of taxes with Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas), 4:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

“60 Minutes” deals with how budget cuts hamper police in Washington; a plan by German officers to stop Hitler; and Betty Boothroyd, speaker of the British House of Commons, 7 p.m. (2)(8).

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Specials and Movies: The 1923 Lon Chaney version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” airs Sunday at 10 p.m. on KOCE-TV Channel 50. . . . Andrew McCarthy and Paul Sorvino star in Showtime’s thriller “Escape Clause,” Sunday at 8 p.m.

Sports: Baseball--Angels at Mariners, 1 p.m. today (11)(6) and 1:30 p.m. Sunday (9); Giants at Dodgers, Sunday, 5 p.m. ESPN. For a complete list of sports events on TV, see the Sports Section.

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