A ‘Great War,’ ‘Eichmann’ and Politics

The November ratings sweeps are in full swing this weekend, with several high-profile TV movies and a major documentary series vying for viewers’ attention.

TNT premieres “The Man Who Captured Eichmann,” Sunday at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Robert Duvall stars as the infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann, who was tried and executed in 1961 for sending millions of Jews to death camps during World War II. Arliss Howard plays the Israeli intelligence agent who captured him in a suburb of Buenos Aires.

Christopher Reeve makes a cameo appearance in CBS’ family drama “A Step Toward Tomorrow,” Sunday at 9 p.m. on Channel 2. Judith Light stars as a single mother determined to get the best treatment possible for her son after he is paralyzed in a diving accident. Reeve plays a quadriplegic who befriends the young boy.

Richard Dean Anderson, Robert Loggia and Daphne Zuniga star in NBC’s “Pandora’s Clock,” airing Sunday and Monday at 9 p.m. on Channel 4. In the four-hour thriller, Anderson plays an airline captain who can’t get clearance to land at any European airport after a passenger, who has been exposed to a deadly virus, collapses on his Frankfurt-to-New-York flight.

PBS counters with “The Great War,” Sunday at 9 p.m. on Channel 28. The ambitious eight-hour documentary explores the social, cultural and personal impact of World War I through the stories of individuals whose lives were changed forever by the global conflict. The series continues through Wednesday.

After loyal viewers and law enforcement officials voiced their disapproval when its original version was canceled, Fox premieres “The New America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back,” tonight at 9 on Channel 11. This season, the series will place emphasis on such topical issues as victims’ rights, child protection and revolving-door justice. John Walsh returns as host.

And David Brinkley steps down as the host of ABC’s “This Week With David Brinkley,” Sunday at 10 a.m. on Channel 7. Brinkley talks with newly reelected President Clinton, whom Brinkley labeled a “bore” on election night.