Saturday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Fix This Kitchen: This home improvement series returns with a mother of three who works with an outdated kitchen in Los Angeles (9:30 a.m. A&E).

Disaster Guy: This new series introduces Steve Frasher, who once lost his family home to a natural disaster and has dedicated his life since then to helping others in the same position (Noon A&E).

Cops: The law and order series returns for a new season with a new episode (8 Fox).

Bad Dog!: This new series is a showcase for mischievous pets of all species whose owners still love them (10 p.m. Animal Planet).

Donna Decorates Dallas: Former “Design Star” finalist Donna Moss and her two daughters are the focus of this new series (10:30 p.m. HGTV).

SPECIALS

Messages from 9/11: Families of 9/11 victims share their stories of the messages they received from beyond (7 p.m. Biography).

NFL Kickoff 2011: Back to Football: This new special takes a look ahead to the first full Sunday of football and previews the season’s major story lines. Also, Bob Costas interviews New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan (8 p.m. NBC).

Voices From Inside the Towers: This new special documents the many harrowing and heartbreaking stories — some never heard before — of love and loss on 9/11 (9 p.m. History).

Portraits From Ground Zero: In the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse, photographer Andrea Booher took thousands of pictures of the rescue and recovery operation. In this powerful new documentary, airing without commercials, Booher tracks down some of the people she photographed and asks them to share their stories 10 years later (10 p.m. A&E).

MOVIES

127 Hours: Director Danny Boyle’s true and thoroughly engrossing drama boasts a bravura performance by James Franco as a carefree climber who faces the challenge of his life when an accident leaves his arm pinned by a boulder. With Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara (8 p.m. HBO).

SPORTS

U.S. Open Tennis: Men’s semifinals (9 a.m. CBS); women’s final (5 p.m. CBS).

College football: Oregon State at Wisconsin (9 a.m. ESPN); Alabama at Penn State (12:30 p.m. ABC); Nevada at Oregon (12:30 p.m. FX); South Carolina at Georgia (1:30 p.m. ESPN); Utah at USC (4:30 p.m. VS); Notre Dame at Michigan (5 p.m. ESPN); San Jose State at UCLA (7 p.m. FSN).

Baseball: The New York Yankees visit the Angels (6 p.m. MyNet); the Dodgers visit the Giants (6 p.m. FS Prime).

Soccer: D.C. United visits Club Deportivo Chivas USA (7:30 p.m. KDOC).