Saturday’s TV highlights

SERIES

The Fades: In the premiere of this supernatural series, a teenager (Iain De Caestecker) is plagued by nightmares and visions of horrible creatures (6 and 9:15 p.m. BBC America).

The Nerdist: In a new episode, Chris Hardwick and his guests Lily Loveless (“The Fades”), Kunal Nayyar (“The Big Bang Theory”), Alison Brie (“Community”) and composer Thomas Dolby explore the horror genre (7:15, 10:30 p.m. BBC America).

The Graham Norton Show: Madonna, James D’Arcy and Andrea Riseborough (“W.E.”) are guests (7:45 p.m. BBC America).

Saturday Night Live: Daniel Radcliffe hosts with musical guest Lana Del Rey (11:29 p.m. NBC).

SPECIALS

The 2012 Miss America Pageant: Brooke Burke-Charvet and Chris Harrison are the hosts from Las Vegas (9 p.m. ABC).

MOVIES

The Searchers: This classic western directed by John Ford stars John Wayne as a Civil War soldier who spends five years in search of his kidnapped niece (Natalie Wood). Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, John Qualen and Harry Carey Jr. also star (1:45 and 11 p.m. AMC).

SPORTS

College basketball: Connecticut at Notre Dame (8 a.m. ESPN2); Kentucky at Tennessee (9 a.m. ESPN); Texas at Missouri (10 a.m. ESPN2); North Carolina at Florida State (11 a.m. ESPN); Oklahoma State at Baylor (Noon ESPN2); Oregon at Arizona (12:30 p.m. CBS); Iowa State at Kansas (1 p.m. KDOC); Colorado at Stanford (1 p.m. FSN); UNLV at San Diego State (1 p.m. VS); Pepperdine at San Francisco (1:30 p.m. FS Prime); Pacific at Long Beach State (4 p.m. FS Prime).

Women’s college basketball: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (9 a.m. FSN).

Hockey: The Kings visit the Calgary Flames (7 p.m. FSN).

Football: NFL Playoffs: The New Orleans Saints visit the San Francisco 49ers (1:30 p.m. Fox). The Denver Broncos visit the New England Patriots (5 p.m. CBS).

Pro basketball: The Lakers visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. KCAL and FS Prime).