Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘Concussion’ on Starz

SERIES

Angel From Hell As the canceled comedy burns through its final episodes, on Saturday it reaches what was supposed to be its Thanksgiving special. Maggie Lawson and Jane Lynch star, 8 p.m. CBS. A second new episode follows at 8:30.

Hell on Wheels The race to finish the transcontinental railroad project comes down to the wire, leading bitter rivals to ponder their long-term futures. Anson Mount and Colm Meaney star. 9 p.m. AMC

The American West In this new episode of the documentary series, Jesse James resurfaces after years in hiding, and Billy the Kid avenges the death of his friend. 10 p.m. AMC

SPECIALS

Takeover: The Trump Convention Bret Baier anchors this new special offering a preview of next week’s Republican National Convention. 5, 8 and 11 p.m. Fox News Channel

MOVIES

Straight Outta Compton This 2015 biographical drama charts the rise and fall of the influential hip-hop group N.W.A, who revolutionized music and pop culture in the late 1980s with their brutally honest depiction of life in Southern California, including Compton, their violence-prone home community. The exceptional ensemble cast is headed by O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and Paul Giamatti. 8 p.m. HBO

A Perfect Christmas In this early holiday TV movie, newlyweds Steve and Cynthia (Dillon Casey, Susie Abromeit) look forward to playing yuletide hosts for their out-of-town relatives for the first time. 9 p.m. Hallmark

Concussion Will Smith gives a compelling performance in this 2015 docudrama about forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who linked pro football injuries to brain damage in some players. Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Eddie Marsan and Hill Harper also star. 9 p.m. Starz

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

CBS This Morning The future of space exploration: Buzz Aldrin. Sharks: Photographer Brian Skerry. Restaurantuer Missy Robbins, Lilia. Steve Gunn performs. (N) 6 a.m. KCBS

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Joel Grey; Meryl Streep (“Florence Foster Jenkins”); members of the band Chicago. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin Williams. Former Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.). Battleground polls: Anthony Salvanto. Political panel: Bob Schieffer; Ed O’Keefe Peggy Noonan. Conservative panel: Kimberley Strassel Ben Domenech Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace CIA Director John Brennan. Republican convention; presidential election: Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Republican convention: Reince Priebus, RNC. Panel: Brit Hume; Julie Pace, the Associated Press; Bret Baier; Kirsten Powers. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV and 11 a.m. FNC

Reliable Sources (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Republican convention; coverage of Trump picking running mate; coverage of terror attack in Nice, France: Heidi Przybyla Steve Hayes; Kirsten Powers; Katrina Pierson, Trump campaign; Bill Hemmer; Martha MacCallum; Kelly Riddell Megan Murphy James Rosen. (N) 8 a.m. FNC

Meet the Press (N) 11 a.m. KNBC and MSNBC

60 Minutes A woman negotiates the release of her husband from his captors in Pakistan; mountain lions. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

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