Weekend TV Talk Shows: Chris Christie; David Plouffe; Paul Ryan

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This week’s TV Movies

SATURDAY

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

The Chris Matthews Show Presidential debate; polls: John Heilemann, New York Magazine; Howard Fineman, Huffington Post; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC; Trish Regan, Bloomberg. (N) 5:30 a.m. KNBC

Today Afghanistan. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Presidential campaigns; debate preparation; Libya; Iran: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Elizabeth Banks. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Iran; Iran and Syria: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran. Bain Capital and the election: Stephen Pagliuca, Bain Capital. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Presidential campaign: Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.); former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Battleground states: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (T-Tenn.); Larry Sabato; Bob Shrum, the Daily Beast. Panel: Michelle Rhee, Studentsfirst; Hedrick Smith; Bob Woodward; Mark Zandi. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Presidential debate; polls: Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). Presidential debate: Obama advisor David Plouffe. Panel: Ralph Reed; former Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.); Katty Kay, BBC; Chuck Todd. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Presidential race: Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.); Obama advisor David Plouffe. Panel: Former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.); former Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vermont); Donna Brazile; Matthew Dowd; Maggie Haberman. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Presidential campaign; polls; debates: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.). Author Robert Caro (“The Passage of Power”). Panel: Bill Kristol; Laura Ingraham; Liz Marlantes; Juan Williams. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources Presidential campaign; conservatives’ reactions to polls; entertainment TV: Ana Marie Cox, GQ; Ramesh Ponnuru, the National Review; Chrystia Freeland, Reuters. Political impersonations: Darrell Hammond. NFL labor dispute: Gregg Doyel, CBS. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

60 Minutes (Season Premiere) Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS