Saturday’s TV Highlights: ‘Rock of Ages’ on HBO

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Monsters vs. Aliens The former are tasked with defending Earth from the latter in this new computer-animated series based on the 2009 movie. 9:30 p.m. Nickelodeon

SPECIALS

26th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards Young folks pick their pop-culture favorites in this special; “Transformers’?” Josh Duhamel hosts, with scheduled performers including Pitbull, Christina Aguilera and Kesha. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon

MOVIES

Rock of Ages Tom Cruise, pictured, heads the cast of this 2012 film version of the musical celebrating 1980s hair-metal; Alec Baldwin and Catherine Zeta-Jones also star. 8 p.m. HBO

Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story Matt Barr, Eric McCormack and Lolita Davidovich star in this fact-based 2013 drama, followed by the special “Beyond the Headlines: The Real Romeo Killer.” 8 and 10 p.m. Lifetime

Sparkle “American Idol’s” Jordin Sparks, “The Voice’s” Cee Lo Green and the late Whitney Houston star in this 2012 remake of the 1976 musical drama about a Motown-era girl group. 9 p.m. Starz

Chupacabra vs. the Alamo The bloodsucking beasties threaten a ragtag group at the Texas landmark in this made-for-cable creature feature; “CHiPs’?” Erik Estrada stars. 9 p.m. Syfy

WEEKEND TALK SHOWS

SATURDAY

Today Ryan Seacrest’s charity. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

The Chris Matthews Show David Ignatius; Kathleen Parker; Helene Cooper; Michael Crowley. (N) 5:30 a.m. KNBC

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Veterans issues; the budget: Veterans Affairs secretary Eric K. Shinseki. Guns, civil unions, murder of Colorado prison chief: Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.). Supreme Court cases: Same sex marriage, immigration; guns: Attorney general Kamala Harris (D-Calif.); Austin Nimocks; Ron Brownstein; Ana Navarro. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Revolution founder Steve Case; rapper 50 Cent. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Forced budget cuts; deficits: Paul Krugman, Space race: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, PhD. Asia: Kishore Mahbubani. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation The Supreme Court and the Defense of Marriage Act: Brendon Ayanbadejo, the Baltimore Ravens; Austin Nimocks; Tony Perkins; Evan Wolfson; David Frum. Foreign policy; drones; President Obama’s trip to Israel: Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). (N) 7:30 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Gun control; the role of government; gay marriage: Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-New York). Gun control; the NRA: Wayne LaPierre, NRA. Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage case: David Boies. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Politics: Jim Messina, Organizing for Action; Karl Rove; Donna Brazile; Terry Moran; Peggy Noonan. Foreign policy: Christiane Amanpour; Jeffrey Goldberg; Dan Senor. Former Gov. Jim McGreevey (D-N.J.). Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi (“Fall to Grace”). (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Filibuster; drones; CPAC straw poll; immigration: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Gay marriage: Nicolle Wallace; Gary Bauer. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources The GOP “autopsy” report: Bill Press. Late-night television: Marisa Guthrie; Joe Concha. Life with mental illness: Annmarie Timmins. Biography of Roger Ailes: Author Zev Chafets. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

60 Minutes A member of the Russian band Pussy Riot; Brian Banks; Nile crocodiles. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS