Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘The Last Kingdom’ on BBC America

SERIES

Da Vinci’s Demons Leo’s (Tom Riley) investigation of a grisly murder poses a threat to the Labyrinth in this new episode of the historically inspired drama. 8 p.m. Starz

Doctor Who Shapeshifting aliens are everywhere, and only the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) stands in their way in this new episode. 9 p.m. BBC America

Ash vs Evil Dead Special Agent Fisher (Jill Marie Jones), a disgraced Michigan state trooper, is on the trail of Ash (Bruce Campbell) and determined to prove he is responsible for the grisly murder of her partner in this new episode of the horror comedy. 9 and 9:30 p.m. Starz

The Last Kingdom In this new episode, the peace has broken and the Danes threaten Wessex as Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) is sent on a dangerous mission to outflank the Danes and set fire to their ships. Rune Temte and David Dawson also star. 10 p.m. BBC America

Saturday Night Live Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hosts with musical guest Sia. 11:29 p.m. NBC

MOVIES

Ice Sculpture Christmas An aspiring chef (Rachel Boston) reconnects with her childhood friend (David Alpay), who’s a member of the country club where she was just started hired. Brenda Strong and Paul McGillion also star in this new holiday romance. 8 p.m. Hallmark

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

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

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

SUNDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union Politics: Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Politics: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Panel: Patti Solis Doyle; Ken Cuccinelli; Bakari Sellers; Ana Navarro. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Jennifer Connelly; aerial photographer Vincent LaForet; the Benson family of sculptors. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace 2016 election; upcoming debate: Presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). Russian plane crash: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Teaching music to disabled soldiers: Arthur Bloom MusiCorps. Panel: Karl Rove; Julie Pace; Kimberley Strassel; Juan Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC

Fareed Zakaria GPS Russian plane crash: Former CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden. Russian plane crash: Anne Applebaum; Fawaz Gerges. Race in America: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates (“Between the World and Me”). European refugees: Martin Wolf. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Michael Morell. Panel: Molly Ball; Ed O’Keefe; Ben Domenech; David Ignatius (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump. Russian plane crash: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.); Michael Leiter. Panel: Marc Caputo; Hugh Hewitt; Gwen Ifill; Rachel Maddow. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. MSNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). ISIS in Syria: Sec. of Defense Ash Carter. Russian jet crash: Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank). Biography of George H. W. Bush: Author Jon Meacham (“Destiny and Power”). Panel: Rich Lowry; Donna Brazile; Alex Castellanos; Maggie Haberman. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Reliable Sources Donald Trump on SNL: Bill Carter; Frank Pallotta; Jay Mohr; Felix Sanchez. The upcoming Republican debate: Sean Spicer; Michael Medved. Ben Carson’s reaction to coverage about his past: Maeve Reston. Is the movie “Spotlight” the best movie ever about journalism? Marty Baron, the Washington Post; Sacha Pfeiffer, the Boston Globe. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Coverage of the presidential election; Republican campaigns write to networks about debates; Carly Fiorina on “The View”; Jon Stewart’s HBO deal; Mercedes Schlapp; Robert Costa, the Washington Post; Penny Lee; Kristen Soltis Anderson. The death of John Lennon. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC

60 Minutes Lapses in the security clearance process; the Large Hadron Collider; Hamilton on Broadway. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

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