Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet’ on Animal Planet

SERIES

Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet The series featuring Denver-based veterinarian Dr. Jeff Young returns for a new season. 9 p.m. Animal Planet

Outlander Jamie (Sam Heughan) continues to struggle as he and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) explore a new life in Paris, as this time-traveling drama returns with new episodes. 10 p.m. Starz

We Bought the Farm The premiere of this unscripted series owes much to the 1960s comedy “Green Acres,” as a couple says goodbye to city life and tries to start over as farmers. 11 and 11:30 p.m. HGTV

Saturday Night Live Julia Louis-Dreyfus hosts with musical guest Nick Jonas. 11 p.m. NBC

MOVIES

The Fearless Vampire Killers In director Roman Polanski’s macabre and very dark 1967 horror comedy, an elderly professor and his bumbling assistant (Jack MacGowran, Polanski) pursue the vampire who kidnapped their host’s daughter (Sharon Tate). 7 p.m. TCM

Confirmation This new TV movie recalls the 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas (Wendell Pierce), which were marred by controversy when Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) accused Thomas of sexual harassment. With Greg Kinnear, Zoe Lister-Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Eric Stonestreet, Bill Irwin and Dylan Baker. 8 p.m. HBO

Love by Chance A busy restaurateur’s (Beau Garrett) mother (Brenda Strong) has promised to stop her constant matchmaking attempts, until she meets a handsome doctor (Benjamin Ayres) who would be just perfect in this new romantic comedy. 9 p.m. Hallmark

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

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

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

SUNDAY

Today Willie Geist. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Reince Priebus, RNC. Panel: Bakari Sellers; Amanda Carpenter; Nina Turner; Andre Bauer. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Bonnie Raitt; Kathy Bates; Eric Bana; author Faith Salie (“Approval Junkie”). (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Saudi Arabia; Britain and the European Union; Russia; Brazil: Julia Ioffe; Ed Luce; Gideon Rose; Bret Stephens. Author Zalmay Khalilzad (“The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House”). Google: Charles Duhigg; Julia . (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Reince Priebus, RNC. Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. David Axelrod. Poll results: Anthony Salvanto. Panel: Amy Davidson; Ron Fournier; Clarence Page; Susan Page. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Gov. Pat McCrory (R-N.C.). Reince Priebus, RNC. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), DNC. Panel: Hugh Hewitt; April Ryan; Kathleen Parker; Chris Matthews. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. MSNBC

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

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Presidential election; battery charges dropped: Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Zika virus: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The U.S. Navy’s first woman four-star Admiral: Michelle Howard. Panel: George Will; Julie Pace; Laura Ingraham; Rebecca Berg. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. FNC and 3 p.m. FNC

Reliable Sources Reporter who filed charges against Trump campaign manager: Michelle Fields. Questions for the 2016 candidates: Jim Lehrer. Reporter quits paper owned by Trump’s son-in-law: Ross Barkin. Social media in the election: Jason Finch; Josh Ginsberg. Panel: Michael Oreskes; Jane Hall, ; Frank Sesno. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Author Ron Fournier (“Love that Boy”). 2016 presidential election; candidates’ families in the media spotlight; Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) opting out of nomination race; Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg voicing opinions regarding Donald Trump: Heidi Przybyla; Lisa Boothe; Juan Williams; John Roberts; Sarah Lacy; Nina Totenberg. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC

60 Minutes Insurance companies not paying benefits owed on life insurance policies; hacking cell phones. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

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