Weekend TV Talk Shows for Jan. 1st – 2nd

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SATURDAY

The Chris Matthews Show What President Obama must do to get competitive for 2012; New Year’s resolutions for politicians. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC

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

SUNDAY

Today Lindsay Lohan’s exit from rehab. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Investigations, new Congress: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista); Obama’s next two years: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine; Democrats’ way forward: Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa). 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Paula Abdul. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R-N.J.), Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Meet the Press New Congress: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.); politics, the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan: Sen.-elect Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With Christiane Amanpour (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Sen.-elect Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rep.-elect Allen West (R-Fla.). 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources New book, today’s media culture, press coverage of President Obama: Dick Cavett. 8 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation New Congress: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), Rep.-elect Mike Kelly (R-Pa.). (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

60 Minutes Drug company whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard; jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS