Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story’

_{TV Highlights for Sat., May 07, 2016}

_{Today’s Highlights Saturday, May 7, 2016 Saturday’s Highlights}

_{TV HIGHLIGHTS}

SERIES

_{Saturday, May 7, 2016}

The Pioneer Woman In a special Mother’s Day episode, host Ree Drummond puts the family to work washing her truck and takes the afternoon off, while the boys make a celebratory feast with steaks and lots of fixin’s. 10 a.m. Food

Street Eats What better place to begin a journey to sample the best street foods than right here in L.A.? On the menu: waffle burgers, pho tacos and “stinky tofu.” 1 p.m. Travel

Outlander Reunited at last, Claire and Jamie (Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan) try to dampen the passionate fires their dinner party ignited. 9 p.m. Starz

Saturday Night Live Brie Larson hosts, with musical guest Alicia Keys. 11:29 p.m. NBC

MOVIES

Fantastic Four This 2015 adventure reboots the Marvel Comics saga of the quartet of superheroes (Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell) imbued with amazing abilities, who battle a former ally (Toby Kebbell) _{who plans to use his own powers to destroy Earth}. 8 p.m. HBO

The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story This new TV movie was inspired by basketball great Kevin Durant’s (Daniel Bellomy) moving tribute to his mother when he accepted the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Cassandra Freeman stars as the devoted single mother who worked tirelessly to raise three children. Tracie Thoms and Pauletta Washington also star. 8 p.m. Lifetime

The D Train A nebbish guy (Jack Black) spins a web of lies around a popular former classmate (James Marsden), now a TV celebrity, to win his friendship and persuade him to attend their high-school reunion in this 2015 indie comedy-drama from first-time directors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor and Mike White also star. . 8 p.m. Showtime

Twinsters This 2015 documentary from filmmakers Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto chronicles how a French fashion design student stumbled upon a familiar face on YouTube: her identical twin. 8:30 p.m. Freeform

_MOVIES

_{Ice Age (2002) 8 a.m. WGN A}

_{A Mighty Heart (2007) 8:40 a.m. Showtime}

_{Rocky (1976) 9 a.m. ENCORE}

_{A League of Their Own (1992) 9 a.m. MLB}

_{I Love You, Man (2009) 9 a.m. TBS}

_{Dark of the Sun (1968) 9 a.m. TCM}

_{Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 9:05 a.m. TMC}

_{Paper Moon (1973) 9:40 a.m. Cinemax}

_{Steel Magnolias (1989) 10:30 a.m. FREE; 8:30 p.m. OVA}

_{Primary Colors (1998) 10:30 a.m. OVA}

_{Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) 10:30 a.m. Showtime}

_{The Horse Whisperer (1998) 10:45 a.m. Sundance}

_{Rocky II (1979) 11 a.m. ENCORE}

_{The Hustler (1961) 11 a.m. TCM}

_{Blood Diamond (2006) 11:25 a.m. Cinemax}

_{Back to the Future (1985) 12 p.m. CMT}

_{Jaws (1975) 12:30 p.m. IFC; 3:15 p.m. IFC}

_{Superbad (2007) 1 p.m. ENCORE; 8 p.m. ENCORE}

_{The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) 1 p.m. TBS}

_{Up in the Air (2009) 1 p.m. TMC}

_{Selma (2014) 1:10 p.m. EPIX}

_{Iron Man 3 (2013) 1:30 p.m. FX}

_{Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016) 1:30 p.m. Lifetime}

_{La Bamba (1987) 1:30 p.m. OVA}

_{Them! (1954) 1:30 p.m. TCM}

_{Heart of a Dog (2015) 1:40 p.m. HBO}

_{What About Bob? (1991) 1:45 p.m. Sundance}

_{Big (1988) 2 p.m. KCOP}

_{Megamind (2010) 2 p.m. FXX}

_{Dazed and Confused (1993) 2:26 p.m. Comedy Central}

_{Back to the Future Part II (1989) 2:30 p.m. CMT}

_{The Fifth Element (1997) 2:30 p.m. Syfy}

_{Snowpiercer (2013) 3 p.m. TMC}

_{Jaws (1975) 3:15 p.m. IFC}

_{The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 3:15 p.m. TCM}

_{Mr. Holmes (2015) 3:20 p.m. EPIX}

_{28 Weeks Later (2007) 3:30 p.m. Cinemax}

_{What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993) 3:30 p.m. Lifetime}

_{The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3:35 p.m. Starz}

_{Mad Max (1979) 4 p.m. BBC America}

_{Stakeout (1987) 4 p.m. Sundance}

_{White Men Can’t Jump (1992) 4:20 p.m. ENCORE}

_{Thor (2011) 4:30 p.m. FX}

_{Rush Hour (1998) 5 p.m. CMT}

_{Dater’s Handbook (2016) 5 p.m. Hallmark}

_{Selena (1997) 5 p.m. POP}

_{All About Eve (1950) 5 p.m. TCM}

_{Pitch Perfect (2012) 5:45 p.m. FREE}

_{Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 6 p.m. BBC America}

_{Puss in Boots (2011) 6 p.m. FXX}

_{Scarface (1983) 6 p.m. IFC; 9:45 p.m. IFC}

_{The Wedding Singer (1998) 6:20 p.m. ENCORE}

_{Set It Off (1996) 7 p.m. VH1}

_{The Drop (2014) 7:10 p.m. Cinemax}

_{Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) 7:16 p.m. Comedy Central}

_{Secretariat (2010) 7:30 p.m. AMC}

_{The Catered Affair (1956) 7:30 p.m. TCM}

_{Superbad (2007) 8 p.m. ENCORE}

_{The Croods (2013) 8 p.m. FXX; 10 p.m. FXX}

_{Fantastic Four (2015) 8 p.m. HBO}

_{The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016) 8 p.m. Lifetime}

_{The D Train (2015) 8 p.m. Showtime}

_{Twinsters (2015) 8:30 p.m. FREE}

_{Steel Magnolias (1989) 8:30 p.m. OVA}

_{Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 9 p.m. Sundance}

_{Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 9:45 p.m. HBO}

_{Scarface (1983) 9:45 p.m. IFC}

_{22 Jump Street (2014) 9:55 p.m. ENCORE}

_{Love & Mercy (2014) 10 p.m. EPIX}

_{Fight Club (1999) 10 p.m. ESQTV}

_{Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 10 p.m. FX}

_{The Croods (2013) 10 p.m. FXX}

_{Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) 10 p.m. MTV}

_{The Parent Trap (1998) 10:45 p.m. FREE}

_{Weekend Talk Shows Saturday, May 7, 2016}

_{Weekend Talk Shows}

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 2016 Politics: Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska). 2016 Politics: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). 2016 Politics: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.). Panel: Former Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.); Amanda Carpenter; Nina Turner; Rep. Xavier Becerra, (D-Los Angeles). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Keith Urban; Allison Janney (“Mom”). Maternity leave: Susan Wojcicki, YouTube. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS The future for Republicans and the conservative movement: Ross Douthat_{, the New York Times}; David Frum_{, the Atlantic}; author Emily Miller, (“Emily Gets Her Gun…But Obama Wants to Take Yours”); Dan Senor. The EU: Yanis Varoufakis. Egypt: Bassem Yousef. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Trump’s next challenges: Russell Moore, the Southern Baptist Convention; Jennifer Rubin_{, the Washington Post;} Matt Schlapp, the American Conservative Union; Leslie Sanchez. Panel: Jonathan Martin_{, the New York Times;} Amy Walter, the Cook Political Report; Ruth Marcus_{, the Washington Post;} Ben Domenech_{, the Federalist}. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press (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 North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill”: Gov. Pat McCrory (R-N.C.). Porcelain designer Anna Weatherley. Panel: Brit Hume; Julie Pace_{, Associated Press}; Kimberley Strassel_{, Wall Street Journal}; Charles Lane. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC

Reliable Sources Trump and conservative media: Trump supporter Kayleigh McEnany; Matt Lewis_{, the Daily Caller}; Ben Howe. Who predicted Trump’s rise: Norm Ornstein; Dana Milbank. Trump’s “free media” strategy: Nancy Gibbs_{, Time}. Trump and the media: Joseph Borelli, Trump campaign. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Coverage of the presidential race; ESPN edits Curt Schilling from a “30 for 30” special: Heidi Przybyla_{, USA Today}; Gayle Trotter; Simon Rosenberg; Trish Regan; Stephen Hayes; Lesley Stahl. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.FNC

60 Minutes Russian atheletes and performance enhancing drugs; a French Catholic priest works to expose a genocide perpetrated by ISIS; earthquakes in Oklahoma. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

SPORTS

The Kentucky Derby Horse racing’s 2016 Triple Crown season begins with the 142nd running of the famed “Run for the Roses.” From Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. 1 p.m. NBC

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