Saturday’s TV highlights and weekend talk shows: ‘Royally Ever After’ and more
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SERIES
Saturday Night Live Former cast member Tina Fey makes her sixth appearance as host as the sketch series wraps its 43rd season. With musical guest Nicki Minaj. 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC
Patrick Melrose Young actor Sebastian Maltz takes over the role of Patrick at age 9 in this new episode, which finds the boy enjoying the run of the family’s magical estate in the South of France. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving and Jennifer Jason Leigh also star. 9 p.m. Showtime
20/20 A special installment of the newsmagazine highlights memorable moments from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. 10 p.m. ABC
SPECIALS
Royal Wedding programming Specials recapping Saturday’s nuptials include “Royal Romance: The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle” with Gayle King and Kevin Frazier, 8 p.m. CBS; “The Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan,” 8 p.m. BBC America; “TLC’s Royal Wedding Revealed,” 10:07 p.m. TLC
The Royal Wedding Live With Cord and Tish! HBO offers an encore of this satirical special featuring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon goofing on the ceremony and festivities. 9:45 p.m. HBO
MOVIES
Singin’ in the Rain Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds head the cast of this beloved 1952 musical set in the early days of Hollywood. 4 p.m. KCET
Fahrenheit 451 “Black Panther’s” Michael B. Jordan and “The Shape of Water’s” Michael Shannon star in a new adaptation of the classic Ray Bradbury novel about a future society where reading is outlawed and books are burned. 8 p.m. HBO
Royally Ever After Fiona Gubelmann plays a commoner who discovers her new beau (“Reign’s” Torrance Coombs) is actually a prince in this new made-for-cable romance. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
WEEKEND TALK
SUNDAY
State of the Union Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.); David Urban; Jennifer Granholm; Linda Chavez. (N) 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning Mark Phillips reports on the royal wedding. Model Maye Musk, the mother of Elon Musk; Diana Rigg, (Broadway’s “My Fair Lady”). Co-uthor Mark Salter (“The Restless Wave”). (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
Fareed Zakaria GPS Opening of U.S. embassy in Jerusalem; violence in Gaza: Hanan Ashrawi; Thomas Friedman. The legal issues for impeachment: Joshua Matz; Laurence Tribe. Success in Silicon Valley: Author John Doerr (“Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs”(N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation (N) 8 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 3 p.m. MSNBC
This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) 8 a.m. KABC
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Horse trainer Bob Baffert. Panel: Brit Hume; Jane Harman; Juan Williams; Josh Holmes. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 4 and 11 p.m. FNC
Reliable Sources Coverage of Mueller investigation over its first year; President Trump’s “animals”; Rudy Giuliani’s expanded role: Ezra Klein, Vox.com; Sabrina Siddiqui, the Guardian; John Avlon. Talking points of President Trump and Sean Hannity: Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine. (N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz President Trump’s “animal” comments; the U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem; White House leaks: Sara Fischer, Axios Media; Adrienne Elrod; Guy Benson; Hogan Gidley, White House Deputy Press Secretary; Kristin Tate, the Hill; Jessica Tarlov; Emily Jashinsky, Washington Examiner. (N) 8 a.m. and Midnight FNC
60 Minutes Critics of Google; a former Theranos employees speaks out about the company’s deceptions. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
SPORTS
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Hockey The Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning face off in Game 5 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals. 4 p.m. NBC
Baseball The Dodgers play the Washington Nationals and the Angels host the Tampa Bay Rays 4 p.m. SportsNet LA; 6 p.m. FSN
Basketball The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers do battle in Game 3 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals. 5:30 p.m. ESPN
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