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CHILLS AND THRILLS: AMC airs the 1978 "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Naturally, tons of Halloween programming hits the airwaves Saturday. Here are a few highlights:
Selections on AMC include the "Halloween" franchise, starting with the original starring Jamie Lee Curtis at noon.
The horror movie fest on TCM has "Cat People" (at 5 p.m.) and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (at 8).
Spooky desserts haunt "Ace of Cakes" (Food Network at 7), such as Duff and the gang creating a zombie bride and groom for a wedding cake.
Hallmark Channel offers "The Good Witch" (at 7), followed by the sequel "The Good Witch's Garden" (at 9), with Catherine Bell as a mysterious woman who shows up in a small town and wreaks havoc.
TV Land airs Halloween-themed episodes of "Roseanne" (10 p.m. to 2 a.m.), including an incident with a Ouija board and a parody of "Rosemary's Baby."
Sunday talk-show roundup:
"Fox News Sunday" (Fox at 9 a.m.) hosts Rush Limbaugh and Fox News's Carl Cameron and Major Garrett; "State of the Union" (CNN at 9) features Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio); "The Chris Matthews Show" (NBC at 10) hosts Newsweek's Howard Fineman, BBC's Katty Kay, NBC's Mark Whitaker and The Post's Mary Jordan; "This Week" (ABC at 10) features White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, the National Journal's Ron Brownstein, former White House counselor Ed Gillespie, former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers, the Rev. Al Sharpton and ABC's George Will; "Newsmakers" (C-SPAN at 10) talks to Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.).
"Meet the Press" (NBC at 10:30) has Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, President Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe, author Jon Krakauer and NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Andrea Mitchell; "Face the Nation" (CBS at 10:30) talks to White House senior adviser David Axelrod and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.); "Washington Watch With Roland Martin" (TV One at 11) hosts Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; "The McLaughlin Group" (WUSA at 11:30) features MSNBC's Pat Buchanan and Newsweek's Eleanor Clift; "This Is America With Dennis Wholey" (WHUT at 6 p.m.) visits Seoul and talks to Minister of the Environment Lee Maan-ee.
First his own show debuts, then a guest role on "30 Rock": Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is everywhere these days, including as a security guard on "Sonny With a Chance" (Disney at 8).
"Masterpiece Contemporary: Place of Execution" (WETA and MPT at 9) features Juliet Stevenson as a reporter whose feature on a policeman shines a light on the first case of his career: the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl.
New reality series "Styl'd" (MTV at 10) tracks four junior assistants competing for a job at Margaret Maldonado Agency, which represents high-powered stylists. The first challenge? Help Kim Kardashian get ready for the Grammy Awards.
"Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew" (VH1 at 10), the latest addiction series with Drew Pinsky, is previewed by Hank Stuever.
-- Emily Yahr
