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What to Watch on Saturday: Mel Brooks gets AFI Lifetime tribute

Zero Hour (8pm, ABC) - "Zero Hour," "Zero Hour" … That sounds familiar. Oh yes! It's Anthony Edwards' spring drama that ABC already axed. Loyal fans will be rewarded now with a burn-off of remaining episodes. New episodes at 8 and 9 tonight keep the gang on the run to Paraguay.

My Cat From Hell (8pm, Animal Planet) - Jackson helps a cat who has been a cat-show veteran since it was a kitten, but has grown more ornery and violent with age. Also, a man with Crohn's disease is stressed out by his cat's constant meowing.

AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks (9pm, TNT) - The American Film Institute honors the genius behind "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," "The Producers" just to name a few classics. Mel Brooks receives tributes from Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal, Carl Reiner and many others. Martin Short opens the show with a song-and-dance routine set to a medley of songs from Brooks' films.

The Haunting of Michael Rapaport (10pm, Bio) - Actor Michael Rapaport visits his former high school, where he previously encountered the spirits of dead students.

What to Watch on Sunday: Busy TV night has something for everyone

Daytime Emmy Awards (8pm, CBS) - Wayne Brady hosts the 38th annual awards show honoring soaps, daytime talk, and children's programs. Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek are each honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Falling Skies (9pm, TNT) - The premiere of a new summer series about a catastrophic alien invasion, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Tonight's two-hour debut introduces us to Tom Mason (Noah Wyle, right) and a regiment of citizen soldiers who fight against the invaders. The show begins six months after the attack, the purpose of which remains a mystery even then. It's good. Read our review.

Drop Dead Diva (9pm, Lifetime) - Season 3 opens with Jane waiting for Grayson to awake from his coma. Paula Abdul, Wendy Williams, and LeAnn Rimes guest star.

Miss USA Pageant (9pm, NBC) - Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic host the pageant, which features 51 women competing in swimsuit, interview, and evening wear categories.

AFI Life Achievement Award 2011: Morgan Freeman (9pm, TV Land) - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman receives the AFI's 39th Life Achievement Award at a ceremony taped last week in LA. Guests include Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, and Helen Mirren.

The Glee Project (9pm, Oxygen) - The second episode tests the contestants' theatricality. They are also tasked with performing the Twisted Sister metal anthem, "We're Not Gonna Take It."

The Glades (10pm, A&E) - Sharon Lawrence (left) guest stars as the owner of a family racing dynasty in a NASCAR-themed episode that centers around a stolen car and a dead body. NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano also appear.

Game of Thrones (10pm, HBO) - The first season ends with tragic news reaching all corners of the Seven Kingdoms, which coincides with a shared vision by Bran and Rickon Stark. Meanwhile, Catelyn presses Jaime about her son's fall, and Daenerys suffers a terrible setback.

The Killing (10pm, AMC) - In the season finale, the identification of Orpheus provides a vital connection to the case, and Mitch and Stan reflect on the past while contemplating their family's future. This show has been renewed for a second season.

Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals (10pm, OWN) - A new reality series following Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, possibly the most messed up father & daughter duo on the planet. Over the course of the series, the two try to repair their relationship following a 25-year estrangement. Ryan O'Neal has publicly expressed disappointment that Oprah wasn't hands-on during the filming to "use her magic" and fix them.

What to Watch on Saturday: Puppies rescued on "Last Chance Highway"

Last Chance Highway (8pm, Animal Planet) - Shelly (left) seeks homes for a family of pups living under the porch of an abandoned house, one of which needs medical care that could hinder its adoption. Last week's series premiere episode airs again immediately after this episode. In that premiere we meet the animal rescuers who save dogs on the brink of euthanization and transport them across the country to adopting families.

AFI: Life Achievement Award to Mike Nichols (9pm, TV Land) - Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols ("The Graduate") receives the American Film Institute's 38th Life Achievement Award at a ceremony taped earlier this month. Guests include Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson.

Rock Docs: Rush (9pm, VH1 and VH1 Classic) - A profile of the Canadian metal trio Rush includes comments from their admires and contemporaries: Gene Simmons, Jack Black, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Sebastian Bach. Rush has a new album out and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday.

Dinocroc vs. Supergator (9pm, Syfy) - Enormous reptiles escape from a research facility on a tropical island and munch on tourists, culminating in a clash between a prehistoric crocodile and a monstrous alligator. 

The Michael Jackson special programs continue today and tonight. Read the full schedule here.

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