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What to Watch on Saturday: 'My Cat From Hell' returns, Kelly Clarkson on SNL

My Cat From Hell (8pm, Animal Planet) - In tonight's Season 2 premiere, cat behavior expert Jackson Galaxy (left) works with a couple's aggressive cat who poses a financial threat to their in-home Pilates studio. Also, a man uses the unpredictable behavior of their cat as a reason (excuse?) to postpone his proposal to his live-in girlfriend. And how's this for cool: We got a chance to interview Galaxy on Thursday!

Fixing Pete (8pm, Hallmark) - A fashion columnist (Brooke Burns) receives an assignment to make over a sloppy sportswriter (Dylan Bruno). As the pair spend time together, they learn from each other and romance blooms, but complications threaten to keep them apart. Adrienne reviewed this.

Metal  Evolution: Grunge (10pm, VH1 Classic) - An exploration of the grunge genre and how its rise precipitated the downfall of telegenic glam metal.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Charles Barkley hosts and Kelly Clarkson is the musical guest.

Austin City Limits (Midnight, UNC-TV) - Performances by Seattle indie rock band The Head and the Heart and British modern rock group Gomez.

Animal Planet's Jackson Galaxy works that old cat magic

Jackson Galaxy works magic.

He can not only slow-eye-blink a rageaholic kitty cat into relatively peaceful submission, he can also cajole impertinent cat owners (or impertinent significant others of cat owners) into calm, feline-adoring beings.

Galaxy, a cat behaviorist who stars in Animal Planet's "My Cat From Hell" series, would say there's no magic involved. He would say it's just experience stemming from years of "trench training" in cat shelters and dealing with hundreds of distressed cat owners who are at a loss when it comes to relating to their pets.

Season 2 of "My Cat From Hell" debuts tonight at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet. I spoke with Galaxy by phone on Thursday, and when he wasn't telling me how my own cats were "calling all the shots" in my house, he talked a little about his background with cats and where he hopes to take the show in the future.

'My Cat From Hell' shows owners need training, too

I'm a cat person, so I get excited when Animal Planet adds a cat show to their regular lineup of pit bulls and river monsters.

Tonight they debut 'My Cat From Hell,' a show in which hipster cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy works with "problem cats" who wreak havoc in their owners' homes. But as you often see in similar shows geared toward problem dogs, the beings in need of the most training are usually two-legged.

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