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What to Watch on Saturday: HBO's 'Namath' looks at life and career of Broadway Joe

 The Pregnancy Project (8pm, Lifetime) - A high school student pretends to be pregnant in order to conduct a research project about stereotyping teens who are pregnant.

Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man (8pm, Hallmark Movie) - Judge John Goodnight (Luke Perry) reunites with a former flame while traveling and witnesses a robbery by a gang of bandits. The case turns personal when one of the outlaws turns out to be his friend's teen son, who faces a possible death sentence. Adrienne reviews.

Namath (9pm, HBO) - A documentary collaboration between HBO Sports and NFL Films looking at the fascinating life and career of New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, who led the upstart AFL team to an upset win over the Colts in Super Bowl III. One of the first real sports celebrities, "Broadway Joe" was selected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1985. Narrated by Liev Schreiber.

Pit Boss (9pm, Animal Planet) - Sebastian tries to reconcile with Shorty by going on a rescue mission at a stable, but their rift takes a backseat when a pit bull encounters an agitated horse.

Swamp Volcano (9pm, Syfy) - A vulcanologist tries to prevent a catastrophic eruption that would destroy civilization after an oil-drilling operation strikes magma flow in the Gulf of Mexico and inadvertently creates a volcano in Miami.

John Mulaney: New in Town (10pm, Comedy Central) - A great new comedy special from "Saturday Night Live" writer John Mulaney. Taped in New York City in 2011.

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