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What to Watch: The final "Outlaw," the third "Good Witch"

The Good Witch's Gift (8pm, Hallmark) - The third movie in the Good Witch series, in which Cassie (Catherine Bell) and Jake (Chris Potter) plan to marry on Christmas Eve. Despite the efforts of a fledgling event planner Martha (Catherine Disher), a series of problems arises in the days leading up to the wedding, threatening to ruin the big day. Directed by Craig Pryce.

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - Okay, Jimmy Smits fans, this is the final episode of "Outlaw."  Tonight, after a murder victim's raging father kills the murderer in Mexico, the White House enlists Garza to help extradite the father back to the United States. Meanwhile, Mereta gets entangled in a legal snafu. Hope she clears that up quickly!

America's Most Wanted (9pm, Fox) - Tonight's episode is a Child Predator Crackdown Special Edition, which is a report on sex trafficking that includes an undercover report on the trade in southeast Asia and an interview with Cambodian women's rights activist Somaly Mam. Expect this to be pretty horrifying.

America's Cutest Cat 2010 (9pm, Animal Planet) - The premiere of a new series counting down the top Web videos featuring felines (And what is better than funny cat videos? Nothing.). 

The Lost Future (9pm, Syfy) - Set in a future where judges have overtaken the remnants of civilization, a tribe struggles to survive amid mutated creatures that carry a deadly disease.

Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison (10pm, Comedy Central) - A tribute to the late comic featuring interviews with Denis Leary, Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Kathy Griffin, and clips of Kinison screaming -- I mean, performing.

Saturday Night Live (11:30, NBC) - The host is Scarlett Johansson and the musical guest is Arcade Fire.

What to Watch on Monday: James Bond joins "Chuck"

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (8pm, Turner Classic Movies) - The first in a seven-part look at the Hollywood film industry starts with "Peepshow Pioneers," covering the years 1889-1907. Features interviews with film historians, including Leonard Maltin, and descendants of Hollywood moguls Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, Adolph Zucker, and the Warner brothers.

Chuck (8pm, NBC) - In the wake of his first fight with Sarah, Chuck embarks on a rogue mission ultimately colliding with his mother's spy handler, played by ex-James Bond Timothy Dalton (right). Dalton is on board for a multi-episode arc. Ana Gasteyer (SNL) also appears as an enigmatic Russian agent.

The Women of SNL (9pm, NBC) - A skit show featuring clips of memorable performances by the female members of SNL's cast. Featured: Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dretch, Nora Dunn, Laraine Newman, Kristin Wiig, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, and Ana Gasteyer.

Gossip Girl (9pm, CW) - Blair is ill-prepared for an unexpected party guest on her birthday. Meanwhile, Serena and Nate try to put an end to Chuck and Blair's endless games. Singer Robyn performs.

Castle (10pm, ABC) - A male stripper dressed as a cop is found murdered after Beckett and Castle respond to an officer down call, and the probe focuses on the victim's life as a struggling actor. 

What to Watch on Saturday: Classic horror and Jon Hamm's "SNL" trifecta

Horror Movie Marathons - On Turner Classic Movies, the classic horror fare begins before dawn with Boris Karloff in "The Devil Comands," and continues with scary movies from Joan Crawford, Charles Laughton, Bette Davis, and Peter LorreAMC starts the creepy cinema cavalcade at 9am with "Blood of Dracula." Also airing on AMC, zombie flick "28 Days Later" and "Evil Dead 2," which was filmed in North Carolina and features Bruce Campbell's infamous chainsaw hand.

World Series (6:30pm, Fox) - Game three of the World Series has the San Francisco Giants at the Texas Rangers. If the game ends by 9:30, Fox will show the hilarious Halloween episode of "Raising Hope."

Red: Werewolf Hunter (9pm, Syfy) - Red (Joss Whedon fave Felicia Day), a descendant of "Little Red Riding Hood," brings her fiance home to meet the family, where he learns that they hunt werewolves. When a werewolf bites her betrothed, it's up to Red to save his life. I'm not making that up.

Pit Bulls and Parolees (10pm, Animal Planet) - In the Season 2 opener, Tia searches for two puppies reported loose in a trucking yard. Elsewhere, Tia must decide if former parolee Jake can return to the ranch.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - The dreamy (and funny) Jon Hamm (aka Don Draper on "Mad Men") hosts for the third time in three seasons. They really like him -- and so do we. Rihanna is the musical guest.

Austin City Limits (12midnight, UNC-TV) - Texas singer-songwriters Robert Earl Keen and Hayes Carll perform.

What to Watch on Saturday: Kanye West debuts new short film

Outlaw (8pm, NBC) - NBC was supposed to show this doomed Jimmy Smits drama last Saturday at 8pm, but locally, it aired at 3:30am instead. What's up with that, NBC-17? If things go as they should tonight, you can see Garza and his crew take on the case of an orphan who is denied an organ transplant. Elizabeth Pena guest stars.

Runaway (8pm, BET, MTV) - Kanye West debuts his 35-minute "Runaway" short film, about a Phoenix-like character who falls to earth and is rescued by Kanye. According to Spin magazine, the film has fireballs, sports cars, sheep, a Michael Jackson statue, a Scottish marching band, and Nicki Minaj narrating in a British accent. It also features nine different songs, including a track by the band Bon IverSelita Eubanks stars.

Growing the Big One (9pm, Hallmark) - A new Hallmark movie starring Shannen Doherty as a Seattle DJ who leaves the city behind to tend to her recently deceased grandfather's farm, which he was in danger of losing to the bank. In order to pay off his debt and save the farm, she decides to enter a local pumpkin-growing contest. She teams up with a neighbor (Kavan Smith) to grow the pumpkin, but wouldn't you know it, love blooms as well.

Pit Boss (10pm, Animal Planet) - In the second season finale, Shorty is hurt during a dog rescue. Also, Ronald and Shorty argue over Ronald's shifting priorities, and Seb's relationship issues escalate.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - Emma Stone is the host and the musical guest is Kings of Leon.

Another NC politician dinged on "Saturday Night Live"

John Edwards has to feel a teeny bit relieved that this time around, he was not the North Carolina politician getting the unflattering face time on "Saturday Night Live."

During SNL's "Weekend Update" segment last night, Seth Meyers said this:

"North Carlolina State Representative Larry Brown created a controversy this week when he sent an email to other lawmakers referring to homosexuals as 'queers' and 'fruit loops.' And the 'Larry Brown Gets Caught with a Male Escort Countdown' begins now!"

What to Watch on Saturday: A Monster Wolf and Jane Lynch

NCIS (8pm, CBS) - It's a big night for repeats on the broadcast networks, and this is a good one. Gena Rowlands stars as Gibbs' former mother-in-law, who witnesses the murder of a Navy captain.

Law & Order: Los Angeles (9pm, NBC) - Another repeat. This one is the first in the new series to feature Terrence Howard as one of the alternating district attorneys. At 10pm is a pretty powerful "L&O: SVU" repeat featuring Jennifer Love Hewitt as the victim of multiple rapes by the same man.

Monster Wolf (9pm, Syfy) - A new Syfy movie about a monstrous, seemingly unstoppable wolf who wages an assault on an unscrupulous oil company's staff. You have to watch this just for the why. Does he work for Greenpeace? It stars Robert Picardo and Jason London. Here's a sneak peek.

Iconoclasts (9pm, Sundance) - Rocker Lenny Kravitz and filmmaker Lee Daniels talk music and cinema.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - Jane Lynch ("Glee") is the host, and Bruno Mars is the music guest.

Austin City Limits (12 midnight, UNC-TV) - The indie-rock band Spoon performs music from their 2010 album "Transference."

Jane Lynch's SNL promo (VIDEO)

Jane Lynch ("Glee") is hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. I have high expectations, even though this promo with Fred Armisen is underwhelming to say the least.

What to Watch on Saturday: Bryan Cranston and Kanye on SNL

Law & Order: Los Angeles (9pm, NBC) - If you missed this new show's premiere earlier in the week, here's your chance to catch up. It's not bad. It's pretty much exactly like the old "Law & Order" except set in Los Angeles, where things just seem too bright and shiny to be a real "Law & Order." But I think it's a work in progress and will get better. This first episode has a bit of a "Lindsey Lohan ripped from the headlines" vibe.

Iconoclasts (9pm, Sundance) - In the fifth season premiere of this series which profiles creative visionaries, Charlize Theron joins legendary anthropologist Jane Goodall in the wild to learn about primates.

Saturday Night Live (11:30pm, NBC) - Three time Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") is the host and Kanye West is the musical guest.

Austin City Limits (12 midnight, UNC-TV) - The 36th season kicks off with a show by Jimmy Cliff who performs a mix of his greatest hits and songs from his "Existence" cd.

What to Watch on Saturday: Amy Poehler, Katy Perry on SNL debut

Cats 101 (8pm, Animal Planet) - This is the episode featuring Homer the Blind Cat. Should be good.

Sharktopus (Syfy) - An original Syfy movie starring Eric Roberts as a military scientist who develops a monstrous shark-octopus hybrid, which goes on a killing spree on the resort beaches of Mexico after the mechanism that controls the beast is accidentally destroyed. Sounds entirely plausible.

Maternal Obsession (9pm, Lifetime) - A new Lifetime movie in which Jean Kelly plays a child-obsessed counselor who plots to take the baby of a teenager (Kristen Prout) after the girl comes to her for advice on adoption.

Saturday Night Live (11:30, NBC) - The 36th season of SNL opens with Amy Poehler (right) as host and the banned-by-Sesame-Street Katy Perry as musical guest. SNL has a few new faces this year: Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah.

It's also a great night to catch up on some repeats you may have missed earlier in the week, CBS is showing "Hawaii Five-0" (8pm) and "Blue Bloods" (9pm), and NBC is showing "The Event" (8pm) and "Chase" (9pm) and "Law & Order: SVU" (10pm).

Betty White, Neil Patrick Harris win Emmys

Betty White won the "Outsanding Guest Actress" Emmy at the Creative Arts Awards Emmy Awards today in Los Angeles.

White won for her work hosting "Saturday Night Live" earlier this year. She was up against Kristin Chenoweth ("Glee"), Jane Lynch ("Two and a Half Men"), Christine Baranski ("The Big Bang Theory"), Elaine Stritch ("30 Rock") and Kathryn Joosten ("Desperate Housewives").

Neil Patrick Harris won two Emmys tonight, for his guest spot on "Glee" and for hosting the Tony Awards Show. These are his first Emmys. He's also nominated for his role on "How I Met Your Mother," but that award will be handed out at next week's main Emmy Awards show.

John Lithgow also won for his role as the Trinity killer on Showtime's "Dexter."

The Creative Arts Emmys show is not televised (an edited version will air later). You can check out all of the winners at The Wrap website.

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