What To Watch: De Niro Is Madoff, SNL Finale, Training Day Ends And More
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On TV this Saturday: Robert De Niro plays fraudulent financier Bernie Madoff, the SNL finale is ready to Rock, AXS TV pays tribute to Chris Cornell and Samurai Jack and Training Day come to an end. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:
The basic cabler pays tribute to the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman with this rebroadcast of a 2007 interview given at the time of his second solo release, Carry On.
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12 Monkeys
Syfy
Three episodes: Jennifer and Deacon splinter to 1989 to retrieve the 12 Monkeys' most sacred document. Then, in the year 1953, Back to the Future's Christopher Lloyd guest-stars as Cole and Railly are reunited with Agent Gale. Finally at 10 pm, Cole and Railly are faced with an unspeakable decision.
The Wizard Of Lies
HBO
Oscar winner Robert De Niro stars as notorious New York Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, who ripped off his investors for billions of dollars; Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns) co-stars. (Watch trailer.)
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Doctor Who
BBC America
The Pope urges The Doctor to read over the Veritas, which is said to contain a deadly truth.
The Son
AMC
Prairie Flower must choose between love and duty; Pete and Maria grow closer; Eli lets Phineas in on a dangerous secret.
Training Day
CBS
Series finale: Frank goes on a rogue mission to Mexico in an effort to retrieve intel on the murder of Kyle's father. (Yup, cancelled.)
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Class
BBC America
The gang finds itself in a nightmarish ordeal, floating in blackness with no means of escape. (Just reading that's enough to induce nightmares — and claustrophobia.)
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Samurai Jack
Cartoon Network
Series finale: Jack faces off against Aku, as the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Season 42 finale: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returns for his fifth stint as host, while recent American Idol hire Katy Perry serves as musical guest.
