Saturday’s TV highlights and weekend talk shows: ‘When Calls the Heart’ and more

SERIES

When Calls the Heart This drama set in frontier-era Canada returns with a special two-hour New Year’s-themed episode; Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing star. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Da Vinci’s Demons This fantastical series, starring Tom Riley as a hunky, younger version of Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci, ends its run after three seasons. 8 p.m. Starz

SPECIALS

The Sound of Music Live! The 2013 made-for-TV version of the beloved musical is back for an encore; with Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer, Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti and Christian Borle. 8 p.m. NBC

SPORTS

College football The day’s many offerings include Miami versus Washington State in the Hyundai Sun Bowl; Indiana versus Duke in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl; and UCLA versus Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl. 11 a.m. CBS; 12:30 p.m. ABC; 6:15 p.m. ESPN

MOVIES

The Water Diviner Russell Crowe directed and stars in this 2014 drama about an Australian farmer who travels to Turkey after World War I seeking to learn the fate of his four sons. 8 p.m. HBO

Stalked by My Doctor Brianna Chomer and Eric Roberts star in this new thriller about a teenager who attracts the wrong kind of attention from her health care provider. 8 p.m. Lifetime

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union 2016 politics, presidential race, possible VP candidates, conventions. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Maggie Smith; artist and ex-con Gil Batle; a history of the Bloody Mary; notable deaths from the past year. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace 2016 election: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.); terrorism in the U.S: Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Fareed Zakaria GPS America’s role in Iraq. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson; Stephen Colbert; NASA commander Scott Kelly. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); former U.S. ambassador Wendy Sherman; former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Reliable Sources Shooting captured on live TV; best and worst in journalism in 2015; New Year’s resolutions. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Hillary Clinton; the year in politics; a preview of 2016. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fox New Channel

60 Minutes The capture of Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger; John Gotti Jr. talks about growing up as a mobster’s son; the undercover FBI agent who helped bring down the Gambino family. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

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