Weekend TV Talk Shows for Dec. 17 - 18

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SATURDAY

The Early Show (N) 5 a.m. KCBS

Today (N) 5 a.m. KNBC

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

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer 3 p.m. CNN

The Chris Matthews Show The 2011 Awards Show. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC

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

SUNDAY

Today Holiday stress; wines; Cathy Rigby. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Presidential campaign, New Hampshire, GOP rivals: Former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R-Utah); end of the war in Iraq: former Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, former Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright (ret.). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS War in Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai; Newt Gingrich’s rise in the GOP field; Republican candidates’ attacks on President Obama’s foreign policy; survival of the euro. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Meet the Press Payroll-tax fight, Congress’ approval rating: House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With Christiane Amanpour The role and scope of government: Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), former Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich, columnist George Will. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace Presidential campaign: Former Gov. Mitt Romney (D-Mass.). 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources Romney’s changing media strategy; Christiane Amanpour to exit ABC’s “This Week”; media reaction to quarterback Tim Tebow’s open display of faith; Time magazine’s Person of the Year. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

Piers Morgan Tonight 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

60 Minutes Recession-fueled foreclosures are causing home vacancy levels as high as 20 percent in some neighborhoods; one of the world’s most pristine and vibrant coral reefs; two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS