Saturday’s TV Highlights: Anthropologist Wade Davis in Australia’s Outback
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LAID TO REST: Most broadcast and cable news networks throughout the day will cover the service and memorial for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), shown with then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008. Funeral Mass will begin at 7 a.m. and burial service at Arlington National Cemetery is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
SERIES
Being Human: In the season finale the three friends face tough decisions as they face an epic battle for their humanity (6 and 9 p.m. BBC America).
Ancient Voices -- Modern World With Wade Davis: Anthropologist Wade Davis travels to Australia’s Outback to meet the keepers of the oldest continuing civilization and unlock the secrets of an ancient way of life (7 and 10 p.m. National Geographic).
The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania: The industry’s biggest stars are featured in a look back at WrestleMania 25 (9 p.m. NBC).
Mayweather/Marquez 24/7: This new unscripted series follows boxers Floyd Mayweather, as he trains in Las Vegas after nearly two years away from the ring, and Juan Manuel Marquez in his regimented training in Mexico City (10:15 p.m. HBO).
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Michael Jackson: Our Icon: This new special features footage from Jackson’s Ebony magazine photo shoot (10 p.m. BET).
MOVIES
Lolita: Stanley Kubrick adapted Vladimir Nabokov’s racy novel about an affair between middle-aged writer Humbert (James Mason) and teenage Lolita (Sue Lyon), whose landlady mother (Shelley Winters) fancies Humbert. Peter Sellers also stars in this 1962 classic (5 p.m. TCM).
My Cousin Vinny: A rookie lawyer (Joe Pesci) from New York descends upon a small Alabama town to help clear a relative and his buddy (Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield) of a murder rap in this 1992 comedy (8 p.m. A&E).
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus: Prehistoric creatures endanger the California coast in a 2009 TV thriller. Deborah Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas star (9 p.m. SyFy).
3:10 to Yuma: Christian Bale and Russell Crowe star in the 2007 western (10:45 p.m. Showtime).
SPORTS
Little League baseball: World Series: International championship (9 a.m. ABC). U.S. Championship (noon ABC).
Tennis: U.S. Open Series: Pilot Pen: final (10 a.m. CBS and 4 p.m. ESPN2).
NFL preseason football: The Indianapolis Colts visit the Detroit Lions (10 a.m. NFL); the New Orleans Saints visit the Oakland Raiders (1 p.m. KTLA).
Baseball: The Chicago White Sox visit the New York Yankees (10 a.m. WGN); the Dodgers visit the Cincinnati Reds (1 p.m. Fox); the Oakland Athletics visit the Angels (6 p.m. FSN).
Beach volleyball: AVP Crocs Tour: Men’s final (11:30 a.m. NBC).
PGA golf: The Barclays (noon CBS).
WNBA basketball: The Detroit Shock visit the San Antonio Silver Stars (noon ESPN2).
Golf: U.S. Amateur Championship: Semifinal (1 p.m. NBC).
NFL preseason football: The New Orleans Saints visit the Oakland Raiders (1 p.m. NFL); the San Diego Chargers visit the Atlanta Falcons (5 p.m. CBS).
Soccer: Club Deportivo Chivas USA visits the Galaxy (8 p.m. ESPN2).