Weekend TV Talk Shows: Sept. 25-26

SATURDAY

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer The Middle East, poverty, his diet: President Bill Clinton 3 p.m. CNN

McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (“Waiting for ‘Superman’”); filmmaker Ken Burns. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Midterm elections, Bush tax cuts: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.); midterm elections, the “tea party”: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.); midterm elections, tax cuts: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Katy Perry; Marlo Thomas; interior designer Kelly Wearstler. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

The Chris Matthews Show (Season premiere) President Obama’s political fortunes. (N) 7:30 a.m. KNBC

Meet the Press Midterm elections, the GOP’s “Pledge to America”: Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); education reform: Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With Christiane Amanpour Midterm elections, Afghanistan: White House advisor David Axelrod; midterm elections, the “tea party”: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.); global poverty, women’s health, education, extremism, Middle East peace talks: Queen Rania of Jordan. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace The GOP’s “Pledge to America”: Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield); Democrats’ response to the GOP’s “Pledge to America”: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.). 8 a.m. KTTV

Face the Nation Midterm elections: U.S. Senate candidates Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ken Buck (Colo.-R); midterm elections: “tea party” strategist Sal Russo. (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

60 Minutes (Season premiere) Taliban fighters crossing over the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan; debate over the proposed Islamic center in New York City; quarterback Drew Brees. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS