Saturday, March 19, 2011

This Weekend's Programming 3/19/11

(All times Eastern)

SATURDAY, March 19, 2011

SANJAY GUPTA MD – Airs Saturday at 7:30AM – 8:00AM; Sunday at 7:30AM – 8:00AM
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on the tragic events in Japan since March 11, 2011. He describes the human impact of the earthquake and, tsunami, and details what he saw at hospitals, shelters, and the ruins left by the disasters. He also describes what may be facing the workers inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and what viewers need to know about radiation exposure.

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Topic: Radiation Fallout
Guest: Dr. Timothy Jorgensen, associate professor, radiation medicine, Georgetown University

Anchor: Wolf Blitzer

JAPAN: WHEN DISASTER STRUCK – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM – 12:00AM, 2:00AM – 3:00AM
CNN’s Don Lemon anchors a live broadcast with CNN contributors about the layered disasters that have struck Japan.


SUNDAY, March 20, 2011

SANJAY GUPTA MD – Airs Saturday at 7:30AM – 8:00AM; Sunday at 7:30AM – 8:00AM
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on the tragic events in Japan since March 11, 2011. He describes the human impact of the earthquake and, tsunami, and details what he saw at hospitals, shelters, and the ruins left by the disasters. He also describes what may be facing the workers inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and what viewers need to know about radiation exposure.

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM, NOON – 1:00PM

Topic: Crisis in Japan
Guest: Steven Chu, Energy Secretary

Topic: Emergency Preparedness in the U.S.; Unrest in the Middle East
Guest: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Guest: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Topics: Crisis in Libya and the Middle East
Guest: Adm. William Fallon (Ret.), former U.S. Centcom Commander
Guest: Gen. Richard Myers (Ret.), former Joint Chiefs Chairman

Topic: Crisis in Japan; Nuclear Energy
Guest: John Boice, professor, Vanderbilt University; Radiation Epidemiologist
Guest: Sharon Squassoni, director and senior fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Anchor: Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs Sunday 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM on CNN/U.S. and 8:00AM – 9:00AM on CNN International

Topic: The human and economic impact of layered disasters in Japan; Japanese people’s response to the disasters; the character traits of the Japanese people; what Japan needs from its government; Japanese business; character traits of Japanese workers.
Guest: Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer / President, Sony Corporation

Topic: Crisis in Pakistan ratchets up; political/religious assassination in Pakistan; religious extremism gaining ground in Pakistan
Guest: Ahmed Rashid, author of Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation-Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia and Taliban

Host: Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE 11:00AM – NOON

Topic: Coverage of the Crisis in Japan
Guest: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent; anchor, Sanjay Gupta, MD

Topic: Media’s Short Attention Span
Guest: Ted Koppel, former anchor, “Nightline,” ABC News

Host: Howard Kurtz

STALKER: THE REAGAN SHOOTING – Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM – 12:00AM
CNN’s Drew Griffin reports on the dark events of March 30, 1991 – 30 years ago – the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. Griffin dissects the events of that day and speaks to Jerry Parr, one of the U.S. Secret Service agents who saved Reagan’s life, and others, about the evasive measures and “fluke” shot that added up to avoided tragedy.



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