Weekend TV talk shows

SATURDAY

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer Gulf oil spill: Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen. 3 p.m. CNN

McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

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

State of the Union With Candy Crowley Gulf oil spill: Gov. Bob Riley (R-Ala.); the economy. 6, 9 and 11 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Dierks Bentley performs; capital punishment; artist Mary Whyte; Angela Lansbury. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS War in Iraq: former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz; Israel’s blockade of Gaza: Israeli Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Daniel Ayalon; Iran’s “Green Revolution” one year later. 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

The Chris Matthews Show (N) 7:30 a.m. KNBC

Meet the Press Gulf oil spill, Tuesday’s election, Iran, the economy: White House advisor David Axelrod; roundtable: Gulf oil spill. Tuesday’s elections. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC, 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. MSNBC

This Week Tuesday’s election results, oil industry reform: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio); clean energy: Bill Gates; roundtable: women in politics, Gulf oil spill. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace Sanctions against Iran: U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice; Senate race in California: former Hewlitt-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources Helen Thomas’ resignation. 8 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Gulf oil spill: Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen.; Gulf oil spill: Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.), Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.), Gov. Bob Riley (R-Ala.). (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

60 Minutes Hackers compromise computer systems that run crucial elements of the world’s infrastructure; undersea explorer Robert Ballard. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS