Previewing the Sunday Shows
By Christopher Peleo-Lazar // September 23, 2011 | 4:45 p.m.
Updated: September 26, 2011 | 1:35 p.m.
White House adviser David Plouffe takes center stage for the weekend shows, appearing on This Week, Fox News Sunday, and State of the Union. He'll talk about the President's plan to reduce the deficit and whether a deal can be reached in Congress. State of the Union will have Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., discuss the prospect of a deal to keep the government running
On Face the Nation, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and RNC chair Reince Priebus square off in the aftermath of the latest Republican debate.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sit down with Meet the Press host David Gregory to discuss the prospects for peace. On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will be there to analyze the Palestinian situation as well as other foreign policy hotspots.
NBC's Education Nation kicks off this weekend with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joining Meet the Press and reflecting on the state of American education.
Get the full listings after the jump.
Sunday
Meet the Press hosts Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Face the Nation hosts DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and RNC chair Reince Priebus
This Week hosts White House Adviser David Plouffe
Fox News Sunday hosts White House Adviser David Plouffe and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
State of the Union hosts White House Adviser David Plouffe, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels
Other Weekend Shows
Political Capital features Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (Bloomberg, Friday, 9 p.m.).
Washington Week features Tribune News' Christi Parsons, New York Times' John Harwood, Washington Post's Karen Tumulty, National Journal's Susan Davis and National Journal's Jim Tankersley (PBS, Friday, 8 p.m.).
Real Time features musician Tom Morello, journalist Ron Suskind, Newsweek's John Avlon, former Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., and filmmaker Michael Moore (HBO, Friday, 10 p.m.).
Situation Room will re-air the interview with Bill Clinton (CNN, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.).
Communicators features GoogleMonitor.com's Scott Cleland and Federal Trade Commission Policy Director David Balto. Guest reporter is The Hill's Gau Tham Nagesh (C-SPAN, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.).
Chris Matthews Show features Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan, New York Times' Helene Cooper, CNN's Gloria Borger, and Washington Post's Michael Gerson (NBC, Sunday, check local listings).
Wall Street Journal Report features Bill Clinton (Sunday, 10 a.m./6 p.m.).
Newsmakers features Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.(C-SPAN, Sunday, 10 a.m./6 p.m.).
Reliable Sources features Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, CurrentTV's David Shuster, author Craig Crawford, former Cleveland Plain Dealer journalist Connie Shultz, and author Ron Suskind (CNN, Sunday, 10 a.m.).
Fareed Zakaria GPS features Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (CNN, Sunday, 10 a.m.).
Q & A author Naomi Schaefer Riley (C-SPAN, Sunday, 8 p.m.).
Al Punto features Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, Venezuela presidential candidate Leopoldo Lopez, former RNC chairperson Ed Gillespie, and Marine Danny Hernandez (UNIVISION, Sunday, 10 a.m.)
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