Saturday's TV highlights

5.30PM, TV ONE
THE BOOK SHOW
Host Emily Perkins and panelists Guy Somerset, Laura Hill and Marcus Lush discuss the new memoir The Accidental Anthropologist by Kiwi Michael Jackson and Finlay Macdonald meets novelist Patricia Grace.

TV ONE, 7PM
COUNTRY CALENDAR
The final involves a trip on a cray boat on the treacherous waters south of Cook Strait with John Reader, who has been fishing the same patch for 25 years.

TV2, 7.30PM
FEAR FACTOR
It's still not clear why this show is on at dinner time. But if you need any more convincing that it's worth watching contestants chow down on maggots or rotten eggs, just think - this week they're all Miss USA competitors.

TV3, 7.30PM
CIRQUE ROCKS!
Brooke Howard-Smith and Teuila Blakely host the TV special of the circus event that takes you through the history of rock'n'roll in engine-throttling fashion. Expect motorbike tricks, high-wire acts and BMX daredevils.

9.30PM, TV3
VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW
Yes, it's a repeat but we know you don't care. Supermodels including Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima, model the brand's sexy lingerie in one of the world's most over-the-top fashion shows.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, TV2
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
Herald rating: * * *
Parody of teen films, set at John Hughes High School. Taking the mickey out of two decades worth of teen comedies and thrillers, starting from 1982's Fast Times At Ridgemont High and going right through to 1999's Cruel Intentions. (2001)

11.55PM, TV3
VARSITY BLUES
Herald rating: * *
Dire coming-of-age story about a college boy from a small town discovering the world of gridiron, starring James Van Der Beek, Paul Walker and Jon Voight. (1999)

10.25PM, SKY MOVIES 1
THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY
Herald rating: * * * *
Sinister plots and identity theft are the themes of this exquisite, slow-burning thriller from Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon and Jude Law. Based on the book by Patricia Highsmith. (1999)

8.30PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
YOUNG ADAM
Herald rating: * * *
Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton star in this beautifully crafted thriller about a barge owner and his wife who discover that a young drifter (McGregor) who works with them knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he's letting on. (2003)


SPORT

12.50AM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE; 9AM (SUNDAY), SKY SPORT 3; 3.30PM (SUNDAY), PRIME
TRI-NATIONS: NEW ZEALAND V SOUTH AFRICA
With the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cups safely tucked away, the All Blacks will probably look to play a more expansive game against South Africa in dry conditions.

1.40AM, SKY SPORT 3 LIVE
RUGBY LEAGUE: CHALLENGE CUP FINAL
ST HELENS v HUDDERSFIELD
League leaders St Helens should have too much class for Huddersfield in the showcase event on the English rugby league calendar.