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Ellen Gray's weekend TV picks: 'Spymasters,' 'Soul Train Awards' and more

* THE SPYMASTERS - CIA IN THE CROSSHAIRS. 9 p.m. Saturday, Showtime. "Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin narrates this documentary, which includes interviews with all 12 living directors of the CIA.

Ron Howard (pictured with, from left, medical researchers Nir Barzilai and James Kirkland) directed the Nov. 29, 2015, installment of National Geographic Channel's "Breakthrough," called "The Age of Aging"
Ron Howard (pictured with, from left, medical researchers Nir Barzilai and James Kirkland) directed the Nov. 29, 2015, installment of National Geographic Channel's "Breakthrough," called "The Age of Aging"Read more

THE SPYMASTERS - CIA IN THE CROSSHAIRS. 9 p.m. Saturday, Showtime.

"Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin narrates this documentary, which includes interviews with all 12 living directors of the CIA.

* FROSTY THE SNOWMAN AND FROSTY RETURNS. 8 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS3.

Jackie Vernon voiced the snowman in the 1969 original, narrated by Jimmy Durante. When "Frosty" returned in 1995, he was voiced by John Goodman. Here's your once-a-year opportunity to compare and contrast.

* SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015. 8 p.m. Sunday, BET and simulcast on Centric.

Erykah Badu hosts the show, taped earlier this month in Las Vegas, where Philly's Jill Scott received the first-ever Lady of Soul award and our own Boyz II Men performed, along with Brandy, Fantasia, Bobby Brown, Jeremih, Jazmine Sullivan, Erica Campbell, V. Bozeman and Cameo.

BREAKTHROUGH: THE AGE OF AGING. 9 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic.

Ron Howard (at left in photo), directed the latest installment of this series exploring scientific advancements, an episode that looks at extending not necessarily the length of our lives, but the period in which we remain healthy.

STARTALK. 11 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic Channel.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts actress Susan Sarandon, and according to NatGeo, "the two discuss gender, race, perspective, marijuana and Carl Sagan."