NFL Playoffs, Gingrich and the Year Ahead

The National Football League playoffs continue this weekend with the San Francisco 49ers meeting the Green Bay Packers today at 9:30 a.m. on Fox (Channel 11) and the surprising Jacksonville Jaguars taking on the Denver Broncos at 1 p.m. on NBC (Channels 4 and 36).

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers battle the New England Patriots at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 4, followed by the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys tackling the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. on Channel 11.

Elsewhere: Arts & Entertainment presents “The 40th Annual Pablo Casals Festival” in Puerto Rico, tonight at 7 and 11 p.m., featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, composer Lukas Foss, the Prazak Quartet and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

Stephen Bogart, the only son of the legendary actor Humphrey Bogart, hosts the TNT biography “Bogart: The Untold Story,” Sunday at 5 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and midnight. The one-hour special features clips and interviews.

Sunday’s movies include “In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory,’ at 9 p.m. on Channel 4. Bruce Campbell stars as an ex-cop who robs banks with his wife (Lori Loughlin). Bradley Whitford plays an FBI agent assigned to the case.

Jack Wagner and Alexandra Paul star in ABC’s “Echo,” airing at 9 p.m. on Channel 7. The thriller deals with a vengeful man who attempts to assume his twin brother’s identity.

Public Affairs: TODAY: “Today” features hot products of 1997, Parents Anonymous organization, chef Jean Pierre Brehier, 6 a.m. (4)(36). . . .

Judge Robert Bork talks about the Supreme Court on “John McLaughlin’s One on One” 2:30 p.m. (28). . . .

Newt Gingrich’s ethics troubles, the future of Hebron and the Nixon tapes are the topics on “Capital Gang Saturday,” 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

Entertainment predictions for 1997 are made on “Larry King Weekend,” 6 and 11 p.m. CNN. . . .

Supreme Court nominees and Bosnia are the topics on “The McLaughlin Group,” 6:30 p.m. (4).

SUNDAY: “Sunday Today” looks at Alzheimer’s disease and travel bargains, 6 a.m. (4) (36) . . . .

Newt Gingrich’s ethics violation and Ebonics are the subjects on “Meet the Press,” with guests Reps. David Bonair (D-Mich.), John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Michael P. Forbes (R-N.Y.) and Tony Cook, Oakland School Board, 7 a.m. (4)(36). . . .

“Sunday Morning” features living with AIDS, chowder crackers and Walter Cronkite, 7:30 a.m. (2). . . .

“This Week With David Brinkley” airs at 10 a.m. (7). . . .

“Life & Times” reports on Prop. 215, the medical use of marijuana, and the new state laws that took effect Jan. 1, 10:30 a.m. (28). . . .

Ebonics is debated on “Both Sides With Jesse Jackson,” 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s ethics violations and the 105th Congress are the topics on “Face the Nation,” with guest Rep. Richard Armey (R-Texas) and Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), 3:30 p.m. (2). . . .

“60 Minutes” reports on modern-day bounty hunters, the managed care health insurance system and Dr. Timothy Quill, who is challenging the law barring physician-assisted suicide, 7 p.m. (2).

Specials and Movies: Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman star in 1973’s “Papillon,” tonight at 8 on the Family Channel.

Dave Thomas hosts the Fox special “RSVP: The World’s Funniest Party Disasters,” Sunday at 7 p.m. on Channel 11.

Sports: Basketball: Clippers at Spurs, Sunday, 4 p.m. FSW; Lakers at Grizzlies, Sunday, 6 p.m. (9).

For a complete list of sports events on TV, see the Section C.