ANCHORMAN:THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004)

Saturday, 10 p.m., MAX

Will Ferrell is at his comedic best in this TV news satire.Ferrell plays a self-absorbed broadcaster who has a meltdown when he is teamed with a woman coanchor.Co-starring Christina Applegate.

HOWARDS END (1992)

Tuesday, 12 noon, Showtime

Remember when Merchant-Ivory movies were all the rage?The producer/director duo capped their careers with this adaptation of E.M.Forster ‘s novel about two sisters (Emma Thompson,Helena

Bonham Carter)who become involved with a wealthy and domineering family.

CHICAGO (2002)

Saturday, 8 p.m., NBC

A dazzling adaptation of the long-running Jazz Age Broadway musical, “Chicago ” has dancing,singing,costumes and old-fashioned razzmatazz,plus a sensational performance from Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and a

surprisingly good turn by Richard Gere as a song-and-dance man.In the lead, Renee Zellweger looks too skinny.

SULLIVAN ‘S TRAVELS (1941)

Wednesday, 6 p.m., TCM

A film director takes to the road to document the downtrodden.An inspired mixture of slapstick and social comment,

the film,which stars Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake,was considerably ahead of its time.