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Here's what's happening this weekend on the small screen:

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David Suzuki kicks off a three-part docu-drama on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution on Sunday.

Saturday

* The ghostbusters team on Most Haunted heads to Transylvania for a special Halloween episode. The two-hour show promises "frightening and sinister evidence of otherworldly activity" including ghosts, imprisonment and unexplained death. (W Network)

* There's a slew of scary films airing tonight, with varying degrees of cheese and chills. They include Martin Scorsese's violent 1991 remake of the 1962 psychological thriller Cape Fear on Bravo; the creepy camp of a digitally remastered Rocky Horror Picture Show on CTV; the high school angst of wannabe witches on The Craft on Viva; and the gore of the 2003 remake, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, on Space.

Sunday

* Bender, Fry, Leela and the gang are back on TV with the film Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder. This time around, Bender's in love with a married fembot, Leela's on the run from the law and Fry is recruited for an ultra-secret mission to stop a mysterious species from destroying all life in the universe. (Global)

* The Nature of Things With David Suzuki kicks off a three-part docu-drama on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Darwin's Brave New World explores how the naturalist's controversial ideas have transformed the world and challenged the scientific community. (CBC)

Victoria Ahearn is a syndicated columnist.