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August 20, 2009

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ON BOSTON.COM
Chat at 11 a.m. with Courtney Hollands on upcoming events in Boston.

Chat at noon with Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss on TV.

Chat at 1 p.m. with Carol Stocker on gardening.

Chat at 2 p.m. with Peter Hotton on home repair.

ON CHRONICLE
Chronicle Goes Retro: Believe it or Not 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) A man who says he’s collected $49,000 worth of cans; the longest golf course in the world; a photographer with some particularly morbid preoccupations. In 1998, Mike Barnicle gathered up a collection of weird and wonderful stories.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Tent Show Radio 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A variety series showcasing live performances.

WUMB Live 7:30 a.m. A broadcast from WUMB’s Summer Music Camp with Bob Franke and the Kennedys.

Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Kegelstatt Trio, with Domus Trio.

Mussorgsky 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Pictures at an Exhibition, with Valery Gergiev conducting.

Grateful Dead Radio Hour 11 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Performances by the band.

NEWS & TALK SHOWS
Morning
Early Show at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12.

Good Morning America at 7 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Today at 7 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 10 a.m. on Ch. 7. Frozen embryos; hidden college costs; occupying kids while traveling; flattering makeup.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on COM.

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Neil Patrick Harris; Kaley Cuoco.

Martha Stewart Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 6; 10 a.m. on Ch. 25. LX.TV host Sara Gore; cat breeds that make good pets with Tracie Hotchner.

Morning Show With Mike and Juliet at 9 a.m. on Chs. 25 and 64. Season 8 “American Idol’’ winner Kris Allen performs; the nutritional stats of salads are compared; Ben Widdicombe, Guy Blews, Chuck Nice and Patrick Meagher discuss guy stuff; and a five-week weight-loss plan is detailed.

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Edie Falco; Susannah Constantine and Trinny Woodall (TLC’s “Making Over America With Trinny and Susannah’’); from ‘Local to Live Cohost for a Day Search’’ finalist Tram Mai (KPNX, Phoenix).

Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. 56. A lie-detector test is given to determine the truth about molestation allegations.

Colbert Report at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on COM.

Better at 10 a.m. on Ch. 64.

Bonnie Hunt Show at 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9. Joshua Jackson; Carrie Ann Inaba.

Maury at 10 a.m. on Ch. 56; 11 a.m. on Ch. 64. A suspected cheater takes a lie-detector test; a man takes a DNA test to determine paternity.

Rachael Ray at 10 a.m. on Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10.

The Doctors at 10 a.m. on Ch. 12; 2 p.m. on Ch. 7.

Banfield & Ford: Courtside at 11 a.m. on TRU.

Jerry Springer at 11 a.m. on Ch. 56; noon on Ch. 64. Prostitution story lines. Included: two hookers want their pimps all to themselves; one gal wants her hooker sister to change professions while another wants her hooker mother to change professions.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Ambush makeovers are performed; animals invade the set.

Tyra Banks at 11 a.m. on Ch. 25. The sex industry is discussed.

Afternoon
Charlie Rose at noon and 6 p.m. on Ch. 44.

Maury at noon on Ch. 56. Romances with large age gaps.

Wendy Williams Show at 2 p.m. on Ch. 56; 11 p.m. on BET; 2 a.m. on BET. Kim Zolciak of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta’’; the NFL’s Michael Strahan.

Dr. Phil at 3 p.m. on Ch. 4; 5 p.m. on Ch. 64.

Oprah Winfrey at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9 and 10.

Evening
Larry King Live at 9 p.m., midnight and 3 a.m. on CNN.

Charlie Rose at 11 p.m. on Ch. 2.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on COM.

Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. on COM.

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Renee Zellweger; Gary Mule Deer.

Nightline at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Chs. 2 and 44. Arne Duncan, the education secretary.

Jimmy Kimmel Live at 12:05 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Director Quentin Tarantino; actress Rachel Nichols; champion pizza throwers Chris Green, Ryan Larose and Sam Niemeier.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:35 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 3:05 a.m. on Ch. 10; 3:35 a.m. on Ch. 7.

Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12.

Last Call With Carson Daly at 1:35 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Joe Torre; Kelly Monaco. Music guest: Operation Aloha.

Fox and Friends at 6 a.m. on FNC.

MOVIES
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 7 p.m. (SYFY) Sequel to ”The Blair Witch Project.” Stephen Barker Turner. R (2000)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:30 p.m. (FAM) Five children win a fun tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier (Johnny Depp). PG (2005)

Wild America 7:35 p.m. (WAM) True-life tale about sibling filmmakers. Jonathan Taylor Thomas. PG (1997)

Are We Done Yet? 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (FX) A family exchanges a cramped apartment for a rural fixer-upper. Ice Cube. PG (2007)

Bebe’s Kids 8 p.m. (BET) Tale about misadventures at an amusement park. PG-13 (1992)

Bullet 8 p.m. (IFC) A hardened ex-con returns to his violent and abusive vices. Mickey Rourke. R (1996)

Fight Night 8 p.m. (SHO2) A chronicle of men who make their living as underground fighters. C.J. Aker. NR (2004)

Final Destination 8 p.m. (ENCR) Students are stalked by the Grim Reaper. Devon Sawa. R (2000)

Hamlet 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (OVAT) Classic tale is transposed to Manhattan, circa 2000. Ethan Hawke. R (2000)

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) A teen (Thora Birch) overcomes the obstacles of extreme poverty to attend Harvard. NR (2003)

The Pacifier 8 p.m. (USA) Infantile comedy about a Navy SEAL (Vin Diesel) protecting a family. PG (2005)

Penitentiary II 8 p.m. (FLIX) Sequel about a prison boxer (Leon Isaac Kennedy). R (1982)

Scream 8 p.m. (TMC) Wes Craven’s tale about a teen targeted by a killer. Neve Campbell. R (1996)

The Smiling Lieutenant 8 p.m. (TCM) A tale of love among Viennese royalty. Maurice Chevalier. NR (1931)

Space Master X-7 8 p.m. (FXM) Alien mold invades Earth. Bill Williams. NR (1958)

Sunset Strip 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (FUSE) Follows Hollywood wannabes in 1972. Nick Stahl. R (2000)

The Express 8 p.m. (HBO2) Fact-based saga of college-football star Ernie Davis (Rob Brown). PG (2008)

The Strangers 8 p.m. (HBO) Grim shocker about a couple (Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler) terrorized by three masked intruders. R (2008)

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 8:15 p.m. (SUND) Powerful coming-of-ager about a teen (Shia LaBeouf) in 1980s Queens. R (2006)

Cocktail 8:30 p.m. (VH1) Tom Cruise as a cocky bartender. R (1988)

The Matrix Revolutions 8:30 p.m. (68) Humans vs. the machines in the trilogy’s finale. Great action, but a letdown. Keanu Reeves. R (2003)

Coyote Ugly 9 p.m., 11:15 p.m. (CMT) An aspiring songwriter (Piper Perabo) takes a job in a bar. PG-13 (2000)

The Good Witch 9 p.m. (HALMRK) A mysterious woman (Catherine Bell) causes a stir when she moves to a small town. NR (2008)

Rise of the Gargoyles 9 p.m. (SYFY) Beleaguered American professor Jack Richmond (Eric Balfour) must hurry to Paris. NR (2009)

Seabiscuit 9 p.m., midnight (TNT) Crowd-pleaser about the scrappy racehorse and its jockey (Tobey Maguire). PG-13 (2003)

Tinker Bell 9 p.m. (DISN) Animated adventure of Peter Pan’s favorite pixie chronicling her early years. G (2008)

Trois 2: Pandora’s Box 9 p.m. (TV1) A psychiatrist (Monica Calhoun) has an affair. R (2002)

21 9 p.m. (STARZ) Fact-based tale of scholars developing a system for card-counting to win in Las Vegas. Jim Sturgess. PG-13 (2008)

Enemy Mine 9:30 p.m. (FXM) Interspecies friendship between marooned space warriors. Louis Gossett Jr. PG-13 (1985)

Sgt. Bilko 9:30 p.m. (WAM) Steve Martin as con man Sgt. Ernie Bilko. PG (1996)

Hangman 9:45 p.m. (FLIX) A serial killer puzzles a detective (Lou Diamond Phillips). R (2000)

Trouble in Paradise 9:45 p.m. (TCM) Tale of European jewel thieves and their bewitching victim. Miriam Hopkins. NR (1932)

Chop Suey 10 p.m. (SUND) Profiling photographer Bruce Weber in this documentary. NR (2001)

For One Night 10 p.m. (LMN) Raven-Symone is compelling as a teen who fights to end the practice of racially segregated proms. NR (2006)

Jackass 2.5 10 p.m., 11 p.m. (MTV) Outtakes from “Jackass Number Two,“ along with new stunts and interviews. Johnny Knoxville. NR (2007)

Shopping 10 p.m. (IFC) Ultradestructive thieves enjoy a dangerous competition. Jude Law. R (1996)

Year of the Dog 10 p.m. (TMC) Poignant portrait of a lonely woman (Molly Shannon) who becomes an animal activist. PG-13 (2007)

You, Me and Dupree 10 p.m. (TBS) Newlyweds are forced to take in an obnoxious houseguest. Owen Wilson. PG-13 (2006)

Pterodactyl 11 p.m. (SYFY) A paleontologist (Cameron Daddo) stumbles across prehistoric birds near a Turkish volcano. NR (2005)

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