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September 3, 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 2 p.m. with Peter Hotton on home repair.

ON CHRONICLE
Al Fresco 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Get prepped for the Labor Day weekend with information you need to go al fresco: Join the bon vivants at Boston Magazine as they identify some of the area’s best places for outdoor eating.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Tent Show Radio 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A weekly variety series showcasing live performances from the Big Top Chautauqua.

Member Concert 6 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) With Will Dailey.

World Café 7 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Music from Of Montreal will be featured.

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. Billy Crystal. Also: taking a good photo; a science challenge; keeping kids off drugs; Labor Day food.

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Simon Cowell; Zachary Quinto. Also: the Black Eyed Peas perform.

Martha Stewart Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 6; 10 a.m. on Ch. 25. Baker Matt Lewis shares recipes from “Baked: New Frontiers in Baking’’; hydrangea arrangements with Oscar Mora. Also: Dr. Marcus Eriksen talks about his Pacific voyage on a raft made from recycled plastic bottles.

Morning Show With Mike and Juliet at 9 a.m. on Chs. 25 and 64. Infomercial products; medical advice. Also: Patti Stanger (“The Millionaire Matchmaker’’); families from “Toddlers & Tiaras.’’

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Relly Award nominations continue with Favorite Newbie (first-time guest) and Favorite Expert. Nominees include Kris Allen, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Grint.

Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. 56. A DNA test determines paternity.

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

Bonnie Hunt Show at 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9. Jenny McCarthy; Billy Ray Cyrus.

Maury at 10 a.m. on Ch. 56; 11 a.m. on Ch. 64. A lie-detector test determines infidelity.

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.

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

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Ashlee Simpson. Also: ambush makeovers; “Everyone Has a Story.’’

Tyra Banks at 11 a.m. on Ch. 25.

Afternoon
Charlie Rose at noon on Ch. 44; 6 p.m. on Ch. 44; 11 p.m. on Ch. 2.

Maury at noon on Ch. 56. DNA tests are given to determine paternity.

Place of Our Own at 1 p.m. on Ch. 44. The importance of family meals.

Wendy Williams Show at 2 p.m. on Ch. 56; 11 p.m. on BET; 2 a.m. on BET. Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. Also: Pitbull performs.

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. A compilation of past performances. Included: magician Criss Angel and ventriloquist Terry Fator.

Evening
Greater Boston at 7 p.m. and midnight on Ch. 2.

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

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Billy Crystal. Also: John Fogerty performs.

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. Sandra Bullock; Gina Yashere.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44; 12:30 a.m. on Ch. 2.

Jimmy Kimmel Live at 12:05 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

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.

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

MOVIES
Cassandra’s Dream 6 p.m. (HBO2) Desperate brothers (Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor) agree to murder a man for their rich uncle. PG-13 (2008)

Hell Below Zero 6 p.m. (TCM) Tale of Antarctic whalers. Alan Ladd. NR (1954)

Money Talks 6 p.m. (FX) A TV reporter befriends a wrongly accused petty thief. Charlie Sheen. R (1997)

Robin Hood 6 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (FXM) Spirited retelling of the medieval legend. Patrick Bergin. NR (1991)

Scorched 6 p.m. (WAM) Lively but disorderly caper about three different robberies at the same bank. Alicia Silverstone. PG-13 (2003)

The Deep 6:05 p.m. (TMC) An underwater treasure hunt turns deadly. Robert Shaw. PG (1977)

Mistress 6:05 p.m. (IFC) A filmmaker (Robert Wuhl) deals with potential backers’ girl-friends. R (1992)

Enemy Mine 6:10 p.m. (ENCR) Interspecies friendship between marooned space warriors. Louis Gossett Jr. PG-13 (1985)

The Nanny Diaries 6:15 p.m. (SHO2) A young woman (Scarlett Johansson) takes a job as a nanny for rich Manhattan family. PG-13 (2007)

The Comebacks 6:30 p.m. (MAX) Spoof of sports movies, centering on a struggling college football coach. David Koechner. PG-13 (2007)

1408 6:30 p.m. (SHO) A writer (John Cusack) tries to refute claims that a hotel room is haunted. PG-13 (2007)

Napoleon 6:30 p.m. (FLIX) A puppy wanders into the wilderness to prove his mettle. Voices include Jamie Croft. G (1996)

Legally Blonde 7 p.m. (COM) Breezy romp about a ditz (Reese Witherspoon) who attends Harvard Law School to win back her beau. PG-13 (2001)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7:05 p.m. (STARZ) Song-and-dance extravaganza in which the gang faces decisions about their futures. Zac Efron. G (2008)

Spy Game 7:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (TRAV) A CIA operative (Robert Redford) tries to rescue his protégé. R (2001)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7:30 p.m. (FAM) Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy man. G (1971)

Sixteen Candles 7:35 p.m. (WAM) A teen suffers a miserable 16th birthday. Molly Ringwald. PG (1984)

Bad to the Bone 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) Kristy Swanson as a schemer who charms her brother into murder. NR (1997)

Blood Diamond 8 p.m. (USA) A South African mercenary and a fisherman search for a rare diamond. Leonardo DiCaprio. R (2006)

Bloodsport 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (VS) Jean-Claude Van Damme as the first Westerner to win a deadly martial-arts contest. R (1988)

Bottle Shock 8 p.m. (SHO2) Fact-based tale of the arrival of California wines on the world stage in the 1970s. Bill Pullman. PG-13 (2008)

A Dog Year 8 p.m. (HBO) Adaptation of Jon Katz’s memoir about a writer (Jeff Bridges) who adopts a border collie. NR (2009)

Half Past Dead 8 p.m., midnight (BET) An undercover FBI agent lands in prison in this formulaic thriller. Steven Seagal. PG-13 (2002)

Ice Princess 8 p.m. (DISN) A young woman (Michelle Trachtenberg) dreams of becoming a figure skater. Formulaic. G (2005)

Kinsey 8 p.m. (IFC) Provocative biopic of pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Liam Neeson. R (2004)

The Magnificent Seven 8 p.m. (TCM) Gunmen are hired to rid a town of bandits. Yul Brynner. NR (1960)

Outbreak 8 p.m. (68) Scientists try to stamp out a deadly virus. Dustin Hoffman. R (1995)

The Parent Trap 8 p.m. (ENCR) Lindsay Lohan has a dual role in this remake of the 1961 comedy. PG (1998)

Pride and Glory 8 p.m. (HBO2) Tale of corruption among a multi-generational family of cops. Edward Norton, Colin Farrell. R (2008)

The Princess Bride 8 p.m. (FXM) Rob Reiner’s tale of swordplay and love. Cary Elwes. PG (1987)

Young Frankenstein 8 p.m. (AMC) A spoof of horror films. Gene Wilder. PG (1974)

Into the Wild 8:15 p.m. (TMC) Absorbing fact-based saga of a young man (Emile Hirsch) who chucks it all to wander across the US. R (2007)

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 8:30 p.m. (GOLF) Slight biopic about legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones (Jim Caviezel). PG (2004)

An Officer and a Gentleman 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (CMT) A Navy pilot’s basic training and romance. Richard Gere. R (1982)

Pitch Black 9 p.m. (SYFY) A spaceship crash-lands on a remote planet. Vin Diesel. R (2000)

Steep 9:10 p.m. (WAM) Superbly photographed documentary about the sport of extreme skiing. PG (2007)

Choose Me 9:30 p.m. (FLIX) Character study centering around a trio of quirky romantics. Keith Carradine. R (1984)

Auto Focus 10 p.m. (SUND) Biopic of 1960s TV star Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear). R (2002)

Casino 10 p.m. (MAX) A gambler runs a Vegas gambling palace for the mob. Robert De Niro. R (1995)

Little Fish 10 p.m. (IFC) Compelling portrait of an ex-drug addict (Cate Blanchett) trying to improve her lot in life. R (2005)

The Pursuit of Happyness 10 p.m. (TNT) A failed salesman (Will Smith) tries to care for his son after they lose their home. PG-13 (2006)

Return of the Seven 10:15 p.m. (TCM) Gunmen aid peasants used as slave labor. Yul Brynner. NR (1966)

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