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September 17, 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
Preempted for Better Living With Liz Walker 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Liz Walker interviews Massachusetts first lady Diane Patrick, visits Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and discovers what hospitals and doctors are doing to reduce the number of medical accidents.

ON GREATER BOSTON
A Day in the Life 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Boston mayoral candidate Sam Yoon.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Tent Show Radio 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Performance from Mason Jennings.

Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Piano Concerto No. 23, with pianist Mitsuko Uchida.

World Café 7 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) King Sunny Ade showcases his Nigerian music beats.

Dvorak 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Violin Concerto with violinist Shlomo Mintz and conductor James Levine.

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. Joel McHale; author Michael Sandel. Also: “Today’s Health’’; fall handbags; “Today’s Daily Dose.’’

Better at 9 a.m. on Ch. 64.

Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. on COM.

Dr. Oz Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 25.

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Ted Danson; Anna Torv. Also: Maxwell performs.

Martha Stewart Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 6; 10 a.m. on Ch. 25.

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Dennis Quaid. Also: Guinness World Record Breaker Week continues with an attempt at the Largest Custard Pie Fight.

Steve Wilkos Show at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Ch. 56.

Colbert Report at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. on COM.

Bonnie Hunt Show at 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9.

Maury at 10 a.m. on Chs. 56 and 64; 2 p.m. on Ch. 64.

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 Chs. 56 and 64.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Charlize Theron; Joel McHale.

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Bill Hader. Also: backstage at Fashion Week; first-date faux pas.

Afternoon
Charlie Rose at noon on Ch. 44; 3 p.m. on Ch. 36; 6 p.m. on Ch. 44.

Maury at noon on Ch. 56.

Place of Our Own at 1 p.m. on Ch. 44. Helping children adjust to divorce.

Wendy Williams Show at 2 p.m. on Ch. 56; 11 p.m. on BET.

Dr. Phil at 3 p.m. on Ch. 4; 5 p.m. on Ch. 64; 8 p.m. on Ch. 38.

Tyra Banks at 3 p.m. on Ch. 56. Addiction to shopping.

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

Tyra Banks at 4 p.m. on Ch. 56. Self-performed cosmetic enhancement and surgery is discussed. Also: the cast of the new reality series “Addicted to Beauty’’; and author Christine Avanti (“Skinny Chicks Don’t Eat Salad’’).

Dr. Oz Show at 5 p.m. on Ch. 25.

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.

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.

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. Megan Fox; Louis CK; the winner of “America’s Got Talent.’’

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44; 12:30 a.m. on Ch. 2. Writer R. Dwayne Betts (“A Question of Freedom’’).

Tyra Banks at midnight and 1 a.m. on OXY.

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
Cold Turkey 6 p.m. (TMC) A town tries to quit smoking for 30 days for $25 million. Dick Van Dyke. PG (1971)

Toy Soldiers 6:05 p.m. (ENCR) Terrorists attack a boarding school. Sean Astin. R (1991)

City of Ember 6:15 p.m. (HBO2) Two teens race against time to save their underground city after the generator fails. Saoirse Ronan. PG (2008)

Love and Other Disasters 6:30 p.m. (SHO) A magazine intern (Brittany Murphy) plays matchmaker for two men. R (2006)

Mail Order Bride 6:30 p.m. (TCM) Study of 1890 Montana cattle ranchers. Buddy Ebsen. NR (1964)

Day Night Day Night 7 p.m. (SUND) Sketchy portrait of a suicide bomber (Luisa Williams) in Times Square. NR (2006)

The Mask 7:30 p.m. (FAM) A mask transforms a meek banker (Jim Carrey) into a suave superhero. PG-13 (1994)

Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 7:50 p.m. (WAM) Miley Cyrus and her TV alter ego, Hannah Montana, perform. G (2008)

Beaches 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (WE) Sentimental tale of two women’s stormy friendship. Bette Midler. PG-13 (1988)

Broken Arrow 8 p.m. (ENCR) A pilot steals nukes to blackmail the government. John Travolta. R (1996)

City Slickers 8 p.m., midnight (TRAV) Funny and touching comedy about three New Yorkers on a dude ranch. Billy Crystal. PG-13 (1991)

Dances With Wolves 8 p.m. (AMC) Actor-director Kevin Costner’s epic tribute to the Sioux. PG-13 (1990)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army 8 p.m. (HBO2) Cigar-chomping demon Hellboy (Ron Perlman) battles a supernatural prince who hates the human race. PG-13 (2008)

A Love Song for Bobby Long 8 p.m. (IFC) A jaded teen befriends an alcoholic former professor in this melodrama. John Travolta. R (2004)

Never Been Kissed 8 p.m. (E) Drew Barrymore as a journalist posing as a high-school student in this romantic comedy. PG-13 (1999)

Rescue Dawn 8 p.m. (TMC) A US Navy fighter pilot is shot down and captured during the Vietnam War. Christian Bale. PG-13 (2006)

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

Semi-Pro 8 p.m. (HBO) Spoof about an inept ABA basketball team that is in danger of folding in 1976. Will Ferrell. R (2008)

Stay Hungry 8 p.m. (FLIX) Jeff Bridges gets into the world of bodybuilding. R (1976)

300 8 p.m. (TNT) Ripping epic about undermanned Spartans battling Persian forces in 480 B.C. Gerard Butler. R (2007)

The Wicked Lady 8 p.m. (TCM) A conniving aristocrat (Margaret Lockwood) joins a highwayman. NR (1945)

Fight Club 8:30 p.m. (G4) An alienated man joins a brutal club to relieve his frustrations. Brad Pitt. R (1999)

Mission to Mars 9 p.m. (SYFY) Astronauts undertake a rescue mission. Gary Sinise. PG (2000)

Urban Cowboy 9 p.m., midnight (CMT) Popular John Travolta vehicle about a country boy who learns about love in a Texas bar. PG (1980)

Quarantine 9:10 p.m. (STARZ) A TV crew gets confined to an LA apartment complex that houses a scary secret. Jennifer Carpenter. R (2008)

Say Anything. . . 9:10 p.m. (WAM) Offbeat high-school love story. John Cusack. PG-13 (1989)

The Chocolate War 9:45 p.m. (FLIX) A freshman (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) rebels against corruption at school. R (1988)

Phenomenon 9:50 p.m. (ENCR) A small-town man acquires supernatural powers. John Travolta. PG (1996)

Changeling 10 p.m. (MAX) After her kidnapped son is found, a mother suspects that he is not her child. Angelina Jolie. R (2008)

Cold Around the Heart 10 p.m. (FXM) David Caruso and Kelly Lynch as thieves. R (1997)

Johnny Guitar 10 p.m. (TCM) A rancher (Mercedes McCambridge) persecutes a saloonkeeper (Joan Crawford). NR (1954)

Volver 10 p.m. (SUND) Poignant look at three generations of resourceful Spanish women. Penélope Cruz. R (2006)

Color of Freedom 10:05 p.m. (TMC) Story of the relationship between Nelson Mandela and his white prison guard. Dennis Haysbert. R (2007)

Moulin Rouge 10:05 p.m. (IFC) A writer falls for a chanteuse (Nicole Kidman). PG-13 (2001)

Lean on Me 11 p.m. (WAM) Morgan Freeman as principal of an inner-city school. PG-13 (1989)

The Express 11 p.m. (HBO2) Fact-based saga of college-football star Ernie Davis (Rob Brown). PG (2008)

Get on the Bus 11:15 p.m. (SHO2) A group of black men heads to the Million Man March. Ossie Davis. R (1996)

Foxes 11:30 p.m. (FLIX) Story of teen girls growing up in Southern California. Jodie Foster. R (1980)

K-PAX 11:30 p.m. (SYFY) Well-acted but hokey drama about a psych patient (Kevin Spacey) who claims to be an alien. PG-13 (2001)

Ride With the Devil midnight (AMC) “Bushwhackers’’ target the Yankees during the Civil War. Skeet Ulrich. R (1999)

The Bank Job midnight (SHO) Fact-based caper about British thieves who loot a vault and get quite a surprise. Jason Statham. R (2008)

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