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ON BOSTON.COM
Chat at noon with Tony Massarotti on sports.

Chat at 1 p.m. with Meredith Goldstein on love and romance.

ON CHRONICLE
Who Knew? 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Ted Reinstein meets a couple who decided to start their life together at a drive-in. He also drives to the Nutmeg State to experience the world’s largest jack-in-the-box and discovers how the Otis Company tests its elevators.

ON GREATER BOSTON
A Night at the Museum 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) Visit the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. Guest: Dennis Kois, executive director.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Jonathan Edwards and Amy Speace.

Keith’s Classical Corner 8:30 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Keith Lockhart presents Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody, with pianist Michael Boriskin and the EOS Orchestra.

World Café 7 p.m. Somalia-born hip-hop artist K’naan delivers real and urgent messages by means of poetry on Troubadour.

Mendelssohn 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Symphony No. 3, with the Cleveland Orchestra.

NEWS & TALK SHOWS
Morning
Early Show at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Breast-cancer prevention; pre-paid debit cards; fall shoes.

Good Morning America at 7 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Valerie Bertinelli; Ivanka Trump; Dr. Marie Savard.

Today at 7 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10; 10 a.m. on Ch. 7. Author Rosalind Wiseman. Also: fall wines; bass fishing; money emergencies; Today’s Kitchen.

Wendy Williams Show at 8 a.m. on BET. Gina Gershon. Also: V Factory perform.

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. Pilot Chesley Sullenberger, coauthor of “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters.’’

Dr. Oz Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. 25. An Army wife aims to lose weight before her husband returns home.

Ellen DeGeneres Show at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 3 p.m. on Ch. 10. Alison Sweeney. Also: the Script perform.

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

Rachael Ray at 9 a.m. on Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10. Sex tips for men about women. Also: a makeover segment featuring John Stamos and handyman Carter Oosterhouse.

Regis and Kelly at 9 a.m. on Ch. 7; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Minnie Driver. Also: Colbie Caillat performs; Regis and Kelly get flu shots from Dr. Greg Yapalater.

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. Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, author of “The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One.’’

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

Maury at 10 a.m. on Chs. 56 and 64. DNA tests are given to determine paternity.

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. Valerie Bertinelli; children’s author Jeff Kinney (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid’’ series). Also: Five for Fighting performs; Alana Stewart discusses her memoir “My Journey With Farrah.’’

Today at 11 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. The obesity epidemic; fall skin care; catalog gifts.

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. Troubled teens are confronted about dangerous behavior.

Place of Our Own at 1 p.m. on Ch. 44. The development of language and speech skills in children.

The Doctors at 2 p.m. on Ch. 7; 4 p.m. on Ch. 64.

Wendy Williams Show at 2 p.m. on Ch. 56; midnight on BET. T-Boz; fashion expert Nolé Marin.

Dr. Oz Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 64; 5 p.m. on Ch. 25. Remedies for foot odor; medications that can cause illness; five ways to boost immunity.

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

Tyra Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 56. “Boyfriend-aholics’’ are discussed.

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

Tyra Show at 4 p.m. on Ch. 56. Offensive public behavior; surviving a kidnapping.

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. Author Barbara Ehrenreich (“Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America’’).

Real Time With Bill Maher at 11 p.m. on HBO. Former senator Bill Frist and comedian Sarah Silverman are interviewed. Panelists: actor-comedian Richard Belzer; former senator Lincoln Chafee; scholar Cornel West.

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

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Tina Fey; Chris “Mad Dog’’ Russo. Also: Mika 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. Serena Williams; Ken Jeong. Also: Rascal Flatts performs.

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

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

Jimmy Kimmel Live at 12:05 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Jamie Foxx (“Law Abiding Citizen’’); Kristin Cavallari (“The Hills’’). Also: Toby Keith performs.

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

Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Kristen Bell; Robert Carlyle.

Last Call With Carson Daly at 1:35 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Charlie Hunnam.

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

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

MOVIES

No Country for Old Men 6:55 p.m. (STARZ) Coen Brothers’ mesmerizing crime opus about a Texan (Josh Brolin) who finds a fortune in drug loot. R (2007)

Tell Them Anything You Want/Maurice Sendak 7 p.m. (HBO) An interview with children’s author Maurice Sendak. NR (2009)

The Lives of Others 7:40 p.m. (SUND) Oscar-winning drama about the secret police in 1984 East Berlin. Martina Gedeck. R (2006)

Crazy Sexy Cancer 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (DISCH) Irreverent profile of Kris Carr. NR (2007)

The Cuckoos 8 p.m. (TCM) Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey as fortune hunters trying to rescue a kidnapped girl. NR (1930)

Glass House: The Good Mother 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) Two orphans discover a horrifying secret about their adoptive parents. Angie Harmon. R (2006)

Howl’s Moving Castle 8 p.m. (IFC) Fantastic tale of a cursed teen who seeks sanctuary in a magic fortress. PG (2004)

Lethal Weapon 3 8 p.m. (AMC) Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as detectives battling a former cop. R (1992)

Miller’s Crossing 8 p.m. (FXM) The Coen brothers’ Prohibition-era gangster tale. Gabriel Byrne. R (1990)

Nanny McPhee 8 p.m. (FAM) Creepy fun with a scary nanny (Emma Thompson). PG (2006)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets 8 p.m. (ENCR) Nicolas Cage returns in this formulaic sequel about a race to find an ancient city of gold. PG (2007)

Now You See It 8 p.m. (DISN) A real teen sorcerer (Johnny Pacar) competes with amateur magicians on a reality-TV show. NR (2005)

Outrage 8 p.m. (HBO2) Filmmaker Kirby Dick’s impassioned documentary exposes the secret lives of antigay politicians. NR (2009)

Premonition 8 p.m. (FX) A woman’s days are out of order after her husband dies in an accident. Sandra Bullock. PG-13 (2007)

Stompin’ at the Savoy 8 p.m. (TV1) The aspirations of four black women in 1939 New York. Lynn Whitfield. NR (1992)

Two Weeks Notice 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (OXY) A lawyer falls for her tycoon-boss--after she quits. Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant. Fluffy romance. PG-13 (2002)

Wanted 8 p.m. (HBO) A wimpy account manager (James McAvoy) is recruited into a secret society of assassins. R (2008)

Bright Lights, Big City 8:05 p.m. (FLIX) Michael J. Fox is a yuppie caught up in Manhattan nightlife. R (1988)

Shaft 8:15 p.m. (SHO2) The cop nephew (Samuel L. Jackson) of the ’70s private eye fights a drug lord. Slick but unfocused. R (2000)

Knocked Up 8:30 p.m. (E) Raucous romp about a slacker (Seth Rogen) impregnating a TV personality. R (2007)

Dante’s Inferno 9 p.m. (OVAT) Satirical, animated updating of the 14th-century epic. NR (2007)

The Longest Yard 9 p.m., midnight (CMT) Crowd-pleaser about a prison football game between convicts and the guards. Burt Reynolds. R (1974)

Baby Mama 9:30 p.m. (HBO2) A career woman (Tina Fey) hires a working-class girl (Amy Poehler) to carry her child. PG-13 (2008)

Barton Fink 10 p.m. (FXM) A playwright’s misadventures in 1940s Hollywood. John Turturro. R (1991)

Eagle Eye 10 p.m. (MAX) Two strangers become pawns in a diabolical terrorist plot. Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan. PG-13 (2008)

Hook, Line and Sinker 10 p.m. (TCM) Two insurance agents try to run a hotel. Bert Wheeler. NR (1930)

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 10:30 p.m. (SUND) A college student tries to get an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania. Anamaria Marinca. NR (2007)

Borat 11 p.m. (USA) Hysterical mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist (Sacha Baron Cohen) in America. R (2006)

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