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By Matthew Gilbert
Globe Staff / October 25, 2009

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Endgame 9 p.m., Channel 2

This installment of “Masterpiece Contemporary’’ is a political thriller set in South Africa amid the negotiations that led to the release of Nelson Mandela. Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Hurt, and Jonny Lee Miller (above) star.

The Shining 6:30 p.m., AMC

Set at a creepy hotel in Colorado, the Stanley Kubrick movie is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star.

My Antonio 10 p.m., VH1

He chooses a winner in the season finale.

Desperate Housewives 9 p.m., Channel 5

Susan and Katherine fight.

Mob Rampage 8 p.m., National Geographic

A 1980s crime spree.

Three Rivers 9 p.m., Channel 4

A cop collapses.

Cold Case 10 p.m., Channel 4

The 1944 murder of a pilot.

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