Late TV listings

September 14, 2008

The Chris Matthews Show. Topics: Presidential contender John McCain's big bump. How worried should Democrats be? Will women voters worry whether a mother of five should want to take on the vice presidency? Guests: Mark Whitaker, NBC News Washington bureau chief; Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor; Patrick Healy, New York Times reporter; Katty Kay, BBC Washington correspondent. 5:30 a.m. (5)

Fox News Sunday. Topics: Two political insiders from Alaska discuss the intense media scrutiny and speculation about Sarah Palin and answer questions about who John McCain's vice presidential nominee really is; has Palin been a positive or a negative effect on McCain's campaign; Obama and McCain are in a dead heat in polls. Guests: Tony Knowles, former governor of Alaska and Obama supporter; Alaska Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, a McCain supporter. 10 a.m. (25)

NECN Healthweek. Topics: The challenges in ovarian cancer; medical residents' hours; Tom Brady's knee injury; a high school football death; allergy season; new flu shot guidelines for kids; safety tips for child athletes. Guests: Dr. Ursula Matulonis, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe, editor of Pediatrics Now (pediatricsnow.com). 10:30 a.m. (NECN)

Meet the Press. Topics: Decision 2008; the battleground states; inside the Bush administration; the Iraq war. Guests: New York Senator Chuck Schumer, an Obama supporter, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a McCain supporter; Bob Woodward, author, "The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008." 10:30 a.m. (7)

This Week in Business. Topics: Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; leaders for education; clinical trials in Massachusetts. Guests: Shirley Leung, business editor, The Boston Globe; Frank Quaratiello, business editor, The Boston Herald; George Donnelly, editor, Boston Business Journal; Charles Baker, CEO Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Rick Burnes, Charles River Ventures. 12:30 p.m. (NECN)