ON WGBH
Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2)
ON CHRONICLE
Recycled Boston 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) What was old is new again as architects, homeowners, and preservationists make sure to get the most out of what New England offers.
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7) Ethan Becker discusses candidates, rhetoric, and public speaking styles.
Radio Boston 3 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Institute of Contemporary Art chief curator Helen Molesworth.
NightSide with Dan Rea 8 p.m. WBZ-AM (1030) Bradley Jay is fill-in host.
NEWS & TALK SHOWS
Morning
CBS This Morning at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Neuroscientist John Coates.
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. Steve Carell.
Live! With Kelly at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Sissy Spacek.
The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Courteney Cox.
Afternoon
Charlie Rose at noon on
Ch. 44; 3 p.m. on Ch. 36.
The Talk at 2 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Scott Wolf.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9 and 10. Jon Hamm; Sara Bareilles performs.
Evening
Greater Boston at 7 p.m. and midnight on Ch. 2.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night at 8 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Matthew McConaughey.
Conan at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on TBS. Jordana Brewster; the Avett Brothers perform.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m.. on COM. Steve Carell.
Colbert Report at 11:31 p.m. and 1:34 a.m. on COM. Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss, author of “A Universe From Nothing.”
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at 11:34 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Katy Perry; Needtobreath performs.
Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Justin Bieber.
Jimmy Kimmel Live at
12:30 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Talk-show host Anderson Cooper; Metric performs.
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Courteney Cox; Kenny Chesney performs.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Jeff Daniels.
MOVIES
Donnie Darko 8 p.m.,
10:30 p.m. (OVAT) A tortured teen is haunted by visions of a giant demonic rabbit. Jake Gyllenhaal. R (2001)
Faster 8 p.m. (TMC) Driver (Dwayne Johnson) seeks revenge on the man responsible for his brother’s death. R (2010)
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) Sequel recasting Meredith Baxter as the socialite on trial for murder. NR (1992)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 8 p.m. (IFC) Trippy cosmic joyride with an earthling (Martin Freeman) and an alien. PG (2005)
John Q 8 p.m. (BET) A man (Denzel Washington) takes hostages in an ER to get an operation for his son. Earnest. PG-13 (2002)
As Good as It Gets 8:30 p.m. (SHO) Likable, bittersweet romance with Jack Nicholson as a curmudgeon involved with a waitress. PG-13 (1997)
Jumping the Broom 9 p.m. (STARZ) Angela Basset stars in this comedy following two very different families as they butt heads. PG-13 (2011)
Matilda 9 p.m. (FAM) A precocious child is sent to a brutal school. Danny DeVito. PG (1996)
Queen of the Damned 9 p.m., midnight (FUSE) Lestat conspires with the Queen of the Vampires for world power. Stuart Townsend. R (2002)
Beach Blanket Bingo 10 p.m. (TCM) Frankie and Annette, surrounded by parachutists and bikers. NR (1965)
Colors 10 p.m. (ENCR) Dennis Hopper’s account of LAPD (Robert Duvall, Sean Penn) fighting street gangs. R (1988)
Maniac Cop 2 10 p.m. (TMC) The fiend (Robert Zdar) joins forces with a crazed killer. R (1991)