The Boston Globe

Television

Daily guide of TV movies and radio highlights

ON WGBH

Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2)

The Joy of Sox: Weird Science and the Power of Intention
8 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2)

Democratic National Convention Coverage 8 p.m. WGBH (Channel 44) Day 3 coverage includes President Obama’s acceptance speech from Bank of America Stadium.

ON CHRONICLE

First Look: Fall TV 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Katie Couric, Steve Harvey, and Carrie Underwood.

RADIO HIGHLIGHTS

Boston Public Radio noon WGBH-FM (89.7)

Radio Boston 3 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9)

NightSide With Dan Rea 8 p.m. WBZ-AM (1030) Matt Weber on growing up Catholic.

NEWS & TALK SHOWS

Morning

CBS This Morning at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Phil McGraw.

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. Giada De Laurentiis; Wanda Sykes.

Live! With Kelly at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Katie Couric; James Marsden.

Rachael Ray at 9 a.m. on
Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10. Oprah Winfrey is among the guests on the show’s 1,000th edition.

Steve Harvey at 9 a.m. on Ch. 64; 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9. Extreme parenting.

The Martha Stewart Show at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on HALMRK. Animal expert Marc Morrone; chef Malika Ameen.

The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Glenn Close; Terry Bradshaw.

Afternoon

The Doctors at 2 p.m. on Ch. 7; 4 p.m. on Ch. 64. A look into the host’s private practices.

The Talk at 2 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Betty White; Mehcad Brooks.

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

The Dr. Oz Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 10; 5 p.m. on Ch. 25. Steps for preventing Alzheimer’s.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9, and 10. Julia Roberts; Liam Hemsworth. Carly Rae Jepsen performs.

Evening

Charlie Rose at 11 p.m. on
Ch. 2.

Conan at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on TBS. Seth Green; Mary Lynn Rajskub. Milo Greene performs.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m. and 12:37 a.m. on COM. Economist Austan Goolsbee.

Colbert Report at 11:31 p.m. and 1:12 a.m. on COM. Bill Richardson.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at 11:34 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Ellen DeGeneres. Billy Ray Cyrus performs.

Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Howard Stern. Jason Aldean performs.

Nightline at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.

Jimmy Kimmel Live at midnight on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Everclear performs.

Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44; 12:30 a.m. on Ch. 2. Political scientist Benjamin Barber.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Claire Danes; Jeff Probst.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Angela Kinsey. The Heavy performs.

Last Call With Carson Daly at 1:36 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Jenny McCarthy. Jessie Baylin performs.

MOVIES

Mulan 7 p.m., 9 p.m. (FAM) Disguised as a man, a Chinese girl goes to war. G (1998)

Bringing Down the House
8 p.m. (ENCR) A lawyer (Steve Martin) and a convict (Queen Latifah) form an unlikely friendship. PG-13 (2003)

Four Brothers 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (AMC) Men seeking their adoptive mother’s killers. Mark Wahlberg. R (2005)

The Four Musketeers 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (OVAT) Continuation of 1973’s “Three Musketeers.” Oliver Reed. PG (1974)

Julie & Julia 8 p.m. (E) An amateur chef (Amy Adams) tries every recipe in a cookbook by Julia Child. PG-13 (2009)

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 9:20 p.m. (STARZ) A discredited journalist (Daniel Craig) investigates a 40-year-old murder. R (2011)

Man on Fire 10 p.m. (MAX) Denzel Washington is a bodyguard in this grisly revenge saga. R (2004)

Superman II 10:15 p.m. (WAM) The Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) vs. three villains from Krypton. PG (1980)

Legends of the Fall 11 p.m. (STYLE) Epic about a divided family in the early 1900s. Brad Pitt. R (1994)