Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) “Going Clear,” Lawrence Wright’s history of the Church of Scientology.
Roadside Stories 8 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Paul Rego tallies black bear sightings; a family barn-raising.
Quincy 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) A redevelopment project that will change the face of the city forever.
Morning Edition 5 a.m. All Things Considered 4 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9)
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) How to be a better writer.
Morning
CBS This Morning at 7 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Drew Brees; Adrian Peterson; Julie Chen.
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. Christopher Walken; Jason Bateman. Ed Sheeran performs.
Live! With Kelly and Michael at 9 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9;
10 a.m. on Ch. 10. Jason Bateman; Jonny Lee Miller.
Rachael Ray at 9 a.m. on
Ch. 4; 2 p.m. on Ch. 10.
Steve Harvey at 9 a.m. on
Ch. 64; 10 a.m. on Chs. 5 and 9.
Jacqui Stafford.
The Jeff Probst Show at 10 a.m. on Ch. 38; 3 p.m. on Ch. 6. The true story behind “Searching for Sugar Man.”
The View at 11 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. KaDee Strickland (guest cohost); Tim Allen.
Afternoon
The Doctors at 2 p.m. on
Ch. 7; 4 p.m. on Ch. 64.
The Talk at 2 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Train performs.
Anderson Live at 3 p.m. on Chs. 12 and 25. Stacy London is the guest cohost.
Dr. Phil at 3 p.m. on Ch. 4; 5 p.m. on Ch. 64.
Katie at 3 p.m. on Chs. 5 and 9; 4 p.m. on Ch. 6. Beauty bargains gone wrong.
The Dr. Oz Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 10; 5 p.m. on Ch. 25.
The Ricki Lake Show at 3 p.m. on Ch. 64; 4 p.m. on Ch. 25. Plastic surgery.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 4 p.m. on Chs. 5, 9, and 10. Ryan Seacrest.
Evening
Charlie Rose at 11 p.m. on Chs. 2 and 11.
Conan at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on TBS. “Occupy Conan.”
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on COM. Jason Bateman.
Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on COM. Music critic Matthew Guerrieri.
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Quvenzhané Wallis. Lisa Loeb performs.
Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9. Jennifer Lawrence; Katie Couric. Tegan and Sara perform.
Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Al Pacino.
Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. 44; 12:30 a.m. on Chs. 2 and 11. Aaron Neville.
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 7 and 10. Channing Tatum; Al Roker. Graham Parker performs.
Nightline at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 5, 6, and 9.
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. on Chs. 4 and 12. Rashida Jones; Julie Gonzalo.
Nurse Betty 6 p.m. (SUND)
Waitress seeks love with fictional TV doctor. Renee Zellweger. R (2000)
Knight and Day 6:30 p.m. (FX) A woman (Cameron Diaz) and a spy (Tom Cruise) elude a federal agent. PG-13 (2010)
Cat Ballou 8 p.m. (TCM) Jane Fonda as a rancher’s daughter turned outlaw. NR (1965)
Gangs of New York 8 p.m. (IFC) Martin Scorsese’s epic about gang wars in the 1860s. Daniel Day-Lewis. R (2002)
Striking Distance 8 p.m. (ENCR) A river-rescue cop (Bruce Willis) tries to reel in a serial killer. R (1993)
Friday Night Lights 8:50 p.m. (STARZ) Gritty drama about a West Texas football team. Billy Bob Thornton. PG-13 (2004)
Any Given Sunday 9 p.m., midnight (CMT) Gimmicky but realistic look at pro football. Al Pacino. R (1999)
Tombstone 10 p.m. (MAX) Retelling of the OK Corral shoot-out. Kurt Russell. R (1993)
Black Hawk Down midnight (FXM) A US mission in Somalia. Josh Hartnett. R (2001)
The Dirty Dozen midnight (TCM) GI convicts on a suicide mission. NR (1966)