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What to Watch on Friday: Networks join forces to Stand Up to Cancer

America's Next Top Model: College Edition (8pm, CW) - The models -- college students, mind you -- get makeovers and then pose nude. One girl (one!) refuses to take off her clothes.

Stand Up to Cancer (8pm) - This fundraiser for cancer research is broadcast on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, HBO, Showtime, Starz, ION, TBS, Bio, LOGO, Style, Lifetime Movie Network, Encore, VH1 and VH1 Classic. Performers include Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw. Also appearing: Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone and Katie Couric.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (9pm, CMT) - The seventh season begins with 600 cheerleader candidates arriving at Cowboys Stadium for preliminary auditions.

Boss (9pm, Starz) - Mayor Kane (Kelsey Grammer) attempts to clean house and deep-sixes longtime political cronies. At home, Meredith and Emma want no part of a family reunion with him.

Paul McCartney's Live Kisses (10pm, UNC-TV) - Paul McCartney performs songs from his horribly named 2012 album, "Kisses on the Bottom." He's joined by Diana Krall and Joe Walsh, and interview segments with McCartney and album collaborators Krall, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder are interspersed with performances.

What to Watch on Saturday: Remembering 9/11 and the Village folk scene

Legends of Folk: The Village Scene (8pm, UNC-TV) - This PBS special looks at the folk music scene in New York's Greenwich Village during the 1960s. The Village was considered the epicenter of folk, folk rock, and singer songwriter movements, and shaped one of the most important periods in American music. Features rare performances by Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, John Denver, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Mamas and the Papas, Richie Havens, Judy Collins, Neil Diamond, Tim Hardin, and Peter, Paul and Mary. More information on the special from WGBH.

The Love We Make (9pm, Showtime) - This documentary chronicles Paul McCartney's poignant and cathartic journey through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's destruction, and traces the planning and performance of the star-studded benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. "The Concert for New York City" took place less than six weeks after the terrorist attacks. Includes concert performances and behind-the-scenes footage. Directed by iconic documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles and his partner Bradley Kaplan, and shot in 16mm black and white. The film documents what Showtime calls McCartney's "personal journey to help heal the city that welcomed him with open arms in 1964."

Voices from Inside the Towers (9pm, History) - An aural account of what went on inside the World Trade Center Towers on September 11 includes the recordings of victims left on message machines, accounts by survivors, and families recalling the last words of loved ones.
 
Portraits from Ground Zero (10pm, A&E) - Photographer Andrea Booher interviews people she photographed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and asks them to recall the stories behind the images.

Beyond: Messages From 9/11 (10pm, BIO) - Family members of September 11 victims recall messages they've received from their deceased loved ones.

More September 11 specials listed here.

What to Watch on Wednesday: Sir Paul at the White House

Paul McCartney: The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (8pm, UNC-TV) - President Obama presents Sir Paul McCartney with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a White House ceremony, which features performances by McCartney, Elvis Costello, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Corrine Bailey Rae, and others. Plus a monologue from Jerry Seinfeld.

Top Chef: Washington, DC (9pm, Bravo) - The chefs prepare a power lunch tasted by chef Art Smith, members of Congress, and also journalists Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Savannah Guthrie.

Work of Art (10pm, Bravo) - The artists break into pairs and make artwork inspired by polarizing themes, such as order and chaos. On the previews, host China Chow is crying when she announces who is going home, so I can't wait to see what that's about. I can only think of one contestant I'd be really sad to see leave... Guest judge is painter Ryan McGinniss.

Psych (10pm, USA) - Shawn and Gus try to stay objective while investigating an alleged alien abduction with an old friend.

Sort of headed our way: Beatle Paul

The Beatles are long gone, but both surviving members will play (separately) in North Carolina next month. A July 28 date at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena has been announced for Paul McCartney, recent recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Tickets go on sale June 12.

As for the other living Beatle, Ringo Starr will bring his All-Starr Band to the Durham Performing Arts Center on July 11.

Beyonce and McCartney double-header tonight

If you're in the mood for a little musical entertainment tonight as you wallow in your carb-induced stupor, ABC has two big concert shows for you.

"Beyoncé...I Am Yours" (9pm) is a show from the Las Vegas portion of this summer's tour, and features unseen footage from the singer's life. The Vegas show was different from the rest of the tour, with Beyoncé saying she wanted to make that experience even more special for fans. 

"Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City" is McCartney's July 2009 concert from Shea Stadium in Queens. The Beatles originally played Shea Stadium in 1965 and McCartney returned there for a hugely popular encore this summer (Shea is now Citi Field). The full concert is available on dvd and cd, and this show is an edited version. 10pm.  

VH1 begins 3-week Beatles block tonight

VH1 is beginning a 3-week block of Beatles programming tonight, starting with the Emmy-nominated documentary series on the band, "The Beatles Anthology."

The in-depth documentary series will simulcast on VH1 and VH1 Classic tonight, Sept. 2, and Sept. 9 at 9pm

Then on Tuesday, Sept. 1, VH1 Classic begins "9 Days of Beatles," showing a series of classic Beatles concerts and films. It begins with a Beatles Retrospective on September 1 at 8pm, followed by the band's classic movie, "Help!" at 9pm.

Paul McCartney: Fire up

So if you've tired of pre-release listening to "Chinese Democracy" at the Guns N' Roses Myspace, here's another preview: MySpace is also streaming "Electric Arguments," the latest from Paul McCartney/The Fireman. And it does sound livelier than anything he's done in a while...

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