Rachael Ray

NEW YORK - Reader's Digest's parent company is in talks to sell Rachael Ray's cooking magazine to Meredith Corp., publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Parents, and Fitness. Assuming a deal is concluded, the January issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray could be the magazine's first under Meredith. A spokesman for Reader's Digest Association confirmed the company was negotiating with Meredith. Ray called the prospect of having her magazine published by Meredith "a very happy transition.

ON WGBH High School Quiz Show5:30 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Arlington vs. Weston in the quarterfinals. Greater Boston "Beat the Press" 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) A discussion of the major issues of the week. ON CHRONICLE After the Storm 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) How the Brimfield and Monson communities are recovering. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS On Point With Tom Ashbrook 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Major Garrett of National Journal. On Point With Tom Ashbrook 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9)

Melissa & Joey 8 p.m., ABC Family OMG, this is former teen star heaven. Joey Lawrence from “Blossom’’ and Melissa Joan Hart from “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’’ are in a new sitcom. She’s a local politician, he’s the nanny who takes care of her teenage niece and nephew. Here’s betting that high jinks and flirtation ensue. Pictured: Vernee Watson-Johnson (left) and Hart. Explorer 10 p.m., National Geographic Tonight’s episode tells the story of a moment that changed the world — the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) ON CHRONICLE What Are the Odds? 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Bay State communities in play for hosting a gaming resort, from Palmer to Foxborough to East Boston. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Woodsongs 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A mix of folk and blues with Ruthie Foster. The Diane Rehm Show 10 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Readers' Review: "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7)

ON WGBH High School Quiz Show5:30 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Arlington vs. Weston in the quarterfinals. Greater Boston "Beat the Press" 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) A discussion of the major issues of the week. ON CHRONICLE After the Storm 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) How the Brimfield and Monson communities are recovering. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS On Point With Tom Ashbrook 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Major Garrett of National Journal. On Point With Tom Ashbrook 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9)

The narrator of this silkily repugnant novel is 17-year-old Mari, who helps her shrewish widowed mother run a small seaside hotel in a Japanese resort town. While out one day Mari runs into an older man she recognizes as a guest who was recently ejected from the hotel for causing a ruckus with a prostitute. Soft-spoken and attentive, he intrigues Mari. She accompanies him to his home, where he suddenly turns into the Marquis de Sade, subjecting her to elaborate sexual bondage and degradation.

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) ON CHRONICLE What Are the Odds? 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Bay State communities in play for hosting a gaming resort, from Palmer to Foxborough to East Boston. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Woodsongs 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A mix of folk and blues with Ruthie Foster. The Diane Rehm Show 10 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Readers' Review: "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7)

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Lawrence Lessig, professor of law and director of the Edmund J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University, author of "Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress - and a Plan to Stop It. " ON CHRONICLE Main Streets and Back Roads 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Vermont's Mount Snow Valley. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS The Diane Rehm Show 10 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Eric Klinenberg, professor of sociology at New York University, discusses the cultural, business, and political effects of the biggest demographic shift since the baby boom: living alone.

ABC's "General Hospital" led with 23 nominations Wednesday in a Daytime Emmy Awards field with notable omissions as well as old favorites. The television academy said "General Hospital" will compete with NBC's "Days of Our Lives," CBS' "The Young and the Restless" and the canceled "All My Children" of ABC for best soap opera. CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" has won that trophy three years running but wasn't nominated this year. Another surprising absentee is ABC's other axed drama, "One Life to Live," said Carolyn Hinsey, author of "Afternoon Delight: Why Soaps Still Matter.

Food Network Iron Chef Michael Symon turned a triple dose of pork into a third consecutive top win at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival's annual Burger Bash. "We like the meat-on-meat concept," Symon said Friday of his string of winning burgers, all of which were dressed with meaty toppings. This year's winner, the Porky Burger, featured a ground pork burger studded with bacon, then topped with pulled pork. And for good measure, he added a side of pork cracklings. "The first year we did the salami.

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) ON CHRONICLE Main Streets and Back Roads 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Bethel, Maine, a mountain village just a few miles from Sunday River. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS On Point With Tom Ashbrook 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Tax rates of Mark Zuckerberg and Lady Gaga. The Diane Rehm Show 10 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Robert Kagan discusses his new book on the future of American foreign policy. The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7)

NEW YORK - Reader's Digest's parent company is in talks to sell Rachael Ray's cooking magazine to Meredith Corp., publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Parents, and Fitness. Assuming a deal is concluded, the January issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray could be the magazine's first under Meredith. A spokesman for Reader's Digest Association confirmed the company was negotiating with Meredith. Ray called the prospect of having her magazine published by Meredith "a very happy transition.

Melissa & Joey 8 p.m., ABC Family OMG, this is former teen star heaven. Joey Lawrence from “Blossom’’ and Melissa Joan Hart from “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’’ are in a new sitcom. She’s a local politician, he’s the nanny who takes care of her teenage niece and nephew. Here’s betting that high jinks and flirtation ensue. Pictured: Vernee Watson-Johnson (left) and Hart. Explorer 10 p.m., National Geographic Tonight’s episode tells the story of a moment that changed the world — the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

The narrator of this silkily repugnant novel is 17-year-old Mari, who helps her shrewish widowed mother run a small seaside hotel in a Japanese resort town. While out one day Mari runs into an older man she recognizes as a guest who was recently ejected from the hotel for causing a ruckus with a prostitute. Soft-spoken and attentive, he intrigues Mari. She accompanies him to his home, where he suddenly turns into the Marquis de Sade, subjecting her to elaborate sexual bondage and degradation.

Q. I received my November Rachael Ray magazine with a letter that stated that this double issue is so good that it will be counted as two issues instead of one, so your subscription will be adjusted accordingly. If you are not completely satisfied call or e-mail us. Seriously? Can a magazine just decide that one issue counts as two? Why should I have to call them? Lisa Campbell, Canton A. They did it, but that doesn't mean it's OK. The publisher was concerned enough with changing the terms midstream that the company sent a letter and offered subscribers a...