TV Critic's Choice

Meet the press Turner Classic Movies is dedicating all of February to Oscar-nominated films with tantalizing daily themes. Today, more than 12 hours will focus on journalism, including a delightful Clark Gable comedy, 1958's "Teacher's Pet" (10:45 a.m.), and the timeless 1941 classic "Citizen Kane" (2:45 p.m.). Tyra's time How many different ways can Tyra Banks display attitude? Let me count the ways in "America's Next Top Model Special" (7 p.m. WUCW, Ch. 23), a look back at nine seasons of catfights and catwalks. All in the family Noted historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., who previously helped Oprah Winfrey pinpoint her roots, takes time to uproot the family trees of Chris Rock, Tom Joyner and Morgan Freeman in "African American Lives 2" (8 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2).

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