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“THE TAKING OF PELHAM One Two Three,” 8 p.m., KWGN-Channel 2 Check it against the new movie, and the old one looks pretty good: Four men hijack a crowded subway train and threaten to murder one hostage for every minute the ransom demand is late. The 1974 version stars Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo and Earl Hindman.
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 9 p.m., KMGH-Channel 7 With the network talkers churning, the late-night host gets a bit of prime-time exposure.
Joanne Ostrow
