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Jane Curtin, Richard Thomas and C.C.H. Pounder are in Boston filming CBS’ “Common Ground.” The four-hour drama, based on Anthony Lukas’ Pulitzer Prize-winning book, is about three families swept up in the turbulent events surrounding the desegregation of the Boston public school system.

Four friends on a deep-sea fishing adventure try towing to shore an abandoned ship loaded with dangerous explosives in CBS’ “Danger Adrift.” The TV movie, currently filming in Brazil, stars Perry King, Michael Beck, Paolo Bonacelli and Fabio Testi.

Damon Martin and Anthony Rapp play two farm boys who restore an old World War I biplane and learn how to fly it with the help of a former stunt pilot (James Whitmore) in “Wings,” a limited-run adventure series now shooting in Canada for NBC’s “The Magical World of Disney.”

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In the upcoming NBC movie “Little White Lies,” Tim Matheson plays a cardiologist who poses as a hospital orderly on a trip to Rome to avoid pesky advice-seeking patients. On the plane, he bumps into Ann Jillian, a Los Angeles cop fulfilling a romantic fantasy by posing as an heiress.

Roy Clark returns as host of the country-variety show “Hee Haw,” which is taping 13 new hourlong episodes this month at Opryland Studios in Nashville, Tenn. Guests on the syndicated series include Glen Campbell, Loretta Lynn, the Desert Rose Band, Connie Smith and Janie Frickie.

PBS’ “Sesame Street” begins its 21st season on Nov. 13. The roster of guest stars this season includes Candice Bergen, Randy Travis, Florence Griffith Joyner, Denzel Washington, Tracy Chapman and Danny Glover.

Nazi death-camp survivor Simon Wiesenthal’s book, “Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story,” will surface as a TNT cable movie starring Treat Williams, Alice Krige and Martin Landau as Wiesenthal. The new film about the 20-year reunion of two lovers separated by World War II is expected to air in January.

America’s favorite pastime has matured, as evidenced by the newly formed Senior Professional Baseball Assn. for former major leaguers over 35. Prime Ticket, which televises collegiate baseball in the spring, will cover the new league from November through February.

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