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Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: "9/11's Deadly Dust" follows four people who got sick from toxins at ground zero.

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Ground zero dustBefore you tune in for this weekend's tributes to the heroes of 9/11, you should know about the price many of them paid for helping in the wake of that tragedy. "9/11's Deadly Dust" (10 p.m. on A&E) follows the stories of four people who became sick after being exposed to the toxins at ground zero. Like thousands of others, they've struggled to remain healthy and live normal lives despite frustration about their symptoms and anger at the public figures who proclaimed the air safe even as plenty of others warned against any exposure to the pollutants in the area.

Also…

The two-hour season finale of "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" airs at 9 p.m. EDT on Sci Fi, and the Killers, Gnarls Barkley and the Feeling perform on "Live From Abbey Road" (10 p.m. EDT on Sundance). Plus: "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" -- which we told you about on Wednesday -- premieres tonight at 10 p.m. EDT on Bravo.

On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT
Teri Hatcher, Alan Alda

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT
Regis Philbin, Larry David, Patti Scialfa

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings
Eric Dane, Paula Deen, Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings
Moms who made millions (repeat)

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings
Robert Draper, James Mangold

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT
TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT
Lt. Col. John Nagl (repeat)

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT
Thomas Ricks (repeat)

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT
Jessica Alba, George Saunders, the Manchester Orchestra

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT
Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Cuban, Kings of Leon

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings
Jerome Bettis

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT
Seth Green, Ashley Jensen, Galactic with Lyrics Born

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT
Will Arnett, Patti Scialfa

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT
Eddie Izzard, the Goo Goo Dolls, John Roy

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