Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_12294557_3 ( title VARCHAR, us_airdate VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the total number of title with a u.s. air date of April 17, 2009

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(title) FROM table_12294557_3 WHERE us_airdate = "April 17, 2009"