Tuesday’s TV Highlights:’Covert Affairs’ on USA

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Food Fighters Cat Cora is among the featured professional chefs challenged by an amateur cook who is single and unemployed. Adam Richman is the series host. 8 p.m. NBC

Rizzoli & Isles Maura’s (Sasha Alexander) carefully organized strategy to get Jane (Angie Harmon) prepped and ready to meet a new man is put on hold with the murder of a rare books seller in this new episode. Lorraine Bracco and Brian Goodman also star. 9 p.m. TNT

Royal Pains As a new mom, Divya (Reshma Shetty) frets about Jeremiah’s (Ben Shenkman) relationship with Viviana (Martha Higareda), finds herself bonding with a patient who is having a hard time getting pregnant in this new episode. Mark Feuerstein also stars with guest stars Gillian Alexy, Patrick Breen and Stephen Spinella. 9 p.m. USA

Frontline The current situation in Iraq, and America’s role in it, is documented in the new episode “Losing Iraq.” 10 p.m. KOCE

Raising Asia This new unscripted series follows Asia Monet Ray (“Dance Moms”), who came in third on the first season of “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” and her mother, Kristie, as they try to take the 8-year-old starlet’s career to the next level. 10 p.m. Lifetime

Covert Affairs On an undercover mission, Annie (Piper Perabo) knows she must keep her guard up after she accepts an invitation to the Russian Embassy in Paris, while Augie (Christopher Gorham) tries to juggle multiple relationships, and Joan (Kari Matchett) digs into the details of Arthur’s (Peter Gallagher) most recent business trip. Nic Bishop and Hill Harper also star in this new episode. 10 p.m. USA

SPECIALS

Mark Twain This two-part Ken Burns documentary explores the legend born Samuel Langhorne Clemens — the writer whom many consider the greatest American author, and the man whose life was beset by personal and financial losses. Interviewees include comic and activist Dick Gregory, author William Styron and veteran Twain portrayer Hal Holbrook. 8 p.m. KOCE

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Author James Levine; Laverne Cox. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Lady Gaga; Tony Bennett; Chadwick Boseman; Ian Ziering; Tara Reid; Chris O’Dowd; Brendan Gleeson. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America Vin Diesel; Dane DeHaan and Aubrey Plaza; Emeril Lagasse; Andi Dorfman. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. Adam Shankman (“Hair,” at the Hollywood Bowl); Tessanne Chin (“The Voice”) performs. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Live With Kelly and Michael James Franco (“Child of God”); Andi Dorfman. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Lara Spencer and Juliet Huddy; Chadwick Boseman. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Doctors Cancer awareness. 11 a.m. KCAL

The Talk Jon Voight; Michael Yo; Susan Feniger. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”); Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”); stars of “Hardcore Pawn.” (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Enjoying summer food without consequences; iced teas to jumpstart metabolism; Debbie Matenopoulos. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil A woman claims her mother goes out drinking several days a week, leaving her to care for siblings. 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie A man, sentenced to death, and his wife tell their unique story; a father-son marathon team. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Leah Remini. 4 p.m. KNBC

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; midnight KOCE

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Sara Firth. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately John C. Reilly. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Steven Ho. 11 p.m. TBS

The Arsenio Hall Show Cloris Leachman. 11:30 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Bill Medley. 11:30 p.m. KOCE

The Colbert Report Jon Batiste and Stay Human. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Vin Diesel; Aubrey Plaza; will.i.am performs with the Roots. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Chris Pratt; Judy Greer; Rodrigo y Gabriela perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Daniel Radcliffe; Abigail Spencer; Kiesza performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Seth Meyers Maggie Gyllenhaal; Scott Aukerman. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Jamie Chung. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC