Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and more

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIESMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cobie Smulders reprises her film-franchise role as Agent Maria Hill. 8 p.m. ABC

Glee Shirley MacLaine guest stars as a wealthy socialite. 8 p.m. Fox

Pioneers of Television This new installment salutes Bill Cosby, Desi Arnaz, George Takei and others who paved the way for minorities on the small screen. 8 p.m. KOCE

About a Boy “Veep’s” Tony Hale guest stars as Marcus’ (Benjamin Stockham) dad. 9:01 p.m. NBC

Chicago Fire The drama kicks off a crossover episode that concludes tomorrow night on “Chicago PD.” 10 p.m. NBC

Frontline The effect of high incarceration rates is examined in “Prison State.” 10 p.m. KOCE

Game On, America This new series looks at such pastimes as skeeball, air hockey and tug-of-war. 10 and 10:30 p.m. Travel

Playing House Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair star in this new sitcom about two gal pals who cohabitate for the purpose of raising one’s baby. 10 and 10:31 p.m. USA

SPECIALS

Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle — A Voces Special Presentation This new documentary recalls the pioneering journalist’s life, career and untimely death. 9 p.m. KOCE

Go Public: A Day in the Life of an American School District Teachers, administrators, students, parents and others weigh in on the state of our education system in this documentary. 9:30 p.m. KLCS

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Oprah Winfrey; Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Diane Keaton; Broadway star Sutton Foster. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

Rachael Ray (N) 8 a.m. KCAL

Live With Kelly and Michael Emma Stone; Keith Urban. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

Dr. Phil 9 a.m. KCAL

The View Guest co-host John Leguizamo; Diane Keaton; Porsha Williams. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Doctors (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show Brittany Daniel and Wendy Raquel. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Helen Hunt. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Queen Latifah Show Mark Harmon; Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham (“Playing House”). (N) 2 p.m. KCBS, 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show Scammers. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show RZA. 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A man’s wife and his two purported mistresses. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey A man learns to express his love. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Katie Ramin Karimloo (Broadway’s “Les Misérables”). (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Robin Roberts; Carla Bruni performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

The Arsenio Hall Show Jimmie Walker. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR, 11:30 p.m. KOCE, 1 a.m. KLCS

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Journalist William D. Cohen. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Hugh Dancy. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Kunal Nayyar; Max Brooks. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Colbert Report Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Diane Keaton; Dane DeHaan; David Byrne performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Lucy Liu; Ziggy Marley performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Robin Roberts. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Tavis Smiley Author Sylvia Longmire; Harry Hamlin. (N) 12:30 a.m. KOCE

Late Night With Seth Meyers Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie; Matt Walsh (“Veep”); Bill Nye the Science Guy. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Valerie Bertinelli; Seth Gabel. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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

Last Call With Carson Daly Dave Attell; Washed Out performs. (N) 1:37 a.m. KNBC