Tuesday’s TV highlights
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SERIES
Cupcake Wars: In this new episode bakers prepare space-themed cupcakes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first American in space — Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961 — and the episode concludes with the winner of the competition serving their creations at a celebration at Griffith Observatory
(8 p.m. Food).
The Voice: The four remaining contestants perform in this new episode (9 p.m. NBC).
Frontline: In this new episode, A.C. Thompson investigates cases where people may have been wrongly convicted based on flawed medical evident. Also, Martin Smith looks into for-profit colleges recruiting veterans, and Atul Gawande reports on a doctor in New Jersey who seeks out the toughest cases in an effort to bring medical costs down (9 p.m. KOCE).
Memphis Beat: A distraught dad seeks Dwight’s (Jason Lee) help when his daughter goes missing. Alfre Woodard and Sam Hennings also star (9 p.m. TNT).
POV: In the documentary “My Perestroika” five classmates recall the challenges, dreams and disappointments of growing up behind the Iron Curtain (10 p.m. KOCE).
Hawthorne: Renata (Marc Anthony) asks Christina (Jada Pinkett Smith) for help with his ailing mother (Miriam Colon) in this new episode (10 p.m. TNT).
SPORTS
Women’s soccer: FIFA World Cup: United States vs. Korea DPR (8:45 a.m. ESPN); Norway vs. Equatorial Guinea (5:45 a.m. Wednesday ESPN).
Baseball: The San Francisco Giants visit the Chicago Cubs (11 a.m. WGN A); the Dodgers visit the Minnesota Twins (5 p.m. KCAL); the Washington Nationals visit the Angels (7 p.m. FSN).
College baseball: NCAA World Series (5 p.m. ESPN).
Women’s basketball: The Sparks visit the Connecticut Sun (5 p.m. ESPN2).
Wimbledon Championships: Men’s quarterfinals (4 a.m. Wednesday ESPN2).
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