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Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Nine for IX’ on ESPN and ESPN2

Figure skater Katrina Witt, center, is profiled in a new episode of "Nine for IX" on ESPN and ESPN2. With Debra Thomas, left and Caryn Kadavy.
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This week’s TV Movies

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SERIES

Nine for IX This new episode recalls the career of Katarina Witt, who, at the height of the Cold War, became one of East Germany’s most famous athletes by winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals in figure skating. 5 p.m. ESPN and 10 p.m. ESPN2

The Chase The U.S. version of the British game show premieres. 6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. Game Show Network

So You Think You Can Dance Kenny Ortega takes a turn as a guest judge. 8 p.m. Fox

Who Do You Think You Are? Chelsea Handler confronts her grandfather’s rumored Nazi past in this new episode. 9 p.m. TLC

Rizzoli & Isles Jane (Angie Harmon) and her colleagues investigate the hit-and-run murder of a popular high-school teacher. Amaury Nolasco and Sasha Alexander also star in this new episode. 9 p.m. TNT

Barter Kings The unscripted series returns for a new season. 10 p.m. A&E

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Cincinnati Bengals The NFL training camp behind-the-scenes series is back, this time focusing on the Cincinnati Bengals. 10 p.m. HBO

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The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man Louisiana logger Shelby “Swamp Man” Stanga from “Ax Men” gets his own series. 10 p.m. History

Double Divas In the season premiere Abby Lee Miller travels to Atlanta. 10 p.m. Lifetime

Perception Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook) asks Pierce (Eric McCormack) to help her determine whether a man’s deathbed confession to a long-ago murder should be believed. Reid Scott and Arjay Smith also star in this new episode. 10 p.m. TNT

SPECIALS

Wild Arabia This new special explores the Arabian landscape, which includes horned vipers, camels, oryxes, geckos and falcons. 8 p.m. Animal Planet

I Escaped Jaws This entry in “Shark Week” offers stories and eye-witness footage of people who were attacked by a shark and survived. 9 p.m. Discovery

TALK SHOWS

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CBS This Morning U.S. Atty. Preet Bharara; Laura Begley Bloom. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Christopher Andersen; the cast of “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles”; Susan Lucci. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America Oprah Winfrey; Desiree Hartsock; Chris Colfer; Logan Lerman. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Live With Kelly and Michael Oprah Winfrey; Desiree Hartsock; Erin Andrews. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View 10 a.m. KABC

The Talk Carnie Wilson; Dylan Walsh. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Doctors The flu; antiviral and antibacterial medicines; new health gadgets. 2 p.m. KCBS

The Dr. Oz Show A child who survived bubonic plague. 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil A woman says she is afraid of her verbally abusive husband; he says she does not carry her weight. 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Tom Arnold. 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Jessica Alba. 4 p.m. KNBC

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

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Liam Hemsworth. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Chelsea Lately Tamar Braxton; Loni Love; John Caparulo. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Steve Martin; Edie Brickell; Leven Rambin. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno President Barack Obama; Patti LaBelle performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

Late Show With David Letterman Salma Hayek Pinault; Tony Hale; Houndmouth performs. 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Nick Offerman; Michael Kiwanuka. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Jane Fonda; Steve Ward and Monica Ward; The Head and the Heart; Nile Rodgers. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Diane Kruger; Tony Hale. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

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

Tavis Smiley Rapper Snoop Lion. 1 a.m. KOCE

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