Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘Pioneers of Television’ on KOCE

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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

30 for 30 The sports-centered series opens “Soccer Stories” with two documentaries: “Maradona ‘86” which looks back at the 1986 World Cup heroics of Diego Maradona as he led Argentina to the title, and “The Opposition” recalling Chile in the 1974 World Cup. 4 p.m. ESPN and 6 p.m. ESPN2

Glee It’s Rachel’s (Lea Michele) Broadway debut in the opening night of “Funny Girl.” 8 p.m. Fox

Pioneers of Television Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Gloria Reuben, Eriq LaSalle, Howie Mandel, Ed Begley Jr. and Christina Pickles discuss their medical dramas in the new episode “Doctors and Nurses.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Supernatural Sheriff Mills (Kim Rhodes) kills a vampire who attacked one of her prisoners (Katherine Ramdeen), then calls the Winchester brothers (Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki) for help in this new episode. 9 p.m. KTLA

American Masters Timed to coincide with Earth Day, the new documentary “A Fierce Green Fire” chronicles the modern environmental movement. Narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep. 9 p.m. KOCE

Face Off In the season finale, the contestants must create two alien characters that don’t just have to look cool; they have to be able to get through a dance performance. 9 p.m. Syfy

Chow Masters In this new series Chef Sammy DeMarco and Frank Coraci visit a different city in each episode and try three different variations on the same food. 9 p.m. Travel

The Mindy Project A surly police officer (Tim Daly) admonishes Mindy (Mindy Kaling) for giving his daughter (BK Cannon) birth control pills in this new episode. 9:30 p.m. Fox

Frontline “Solitary Nation” reports on solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails. 10 p.m. KOCE

Fargo Molly (Allison Tolman) begins to suspect that Lester (Martin Freeman) is involved with the murders in this new episode. 10 p.m. FX

MOVIES

John Wayne TCM devotes the evening to some of the actor’s best movies, starting at 5 p.m. with the 1939 classic “Stagecoach.” Followed by 1962’s “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” at 7; 1948’s ‘ “Fort Apache” at 9:15 and 1956’s “The Searchers” at 11:30 p.m. TCM

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Drew and Jonathan Scott; Joan and Melissa Rivers. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Day L.A. Billie Piper; Mariel Hemingway (“Running From Crazy”); Kevin Smith. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

The View Jawn Murray; James Franco, Chris O’Dowd and Leighton Meester; Tamela Mann performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Doctors Texting. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Talk Ian Somerhalder; Kevin Frazier. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Wendie Malick; Colin Hanks. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL

The Dr. Oz Show The return of measles, whooping cough and a polio-like illness. (N) 2 p.m. KABC

Dr. Phil Adult sisters say their mother chose drugs and alcohol over them. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Katie Jane Goodall; family meals and easy recipes; wedding-planning apps. (N) 3 p.m. KABC

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen Pompeo; flight attendant Marty Cobb; Phillip Phillips performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Arsenio Hall Show Marlon Wayans; Jared Harris; Gabriel Iglesias; Joe Satriani. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA

Tavis Smiley Joseph E. Stiglitz; Ian Somerhalder. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”).(N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS

Daily Show Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately T.J. Miller; rapper Wiz Khalifa. (N) 11 p.m. E!

Conan Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller (“That Awkward Moment”). 11 p.m. TBS
The Colbert Report George Will. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show David Duchovny; John Oliver; Rita Ora performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show Stephen Colbert; Robin Roberts; Kelis performs; Sam Moore sits in with CBS Orchestra. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Don Rickles; Emily Deschanel; Beck performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

Late Night Sofia Vergara; Natalie Dormer; Jonah Keri. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC

Late Late Show Cedric the Entertainer; Billie Piper. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Last Call Jared Harris; the Growlers perform; Andrew Schultz. (N) 1:37 a.m. KNBC