Tuesday’s TV Highlights: ‘The Expanse’ on Syfy

SERIES

Manhattan The second season of the historically based series ends with the first test of an atomic weapon. 6, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. WGN America

NCIS Ducky (David McCallum) is attacked by a man who claims to have information about his half brother, who died decades earlier. Adam Campbell reprises his role as a young Ducky. 8 p.m. CBS

Nick News With Linda Ellerbee Anchor Linda Ellerbee offers a retrospective of the current events for kids series, including highlights some of the most poignant episodes and discussions in the series finale. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon

NCIS: New Orleans Wade (CCH Pounder) is learns several holiday-season robberies apparently are connected to her adopted son (Christopher Meyer). Scott Bakula also stars. 9 p.m. CBS

The Voice The singing competition ends its season. Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Missy Elliott, Sam Hunt and The Weeknd perform. 9 p.m. NBC

Finding Carter Following a death, Carter and Max (Kathryn Prescott, Alex Saxon) try to uncover the truth about the people closest to them in the season finale. 10 p.m. MTV

The Expanse Holden (Steven Strait) and his crew are forced to fight for their survival after becoming trapped on a damaged shuttle in this new episode of the science fiction series. 10 p.m. Syfy

SPECIALS

CNN Republican Debate CNN hosts the final meeting of presidential hopefuls in 2015, from Las Vegas. First debate, 3 p.m.; Final debate 5:30 and 10 p.m.

Debate Coverage Anderson Cooper hosts coverage of each debate at 5 and 8:15 p.m. CNN

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning George Lucas. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Sam Kass; Cam performs; Tina Fey. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

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

Good Morning America Jennifer Lawrence; Will Smith. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

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

Live With Kelly and Michael Jennifer Lawrence (“Joy”); Raymond Crowe performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”). (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Meredith Vieira Show Maura Tierney (“The Affair”). (N) 11 a.m. KNBC

The Doctors A man has mysterious lumps; Suzanne Somers; turning fast food into a healthier meal. (N) 11 a.m. KCAL

The Wendy Williams Show The cast of “Elf: the Musical” performs. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Talk Debbie Allen. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

Rachael Ray Ginger Zee and Ben Aaron; David Venable; Krysten Ritter. (N) 1 p.m. KABC

The Dr. Oz Show Fibromyalgia; back, neck and hand pain; cooking for a crowd: Lisa Oz. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil A woman says her husband has been fighting debilitating symptoms of PTSD; her mother calls him lazy. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

Steve Harvey Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne (“DC Cupcakes”). (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

The Real Lori Loughlin (“When Calls the Heart”). (N) 3 p.m. KTTV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Lupita Nyong’o (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”). (N) 4 p.m. KNBC

SoCal Connected 9:30 p.m. KCET

Tavis Smiley Composer John Williams. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE

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

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Pusha T. (N) 11 p.m. Comedy Central

Conan Sharon Stone; Beach House performs. (N) 11 p.m. TBS

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore Taye Diggs. (N) 11:30 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Mark Wahlberg; Bill Burr; Sheryl Crow performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Quentin Tarantino; Jonathan Groff; Squeeze performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live John Krasinski; Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Domhnall Gleeson; Mike Epps; Chvrches performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Jennifer Lawrence; Kurt Russell; distiller Fred Noe; Ilan Rubin performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

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

Last Call With Carson Daly Saffron Burrows; Swingin’ Utters performs; Brian Posehn. (N) 1:38 a.m. KNBC

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