Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The debate is keeping things relatively calm after 8 PM, so if you’ve been looking for a night to catch up on your overbooked DVR, this might be it.

Or, if you’d prefer to stick with all new shows, take a look at all of your options!

The Voice | 8pm on NBC
“The Battles Continue”
The “battle rounds” continue and the coaches enlist the help of the music industry’s top recording artists to offer their knowledge and skill as advisers. Christina Aguilera teams up with Billie Joe Armstrong, Adam Levine with Mary J. Blige, CeeLo Green with Rob Thomas, and Blake Shelton with Michael Buble. In this phase the coaches pit two of their own team members against each other in a dueling duet. After the vocal face-off, each coach must choose which artist from their team is the strongest and in a new twist, also has the option of stealing losing artists from an opposing coach. Each coach has two steals during the battle rounds where their artists will proceed to the new knockout rounds.

Dancing with the Stars | 8pm on ABC
“Episode 1504A”
Season 9 champion Donny Osmond returns to the ballroom performing a duet with international recording star Susan Boyle. Their breathtaking duet, “This Is the Moment,” will be accompanied by dancers Kym Johnson, Tristan McManus, Anna Trebunskya and Henry Byalikov. Professional dancer Cheryl Burke, along with four outside dancers, will dance to a live performance from Tito Puente Jr., who will showcase a medley of his classics. Before the night’s end, one more couple will be eliminated from the competition.

Hart of Dixie | 8pm on The CW
“If It Makes You Happy”
When Zoe (Rachel Bilson) reads about her fellow classmates’ accomplishments in her Alumni magazine, she is upset that they list her as “retired” and invites the reporter to BlueBell for an interview. However, Zoe has a hard time convincing the reporter that she actually has a thriving medical practice in BlueBell – that is, until she comes across a rare and potentially serious disease. Trying to be considerate of Lemon’s (Jaime King) feelings, George (Scott Porter) informs her that he is going out on a date, making her feel that she too needs to find a date. Meanwhile, Lemon and Lavon (Cress Williams) both find themselves in competition with their nemesis Ruby (guest star Golden Brooks).

Raising Hope | 8pm on Fox
“Throw Maw Maw from the House – Part Two”
In the conclusion of a special two-part episode, the Chance family devises a ridiculously intricate plan to break Maw Maw out of a state-run nursing facility. The plan backfires when Virginia notices how gentle the staff is with Maw Maw, and begins to think that she might be better off in her new home. Meanwhile, Jimmy fears that he’s destined to go crazy in his old age, and interrogates the other elderly patients for tips on staying sane.

Ben and Kate | 8:30pm on Fox
“21st Birthday”
When Ben decides to throw a birthday party for Kate against her wishes, her frustration soon turns into excitement when she realizes that Ben invited Molly (guest star Rosa Salazar), Kate’s wild friend from high school, to her party. Meanwhile, Ben finds out that Darcy, the only woman he truly cared for, is moving into what used to be his and Darcy’s dream home with her new husband, and Tommy comes clean to Kate about why he hates Molly.

So much more. Keep reading…

Emily Owens, MD | 9pm on The CW | Series Premiere
“Pilot”
Recent medical school graduate Emily Owens (Mamie Gummer) is now a first-year surgical intern at Denver Memorial Hospital and she is ready to leave high school persona of geeky-girl-with-flop-sweats behind her. But Emily quickly realizes that a hospital is a lot like high school — cliques and all — when she is faced with her medical school crush Will Collins (Justin Hartley) and high school nemesis Cassandra Kopelson (Aja Naomi King). On top of that, Emily manages to get herself in some hot water with her attending Dr. Gina Bandari (Necar Zadegan), as well as the nurses, on her first day. Another fellow intern, Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary) latches onto Emily as a new friend, and immediately begins confiding all her personal information, including the fact that Tyra is a lesbian, and that she hasn’t come out to her father, who happens to be the Chief of Surgery, Dr. Dupre (guest star Harry Lennix). Emily is also getting to know the slightly nerdy, but smart and handsome resident Dr. Micah Barnes (Michael Rady), who is facing some serious medical issues within his own family.

Covert Affairs | 10pm on USA Network
“Rock N’ Roll Suicide”
Auggie, Joan and Arthur call on an old friend to help free Annie from prison in Russia.

Also playing…

• Face Off | “Who’s the New Who” | 9pm on Syfy
• Sons of Anarchy | “”Small World” | 10pm on FX

What will you be tuning in to?