'Happy Endings'

Those fast-talking (and very funny) 30-something Chicago friends are back for a third season. Tonight's premiere features Penny (Casey Wilson) in a body cast, Dave and Alex (Zachary Knighton and Elisha Cuthbert) getting back together and a ventriloquist dummy named Sin-Brad. It's simply a-mah-zing. Season premiere, 9 p.m. Tuesday on ABC (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

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Also on Tuesday

"NCIS," 8 p.m. (CBS): When a helicopter crew's training mission ends in a disastrous crash, the NCIS team must figure out what happened and find the missing pilot; Ziva challenges McGee and Tony to a dare.

"Secrets of the Dead," 9 p.m. (KCTS): An officer aboard a Soviet submarine refuses to fire a nuclear torpedo during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

"New Girl," 9 p.m. (Fox): After a wild night out with Cece and her friends, Jess must fill in for Cece at a car show; Schmidt buys Nick a cookie, leading the guys to question what defines male friendship.

"Of Mice and Men" (1939), 9 p.m. (TCM): Based on John Steinbeck's novel about the relationship between a migrant worker and his slow-witted friend.

"Sons of Anarchy," 10 p.m. (FX): Things go sideways as Jax takes matters into his own hands.

"Parenthood," 10:01 p.m. (NBC): Kristina is dismayed when she learns that Max is giving a speech on the same day as her surgery; Drew disagrees with Sarah's decision to move in with Mark; Ryan asks Amber out.

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