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What to Watch on Tuesday: A race to remember on 'The Mindy Project'

NCIS (8pm, CBS) - In retaliation for the murders of Eli David and Jackie Vance, the NCIS team hunts for Bodnar despite orders from Homeland Security to withdraw from the case.

New Girl (9pm, Fox) - The gang share stories about how they each lost their virginity in a series of flashbacks.

The Mindy Project (9:30pm, Fox) - Danny's ex-wife (Chloe Sevigny) returns to New York to discuss a heartfelt letter she received from him, though it was actually written by Morgan -- which an irate Danny (Chris Messina) considers a fireable offense. Meanwhile, the staff compete in a triathlon with the midwives, who hire Morgan (Ike Barinholtz, at left carrying Messina) on the rebound from his dismissal.

20/20: Murder. Mystery. Amanda Knox Speaks (10pm, ABC) - In a special edition of "20/20," an interview with the American exchange student convicted for the 2007 murder of her roommate in Italy. The conviction was overturned in 2011.

Grimm (10pm, NBC) - "Grimm" returns in a new timeslot with Nick beginning to suspect the existence of Wesen aliens after investigating mysterious cow mutations and reports of glowing creatures.

Frontline: Never Forget to Lie (10pm, UNC-TV) - Filmmaker Marian Marzynski attends a Warsaw meeting of fellow Holocaust survivors, where he and others recall the horrors they endure as children. Writer Lilian Boraks-Nemetz recalls how she and her mother were saved by her father, who pushed them behind a gate while they were being marched to the transit center that would have routed them to a death camp. Like Marzynski, Halina Kramarz was taken in by Christians, and like Marzynski, she had difficulties re-embracing her faith after the war.

Inside Amy Schumer (10:30pm, Comedy Central) - Comedian Amy Schumer hosts a new comedy show featuring a mix of sketches, stand-up and man-on-the-street interviews. Writers for the show include Tig Notaro and Kyle Dunnigan.

Lifetime airs Amanda Knox movie tonight

What a stroke of luck: Lifetime just happens to have a repeat of their original movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" on tonight's schedule. They were rushing yesterday to do a few updates to the film, which stars Hayden Panettiere as the American accused of murdering her roommate. The real Amanda Knox was acquitted in Italy yesterday and released from prison.

The movie airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Lifetime.

Thoughtful "Amanda Knox" movie seems fair-minded

I guess I can understand why those representing Amanda Knox were trying to stop Lifetime from airing "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy' (9 tonight). After watching the movie, I can't decide if Knox is guilty or crazy or both. I sure don't see her as innocent.

Of course, it's a movie and we've watched enough of them to know filmmakers always take liberties. In fact, in a CYA move, Lifetime is airing an hour-long documentary "Beyond the Headlines: Amanda Knox" at 11, right after the movie, that includes Amanda's mother, father, friends, investigators and legal types discussing the case. (And, apparently, a murder scene has been cut to appease the families.)

So, we should just think about it as a piece of entertainment, and as far as that goes "Amanda Knox" is pretty good. It's pretty fair too. Although it leaves one with a sense that there was enough reasonable doubt to avoid conviction, it doesn't let Knox or the others convicted off the hook. This is a complicated case with a lot of unanswered questions, yet you're left with a sense that you've been shown all that's known and left to make up your own mind.

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