MasterChef (8pm, Fox) - Our NC guy Darryl Pierce is out, unfortunately, but the show still has plenty of drama. Tonight, the 14 remaining contestants have to cook for personnel at California's Camp Pendleton.

America's Got Talent (9pm, NBC) - Four wildcard acts and performances from singer LeeAnn Rimes and illusionist Criss Angel.

Fabulous Beekman Boys (9pm, Planet Green) - The first season has ended but here's a chance to see the premiere episode if you missed it. This turned out to be one of our favorite shows this summer. A second episode at 9:30.

Hot in Cleveland (10pm, TV Land) - In the first season finale, threats of tornados cause the ladies to seek shelter in Elka's (Betty White) secret room in the cellar, but they're nearly blown away by what they find. Meanwhile, Victoria (Wendie Malick) prepares to head back to Los Angeles in hopes of finally winning a Daytime Emmy. Susan Lucci guest stars.

Psych (10pm, USA) - Shawn and Gus work with retired police officers to find out who murdered a police chief.

Surviving the Cut (10pm, Discovery) - A documentary series examining the conditions facing candidates for elite military academies. In the series opener, US Army Ranger candidates take grueling 20-hour missions in combat simulations.

Hell's Kitchen (8pm, Fox) - In the season finale, the two finalists get help in the kitchen preparing their final dinner service, and then Chef Ramsay chooses a winner.

Pretty Little Liars (8pm, ABC Family) - The girls go on an upscale camping trip for a classmate's birthday party, and a text suggests that "A" may be there as well.

HawthoRNe (9pm, TNT) - Marc Anthony (left) stars as a dectective who helps Christina (Jada Pinkett Smith) locate Isabel, who goes on the lam after kidnapping her son from foster care. Sara Gilbert also guest stars.

Flipping Out (9pm, Bravo) - The fourth season opens tonight with Ryan gone (yay!) and a dog peeing on Jeff's assistant's head (yay! yay!). Here's more on my favorite reality show.

America's Got Talent (9pm, NBC) - Twelve acts from YouTube perform in Hollywood.

MasterChef (9pm, Fox) - Half of the 30 contestants are eliminated tonight in challenges that test basic kitchen techniques like cutting onions and cooking eggs. Remember, we're rooting for NC native Darryl Pierce.

Hair Battle Spectacular (10pm, Oxygen) - It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Think "Cupcake Wars" (9pm, Food) but with hair. Read more.

Shaq Vs. (9pm, ABC) - Shaquille O'Neal's series in which he challenges the most accomplished athletes in various sports to battle him -- in their sport -- returns tonight, and the action is here in North Carolina. Shaq challenges NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a head-to-head race in Concord, NC. Shaq also goes to Washington D.C. to try to out-spell this year's National Spelling Bee champion.

MasterChef (9pm, Fox) - The chef tryouts continue for the new reality competition show with a grand prize of $250,000 and a published cookbook. Tonight look for NC's own Darryl Pierce, who makes an impression on chef Gordon Ramsay because he's pretty handy in the kitchen despite being born with just three fingers on each hand.

White Collar (9pm, USA) - Mozzie puts himself in a vulnerable situation tonight when he asks Peter and Neal for help finding someone important to him who may have been kidnapped.

The Rachel Zoe Project (10pm, Bravo) - The new season begins in the aftermath of Taylor's firing (thank God) and Brad and Rodger scrambling to prepare for a big shoot with Demi Moore.

One Big Happy Family (10pm, TLC) - Tameka considers a career change and enrolls in truck driving school. And after the family visits a friend who just had a baby, Tameka and Norris have a talk with the kids about the birds and the bees.

This is the unabridged version of a story that ran today in our print edition.

Darryl Pierce doesn't want to be famous for his hands. He wants to be famous for what his hands can do, and that is make delicious food.

But the North Carolina native knew when he applied to be a contestant on the new Fox reality competition series "MasterChef," airing Tuesday nights at 9pm, that his hands would be the center of attention.

At least in the beginning.

Pierce was born with a rare genetic birth defect called ectrodactyly, which means he only has three fingers on each hand.  "I was hoping that the producers wouldn't make a big deal about my fingers," Pierce said in an interview last week. "Not because I'm uncomfortable or shy about it at all, but because I felt like it would take away from what I felt my biggest asset to the show was: my amazing food."

Today we profiled North Carolina native Darryl Pierce, who is a contestant this season on the new Fox show "MasterChef." If you haven't done so already, take a look at the profile because we think he's a pretty remarkable guy and he should be an interesting addition to "MasterChef's" contestant pool.

Here's a bit more from our interview with Pierce. Find out which roommate he got stuck with during taping and what he really thinks of celebrity judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot Bowles, and Joe Bastianich.