Tuesday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Kitchen Boss: “Cake Boss” star Buddy Valero spins off a new cooking series (5:30 p.m. TLC).

Pioneers of Television: The new episode “Westerns” reviews the quintessentially American genre that dominated the medium for many years (8 p.m. KOCE).

Hellcats: Alice’s (Heather Hemmens) father (Mario Van Peebles) unexpectedly arrives to watch her at sectionals in this new episode (9 p.m. KTLA).

The Fashion Show: Individual designers go head to head in the season finale (10 p.m. Bravo).

SPECIALS

State of the Union: Broadcast and cable news channels offer live coverage as President Obama delivers the annual address to Congress and the nation (6 p.m.).

MOVIES

Mean Girls 2: A clique of girls makes life difficult for a new student in the made-for-TV 2011 sequel (9 p.m. ABC Family).

SPORTS

College basketball: Florida plays Georgia (4 p.m. ESPN), Kansas meets Colorado (5 p.m. KDOC), and Purdue plays Ohio State (6 p.m. ESPN).

Tennis: Australian Open, Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals (4 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. ESPN2).

Hockey: The Ducks visit the Blue Jackets (4 p.m. FSN).

Pro basketball: The Clippers visit the Mavericks (5:30 p.m. FS Prime) and the Lakers host the Jazz (7:30 p.m. FSN).