Tuesday's TV highlights

AMERICAN IDOL OK, America, now it's your turn. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson have narrowed the field of Idol wannabes down to 24, who perform this week in a pair of two-hour episodes. Tonight it's the men, including Jason Castro of Rockwall and Jason Yeager of Grand Prairie; Wednesday it's the women. (N/CC/HDTV/ TVPG) (2 hrs.) (7 p.m. Ch. 4)

NCIS Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is confronted with some bittersweet memories when his late daughter's childhood friend (Cameron Goodman) asks him to help her foil a stalker (Nick Spano). While investigating the man, Gibbs gets a call from the young woman and arrives in time to see her being abducted – but it's not what it looks like. (CC/HDTV/TV14) (1 hr.)

(7 p.m. Ch. 11)

REAPER Sam (Bret Harrison) is interested in a girl named Taylor (Pascale Hutton), and the devil (Ray Wise) offers to help, giving him some inside information about her. (CC/HDTV/TV14) (1 hr.)

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