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Programming notes

*** Tuesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Much more on the NBC/Esquire survey with Obama 2012 campaign pollster Joel Benenson, Romney 2012 campaign pollster Robert Blizzard, and Esquire's Richard Dorment… Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) on the shutdown situation and life in the small center of Congress… Plus Patchwork Nation's Dante Chinni, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, and Politico's Ben Smith join the Gaggle.

*** Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on whether a debt ceiling deal can be reached before Thursday’s deadline... MSNBC “Hardball” Host Chris Matthews will discuss broken Washington and his new book, “Tip and the Gipper”.   MSNBC “Daily Rundown” Host Chuck Todd and Esquire Senior Editor Richard Dorment will break down the new NBC News/Esquire Survey on the American middle class... And Vets.org Founder Jon Soltz looks at why some organizers of veterans marches in Washington, DC are upset with Senator Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin.

*** Tuesday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include Buzzfeed’s John Stanton, The Atlantic’s James Bennet, Politico’s Glenn Thrush, and activist Bill Ayers.

*** Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Dr. Gregory Poland of the Mayo Clinic, and NBC's Ann Curry and Ali Arouzi from the Iran talks in Geneva.

*** Tuesday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Col. Jack Jacobs and Tom Tarantino, Sen. Bob Casey and Sirius XM’s Michael Smerconish.