Best bets
• “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” is an Oscar-nominated documentary short that chronicles how some Japanese citizens drew the courage to revive and rebuild from cherry-blossom season, shortly after the largest earthquake in their country’s history. 11 p.m. Monday, HBO.
• If you thought they only told fortunes, then you don’t know “American Gypsies.” This new reality series introduces us to a prominent Romani — or Gypsy — family in Manhattan as they try to adapt to American ways while still clinging to their heritage. 7 p.m. Tuesday, National Geographic.
• “Around the World in 80 Plates” crowns its Season 1 winnert. But not before the three finalists face their toughest critics yet: members of Los Angeles’ culinary elite. Wolfgang Puck appears. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bravo.
• Oh, this should be fun: Denise Richards joins ex-husband Charlie Sheen for an episode of his “Anger Management” sitcom. Now play nice, you two. 10:30 p.m. Thursday, FX.
• Stand-up comedian Steve Byrne stars in the new sitcom “Sullivan & Son.” He plays a corporate attorney who ditches life in New York to run his parents’ popular bar in Pittsburgh. 10 p.m. Thursday, TBS.
• The kooky Brit is back for Season 3 of “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.” It has Oliver introducing America to more of his favorite comedians and delivering some laughs of his own. 11 p.m. Friday, Comedy Central.
• “An Officer and a Murderer” sounds like a creepy night of TV. It stars Gary Cole as a Canadian Air Force colonel leading a secret double life as a Peeping Tom. Even creepier: It’s based on a true story. 8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime.
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