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This week’s TV Movies

SERIES

Whitney: Whitney’s (Whitney Cummings) father gives her a gift of $5,000 in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC).

Arrow: Oliver (Stephen Amell) asks Detective McKenna (Janina Gavankar) out, in this new episode (8 p.m. KTLA).

American Idol: The first 10 female singers perform in this new episode (8 p.m. Fox).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Lindsay Pulsipher guest stars in this new episode as Rollins’ (Kelli Giddish) sister, who turns up at her apartment, pregnant and battered by her abusive boyfriend (9 p.m. NBC).

20/20: The new episode “Mad About Oscar With Katie Couric” offers footage of memorable acceptance speeches, hilarious monologues and unscripted moments from the Oscar archives (10 p.m. ABC).

Top Chef: Seattle: The final three contestants are given free rein in Tom’s restaurant (10 p.m. Bravo).

Weed Country: The beginning of the marijuana growing season means that the authorities are on high alert in the premiere of this new series (10 p.m. Discovery).

The Americans: The attempted assassination of President Reagan is seen from the perspective of Soviet spies in this new episode (10 p.m. FX).

Necessary Roughness: A secret may unleash a scandal that could destroy the Hawks’ in the season finale (10 p.m. USA).

SPECIALS

Gun Violence: This week’s run of programs devoted to understanding shootings continues with the new “NOVA” episode “Mind of a Rampage Killer” (9 p.m. KOCE). The new special “The Path to Violence” a look at the Safe School Initiative follows at 10.

SPORTS

Hockey: The Kings visit the Calgary Flames (7 p.m. FSN).

Pro basketball: The Boston Celtics visit the Lakers (7:30 p.m. ESPN and TWSN).