Boardwalk Empire 9 p.m., HBO

As if this HBO series didn’t have enough acting firepower, they went and added Bobby Cannavale to the operatic tale of Prohibition-era power grabs, murders, misdeeds, and misfits. The Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated Cannavale has excelled on every platform from TV (“Third Watch,” “100 Centre St.,” “Will & Grace”) to the big screen (“The Station Agent”) to the Broadway stage (“Mauritius” and the upcoming “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival). He joins “Boardwalk Empire” as Gyp Rosetti, a New York bootlegger with a very short fuse who will likely be making trouble. This may not be so lucky for Nucky but it should be good for viewers.

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Food, Faith, and Culture 8 p.m., Channel 4

Food plays a huge role in defining our cultural, and sometimes religious, traditions. This special spotlights those traditions in Judaism (with a visit to a kosher restaurant in New York), Islam (in a chat with a halal-focused food writer), and Sikhism (with a look inside a langar). Hungry yet?

Oprah’s Next Chapter 9 p.m., OWN

Usher shows us to a seat in his home in Atlanta.

Weeds 10 p.m., Showtime

The series goes up in smoke.

Leverage 10 p.m., TNT

Colonel Casey, er, Vance pays a visit.