Best TV, streaming picks for the week ahead

DON’T MISS: “The Weight of Gold” — If not for the pandemic, many of us would be in front of our TVs this week and riveted to the 2020 Summer Olympics in in Tokyo. This compelling documentary, narrated by legendary swimmer Michael Phelps, explores the mental health challenges many world-class athletes confront in their quest for Olympic glory. “A good 80%, maybe more, go through some kind of post-Olympic depression,” Phelps says in the film. He, along with fellow American standouts sShaun White, Lolo Jones,

Gracie Gold, Bode Miller, Sasha Cohen and others, share struggles. (9 p.m. Wednesday, HBO).

Other bets

SUNDAY: “Helter Skelter: An American Myth” is touted as the “most comprehensive telling of the Charles Manson family ever put on screen.” It’s a six-part documentary series that examines why, after 50 years, Manson’s ragtag group of hippies and their two-night murder spree still fascinates us. (10 p.m., Epix).

MONDAY: On the new series “Into the Unknown,” survivalist Cliff Simon explores paranormal mysteries in some of the world’s most extreme environments. First stop: the Louisiana bayou, where legend has it a werewolf-like creature called Rougarou lurks. (11 p.m., Travel Channel).

WEDNESDAY: Season 1 of “Ultimate Tag” has, at times, resembled a human demolition derby. Tonight, the competition comes to an end as the “taggers” chase down the last contestants seeking to take home cash prizes. (9 p.m., Fox).