TV top picks

7 p.m. on PBS My Mother and Other Strangers on Masterpiece The mayhem, emotional and otherwise, that a family gets into in World War II-era Northern Ireland fuels this new drama. “Episode 1” sees the married Rose Coyne (played by Hattie Morahan, of Disney’s Beauty and the

Beast) newly attracted to an American military man (Aaron Staton, Mad Men), which doesn’t make her husband’s (Owen McDonnell, all pictured) efforts to meet her expectations any easier. 7 p.m. on FOOD Food Network Star In a new episode called “All-Terrain Eats,” the 10 remaining finalists split into two teams, each of which is tasked with creating a five-course menu for an experiential restaurant. Diners will experience a different environment for each course, with, for example, appetizers served in a “jungle,” followed later by the main course in a desert-like setting. Each finalist also must make a video menu describing their dish to diners. 7 p.m. on HALL Good Witch Cassie (Catherine Bell) wants to do something special to mark the first anniversary of Sam’s (James Denton) arrival in Middleton, so at Martha’s (Catherine Disher) urging, she starts planning a surprise party. Alas, the gathering soon escalates into the kind of bash she knows Sam would hate in the new episode “Somewhat Surprising.” 7 p.m. on HISTORY America’s War on Drugs This four-part documentary, which examines a controversial and possibly unwinnable “war” that has cost the U.S. $1 trillion over five decades, opens with “Acid, Spies and Secret Experiments,” a two-hour exploration of the roots of the anti-drug crusade. Secret assassination attempts, covert support of heroin traffickers and CIA dabbling in LSD all figure in the runup to President Nixon’s declaration of war on illicit drugs. Episodes air nightly through Wednesday. 7 p.m. on STARZ American Gods Season 2 already has been greenlit, but for now, the blockbuster Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s epic fantasy ends its freshman session with “Come to Jesus,” the season finale. War between the Old Gods and the newer deities looms, but Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) needs to recruit one more senior divinity: Ostara (Kristin Chenoweth), better known as Easter, goddess of the dawn. It may take Mr. Nancy (Orlando Jones), the trickster god, to sell her on the idea, though.