VINYL

HBO, Sundays at 9 p.m.

I was definitely not a fan of “Everybody Loves Raymond.’’ The blueprint for too many episodes: He wants sex and golf, she denies it to punish him for an insensitivity, they make up, kinda. After “Raymond,’’ I never thought that I would take Ray Romano seriously as an actor. I was wrong. Now a supporting cast member on HBO’s “Vinyl,’’ Romano is a very good dramatic actor. I first came around on him on TNT’s excellent but short-lived “Men of a Certain Age.’’ Now, after some good work on “Parenthood,’’ he is a really welcome addition to “Vinyl.’’ He plays Zak, the head of promotions at the record company founded by Bobby Cannavale’s Richie. He’s in serious financial straits, he’s got a pressure-filled marriage, and he’s frustrated with Richie’s decisions about the company — a frustration that led to a broken nose courtesy of the boss at one point. Zak may be too nice, too soft, too sensible for the music business. He’s one of the show’s many yins to Richie’s yang.

Angie Tribeca

TBS, Mondays at 9 p.m.

In order to like this Rashida Jones series, you have an abiding respect for really good bad puns. It’s a spoof of “Law & Order’’-like crime procedurals, and it has the flip tone of movies like “Naked Gun’’ and “Hot Shots!’’ The character names include Lieutenant Chet Atkins, Jean Naté, Fisher Price, John and Jane Dough, Sergeant Pepper, and my favorite, Monica Scholls, who is, of course, a doctor. And there is a long list of guest stars, including James Franco, Bill Murray, and Lisa Kudrow. If you’re able to turn off your brain, “Angie Tribeca’’ can provide a lot of silly fun.

FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE

TBS, Mondays at 10:30 p.m.

I’m really loving this new-ish series. If you’re missing Jon Stewart, you really ought to give it a try. The only bad thing about “Full Frontal’’ for people who like smart mockery of politics and the media, is the fact that it airs only once a week. TBS, get it together. Interestingly, the fact that Bee doesn’t sit at a desk really gives the show a nice energy. She stands, and she uses her entire body to express herself as she introduces news clips – ironic head tilts, faux-plaintive hand gestures, angry finger-pointing. It’s a fun performance.

HAP AND LEONARD

Sundance, Wednesdays at 10 p.m.

Welcome back, Michael Kenneth Williams, now starring in this off-kilter, interesting series from the channel that also brings us the off-kilter, interesting “Rectify.’’ Set in the late 1980s, in the swamplands of East Texas, “Hap and Leonard’’ is based on a series of novels by Joe R. Lansdale about a pair of unlikely best buddies. James Purefoy is Hap, a white, straight guy who spent time in jail for dodging the draft in the 1960s. Williams is Leonard, a black, gay guy who served in Vietnam. Like most people who watched “The Wire,’’ I have a special place in my heart for Williams, who played Omar Little, the smart, much-feared guy who robbed drug dealers and lived by his own moral code. On “Hap and Leonard,’’ he’s a central character and he’s so entertaining. Some have likened Leonard to Omar, particularly since both are gay. But Leonard is more fun. Williams expertly spits out sharp sarcastic lines, stealing scenes with a slight smirk on his frowny face.

MATTHEW GILBERT

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