DVDs of television series available this week include:

DVDs of television series available this week include:

v “The Following”: Before Kevin Bacon’s spring thriller resumes on Fox Jan. 19, this first- season set dives deep into its graphic saga of an escaped serial killer (James Purefoy) with a lethal fan base and epic aims. Extras: Creation featurette, pilot/finale commentary, lots more. List price: $40 DVD/$50 Blu-ray+DVD+digital, from Warner.

v “Archer” (season 4): Back this week on FX, the adult spy satire delivers not only animated episodes here, but cast’s live-audience script read, too; $30 DVD/$40 Blu, Fox.

v “Top of the Lake”: Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) stars in Sundance’s acclaimed suspenser revolving around a missing pregnant 12-year-old, directed by Jane Campion, also featuring Holly Hunter (of Campion’s “The Piano”), but adding no DVD extras; $35, BBC.

v“Family Tree”: Christopher Guest is behind HBO’s comedy series with Chris O’Dowd discovering fun/funky relatives across the U.S. and UK; $30, HBO.

v“Perry Mason Movie Collection: Vol. 1:” Six 1980s Raymond Burr cases on three discs cased separately within cardboard sleeve, for large set at large price; $59, CBS.

“The 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards” (9 p.m., CBS): The fans have spoken, and it’s time to hand out some glittery hardware at “The 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards.” Those “2 Broke Girls,” Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, serve as co-hosts.

“Chicago PD” (10 p.m., NBC): Someone obviously loves the Windy City. From the producers of “Chicago Fire” comes “Chicago PD,” and you guessed it: The new show focuses on cops.

New episodes: “The Middle,” 8 p.m., ABC; “Revolution,” 8 p.m., NBC; “Super Fun Night,” 8:30 p.m., ABC; “Modern Family,” 9 p.m., ABC; “Law & Order: SVU,” 9 p.m., NBC; “American Horror Story: Coven,” 10 p.m., FX.

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New Castle lawyer on crime drama

New Castle attorney and Vindicator contributing columnist Matthew T. Mangino will be featured on tonight’s episode of the television crime series “My Dirty Little Secrets.” The show airs at 9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery.

The hourlong episode, titled “The Stripper’s Secret,” tells the story of Ben Novak, whose bound and brutally beaten body was found in a New York hotel room. Novak was heir to the Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hotel fortune and his 2009 slaying made national headlines.

Mangino was interviewed along with investigators, friends and acquaintances of the victim. Although he was not directly involved in the case, Mangino was sought out by the show’s producer to provide expert commentary on its investigation and prosecution.

Each episode of the series looks at a different case, and Mangino also will appear on two other episodes this season: Jan. 22 and Feb. 12. He is taping a fourth episode later this month.

Mangino is an attorney with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly and George, P.C. He is the former district attorney of Lawrence County and a former member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.