“For Neda” (8 p.m., HBO) recalls the turmoil in Iran’s streets that followed the overtly rigged re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Captured by cell phone cameras and broadcast around the world, the murder of the young and beautiful Neda Agha-Soltan became a symbol of Iran’s war on its own people, particularly the young.

Narrated by Shohreh Aghdashloo (“House of Sand and Fog,” “24”), “Neda” follows a young journalist who interviews Neda’s family, who share images and memories of a young girl who was a rebel from early childhood. It also features interviews with Iranian exiles who describe a fundamentalist regime organized around the oppression of women.

“Neda” provides a riveting recap of startling and unexpected events and a reminder that her bloody execution only came to public knowledge through a revolution in technology and popular journalism.

• Armed with an appetite that might give Homer Simpson pause, Chef Rodelio Aglibot is the “Food Buddha” (9 p.m., TLC), star of a two-part special. When he’s not on reality television bragging about being a famous Chicago chef, he’s in Chicago running his restaurant. “Buddha” allows him to travel around the country, sampling the cuisine of other cities in search of inspirations to bring home to his customers.

Only “sampling” is not exactly the right word. On each show, Aglibot goes to three different eateries and proceeds to order, and devour, everything on the menu. First up, the “Buddha” visits New Orleans and then (9:30 p.m.) San Francisco.

Obviously enthusiastic, Aglibot lacks Andrew Zimmern’s (“Bizarre Foods”) ability to describe the sensation of eating and detecting the subtle influences and complicated layers of flavor. And he doesn’t bring Anthony Bourdain’s (“No Reservations”) swagger or curiosity for culture.

• Mike recalls what he’s learned from 250 episodes of “Dirty Jobs” (8 p.m., Discovery), part of the network’s retrospective of its first 25 years.

Tonight’s other highlights

• Craig Robinson hosts two hours of “Last Comic Standing” (7 p.m., NBC).

• The death of a former colleague inspires reflection on “Lie to Me” (7 p.m., Fox).

• Devout Christians come to terms with gay siblings in the 2007 documentary “For the Bible Tells Me So” (7 p.m., Sundance).

• A defective vending machine offers clues to more organized crime on “Good Guys” (8 p.m., Fox).

• The only thing more gruesome than a murder victim is half a murder victim on “CSI: Miami” (9 p.m., CBS).

• Moira removes a tracking device on “Persons Unknown” (9 p.m., NBC).

• A potty-mouthed puppet gets his own show on “Warren the Ape” (9:30 p.m., MTV).