Television
'Panama Canal'
PBS' "American Experience" series takes a look at the history of the waterway that opened on Aug. 15, 1914, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Director Stephen Ives mixes archive footage and photographs, interviews with canal workers and firsthand accounts of life in the Canal Zone. 9 p.m. Monday on KCTS(seattletimes.com/tvlistings).
Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff
Also on Monday
"House," 8 a.m. (Fox): a military trainee and his drill sergeant exhibit the same peculiar symptoms; an indecent photo of Chase is posted online; House helps prepare Rachel for enrollment at a prestigious preschool.
"Chuck," 8 p.m. (NBC): Chuck worries about Sarah when she tries to help Mary Bartowski (Linda Hamilton) take down Volkoff (Timothy Dalton); Awesome and Ellie struggle to choose a baby name.
"Gossip Girl," 9 p.m. (CW): one of Bart Bass' former associates (Michael Boatman) and his daughter, Raina (Tika Sumpter), return to Manhattan; Chuck and Serena unite against Lily; Nate worries his father isn't taking his parole seriously.
"Cake Boss: Next great Baker" 9 p.m. (TLC): Buddy crowns a winner of $50,000 and the title the Next great Baker.
"Being Human," 9 p.m. (Syfy): Josh and Aiden learn more about Sally's death; a hungry Rebecca ambushes Josh.
"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (2007), 10 p.m. (Sundance): Events spiral out of control when a man ropes his brother into a scheme to rob their parents' jewelry store.
