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Last update: September 25, 2009 - 4:34 PM

Family time

TV Land spends most of the day with the family, two families actually. Marathon showings of "The Brady Bunch," above, a sitcom about a functional family, begin at 9 a.m., and of "Married ... With Children," left, a sitcom about a very dysfunctional family, at 5 p.m.

Rune stone

As the story goes, a western Minnesota farmer unearthed a large stone covered with runes. "The Holy Grail in America" (7 p.m., History) explores the mysteries surrounding the runes and the possible trail back to the Knights Templar.

Selling religion

Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones received Oscars for their performances in the 1960 movie "Elmer Gantry" (8 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2), about an evangelist who takes up with a salesman in a scheme to sell religion in the 1920s.

Seeking revenge

The 1959 movie epic "Ben Hur" (7 p.m., TCM) is the story of a Jewish prince who is betrayed by a friend, the commanding officer of the Roman legions in Jerusalem, and the struggle to regain his freedom from slavery. Charlton Heston received an Oscar for his acting in the title role.

ANN M. WILHELMY

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