Monday

Stealing Lincoln's Body

* 7 p.m., History channel

The show: The offenses against the body of Abraham Lincoln only started with his assassination in April 1865. For the next 36 years, the slain president's body was repeatedly exhumed and moved, with his coffin frequently opened. Lincoln's body wasn't given final rest until 1901.

The gripping, often-macabre postscript to the president's life is told in this documentary, supplemented with digitally restored photographs and "virtual cinematography."

Tuesday

Inside the Meltdown

* 9 p.m., KRMA-Channel 6

The show: PBS' indispensable Frontline takes a look at the economic crisis and how the government responded. The corporate names are familiar - Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, AIG - and this film serves as a refresher on their respective contributions to the crash. It revisits the escalating crisis as confronted by Treasury Secretary Henry PaulsonUP and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Thursday

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

* 8 p.m., CBS4

The show: Langston (Laurence Fishburne, right, with Robert David Hall) testifies at a respected congressman's trial, but new evidence puts the case in jeopardy and forces the CSI to reopen the investigation.

Friday

Monk

* 7 p.m., USA

The show: In the Season 7 finale, Mr. Monk Fights City Hall, Monk (Tony Shalhoub) looks into the disappearance of a city official who was fighting to preserve the soon-to-be-demolished parking garage where Monk's wife was killed.

Saturday

Taking Chance

* 6 p.m., HBOe

The show: Deskbound Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Kevin Bacon) escorts the body of Chance Phelps, a young Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2004, back to his family and final resting place in Wyoming. Based on an article by Strobl (USMC Ret.), who co-wrote the script. Directorial debut for Ross Katz. With Tom Wopat and Ann Dowd.

Sunday

81st Academy Awards

* 6:30 p.m., Denver's 7

The show: Hugh Jackman makes his inaugural hosting appearance at the ceremonies, telecast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the pack with 13 nominations, including best picture. The other nominees for best picture are Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire.

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