LEARN/CREATE (PT)

7:00 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Laying Sod in the Backyard/Installing A Wireless Thermostat"  Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner lay sod in his backyard. Then, Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom shares a tip about finding measurements without doing math. And Richard installs a wireless thermostat to control a heating system. D

7:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Eastern Turkey"  Rick experiences a Mount Ararat sunrise, visits Abraham's 4,000-year-old home town and tours one of the world's biggest dams.G

8:00 pm 

Grand View  "Olympic National Park"  NULL

8:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "Eastern Seaboard: Fishing Along America's Eastern Seaboard"  NULL

9:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Southern Classics"  Bridget shows Chris how to make the ultimate Gumbo. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of long-grain white rice. And finally, Julia updates a lost recipe and shows Chris how to make Lane Cake. D

9:30 pm 

Great American Seafood Cook-Off   Fires blazed and seafood sizzled as New Orleans hosted the fifth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in August 2008. During the two-day competition, 15 chefs from 14 different states prepared their best dishes using the seafood indigenous to their state. Famed New Orleans chef John Besh, the winner of the 2004 competition and the 2006 James Beard Foundation's Best Chef of the Southeast, hosted the event. D

10:00 pm 

Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends  "Your Kitchen Garden"  Caprial and John show how to eat well and fresh from a garden, no matter what the season. They prepare celeriac soup with fresh thyme.G

10:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Eastern Turkey"  Rick experiences a Mount Ararat sunrise, visits Abraham's 4,000-year-old home town and tours one of the world's biggest dams.G

11:00 pm 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Seremos Cuatro"  This episode covers phrases used when making travel arrangements. Juan talks to Pati about their marriage and its future.G

11:30 pm 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Una Promesa Y Una Sonrisa"  This episode features words for popular sports, Aztec and Mayan artifacts in Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.G