WORLD (MT)

5:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Wham! Bam! Islam!"  New York-based filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff follows the efforts of American-educated Kuwati entrepreneur Naif Al-Mutawa to build a pop-culture for the world's young Muslims with roots in Islamic culture. The result is THE 99, comic books and now theme parks featuring a team of superheros, each exemplifying one of the 99 attributes of Allah and together they fight against evil.G

6:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines"  This program traces the evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, this film looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation. D

7:00 pm 

Frontline  "Poor Kids"  These are hard times in the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, where the Mississippi River intersects Interstate 80. It's home to John Deere manufacturing and the nation's breadbasket. But it's also an area deeply scarred by the recession. D

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Tonight on Nightly Business Report - another big swing in the market. NBR will look beyond the volatility to help you invest for the long term. And who wins and who loses with interest rates at record low levels?. D

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines"  This program traces the evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, this film looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation. D