Monday's Best Bets on TV

“The West Wing” marathon (10 a.m., Bravo): Few things can fill you with more patriotic fervor than those moments spent behind the curtain at your polling place, declaring your choices for those who should lead the government. And maybe no drama series ever offered a more inspiring version of how national leaders are capable of serving the electorate than “The West Wing,” which aired from 1999 to 2006, through the fictitious Bartlet administration. Bravo airs marathons today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon; and Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The multiaward-winning series features a cast including Martin Sheen (as President Bartlet), John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff and Allison Janney. As always, hail to this series!

“Lisa Williams: Voices from the Other Side” (11 a.m., Lifetime): The lady who can talk to the dead has her own lively daytime talk show.

“Primal Fear” (9 p.m., History): Even Indiana Jones hates snakes. “Primal Fear” is a two-hour special exploring human fears — their origins, meaning and continued usefulness. Humans have deep-seated fear of monsters that typically begins in childhood. Of drowning and rats. Of being buried alive (a valid concern until not so long ago, when methods of certifying death in patients were unreliable and led to premature interment). A beach-side shark attack a century ago left a widespread psychic wound ripped open decades later, for entertainment value, with the film “Jaws.”

“Paranormal State” (10 p.m., A&E): More creepy stuff is in store on “Paranormal State,” where the investigators are promising a “full-blown exorcism.” Apparently, that’s what it takes to end a client’s suffering at the hands of evil spirits.