PIONEERS OF TELEVISION

SITCOMS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM Rediscover television comedy classics, as this episode focuses on five key sitcoms: “I Love Lucy,” “The Honeymooners,” “Make Room for Daddy,” “The Andy Griffith Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Actor Dick Van Dyke grew up on a steady diet of Laurel and Hardy slapstick comedies,...

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

ANY HUMAN HEART EPISODE 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @ 7:30PM & 12:30PM Logan’s fortunes are looking up and he is pleased to securely provide for his wife Freya and his baby daughter Stella, as with the outbreak of World War II, Logan is recruited as a British spy by Ian Fleming. But before long, a mission separates him from his beloved Freya and Stella and pulls him into the Duke and Duchess...

SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 17-23

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NOVA scienceNOW

WHERE DID WE COME FROM? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 @ 6:00PM & 9:00PM In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW, journey back in time to the birth of our solar system to examine whether the key to our planet’s existence might have been the explosive shockwave of an ancient supernova. Meet a chemist who has yielded a new kind of “recipe” for natural processes to assemble and create...

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION

LATE NIGHT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM It’s a field filled with big personalities, larger-than-life late night television comedians and conversationalists who put America to bed each night. From Jack Paar’s extemporaneous small talk to Steve Allen’s infectious laugh to Johnny Carson’s witty monologues, and all the big personalities that filled the guest chairs, America...