NEED TO KNOW

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 @ 9:30PM In a special edition of Need to Know, anchor Maria Hinojosa travels to the critical swing state of Florida where one in seven registered voters is Hispanic. The show will examine how both presidential campaigns are courting the Hispanic vote and how those voters are receiving the candidates’ messages. Find out more...

VOCES ON PBS

LEMON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 8:00PM When Lemon Andersen held a Tony Award in his hands for his work in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, it was close to a miracle. This poet and performer was a three-time felon who’d achieved more than anyone could have ever imagined. But when the show closed, he lost everything and moved his wife and two small daughters back to the projects. In...

POV

SUN KISSED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 8:00PM When a Navajo couple discovers their children have a disorder that makes exposure to sunlight fatal, they also learn their reservation is a hotbed for this rare genetic disease. Why? Sun Kissed follows Dorey and Yolanda Nez as they confront cultural taboos, tribal history and their own unconventional choices to learn the shocking truth: The consequences...

NATURE

WOLVERINE: CHASING THE PHANTOM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Wolverines are among the most elusive creatures on the planet. They seek out the toughest terrain – the most rugged, remote and fiercely raw – and they’ve always been scarce to begin with. So they’re hard to find. They weigh only about 30 pounds, but they have a ton of attitude and a reputation to match. They...

NOVA

FORENSICS ON TRIAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 7:00PM & 12:AM   There is a startling gap between the glamorous television world of “CSI” and the gritty reality of the forensic crime lab. With few established scientific standards, no central oversight, and poor regulation of examiners, forensics in the U.S. is in a state of crisis. In “Forensics on Trial”, NOVA investigates...