ACL HALL OF FAME

NEW YEAR’S EVE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 @ 9:00PM Willie Nelson gets some help from bluesman Gary Clark Jr. on his hit “Night Life” as they honor ACL Hall of Fame 2016 inductee B.B. King. Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King and Kris Kristofferson are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Performers include Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and more. Hosted by Nick Offerman and...

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW YEAR’S EVE SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 @ 8:30PM A live PBS holiday tradition continues when the New York Philharmonic welcomes the ravishing Joyce DiDonato and the sultry Paulo Szot for a festive celebration of American music, featuring selections from The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Carousel and more. Led by Alan Gilbert in his final season as music director, the...

WASHINGTON WEEK

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 9:00PM The Obama administration announced new economic sanctions against Russia in response to the Kremlin’s involvement in computer hacking meant to disrupt the presidential election. Five Russian agencies and four high-ranking military officers that U.S. intelligence agencies say were directly involved in the cyberattacks have been sanctioned, and another 35 Russian...

SHERLOCK ON MASTERPIECE

THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories. But now, our heroes find themselves in 1890s London. Beloved characters Mary Morstan (played by Amanda Abbington), Inspector Lestrade...

FRONTLINE

EXODUS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 @ 12:00AM “Exodus,” a two-hour FRONTLINE special, tells the first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war, persecution and hardship — drawing on footage filmed by the families themselves as they leave their homes on dangerous journeys in search of safety and refuge in Europe. FIND OUT MORE...