AIN’T GONNA SHUFFLE NO MORE 1964-72
SATURDAY, MAY 15 @ 8:00PM
A renewed push for unity galvanizes Black America. Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali. Howard University students fight to bring the Black consciousness movement and African heritage inside the Black institution. Black officials and activists organize the National Black Political Convention in an attempt to create a unified Black response to growing repression.
SONGS OF HOPE AND UNITY
FRIDAY, MAY 14 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Join Maestro Luke Frazier and a star-studded cast for an exciting evening of songs that bring us together. The show features performances by Crazy-Ex Girlfriend’s Gabrielle Ruiz; America’s Got Talent vocalist Rayshun LaMarr; Broadway star and recording artist Morgan James; Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, and celebrated recording artist Nova Payton. Hosted by Emmy & Tony Award-winner Judith Light.
THE ARTS INTERRUPTED
FRIDAY, MAY 14 @ 10:00PM
Take an inside look at how arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and how they are maturing during the country’s reckoning with systemic racism, featuring interviews with artists and performances made during lockdown.
A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
THURSDAY, MAY 13 @ 10:00PM
The 1960s are a turbulent decade for America and turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its “sacred” institutions fall. Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following. (2 Hours)
A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
THURSDAY, MAY 13 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
The 1960s are a turbulent decade for America and turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its “sacred” institutions fall. Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following. (2 Hours)
THE WORLD WITHIN
FUEL
WEDNESDAY, HUMANMAY 12 @ 11:00PM
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
FIGHTING FOR FERTILITY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
In the United States, some 10% of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. It’s especially common in the African American community, and fertility preservation can be difficult for transgender individuals as well. But why is this? And what can be done about it? NOVA explores barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies. Follow the journeys of people navigating challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing, and IVF.
A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER
VACCINES
TUESDAY, MAY 11 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Discover the little-known story of the innovations in science and medicine that doubled the human lifespan in less than a century, and celebrate the unsung heroes of public health who believed change was possible and acted on it.
Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| 26.1 Weekdays | 05/10/21 | 05/11/21 | 05/12/21 | 05/13/21 | 05/14/21 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 07:00:00 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 07:30:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 08:00:00 AM | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie |
| 08:30:00 AM | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why |
| 09:00:00 AM | Paint This! | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 09:30:00 AM | How to Cook Well | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Woodsmith Shop | World on Fire | Pinkalicious & Peterrific |
| 10:00:00 AM | American Woodshop | Dinosaur Train | American Woodshop | CONT | Dinosaur Train |
| 10:30:00 AM | Guide To Fly Fishing | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Painting with Bickford | It’s Sew Easy | Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| 11:00:00 AM | Garden Smart | Sesame Street | Creative Living | Quilting Arts | Sesame Street |
| 11:30:00 AM | Painting with Bickford | Elinor Wonders Why | Ciao Italia | Fons & Porter Quilting | Guide To Fly Fishing |
| 12:00:00 PM | Country Kitchen | Hero Elementary | Paint This! | Fresh Quilting | Woodsmith Shop |
| 12:30:00 PM | It’s Sew Easy | Let’s Go Luna! | Make It Artsy | Make it Artsy | Lost River Sessions |
| 01:00:00 PM | World on Fire | Nature Cat | Fresh Quilting | Paint This! | Atlantic Crossing |
| 01:30:00 PM | CONT | Wild Kratts | America’s Test Kitchen | Painting with Bickford | CONT |
| 02:00:00 PM | Ciao Italia | Molly of Denali | Family Plot | Country Kitchen | Happy Yoga |
| 02:30:00 PM | The Daytripper | Xavier Riddle | How to Cook Well | America’s Test Kitchen | Fons & Porter Quilting |
| 03:00:00 PM | Motorweek | Odd Squad | Country Kitchen | Woodsmith Shop | Paint This! |
| 03:30:00 PM | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News |
| 04:00:00 PM | America’s Test Kitchen | Woodsmith Shop | Guide To Fly Fishing | Ciao Italia | Motorweek |
| 04:30:00 PM | Family Plot | The Daytripper | Motorweek | Creative Living | American Woodshop |
| 26.2 Weekdays | 05/10/21 | 05/11/21 | 05/12/21 | 05/13/21 | 05/14/21 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 06:00:00 AM | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 06:30:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle |
| 07:00:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
| 07:30:00 AM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 08:00:00 AM | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali |
| 08:30:00 AM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 09:00:00 AM | Into the Outdoors | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 09:30:00 AM | Curiosity Crew | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Twice as Good |
| 10:00:00 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 10:30:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 11:00:00 AM | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie |
| 11:30:00 AM | Elinor Wonders Why | Curiosity Crew | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why | Elinor Wonders Why |
| 12:00:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Into the Outdoors | Sesame Street |
| 12:30:00 PM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific |
| 01:00:00 PM | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train |
| 01:30:00 PM | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| 02:00:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Curiosity Crew | Sesame Street |
| 02:30:00 PM | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie | Donkey Hodie |
| 03:00:00 PM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 03:30:00 PM | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! |
| 04:00:00 PM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 04:30:00 PM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 05:00:00 PM | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali |
| 05:30:00 PM | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle |
| 06:00:00 PM | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad |
| 06:30:00 PM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 07:00:00 PM | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat |
| 07:30:00 PM | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat |
Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| 26.1 MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/10/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Celebrity Edition Hour 2 |
| 07:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage |
| 08:00 PM | POV | Through the Night |
| 09:30 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:30 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Celebrity Edition Hour 2 |
| 11:30 PM | POV | Through the Night |
| 26.1 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/11/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer | Vaccines |
| 07:00 PM | Philly D.A. | Episode 5 |
| 08:00 PM | Frontline | Plastic Wars |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer | Vaccines |
| 11:00 PM | Philly D.A. | Episode 5 |
| 12:00 AM | Frontline | Plastic Wars |
| 26.1 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/12/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | My Grandparents’ War | |
| 07:00 PM | NOVA | Fighting for Fertility |
| 08:00 PM | Human: The World Within | Fuel |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | My Grandparents’ War | |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Fighting for Fertility |
| 12:00 AM | Human: The World Within | Fuel |
| 26.1 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/13/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 07:00 PM | Baseball | A Whole New Ball Game |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 11:00 PM | Baseball | A Whole New Ball Game |
| 26.1 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/14/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Firing Line | |
| 07:00 PM | Great Performances | The Arts Interrupted |
| 08:00 PM | We Are Family | Songs of Hope and Unity |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | World on Fire on Masterpiece | Episode 1 |
| 11:00 PM | Great Performances | The Arts Interrupted |
| 12:00 AM | We Are Family | Songs of Hope and Unity |
| 26.1 SATURDAY | ||
| 05/15/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | The Daytripper | |
| 07:30 AM | Ultimate Guide to Flyfishing | |
| 08:00 AM | America’s Test Kitchen | |
| 08:30 AM | Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South | |
| 09:00 AM | Quilting Arts | |
| 09:30 AM | Fresh Quilting | |
| 10:00 AM | It’s Sew Easy | |
| 10:30 AM | Fons and Porter Quilting | |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | |
| 11:30 AM | This Old House | |
| 12:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 12:30 PM | MotorWeek | |
| 01:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2 |
| 02:00 PM | Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 03:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 04:00 PM | Ciao Italia | |
| 04:30 PM | Paint This! | |
| 05:00 PM | Eyes on the Prize | Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More 1964-72 |
| 06:00 PM | Eyes on the Prize | A Nation of Law? 1968-71 |
| 07:00 PM | Philly D.A. | Episode 5 |
| 08:00 PM | Asian Americans | Good Americans |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Sam Smith/Anderson East |
| 10:00 PM | Bluegrass Underground | |
| 10:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2 |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Fighting for Fertility |
| 12:00 AM | Human: The World Within | Fuel |
| 26.1 SUNDAY | ||
| 05/16/21 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 07:30 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 08:00 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 08:30 AM | Elinor Wonders Why | |
| 09:00 AM | Classic Gospel | |
| 10:00 AM | Happy Yoga | |
| 10:30 AM | Make it Artsy | |
| 11:00 AM | Quilting Arts | |
| 11:30 AM | Fons & Porter Quilting | |
| 12:00 PM | Country Kitchen | |
| 12:30 PM | Austin City Limits | Sam Smith/Anderson East |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2 |
| 02:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 03:00 PM | NOVA | Fighting for Fertility |
| 04:00 PM | World on Fire on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 05:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Celebrity Edition Hour 2 |
| 06:00 PM | Rise of the Nazis | Night of the Long Knives |
| 07:00 PM | Alantic Crossing | The Gift |
| 08:00 PM | World on Fire on Masterpiece | Episode 7 |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Sam Smith/Anderson East |
| 10:00 PM | Rise of the Nazis | Night of the Long Knives |
| 11:00 PM | Atlantic Crossing | The Gift |
| 12:00 AM | World on Fire on Masterpiece | Episode 7 |