MAKING NORTH AMERICA
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 @ 6:00PM
From Ice Age to oil boom, discover the challenges faced and the wealth uncovered as humans take over the continent. How did we turn rocks into riches? And what catastrophic natural disasters could threaten the civilization we’ve built?
D.C.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 9:00PM
Chef Marcus Samuelsson dines, dances and dishes with the Ethiopian community in the nation’s capital. He enjoys staples like kifto and injera, and celebrates the culture through cooking, dance and a traditional coffee ceremony.
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 | 08/13/18 | 08/14/18 | 08/15/18 | 08/16/18 | 08/17/18 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 07:00 AM | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious |
| 07:30 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 08:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 08:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Closer to Truth | Splash and Bubbles |
| 09:00 AM | Paint This! | Sesame Street | How to Cook Well | Classic Gospel | Sesame Street |
| 09:30 AM | Best of Sewing with Nancy | Super Why! | Ciao Italia | CONT | Super Why! |
| 10:00 AM | Fresh Quilting | Dinosaur Train | Sun Studios Sessions | How to Cook Well | Legends in Airpower |
| 10:30 AM | Fons & Porter Quilting | Peg + Cat | Curious Crew | A Taste of History | Wild Travels |
| 11:00 AM | Garden Smart | Sesame Street | Legends of Airpower | Curiosity Quest | Painting with Paulson |
| 11:30 AM | Beads Baubles Jewels | Splash and Bubbles | Between the Lines | Beads Baubles and Jewels | Fishing Behind the Lines |
| 12:00 PM | Painting and Travel | Curious George | Overheard | Quilting Arts | From the Ground Up |
| 12:30 PM | Painting with Bickford | Nature Cat | Song of the Mountains | Fons & Porter | Painting and Travel |
| 01:00 PM | America from the Ground Up | Nature Cat | Cont | Make It Artsy | Travels with Darley |
| 01:30 PM | It’s Sew Easy | Wild Kratts | Live in Charleston | It’s Sew Easy | The Day Tripper |
| 02:00 PM | The Open Mind | Wild Kratts | Central Texas Gardener | Knit and Crochet Now | Happy Yoga |
| 02:30 PM | The Daytripper | Odd Squad | A Taste of History | Painting with Bickford | Fishing Behind the Lines |
| 03:00 PM | Motorweek | Odd Squad | Painting with Paulson | Painting & Travel | Paint This! |
| 03:30 PM | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News |
| 04:00 PM | Ciao Italia | The Open Mind | The Daytripper | Legends of Airpower | Motorweek |
| 04:30 PM | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business |
| 26.2 Weekdays | 08/13/18 | 08/14/18 | 08/15/18 | 08/16/18 | 08/17/18 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 06:00 AM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 06:30 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 07:00 AM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 07:30 AM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 08:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
| 08:30 AM | 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 |
| 09:00 AM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 09:30 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Crafts for Kids | Curious George |
| 10:00 AM | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious |
| 10:30 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 11:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 11:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles |
| 12:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 12:30 PM | Curiosity Quest | Super Why! | Super Why! | Super Why! | Super Why! |
| 01:00 PM | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train |
| 01:30 PM | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat |
| 02:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 02:30 PM | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles |
| 03:00 PM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 03:30 PM | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious | Pinkalicious |
| 04:00 PM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 04:30 PM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 05:00 PM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 05:30 PM | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad |
| 06:00 PM | Odd Squad | Curiosity Crew | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad |
| 06:30 PM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 07:00 PM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 07:30 PM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
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 | ||
| 08/13/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 07:00 PM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 10:00 PM | The Daytripper | |
| 10:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 11:00 PM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 26.1 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/14/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 07:00 PM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 09:30 PM | Closer to the Truth | |
| 10:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 11:00 AM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 26.1 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/15/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Outback | Return of the Wet |
| 07:00 PM | Wonders of Mexico | Burning North |
| 08:00 PM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 09:30 PM | Ledgends of Airpower | |
| 10:00 PM | Outback | Return of the Wet |
| 11:00 PM | Wonders of Mexico | Burning North |
| 12:00 AM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 26.1 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/16/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | 10 Parks that Changed America | |
| 08:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 09:30 PM | America From the Ground Up | |
| 10:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 11:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 12:00 AM | 10 Parks that Changed America | |
| 26.1 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/17/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Breaking Big | Eddie Huang |
| 07:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 08:00 PM | Great Performances | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018 |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 09:30 PM | Fishing Behind the Lines | |
| 10:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 10:30 PM | Breaking Big | Eddie Huang |
| 11:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 12:00 AM | Great Performances | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018 |
| 26.1 SATURDAY | ||
| 08/18/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | The Daytripper | |
| 07:30 AM | On Story | |
| 08:00 AM | Between the Lines | |
| 08:30 AM | Painting with Paulson | |
| 09:00 AM | Happy Yoga | |
| 09:30 AM | Quilting Arts | |
| 10:00 AM | It’s Sew Easy | |
| 10:30 AM | Ask This Old House | |
| 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 | The Woodwright’s Shop | Forging the Hold Fast |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 02:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Braising |
| 02:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 03:00 PM | PBS Newshour Weekend | |
| 03:30 PM | America’s Test Kitchen | |
| 04:00 PM | Cook’s Country | |
| 04:30 PM | Paint This! Jerry Yarnell | |
| 05:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 06:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 07:00 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 07:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 08:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Natalia Lafourcade/Grupo Fantasma |
| 10:00 PM | Bluegrass Underground | Chris Robinson Brotherhood |
| 10:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 12:00 AM | Outback | Return of the Wet |
| 26.1 SUNDAY | ||
| 08/19/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 07:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 08:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 08:30 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 09:00 AM | Classic Gospel | |
| 10:00 AM | Happy Yoga | |
| 10:30 AM | Make it Artsy | |
| 11:00 AM | Sewing with Nancy | |
| 11:30 AM | Fresh Quilting | |
| 12:00 PM | Between the Lines | |
| 12:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 01:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Braising |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 02:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 03:00 PM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 04:00 PM | PBS Newshour Weekend | |
| 04:30 PM | Washington Week | |
| 05:00 PM | Downton Abbey on Masterpiece | |
| 06:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece | |
| 08:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece | |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Natalia Lafourcade/Grupo Fantasma |
| 10:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece | |
| 12:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece |
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.
| 26.2 MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/13/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 10:00 PM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 12:30 AM | The Day Tripper | |
| 26.2 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/14/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 10:00 PM | Frontline | Our Man in Tehran |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 12:30 AM | Closer to the Truth | |
| 26.2 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/15/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Outback | Return of the Wet |
| 10:00 PM | Wonders of Mexico | Burning North |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 12:30 AM | Ledgends of Airpower | |
| 26.2 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/16/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | TheThis Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | 10 Parks that Changed America | |
| 11:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 12:30 AM | America From the Ground Up | |
| 26.2 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/17/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 09:30 PM | Breaking Big | Eddie Huang |
| 10:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 11:00 PM | Great Performances | Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2018 |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour on PBS | |
| 12:30 AM | Fishing Behind the Lines | |
| 26.2 SATURDAY | ||
| 08/18/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 06:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | |
| 07:00 AM | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
| 07:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 08:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 08:30 AM | Bob the Builder | |
| 09:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 09:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | |
| 10:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 10:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 11:00 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 11:30 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 12:30 PM | Curious Crew | |
| 01:00 PM | Cyberchase | |
| 01:30 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 02:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 02:30 PM | This Old House | |
| 03:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 03:30 PM | MotorWeek | |
| 04:00 PM | The Woodwright’s Shop | Forging the Hold Fast |
| 04:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 05:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Braising |
| 05:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 06:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Breaking Big | Eddie Huang |
| 08:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Cleveland |
| 09:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 10:00 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 10:30 PM | A Taste of History | |
| 11:00 PM | No Passport Required | D.C. |
| 12:00 AM | Austin City Limits | Natalia Lafourcade/Grupo Fantasma |
| 26.2 SUNDAY | ||
| 08/19/18 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 06:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | |
| 07:00 AM | Sid the Science Kid | |
| 07:30 AM | Dinosaur Train Neighborhood | |
| 08:00 AM | Sesame Street | |
| 08:30 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 09:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 09:30 AM | Splash and Bubbles | |
| 10:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 10:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 11:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 11:30 PM | Wild Kratts | |
| 12:00 PM | Odd Squad | |
| 12:30 PM | Arthur | |
| 01:00 PM | Cyberchase | |
| 01:30 PM | To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | |
| 02:00 PM | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 02:30 PM | Great British Baking Show; The | The Final |
| 03:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Fanciful Tarts |
| 04:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Braising |
| 04:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Gettin’ Figgy With It |
| 05:00 PM | Great British Baking Show | The Final |
| 06:00 PM | NOVA | Making North America | Human |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Washington Week | |
| 08:00 PM | Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece | |
| 09:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece | |
| 11:00 PM | Poldark on Masterpiece | |
| 12:00 AM | Austin City Limits | Natalia Lafourcade/Grupo Fantasma |
OUR MAN IN TEHRAN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 @ 10:00PM
On Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14, FRONTLINE presents Our Man in Tehran – a revealing series on life inside Iran, with New York Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink. In this two-night documentary special, Erdbrink shares a rare journey into a private Iran often at odds with its conservative clerics and leaders. The series offers surprising encounters inside the closed society of Iran, as Erdbrink gets Iranians to reveal the intricacies of their private worlds and the challenges of living under theocratic leaders.
SEASON 2, EPISODE 9
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
The wars tempt Ross and Dwight. An enraged mob threatens George and Elizabeth. Caroline and Dwight have a fateful reunion. Ross and Demelza confront their demons.
CHICAGO VOICES
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 @ 11:30PM
Celebrate Chicago’s vibrant music culture with performances by Renee Fleming, Broadway’s Jessie Mueller, rap artist Lupe Fiasco, folk legend John Prine, pop and gospel singer Michelle Williams and world-renowned tenor Matthew Polezani.
PATISSERIE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 @ 5:00PM
Four bakers vie for a place in the final. Each labors to deliver petits fours to Mary and Paul’s exacting Signature standards, and two watch their fraisier cakes collapse in the Technical. All pull out the stops for the Showstopper, choux gateaus.
MOUNTAIN WORLDS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 @ 11:00PM
Mountains dominate Mexico, shaping life and culture in this diverse land. Travel south to discover black bears, fiery volcanoes, exquisite birds and millions of monarch butterflies.