AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
GOING HOME (1920-1933)
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
As America embraces the automobile, a Nebraska housewife searches for peace and inspiration in park after park, while a honeymoon couple seeks fame and adventure in the Grand Canyon; and the future of the Great Smoky Mountains becomes caught in a race with the lumbermen’s saws.
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 | 04/25/16 | 04/26/26 | 04/27/16 | 04/28/16 | 04/29/16 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 07:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 07:30 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 08:00 AM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 08:30 AM | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Start Up |
| 09:00 AM | Paint This! | Dinosaur Train | Landscapes in Time | Dinosaur Train | Ka Hana Kapa |
| 09:30 AM | Sewing with Nancy | Dinosaur Train | Painting and Travel | Dinosaur Train | The Daytripper |
| 10:00 AM | Great Decisions | Super Why! | Wildest Islands | Song of the Mountains | TBA |
| 10:30 AM | Paint This! | Thomas & Friends | (cont) | (cont) | American Woodshop |
| 11:00 AM | Garden Smart | Sesame Street | CREATIVE LIVING | COOKING 80/20 | Song of the Mountains |
| 11:30 AM | Vegan Mashup | The Cat in the Hat | Start up | Travels with Darley | (cont) |
| 12:00 PM | Lanscapes through Time | Curious George | Overheard | Quilting Arts | Southern Accents |
| 12:30 PM | Painting and Travel | Curious George | Fishing Behind the Lines | Fishing Behind the Lines | Beads,Baubles & Jewels |
| 01:00 PM | YOGA STRETCHES | YOGA STRETCHES | YOGA STRETCHES | YOGA STRETCHES | YOGA STRETCHES |
| 01:30 PM | Fons & Porter Quilting | Nature Cat | Painting/Wilson Bickford | It’s Sew Easy | Cooking 80/20 |
| 02:00 PM | The Open Mind | Ready Jet Go! | Central Texas Gardner | Knitting Daily | Sun Studio Sessons |
| 02:30 PM | Travels with Darley | Odd Squad | The Daytripper | Beads Baubles & Jewels | Jerry Yarnell Painting |
| 03:00 PM | MOTORWEEK | Wild Kratts | Between the Lines | Painting & Travel | Bluegrass Underground |
| 03:30 PM | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News |
| 04:00 PM | Vegan Mashup | The Open Mind | On Story | Creative living | IN THE FIGHT |
| 04:30 PM | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business | Nightly Business |
| 26.2 Weekdays | 04/25/16 | 04/26/26 | 04/27/16 | 04/28/16 | 04/29/16 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 06:00 AM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Ready Jet Go! |
| 06:30 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 07:00 AM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 07:30 AM | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad |
| 08:00 AM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 08:30 AM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
| 09:00 AM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 09:30 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 10:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 10:30 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 11:00 AM | Sesame Street | Twice as Good | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 11:30 AM | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat |
| 12:00 PM | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Twice as Good |
| 12:30 PM | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train |
| 01:00 PM | Super Why! | Super Why! | Super Why! | Crafts for Kids | Super Why! |
| 01:30 PM | Thomas & Friends | Thomas & Friends | Thomas & Friends | Thomas & Friends | Thomas & Friends |
| 02:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 02:30 PM | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat |
| 03:00 PM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 03:30 PM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 04:00 PM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 04:30 PM | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl |
| 05:00 PM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
| 05:30 PM | Cont | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Cont |
| 06:00 PM | Wild Kratts | Twice as Good | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 06:30 PM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 07:00 PM | Martha Speaks | Martha Speaks | Martha Speaks | Martha Speaks | Martha Speaks |
| 07:30 PM | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl | WordGirl |
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 | ||
| 04/25/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Omaha |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Omaha |
| 12:00 AM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) |
| 26.1 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/26/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The Big Burn | American Experience |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) |
| 09:30 PM | Point Taken | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | The Big Burn | American Experience |
| 12:00 AM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) |
| 26.1 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/27/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 12:00 AM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 26.1 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/28/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | Going Home (1920-1933) |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 12:00 AM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | Going Home (1920-1933) |
| 26.1 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 4/29/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week with Gwen Ifill | |
| 06:30 PM | Charlie Rose – The Week | |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | Great Nature (1933-1945) |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Washington Week with Gwen Ifill | |
| 11:30 PM | Charlie Rose – The Week | |
| 12:00 AM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | Great Nature (1933-1945) |
| 26.1 SATURDAY | ||
| 04/30/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 AM | Sewing With Nancy | |
| 07:30 AM | On Story | Zombies & Groot – Bringing Comics to Life |
| 08:00 AM | The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg | Rating Your Tour Guide |
| 08:30 AM | Fons & Porter Love of Quilting | |
| 09:00 AM | Quilting Arts | |
| 09:30 AM | It’s Sew Easy | |
| 10:00 AM | Julia Child Cooking With Master Chefs | |
| 10:30 AM | Victory Garden’s edibleFEAST | |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | Up on the Roof |
| 11:30 AM | This Old House | 400 Years of Home Technology |
| 12:00 PM | Ask This Old House | Short Door, Grow Herbs |
| 12:30 PM | MotorWeek | |
| 01:00 PM | The Woodwright’s Shop | Shop Class Tabouret |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | A Peanut Pastime |
| 02:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Pasta |
| 02:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Sponge Cake |
| 03:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 03:30 PM | America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated | |
| 04:00 PM | Cook’s Country | |
| 04:30 PM | Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art | |
| 05:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Omaha |
| 06:00 PM | The Big Burn: American Experience | |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Sarah Jarosz/The Milk Carton Kids |
| 10:00 PM | Soundstage | Toby Keith |
| 11:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) |
| 26.1 SUNDAY | ||
| 05/01/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 07:30 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 08:00 AM | Odd Squad | |
| 09:00 AM | Arthur | |
| 09:30 AM | Cyberchase | |
| 10:00 AM | Wai Lana Yoga | |
| 10:30 AM | Sew It All | |
| 11:00 AM | It’s Sew Easy | |
| 11:30 AM | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | |
| 12:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Pasta |
| 12:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Sponge Cake |
| 01:00 PM | A Chef’s Life | A Peanut Pastime |
| 01:30 PM | The Mind of a Chef | Rice |
| 02:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 03:00 PM | NOVA | Great Cathedral Mystery |
| 04:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 04:30 PM | Point Taken | |
| 05:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 06:00 PM | Call the Midwife, Season 5 | Episode 5 |
| 07:00 PM | Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 08:00 PM | Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 09:00 PM | PBS Previews – The Best of Drama | |
| 09:30 PM | PBS Previews: The Best of PBS Indies | |
| 10:00 PM | Call the Midwife, Season 5 | Episode 5 |
| 11:00 PM | Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 12:00 AM | Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
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 | ||
| 04/25/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Omaha |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| 26.2 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/26/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | The Big Burn | American Experience |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) |
| 12:30 AM | Point Taken | |
| 26.2 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/27/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| 26.2 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/28/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | Great Nature (1933-1945) |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| 26.2 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 04/29/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Washington Week with Gwen Ifill | |
| 09:30 PM | Charlie Rose – The Week | |
| 10:00 PM | JAZZ | Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| 26.2 SATURDAY | ||
| 04/30/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 06:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 07:00 AM | Thomas & Friends | |
| 07:30 AM | Bob the Builder | |
| 08:00 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 09:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 09:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 10:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 11:00 AM | Odd Squad | |
| 11:30 AM | Arthur | |
| 12:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 01:00 PM | Julia Child Cooking With Master Chefs | |
| 01:30 PM | Victory Garden’s edibleFEAST | |
| 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 | Classic Gospel | I’ll Meet You On The Mountain |
| 05:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Pasta |
| 05:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Sponge Cake |
| 06:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Charlie Rose – The Week | |
| 08:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Omaha |
| 09:00 PM | The Big Burn: American Experience | |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) |
| 12:00 AM | Austin City Limits | Sarah Jarosz/The Milk Carton Kids |
| 26.2 SUNDAY | ||
| 05/01/16 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 06:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 07:00 AM | Sid the Science Kid | |
| 07:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 08:00 AM | Sesame Street | |
| 08:30 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 09:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 09:30 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 10:00 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 11:00 AM | Odd Squad | |
| 12:00 PM | Arthur | |
| 12:30 PM | Cyberchase | |
| 01:00 PM | Washington Week with Gwen Ifill | |
| 01:30 PM | Charlie Rose – The Week | |
| 02:00 PM | To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | |
| 02:30 PM | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | |
| 03:00 PM | Martha Stewart’s Cooking School | Pasta |
| 03:30 PM | Martha Bakes | Sponge Cake |
| 04:00 PM | A Chef’s Life | A Peanut Pastime |
| 04:30 PM | The Mind of a Chef | Rice |
| 05:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 06:00 PM | NOVA | Great Cathedral Mystery |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Point Taken | |
| 08:00 PM | Nature | Owl Power |
| 09:00 PM | Call the Midwife, Season 5 | Episode 5 |
| 10:00 PM | Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 11:00 PM | Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece | Episode 6 |
| 12:00 AM | PBS Previews – The Best of Drama | |
| 12:30 AM | PBS Previews: The Best of PBS Indies |
SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE
THURSDAY, MAY 5 @ 10:00PM
Will Gary go to the gallows? Will Geordie go to prison? Are Sidney and Geordie’s crime-fighting days over? The case of a suspicious death takes a surprising turn.
SEASON 5, EPISODE 4
SUNDAY, APRIL 24 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
As the modern world begins to encroach on traditional Poplar life, everyone is starting to notice the changes. On secondment at a busy local hospital, Sister Julienne is impressed by the medical advances that are saving the lives of mothers and babies. But a traumatic birth raises moral questions for her which she struggles to answer.
THE BEST OF BIG BLUE LIVE
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 @ 11:00PM
Compilation of the best content from the series called “Big Blue Live.”
Join scientists, animal behaviorists and other experts in Monterey Bay, California, to view its once endangered, now thriving, ecosystem, where nature’s most charismatic marine creatures gather to feed on an abundance of food.
WITH GWEN IFILL
FRIDAY, APRIL 22 @ 9:00PM
SWING: THE VELOCITY OF CELEBRATION (1937-1939)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
As the Great Depression deepens, jazz thrives. The saxophone emerges as an iconic instrument of the music and women musicians emerge on the jazz scene. Benny Goodman holds the first-ever jazz concert at Carnegie Hall.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of jazz – the quintessential American art form. The 10-part series follows the growth and development of jazz music from its beginnings to the present.
SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE
THURSDAY, APRIL 21 @ 7:00PM
EPISODE 4
An apparent suicide leads Sidney to perform an exorcism. Gary goes on trial. Leonard bets on a longshot. Margaret makes her move. Amanda confronts her lost love.