LEAGUE OF DENIAL

THE NFL’S CONCUSSION CRISIS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 @ 11:00PM

The National Football League presides over America’s indisputable national pastime, but the league is under assault: Thousands of former players have claimed it tried to cover up how football inflicted their long-term brain injuries. What did the NFL know, and when did it know it? In a special two-hour investigation, FRONTLINE reveals the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.

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A NATION OF DRUNKARDS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

PROHIBITION is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed.

Prohibition was intended to improve, even to ennoble, the lives of all Americans, to protect individuals, families, and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But the enshrining of a faith-driven moral code in the Constitution paradoxically caused millions of Americans to rethink their definition of morality.

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WITH JULIAN FELLOWES

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 @ 9:00PM

PART 2

This two-part series follows MASTERPIECE Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes on his quest to discover the real stories of Britain’s great houses. As he uncovers personal stories hidden behind the walls, he realizes these aren’t just homes for posh people — they hold history.

“I’m on the hunt for the real Lord Granthams, the real Lady Marys, the real Bates and the real Annas; there are stories for all of us in houses like these!”

– Julian Fellowes, MASTERPIECE Downton Abbey writer

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 @ 9:00PM

GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump continues to draw fire for his proposal to temporarily block all non-U.S. citizen Muslims from entering the United States. Many Republicans have denounced Trump’s anti-Muslim plan and the White House said he should be disqualified from serving as president.

Now, with the Iowa Caucuses less than two months away, GOP leaders who had hoped to broaden the demographic appeal of the party are concerned that Trump could become the party’s standard bearer and cost the party not only the White House but congressional seats. There are also concerns among Republican ranks about Trump’s renewed threats to run as an Independent if he feels mistreated by GOP leaders.

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 6:00PM

For celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich there is no place like home – especially at Christmas, her favorite time of year. In this intimate, hour-long documentary special, Lidia celebrates her native Italian holiday traditions, along with the traditions of six celebrity guests. Watch this multi-faceted documentary about the culinary traditions that make up America.

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MACHU PICCHU

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 8:00PM

Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser-scanning experts into the Peruvian jungle to scan the sacred Incan city of Machu Picchu. Using cutting-edge, 3D laser-scanning technology he wants to answer three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain ridge? How were the terraces constructed? How did they supply water to the city? To find the answers, they must battle altitude sickness and rampaging insects as they hack their way through the jungle to set up their high-tech scanning equipment.

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Having spent most of her adult life in the kitchens of highly-lauded restaurants, Vivian has rarely celebrated the holidays during busy Decembers. This year, she and her husband Ben Knight are determined to give their toddler twins a traditional holiday experience, cooking, laughing, and yes, crying their way through Southern traditions new and old. In this holiday special, Vivian discovers that mistletoe is traditionally shot out of a pecan tree, experiences her first hog killing, and leads a “tacky Christmas sweater” night with the restaurant staff at Chef and the Farmer.

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