Category Archives: Program Highlights

THE TENTH INNING

EPISODE 2

THURSDAY, JUNE 3 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

In the first decade of the 21st century, baseball is booming. In an age of home runs and power, Pedro Martinez and a handful of other superb pitchers still manage to dominate. The astonishingly talented right fielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes MLB’s first Japanese position player and a hero back home. As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country something to cheer about.


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HUMAN

THE WORLD WITHIN

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 @ 11:00PM

Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.


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NOVA

SHIP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

The Age of Exploration and Europe’s imperial colonization of far-off lands was launched by a revolution in ship design that made long-distance voyages practical. A newly discovered 500-year-old wreck offers vital clues to this momentous innovation.


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FRONTLINE

THE JIHADIST

TUESDAY, JUNE 1 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria. Designated a terrorist by the United States, the powerful Syrian militant now seeks a new relationship with the West. In his first interview with an American journalist, the former Al Qaeda commander tells FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith his fight is with Syrian President Assad, not the U.S.


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PHILLY D.A.

EPISODE 8

SATURDAY, JUNE 5 @ 10:00PM

Krasner recruits law students to join the next generation of prosecutors leading reform from within. Meanwhile, activists who campaigned for his election make good on their promise to hold Krasner’s feet to the flames, warning him of consequences if he doesn’t accelerate plans to phase out cash bail. The D.A. must decide how bold he can be today without undoing the progress he hopes for tomorrow.


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MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2021

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2021

SUNDAY, MAY 30 @ 6:00PM, 7:30PM, 10:00PM & 11:30PM

Watch a special presentation of the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS, hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. With all-star performances and tributes from Washington, D.C. and around the country, the 32nd annual event will continue to honor our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country.


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INSIDE THE MET

LOVE AND MONEY

FRIDAY, MAY 28 @ 10:00PM

As the glamorous, highly-anticipated Costume Institute show “About Time” comes together, museum staff wonders who will pay for new acquisitions, the crucial but very costly research and conservation work, and infrastructure projects vital to the survival of an antique building.


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ONE VOICE

THE SONGS WE SHARE

FRIDAY, MAY 28 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Join Luke Hawkins (“A Cole Porter” opposite Harry Connick, Jr), Amber Iman (“Hamilton”), Alexis Michelle (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), and more. Hosted by Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller (“Beautiful: The Carol King Musical”). (30 Minutes)


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THE TENTH INNING

EPISODE 1

THURSDAY, MAY 27 @ 10:00PM

In 1994, the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a bitter and prolonged strike forces the cancellation of the World Series, infuriating fans dismayed by the athletes and teams they once worshipped. Baseball has to rebuild. And rebuild it does, with new stadiums, an infusion of new players from Latin America and the shattering of historic records previously considered unbreakable.


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THE TENTH INNING

EPISODE 1

THURSDAY, MAY 27 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

In 1994, the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a bitter and prolonged strike forces the cancellation of the World Series, infuriating fans dismayed by the athletes and teams they once worshipped. Baseball has to rebuild. And rebuild it does, with new stadiums, an infusion of new players from Latin America and the shattering of historic records previously considered unbreakable.


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