Category Archives: Program Highlights

INDEPENDENT LENS

MADE IN BOISE

MONDAY, JUNE 13 @ 8:00PM

In the idyllic city of Boise, nurses, nail technicians, and stay-at-home mothers are choosing to become paid reproductive surrogates for people from around the world. Made in Boise offers a rare glimpse into this mysterious world by intimately following the lives of four surrogates, as they build relationships with the intended parents, prepare for the rigors of pregnancy, and navigate the mixed feelings of their own families, who struggle to understand their choice to risk the physical and emotional complications of carrying babies for someone else.


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PRESS

ON MASTERPIECE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Amina feels defeated in the immediate wake of the Joshua West scandal. Duncan gets unwelcome news from the Prime Minister. Leona is approached by a source with a particular interest in James. Peter’s support proves valuable to Amina, and Holly makes a bold move.


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ROTHKO

AMERICAN MASTERS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Explore the life of the celebrated artist whose luminous color field paintings helped define the abstract expressionist movement, which shifted the art world epicenter from Paris to New York. Featuring original scenes with Alfred Molina.


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NOVA

LOOK WHO’S DRIVING

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 @ 10:00PM

After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As ambitious innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead, including how to train artificial intelligence to be better than humans at making life-and-death decisions. How do self-driving cars work?


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POV

BLOWIN’ UP

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 @ 11:00PM

Working within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted. With intimate camerawork that lingers on details and brings the Queens criminal courtroom to life, BLOWIN’ UP celebrates acts of steadfast defiance, even as it reveals the hurdles these women must face.


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PRESS

ON MASTERPIECE

EPISODE 3

DON’T TAKE MY HEART, DON’T BREAK MY HEART

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

The former protegee of a business tycoon has come forward claiming that he pressured young women into sleeping with him, and Amina gives Holly the nod to investigate. Duncan proposes a deal that could make waves in the political world. Amina and Duncan make bold moves that could risk their careers.


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 10:00PM

In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients.


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients.


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