SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 @ 6:00PM, 7:00PM @ 8:00PM

Episodes 1, 2,3

America’s Ballroom Challenge is an exciting three-part series that brings together the nation’s top ballroom dancers to compete for the title of “America’s Best.” Hosted by former U.S. dance champions Mary Murphy and Tony Meredith, the series was shot in stunning high definition at the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition, the Ohio Star Ball.

The series features all four major styles of competitive ballroom dancing: American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin. After a winning couple is crowned in each of the four styles, the four champions compete across dance styles in a best-of-show grand finale to determine a single winner.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 @ 9:00PM

The first Republican debate of the 2016 presidential election season Thursday night will be an unusual mix of politics, policy and personalities. Billionaire candidate Donald Trump will be center stage flanked by nine rivals: Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie and John Kasich.

During the two-hour, nationally televised forum in Cleveland, the candidates can expect questions on key domestic and foreign policy issues like immigration reform, the economy and the Iran nuclear deal. By the end of the night the big questions might well be whether there was a potential turning point for any of the middle-tier candidates to break out from the pack?

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CURTAIN UP

THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 6:00PM

For the first time, the curtain is drawn back on one of the world’s premier ballet academies—the School of American Ballet—with a critically acclaimed presentation of SAB’s 50th Annual Workshop Performances. The broadcast features an all-Balanchine program (including Serenade, and excerpts from Coppélia, Swan Lake, and Western Symphony) from its 50th annual showcase as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage, offering a close-up look at the ballet stars of tomorrow.

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SECRETS OF THE VIKING SWORD

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 @ 10:00PM

The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared Ulfberht sword. Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings’ rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art. Considered one of the greatest swords ever made, it remains a fearsome weapon more than a millennium after it last saw battle. But how did Viking sword makers design and build the Ulfberht, and what was its role in history? Now, NOVA uses cutting edge science and old-fashioned detective work to reconstruct the Ulfberht and finally unravel the “Secrets of the Viking Sword.”

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A TIME FOR GREATNESS

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

For many, President Lyndon B. Johnson is chiefly remembered for escalating the United States military involvement in Vietnam. But his legacy is much more than his role in the Vietnam War. In fact, Johnson engineered the passing of two of the most important laws Congress ever approved: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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JFK: ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

Fifty years after the tragic shooting of President John F. Kennedy, Secrets of the Dead chronicles minute-by-minute the assassination as it was revealed in the CBS newsroom from the moment the President was shot until Walter Cronkite’s emotional pronouncement of his death, one hour and eight minutes later. The drama of JFK: One PM Central Standard Time — the episode title is taken from the time President Kennedy was declared dead at Parkland Hospital — is played out amidst the chaos in Dallas, in the hospital, and in the CBS newsroom in New York. Included in the program will be moving memories from men and women who were with there on the day – in Dallas and New York.

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BEATS OF THE ANTONOV

MONDAY, AUGUST 3 @ 8:00PM

Sudan has been in an almost constant state of civil war since it achieved independence in 1956, and it split into a pair of sovereign states in 2011. On the border between the two, Russian-made Antonov planes indiscriminately drop bombs on settlements in the Nuba Mountains below. Yet, incredibly, the people of the Blue Nile respond to adversity with music, singing and dancing to celebrate their survival. Beats of the Antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from those trying to obliterate them.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 8:00PM

EPISODE TWO

The approach of the wet season brings an explosion of life on the reef as corals spawn, sea birds nest and turtle hatchlings erupt over the beaches in the thousands. Like a great alien spaceship, the manta ray comes swooping in, a gentle plankton feeding giant up to seven meters wide and weighing as much as two tons. Soon torrential rain and severe storms will close in, bringing change and upheaval to the delicate ecosystem.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

EPISODE 7

Tragedy strikes when sickness, jealousy, and infidelity plague the community.

Ross struggles to keep the Carnmore company afloat, with George Warleggan close on his heels. Meanwhile, Demelza’s caring nature yields tragic consequences.

A helpless Ross is pushed to desperate measures to help those he loves, but his actions leave the fate of his family hanging in the balance.

Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) brings the dashing Captain Ross Poldark back to life, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson and Heida Reed, in an all-new version of the beloved, vintage romance. (2 Hour Final Episode)

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JULY 31 @ 9:00PM

Who could have predicted that billionaire real estate magnate and TV celebrity Donald Trump would be surging in the polls just two months after jumping into the 2016 presidential race? Trump’s brash style and penchant for controversy have made him the Republican frontrunner. It’s also helped him overshadow other would-be GOP stars like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and even on-time presumed frontrunner former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

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