INDEPENDENT LENS

BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 7:30PM Take a ride through the life and current times of one of America’s most important artists, Wayne White. Raised in the mountains of Tennessee, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in New York City. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which led to more work designing some of the most...

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM EPISODE 3 Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. The much-loved cast of Downton Abbey Season 3 includes Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope...

NEED TO KNOW

GRIDLOCK FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 @ 9:30PM On the first of two inauguration specials examining the advocacy group “Common Good’s” proposals to end bureaucratic gridlock and get the United States moving forward, “Need to Know” anchor Jeff Greenfield explores why it now takes nearly four times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the United States than it did in the 1970s. Find out...

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET

L’ELISIR D’AMORE OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Star soprano Anna Netrebko takes center stage as Adina, the irresistible heroine of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love), on Great Performances at the Met. Although L’Elisir d’Amore is one of the most popular comic operas in the repertory, this production marks the first time it...

LIFE ON FIRE

THE SURPRISE SALMON SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 7:00PM Find out what may have happened when a race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean tonight! Narrated by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, Life on Fire series offers a close up look at volcanoes, providing viewers with a never seen before look at their effect on the environment around them. Each...