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DOWNTON ABBEY

SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE EPISODE 3 SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM A wedding dress drama takes a disastrous turn. The hospital debate turns personal. A charming volunteer helps Edith save face, and a handsome face returns to Downton. See the much-anticipated final season of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama. FIND OUT MORE...

WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 @ 9:00PM This Week on Washington Week: Obama’s Final State of the Union, Republicans Debate and Democratic Race Tightens In his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama struck an optimistic tone as he vigorously defended his record of achievements, but he also acknowledged that the partisan divide in Washington has gotten worse instead of...

WILLIE NELSON

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG FRIDAY, JULY 14 @ 11:00PM This year’s all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song features performances by Nelson, as well as Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Rosanne Cash, Ana Gabriel, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Raul Malo of The Mavericks, Neil...

NOVA

LIFE’S ROCKY START WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 @ 11:00PM Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes belching noxious gases, and lightning flashing through a thin, torrid atmosphere. Then, in a process that has puzzled scientists for decades, life emerged. But how? NOVA joins mineralogist Robert Hazen as he journeys around...