Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/03/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | Jesse Owens | American Experience |
| 08:00 PM | Independent Lens | Circo |
| 09:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | Jesse Owens | American Experience |
| 11:00 PM | Independent Lens | Circo |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/04/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Need to Know | |
| 07:00 PM | Art in the Twenty-First Century | Balance |
| 08:00 PM | Wallace Stegner | |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 11:30 PM | Need to Know | |
| 12:00 AM | Art in the Twenty-First Century | Balance |
| SATURDAY | ||
| 05/05/12 | ||
| 06:00 AM | Super Why! | |
| 06:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 07:00 AM | Thomas & Friends | |
| 07:30 AM | Bob the Builder | |
| 08:00 AM | Curious George | |
| 08:30 AM | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | |
| 09:00 AM | Super Why! | |
| 09:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 10:00 AM | JULIA CHILD – COOKING WITH MASTER CHEFS | Patrick Clark |
| 10:30 AM | The Victory Garden | Hot |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | |
| 11:30 AM | Paint This with Jerry Yarnell | The Rose, Part 1 |
| 12:00 PM | Living Smart | Success in the Workplace |
| 12:30 PM | Hometime | Homes for a Home Show |
| 01:00 PM | The Woodwright’s Shop | Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd? |
| 01:30 PM | Motorweek | |
| 02:00 PM | American Woodshop | Scroll Saw Inlays |
| 02:30 PM | Martha’s Sewing Room | Batting Application |
| 03:00 PM | The Lawrence Welk Show | Great Entertainers |
| 04:00 PM | New Scandinavian Cooking | |
| 04:30 PM | Inspiration with Lance Heft | Wynne Alexander (Author/Musician/Activist) |
| 05:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Atlanta, GA |
| 06:00 PM | Jesse Owens | American Experience |
| 07:00 PM | Art in the Twenty-First Century | Balance |
| 08:00 PM | Independent Lens | Circo |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Miranda Lambert/Jeff Bridges |
| 10:00 PM | Nature | Born Wild: The First Days of Life |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Smartest Machine on Earth |
| 12:00 AM | Frontline | Money, Power and Wall Street |
| SUNDAY | ||
| 05/06/12 | ||
| 06:00 AM | Super Why! | |
| 06:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 07:00 AM | Sid the Science Kid | |
| 07:30 AM | Martha Speaks | |
| 08:00 AM | Arthur | |
| 08:30 AM | WordGirl | |
| 09:00 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 09:30 AM | The Electric Company | |
| 10:00 AM | Wai Lana Yoga | |
| 10:30 AM | FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman | |
| 11:00 AM | Washington Week | |
| 11:30 AM | Need to Know | |
| 12:00 PM | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | |
| 12:30 PM | To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | |
| 01:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 02:00 PM | Wallace Stegner | |
| 03:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Providence, RI |
| 04:00 PM | Nature | Born Wild: The First Days of Life |
| 05:00 PM | NOVA | Smartest Machine on Earth |
| 06:00 PM | Finding Your Roots | Sanjay Gupta / Margaret Cho / Martha Stewart |
| 07:00 PM | Masterpiece Classic | A Scandal in Belgravia |
| 08:30 PM | America in Primetime | Man of the House |
| 09:30 PM | Austin City Limits | Miranda Lambert/Jeff Bridges |
| 10:30 PM | Finding Your Roots | Sanjay Gupta / Margaret Cho / Martha Stewart |
| 11:30 AM | Masterpiece Classic | A Scandal in Belgravia |
| MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/07/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN |
| 07:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Fame and Fortune |
| 08:00 PM | America Revealed | Made in the USA |
| 09:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Fame and Fortune |
| 11:00 PM | America Revealed | Made in the USA |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/08/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Clinton | American Experience |
| 08:00 PM | Frontline | Murdoch’s Scandal |
| 09:00 PM | Clinton | American Experience |
| 11:00 PM | Frontline | Murdoch’s Scandal |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/09/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Nature | The White Lions |
| 07:00 PM | NOVA | Deadliest Tornadoes |
| 08:00 PM | NOVA | Hunt for the Supertwister |
| 09:00 PM | Nature | The White Lions |
| 10:00 PM | NOVA | Deadliest Tornadoes |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Hunt for the Supertwister |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose |