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 | ||
| 05/17/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | Frontline | The Meth Epidemic |
| 08:00 PM | Independent Lens | Precious Knowledge |
| 09:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | Frontline | The Meth Epidemic |
| 11:00 PM | Independent Lens | Precious Knowledge |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/18/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Need to Know | |
| 07:00 PM | Great Performances at the Met | The Enchanted Island |
| 10:30 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 11:30 PM | Need to Know | |
| 12:00 AM | Great Performances at the Met | The Enchanted Island |
| SATURDAY | ||
| 05/19/12 | ||
| 06:00 AM | Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs A to Z | |
| 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 | Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs A to Z | |
| 10:00 AM | JULIA CHILD – COOKING WITH MASTER CHEFS | Charles Palmer |
| 10:30 AM | The Victory Garden | Dry |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | |
| 11:30 AM | Paint This with Jerry Yarnell | First Love, Part 1 |
| 12:00 PM | Thomas Comma | |
| 12:30 PM | Hometime | Stone Cottage – Finishing the Trim |
| 01:00 PM | The Woodwright’s Shop | Sawing Secrets |
| 01:30 PM | Motorweek | |
| 02:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 02:30 PM | Martha’s Sewing Room | Decorative Stitch Lace Inserts |
| 03:00 PM | The Lawrence Welk Show | Salute To Cole Porte |
| 04:00 PM | New Scandinavian Cooking | |
| 04:30 PM | Inspiration with Lance Heft | Peter Max (Artist) |
| 05:00 PM | Clodagh’s Irish Food Trails | |
| 05:30 PM | Beauty of Oil Painting with Gary and Kathwren Jenkins | |
| 06:00 PM | Clinton | American Experience |
| 08:00 PM | Bones of Turkana | |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Avett Brothers/Heartless Bastards |
| 10:00 PM | Nature | Cracking the Koala Code |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | The Great Inca Rebellion |
| 12:00 AM | Frontline | The Meth Epidemic |
| SUNDAY | ||
| 05/20/12 | ||
| 06:00 AM | Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs A to Z | |
| 07:00 AM | Sid the Science Kid | |
| 07:30 AM | Martha Speaks | |
| 08:00 AM | Arthur | |
| 08:30 AM | WordGirl | |
| 09:00 AM | The War | A Necessary War |
| 11:30 AM | The War | When Things Get Tough |
| 01:30 PM | The War | A Deadly Calling |
| 03:30 PM | The War | Pride of Our Nation |
| 06:00 PM | Finding Your Roots | Michelle Rodriguez / Adrian Grenier / Linda Chavez |
| 07:00 PM | Masterpiece Mystery! | The Reichenbach Fall |
| 08:30 PM | America in Primetime | The Crusader |
| 09:30 PM | Austin City Limits | Avett Brothers/Heartless Bastards |
| 10:30 PM | Finding Your Roots | Michelle Rodriguez / Adrian Grenier / Linda Chavez |
| 11:30 AM | Masterpiece Mystery! | The Reichenbach Fall |
| MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/21/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN |
| 07:00 PM | Burt Bacharach & Hal David | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize |
| 08:00 PM | Bones of Turkana | |
| 09:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:00 PM | Burt Bacharach & Hal David | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize |
| 11:00 PM | Bones of Turkana | |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/22/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Civilization | The West and the Rest |
| 08:00 PM | Frontline | Cell Tower Deaths |
| 09:00 PM | Civilization | The West and the Rest |
| 11:00 PM | Frontline | The Meth Epidemic |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 05/23/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Nature | Salmon: Running the Gauntlet |
| 07:00 PM | NOVA | Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor |
| 08:00 PM | NOVA | Missing in MIG Alley |
| 09:00 PM | Nature | Salmon: Running the Gauntlet |
| 10:00 PM | NOVA | Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Missing in MIG Alley |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose |