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 | ||
| 08/23/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | Frontline | Flying Cheap |
| 08:00 PM | POV | Presumed Guilty |
| 09:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | Frontline | Flying Cheap |
| 11:00 PM | POV | Presumed Guilty |
| 12:00 AM | Charlie Rose | |
| FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/24/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Need to Know | |
| 07:00 PM | Great Performances | Twilight: Los Angeles |
| 08:30 PM | Architect Robert A.M. Stern | Presence of the Past |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 11:30 AM | Need to Know | |
| 12:00 AM | Great Performances | Twilight: Los Angeles |
| SATURDAY | ||
| 08/25/12 | ||
| 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 | Lynne Rossetto Kasper |
| 10:30 AM | The Victory Garden | Vertical |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | |
| 11:30 AM | Paint This with Jerry Yarnell | The Homestead, part 2 |
| 12:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 12:30 PM | Hometime | Built-in Grill |
| 01:00 PM | The Woodwright’s Shop | Hammer Veneering with Steve Latta |
| 01:30 PM | Motorweek | |
| 02:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 02:30 PM | Martha’s Sewing Room | Everything Essential – Embroidery 101 |
| 03:00 PM | The Lawrence Welk Show | Rhythm Is Our Business |
| 04:00 PM | Closer to Truth | Does Consciousness Point to God? |
| 04:30 PM | Inspiration with Lance Heft | Katherine and Nancy Heigl (Animal Advocates) |
| 05:00 PM | Song of the Mountains | Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers |
| 06:00 PM | Herbert Hoover: Landslide | |
| 07:00 PM | Great Performances | Twilight: Los Angeles |
| 08:30 PM | Architect Robert A.M. Stern | Presence of the Past |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Florence + The Machine/Lykke Li |
| 10:00 PM | Nature | Kalahari — The Flooded Desert |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | What Are Dreams? |
| 12:00 AM | Frontline | Flying Cheap |
| SUNDAY | ||
| 08/26/12 | ||
| 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 | THE QUEEN OF ASANAS |
| 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 | Herbert Hoover: Landslide | |
| 03:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Phoenix, AZ |
| 04:00 PM | Inside Nature’s Giants | Great White Shark |
| 05:00 PM | NOVA | What Are Dreams? |
| 06:00 PM | Nature | Kalahari — The Flooded Desert |
| 07:00 PM | Masterpiece Mystery! | Inspector Lewis, Series IV | The Mind Has Mountains |
| 08:30 AM | Architect Robert A.M. Stern | Presence of the Past |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Florence + The Machine/Lykke Li |
| 10:00 PM | Nature | Kalahari — The Flooded Desert |
| 11:00 PM | Masterpiece Mystery! | Inspector Lewis, Series IV | The Mind Has Mountains |
| 12:30 AM | Architect Robert A.M. Stern | Presence of the Past |
| MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/27/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | A NewsHour Special Report | Republican Convention |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Market Warriors | |
| 12:00 AM | Antiques Roadshow | Mobile, AL |
| TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/28/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | A NewsHour Special Report | Republican Convention |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 12:00 AM | A Flea Market Documentary | |
| WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 08/29/12 | ||
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | A NewsHour Special Report | Republican Convention |
| 09:00 PM | Charlie Rose | |
| 10:00 PM | Tavis Smiley | |
| 11:00 PM | Nature | Fellowship of the Whales |
| 12:00 AM | NOVA | A Walk to Beautiful |