WUFT TV Viewer Guide - February 2016

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Murder of a President: American Experience This brand new episode follows the life of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Tune in Feb. 2 at 9 pm PBS NewsHour Election Specials: Iowa Caucus, Feb. 1 at 11 pm New Hampshire Primary, Feb. 9 at 11 pm PBS Democratic Presidential Debate, Feb. 11 at 9 pm Humanity from Space Learn how seemingly small flashes of innovation have changed the course of civilization.

Tune in Feb. 10 at 10 pm From PBS KIDS it’s READY JET GO! READY JET GO! is a new PBS KIDS earth science and astronomy series for children ages 3-8. READY JET GO! takes viewers on a journey into outer space, building on children’s curiosity about science, technology and astronomy.

Premieres Feb. 5 at 7:30 a.m. and will be broadcast weekdays at the same time.

Independent Lens: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at its vanguard. Tune in Feb. 16 at 9 pm Finding Your Roots: The Pioneer Discover the pioneering family histories of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros.

Tune in Feb. 23 at 8 pm

Mercy Street

More Manners of Downton Abbey Enter the world of Edwardian manners with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to “Downton Abbey.” Tune in Feb. 28 at 8 pm

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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Martha Speaks 6:30 Odd Squad 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12/Wild Kratts

15, 19/Ready Jet Go! Premiere

Ready Jet Go! 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street

29/Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief 10:30 Peg + Cat 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train 12:00 Super Why! 12:30 Thomas & Friends 1:00 Sesame Street

29/Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief 1:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows All About That 2:00 Curious George 2:30 Curious George 3:00 Arthur 3:30 Nature Cat 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Tavis Smiley 5:00 WUFT News First at Five 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 Deutsche Welle News 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

SATURDAY 6:00 Arthur 6:30 World Girl 7:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Nature Cat 9:00 Wild Kratts 9:30 Wild Kratts 10:00 Jacques Pepin Heart & Soul 10:30 Cooks Country 11:00 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randall White 12:30 The Victory Garden Edible Feast 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Hometime 3:00 The Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 Motorweek 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 History Detectives

SUNDAY 6:00 Sid the Science Kid 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Nature Cat 9:00 Wild Kratts 9:30 Wild Kratts 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 America’s Test Kitchen 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Simply Ming 12:00 The McLaughlin Group

28/ Downton Abbey: The Final Season

– Episode 1 12:30 7,14,21/Capitol Update 1:00 7,14.21/The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 7,14,21/Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg

28/Downton Abbey: The Final Season

– Episode 2 2:00 7/Ancient Roads from Christ to

Constantine: Constantine

14/Vet Phillips: Dream Big Dreams

21/American Masters: Harper Lee 2:30 28/ Downton Abbey: The Final Season

– Episode 3 3:00 7/Variety Studio Actors on Actors

14/Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey

from Africa to America 3:30 21/American Masters: Carol Burnett –

A Woman of Character

28/ Downton Abbey: The Final Season

– Episode 4 4:00 7/Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps

of the Rebels

14/Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley

and the Politics of Race 4:30 28/ Downton Abbey: The Final Season

– Episode 5 5:00 7/In their Own Words: Muhammed Ali

14/American Masters: B.B. King

21/American Masters: Carole King

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PRIMETIME 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

6 — Saturday

Murder of a President: American Experience Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m.

1 —Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Little Rock, Arkansas.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from El Paso, Texas.

10:00 Independent Lens Na Mas Bebes (No More Babies). Explore the case of Mexican-American women who claim they were coercively sterilized.

11:00 Iowa Caucus: A PBS NewsHour Special 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

2 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Visionaries. Discover the risk-taking ancestors of Richard Branson, Maya Lin and Frank Gehry.

9:00 Murder of a President: American Experience Follow the life of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose Tuesday

3 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Mystery Monkeys of Shangri La. Investigate a unique monkey society formed in response to the hardships of the Himalayas.

9:00 NOVA Creatures of Light. Dive in with deep-sea scientists as they explore the undersea world of glowing creatures.

10:00 Hawking Trace Stephen Hawking’s great scientific discoveries and his rise to fame and superstardom.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

4 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Plant revival; treehouse reveal.

ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Kevin replaces a door lock.

9:00 Doc Martin Control-Alt-Delete. Martin reaches breaking point after being followed around by stray dog Buddy, so Louisa and Morwenna persuade him to find a new home for the dog with local vet Angela Sim. Martin is not impressed by Angela’s alternative approaches to medicine, even if it is veterinary medicine.

10:00 Mercy Street The Uniform. Dr. Foster operates on his brother, a Confederate soldier. Alice realizes the depth of Tom’s trauma.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

5 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Richard Tucker Opera Gala: From Bocelli to Barton. Join Renee Fleming, Andrea Bocelli and Tucker Award-winner Jamie Barton for an opera high point.

6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show The Southern Show.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock Arkansas. See listing on 2/1 at 8 p.m.

8:00 Doc Martin Other People’s Children. Martin and Louisa do not seem to be having much success with their therapy, so Dr Timoney advises that they should try and take things back to the beginning of their relationship and plan a date.

9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2005 New Year’s Special.

10:00 Vicious 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Leon Bridges; Nathanuel Rateliff.

12:00 Front and Center

7 — Sunday 6:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Grantchester. An old woman tells Sidney that someone wants her dead. Then she dies.

Coincidence? The new curate delivers a surprising sermon. (Part 3/6) 7:00 Call the Midwife See a mother’s life turned upside down and Nurse Crane’s efforts to aid a malnourished woman.

8:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 5. Thomas makes Andy a generous offer. Spratt rescues Denker. A powerful politician comes to dinner. Robert upsets the family. Mary gets suspicious.

9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 6.

The hospital war reaches a climax. Violet goes on the warpath. Daisy tries to foil a romance. Prospects are looking up for Mary and Edith. Thomas feels trapped.

10:00 Mercy Street The Belle Alliance. The Green girls plot to help Tom escape. Dr. Foster guides Samuel through a delicate operation.

11:00 Civil War: The Untold Story Death Knell of the Confederacy.

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8 — Monday

Humanity from Space

8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Little Rock, Arkansas.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Atlanta, GA. 10:00 Independent Lens A Ballerina’s Tale. Get an intimate look at dancer Misty Copeland, ABT’s first African-American female principal dancer.

11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 10 p.m.

9 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots War Stories. Uncover how military service binds the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.

9:00 The Perfect Crime: American Experience Re-examine the shocking story of Leopold and Loeb, who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924.

10:00 FRONTLINE The Fantasy Sports Gamble. See an investigation with the New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting.

11:00 New Hampshire Primary: A PBS NewsHour Special Report 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

10 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Moose: Life of a Twig Eater. Travel to Canada’s Rockies and into the world of moose to experience a calf’s first year of life.

9:00 NOVA Memory. Explore the secrets of the mind to discover how memories can be implanted, changed and even erased.

10:00 Humanity from Space 12:00 Charlie Rose

11 — Thursday 8:00 Doc Martin Other People’s Children.

See listing on 2/6 at 8 p.m.

9:00 PBS Democratic Presidential Debate, A PBS NewsHour Special 11:00 Mercy Street The Belle Alliance. See listing on 2/7 at 10 p.m.

12:00 Charlie Rose

12 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week

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8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 B.B. King: The Life of Riley – American Masters Explore B.B. King’s life and career through candid interviews with the blues legend and other stars.

10:00 Jimi Hendrix: American Masters “Hear My Train A Comin.” This documentary unveils previously unseen performance footage and home movies taken by Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell while sourcing an extensive archive of photographs, drawings, family letters and more to provide new insight into the musician’s personality and genius.

12:00 Charlie Rose

13 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Songs by Johnny Mercer.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock, Arkansas. See listing on 2/8 at 8 p.m.

8:00 Doc Martin Facta Non Verba. Martin finds himself trapped by Annie Winton who desperately wants him to try and save her husband Jim, who has recently been diagnosed as having terminal cancer.

9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas “The Handsome Stranger.”

10:00 Vicious 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Tedeschi Trucks Band.

12:00 Front and Center Borns.

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14 — Sunday 6:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Grantchester. A shocking murder reveals the depths of homophobia in Cambridge. Geordie crosses swords with Sidney over conduct of the investigation. (Part 4/6) 7:00 Call the Midwife Visit Poplar’s seedy underworld when Sister Winifred cares for an expectant prostitute.

8:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 6 See listing on 2/7 at 9 p.m.

9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 7. A car race gives Mary flashbacks. Mrs. Patmore opens for business. Mrs. Hughes tricks Carson. Things get serious for Edith. Robert gets a surprise gift.

10:00 Mercy Street The Dead Room. The unexpected visit of a hospital inspector throws the staff into disarray.

11:00 Civil War: The Untold Story With Malice Toward None.

15 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Charleston, SC. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Atlanta, GA. 10:00 Independent Lens The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights. Whitney Young was one of the most powerful, controversial, and largely forgotten leaders of the civil rights movement, who took the

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

Downton Abbey: The Final Season Sundays at 9 p.m.

fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, including three presidents.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

16 —Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Family Reunions. Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop through the use of DNA technology.

9:00 Independent Lens The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at its vanguard.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

17 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Raising the Dinosaur Giant. Witness the work of paleontologists bringing the largest dinosaur ever discovered to virtual life.

9:00 NOVA Iceman Reborn. New revelations about the ancient ice mummy, Otzi, shed light on the dawn of civilization in Europe.

10:00 NOVA Ice Age Death Trap. Visit a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts.

20 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Tribute to the Wing and Sweet Bands.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow Charleston, SC. See listing on 2/15 at 8 p.m.

8:00 Doc Martin The Doctor is Out. Martin finds himself trapped

by Annie Winton who desperately wants him to try and save her husband Jim, who has recently been diagnosed as having terminal cancer.

9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2006 Christmas “The Vicar in White.”

10:00 Vicious 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits 2015 Hall of Fame Special.

12:00 Front and Center Brett Eldredge.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

21 — Sunday

18 — Thursday 8:00 This Old House The Final Countdown. Countertop installation; mechanical reveal; magnetic paint.

8:30 This Old House Goodbye Tired Old House. Wall art; final reveal of a fully restored Victorian.

9:00 Doc Martin Facta Non Verba. See listing on 2/13 at 8 p.m.

10:00 Mercy Street The Dead Room. See listing from 2/14 at 10 p.m.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

19 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Carole King: American Masters Natural Woman. Explore the hit singersongwriter’s life and career from 1960s Brooklyn to ’70s California to now.

10:00 Bluegrass Underground Arts Special A celebration of the diversity of America’s musical heritage with artists from the full spectrum of genre’s: Bluegrass, yes but also Americana, Country, Soul, Blues, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Folk, and everything between.

6:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Grantchester. On holiday in London, Sidney and Geordie happen upon a murder, allowing them to show Scotland Yard a thing or two. (Part 5/6) 7:00 Call the Midwife Witness the consequences of a Christian Science couple’s refusal of medicine for their newborn.

8:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 7.

See listing on 2/14 at 9 p.m.

9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 8. Two romances get complicated. Molesley and Spratt try out new jobs. Thomas takes a fateful step.

Mrs. Patmore provokes a scandal. Isobel puts her foot down.

10:00 Mercy Street The Diabolical Plot. President Lincoln’s visit sets in motion a rebel plot and offers an opportunity to free James Sr. 11:00 Lincoln @Gettysburg

22 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Charleston, SC. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Atlanta, GA. 10:00 Independent Lens (T)error. The story of a 62-year-old Black Pantherturned-counterterrorism informant for the Federal

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Bureau of Investigation. It is the first film to document a covert terrorism sting as it unfolds.

With unprecedented access to both the informant and the target, (T)ERROR captures the drama and intrigue of a spy novel, but with very real consequences.

11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

23 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots The Pioneer. Discover the pioneering family histories of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros.

9:00 FRONTLINE Chasing Heroin. Facing a heroin epidemic, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

24 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Snow Chick. Enjoy the intimate and incredible journey of a tiny Emperor penguin chick, from egg to independence.

9:00 NOVA Rise of the Robots. Join the race to build the most advanced humanoid robots as they battle realworld challenges.

10:00 The Human Face of Big Data.

The gathering and analyzing of massive amounts of data allow us to address some major challenges, but the accessibility of so much data comes at a steep price. This film captures the promise and peril of the extraordinary knowledge revolution.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

25 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour THIS OLD HOUSE: Tree house continues; refurbished windows. ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Kitchen color.

9:00 Doc Martin The Doctor is Out. See listing on 2/20 at 8 p.m.

10:00 Mercy Street The Diabolical Plot. See listing on 2/21 at 10 p.m.

11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

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The Human Face of Big Data Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 10 p.m.

8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 In Performance at the White House Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles. Hear interpretations of the music of Ray Charles, using his own big-band musical arrangements, by renowned as well as up-and-coming artists. The performance, a White House partnership with the Smithsonian, airs from the East Room.

10:00 Fats Domingo: American Masters Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Discover how Fats Domino’s New Orleans rhythm and blues became rock ’n’ roll and aided integration.

11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Report 12:00 Charlie Rose

27 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Love Songs.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow Charleston, SC, See listing on 2/22 at 8 p.m.

8:00 Doc Martin Rescue Me. Martin returns to Portwenn, but without Louisa. She has gone to stay with her mother in Spain to take some time out to think, and Martin is left wondering if she will ever come back 9:00 The Vicar of Dibley Story 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran; Valerie June.

12:00 Front and Center Steve Tyler.

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28 — Sunday 6:30 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 7.

See listing on 2/14 at 9 p.m.

7:30 Masterpiece Downton Abbey: The Final Season, Episode 8.

See listing on 2/121 at 9 p.m.

9:00 More Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special 10:00 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special Enter the world of Edwardian manners with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to “Downton Abbey.” Bruce and the series’ leading cast members explain how they re-create the authentic etiquette of aristocrats and servants.

11:00 Secrets of the Manor House Find out what really went on behind the stately walls of the British manor house a century ago.

29 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Charleston, SC. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Minneapolis.

10:00 Independent Lens Wilhemina’s War. A Southern grandmother struggles to help her family through the scourge of HIV and AIDS. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose

Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles Friday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m.

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