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Masterpiece presents Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories. But now our heroes find themselves in 1890s London. Premieres Jan. 1 at 9 pm Don’t miss the premiere of Doc Martin Season 7 He’s surly, self-centered, and rude--but he’s the only doctor in town. Doc Martin, played by Martin Clunes, is a hotshot surgeon forced to change careers when he develops a fear of blood. Premieres Jan. 2 at 8pm Downton Abbey returns for a final season Will Carson and Mrs. Hughes make it down the aisle? Will Branson find happiness in America? Will Mary snap up the affections of the “snappy chariot” driver? Tune in for the final season of this beloved drama. Premieres Jan. 3 at 9 pm Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Harvard professor continues his quest to “get into the DNA of American culture.” Celebrities will view ancestral histories, sometimes learn of connections to famous/infamous people, discover secrets and share the emotional experience with viewers. Tune in Tuesdays at 8 pm Unravel the mysteries of the Large Hadron Collider Particle Fever follows six scientists for the launch of history’s largest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider. Tune in Jan. 6 at 10 pm Willie Nelson honored by the Library of Congress Enjoy an all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, the 2016 winner of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Tune in Jan. 15 at 9 pm Mercy Street brings the North and the South together The Civil War medical drama focuses on two volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict – one a staunch New England abolitionist and the other a naïve young Confederate belle. Tune in Sundays at 10 pm beginning Jan. 17
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Martha Speaks 6:30 Odd Squad 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 4,6,11,13,19,20,21,25,26,27,28,29/ Nature Cat 5,7,8,12,14,15/Curious George 18,22/Nature Cat Special 8:30 Curious George (not on 1/18 and 22) 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 10:30 Peg + Cat 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train 12:00 Super Why! 12:30 Thomas & Friends 1:00 Sesame Street 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 1/Rick Steves’ Europe 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 Curious George 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 Peg + Cat 7:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Wild Kratts 9:30 Wild Kratts 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 Steven Raichlin’s Project Smoke 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Simply Ming 12:00 The McLaughlin Group 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 3/A Chef’s Life Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg 2:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine 3/Birth of a Faith 10/The Great Missionaries 17/Age of the Apostles 24/From Apocalypse to Heresies 31/Pagans and the Cult of Martyrs 3:00 3/A Salute to Downton Abbey 10/Ride Along the Lincoln Highway 17/Stand! Untold Stories of the Civil Rights Movement 24,31/Variety Studio Actors on Actors 3:30 3/Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve – La Pariesienne 4:00 10/A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Attractions 17/1964: The Fight for Right 24/Bonnie & Clyde: American Experience 5:00 3/Michael Feinstein: New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room 10/In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of American Creativity 17/In Their Own Words: Muhammed Ali 24/Al Capone Icon 31/In Their Own Words: Queen
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PRIMETIME 4 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Spokane, WA. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Pittsburgh, PA. 10:00 Independent Lens Chuck Norris vs. Communism. See how the power of cinema ignited a revolution in 1980s Romania. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Friday, Jan. 1 at 9 p.m. 1 —Friday 6:30 PBS NewsHour 7:30 Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2016. The Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Mariss Jansons performs favorite Strauss Family waltzes at the opulent Musikverein accompanied by the Vienna City Ballet. Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns as host, touring the picturesque city. 9:00 Masterpiece Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories. But now our heroes find themselves in 1890s London. 10:30 Salute to Downton Abbey 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
2 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Pleasant Dreams. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Treasures on the Move. Travel through air, sea, land—and time—in this special that includes a $45,000 treasure! 8:00 Doc Martin Rescue Me. With Louisa visiting her mother in Spain to get some perspective on their marriage, Martin knows he needs to try to change for the
sake of their relationship, so he endeavours to keep his promise to her to see a therapist. Aunt Ruth arranges an appointment for him with Dr Rachel Timoney, but a lifeboat training exercise causes problems for the doctor. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Autumn. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Alabama Shakes; Vintage Trouble. 12:00 Front and Center Little Big Town. Tuesday
3 — Sunday 6:00 Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2016. See listing on 1/1 at 7:30 p.m. 7:30 Salute to Downton Abbey See listing on 1/1 at 10:30 p.m. 8:00 Countdown to Downton Abbey 9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 1: Rejoin the family and staff as extortion and downsizing threaten Downton Abbey. 10:11 Downton Abbey: A Celebration 11:00 Secrets of Highclere Castle This special shows how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats who enjoyed a life of luxury and indolence for centuries in the castle’s rooms (on an estate as large as New York City’s Central Park) to the army of servants toiling endlessly “below stairs” to make the lives of their lords and ladies run as smoothly as possible.
5 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots The Stories We Tell. Discover the mysteries behind the family stories of Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell and Kara Walker. 9:00 FRONTLINE Netanyahu at War. Get the inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
6 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Animal Odd Couples. Despite the odds, there are countless stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a goat guiding a blind horse; a doe who regularly visits her Great Dane surrogate mother; a juvenile gibbon choosing to live with a family of capuchins, and so on. Instincts gone awry? The subject has mystified scientists for years. Now, NATURE investigates why animals form these special bonds. Informed by the observations of caregivers and noted scientists Temple Grandin and Marc Bekoff, the film explores what these relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions. 9:00 NOVA Secret Tunnel Warfare. Join archaeologists who reveal traces of WWI’s most devastating, ultrasecret tunneling operation. 10:00 Particle Fever Follow six scientists for the launch of history’s largest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider. 12:00 Charlie Rose
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7 — Thursday
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
8:00 The This Old House Hour 9:00 Doc Martin Rescue Me. See listing on 1/2 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Sherlock: A Study in Pink. War vet Dr. John Watson returns to London in need of a place to stay. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial “suicides.” 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
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8 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 In Performance at the White House A Celebration of American Creativity. President and Mrs. Obama host an all-star tribute to art and literature in American musical forms. 10:00 First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb Directed for stage by Eric Schaeffer and produced by HMS Media, FIRST YOU DREAM features sparkling new arrangements of some of the greatest songs to ever grace a Broadway stage, performed by a stellar Broadway cast. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Tavis Smiley 12:00 Charlie Rose
9 —Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Transportation. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Spokane, WA. See listing on 1/4 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin The Shock of the New. Reaching breaking point with being followed around by Buddy, Martin resolves to find a vet to have the dog put down once and for all. Meanwhile, Ruth finds out that Bert has been trying to make his own whisky. Clive is suspicious of Mrs Tishell and who she might be cooking meals for, Penhale makes a hash of asking Janice out, and Louisa and Martin’s therapy homework results in a picnic on the beach, where they are interrupted by local vet Angela Sim - who appears to be hallucinating. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Winter. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder
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11:00 Austin City Limits Kendrick Lamar. 12:00 Front and Center
10 — Sunday 6:00 First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb 7:00 Mustang: Journey of Transformation 7:30 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 1. See listing on 1/3 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 2: See how wedding plans hit a snag and pigs lead to trouble for Edith and Marigold. 10:00 Sherlock on Masterpiece The Abominable Bride. See listing on 1/1 at 9 p.m. 11:30 Unlocking Sherlock Find out how Conan Doyle’s Victorian super-sleuth became the hit series “Sherlock” on MASTERPIECE.
11 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Spokane, WA. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Pittsburgh, PA. 10:00 Independent Lens Autism in Love. Follow four adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate dating and romantic relationships. 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
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12 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots The Irish Factor. Explore the shared Irish ancestry of three powerful social commentators of our times. 9:00 PBS NewsHour Special Report: State of the Union Address 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
13 —Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Natural Born Hustlers: Staying Alive. Get to know the masters of disguise and illusion, the cheats and sneaks in the animal world. 9:00 NOVA Life’s Rocky Start. Discover how the rocks beneath our feet were essential to jump-starting life on earth. 10:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders Extreme Wonders. Visit locales that stand out as the most extreme—and test their inhabitants to the limit. 11:-00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
14 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour 9:00 Doc Martin The Shock of the New. See listing on 1/9 at 8 p.m.
Civil War. Tonight New England nurse Mary Phinney begins her duties in a Union hospital in an occupied Southern town. 11:00 Civil War: The Untold Story Bloody Shiloh.
Willie Nelson: The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Friday, Jan. 15 at 9 p.m.
18 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Spokane, WA. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from El Paso, TX. 10:00 Independent Lens Little White Lie. See what happens when a filmmaker unlocks a powerful family secret about her real father’s identity. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
19 — Tuesday 10:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Sherlock: The Blind Banker. Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus. 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
15 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Willie Nelson: The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Enjoy an all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 10:30 PBS Previews The Best of the Indies. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
16 —Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show The Colorful World. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Spokane, WA. See listing on 1/11 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin It’s Good to Talk. Martin decides to move out of the Surgery to give Louisa space, leaving Mrs Tishell concerned he will not be able to look after himself on his own. Penhale helps Janice babysit, and Al
is very concerned when he finds out about Bert’s behaviour and when he hears there are bailiffs at the restaurant. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Spring. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Ryan Adams; Shakey Graves. 12:00 Front and Center
17 — Sunday 6:00 Education of Harvey Gantt 6:30 Sherlock on Masterpiece The Abominable Bride. See listing on 1/1 at 9 p.m. 8:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 2: See listing on 1/10 at 9 p.m. 9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 3: Watch as a handsome volunteer helps Edith meet a deadline and the hospital debate turns nasty. 10:00 Mercy Street The New Nurse. Based on real events, MERCY STREET takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of diverse cast of characters — doctors, nurses, contraband laborers and Southern loyalists — who intersect in the chaotic world of Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia, and the Mansion House Hospital in the early years of the
8:00 Finding Your Roots In Search of Freedom. Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom. 9:00 Bonnie & Clyde: American Experience Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in US history. 10:00 FRONTLINE Supplements and Safety. Follow an investigation into the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
20 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Natural Born Hustlers: The Hunger Hustle. Get to know the masters of disguise and illusion, the cheats and sneaks in the animal world. 9:00 NOVA Mystery Beneath the Ice. Dive under the Antarctic ice to investigate what is destroying the polar food web. 10:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders Wonders of Water. See wonders created by the grand and unpredictable power of water—and the challenges for residents. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
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8:00 The This Old House Hour 9:00 Doc Martin It’s Good to Talk. See listing on 1/16 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Mercy Street The New Nurse. See listing on 1/17 at 10 p.m. 11:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Sherlock: The Great Game. Mycroft needs Sherlock’s help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crimesolving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks. 12:30 Charlie Rose
22 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Great Performances at the Met Il Trovatore. Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour. 12:00 Charlie Rose
23 — Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Indiana. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Spokane, WA. See listing on 1/18 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin Education, Education, Education. Louisa and Martin have their first therapy session together though neither of them was expecting they would be given homework. Morwenna is not amused when Peter Cronk, who is on work experience starts trying to boss her around in the surgery. Mrs Tishell is surprised when her husband Clive returns and tells her he wants to give things another go, and Louisa has to call Martin when one of her pupils collapses during a school excursion. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley Summer. 10:00 Moone Boy 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Angelique Kidjo. 12:00 Front and Center
24 — Sunday 6:00 The Great Fire. 7:00 Call the Midwife Episode1: Rejoin the nurses and midwives as they welcome a new decade and a new nurse. 9:00 Masterpiece
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Mercy Street Sundays at 10 p.m. beginning Jan. 17 Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 4. Follow Anna and Mary as they rush to London and watch Daisy continue to press her case. 10:00 Mercy Street The Haversack. Confederate belle Emma nurses her wounded friend. Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career. 11:00 Civil War: The Untold Story A Beacon of Hope.
25 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Little Rock, AR. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from El Paso, TX. 10:00 Independent Lens No Mas Bebes (No More Babies). Explore the case of Mexican-American women who claim they were coercively sterilized. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
26 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Tragedy + Time = Comedy. Uncover a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America’s funniest men—Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader—as they learn how comedy truly has its place in all aspects of life.
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9:00 The Mine Wars: American Experience Go inside the bitter battle to unionize coal miners at the dawn of the 20th century. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
27 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Natural Born Hustlers: Sex, Lies & Dirty Tricks. Get to know the masters of disguise and illusion, the cheats and sneaks in the animal world. 9:00 NOVA Himalyan Earthquake. Investigate the devastating quake that rocked Nepal, from Mt. Everest to the streets of Kathmandu. 10:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders Living Wonders. Witness wonders created by the force that makes our planet unique—life itself. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
28 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour 9:00 Doc Martin Education, Education, Education. See listing on 1/23 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Mercy Street Haversack. See listing on 1/24 at 10 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
29 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Charlie Rose This Week 9:00 Mike Nichols: American Masters Meet one of America’s great directors, who discusses his life and 50-year artistic career. 10:00 Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration View dozens of classic TV and movie clips and hear comments from Moore’s co-stars and Moore herself. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Charlie Rose
30 —Saturday 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Musical Masterpieces. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Little Rock, AR. See listing on 1/25 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Doc Martin Control-Alt-Delete. Reaching breaking point with being followed around by Buddy, Martin resolves to find a vet to have the dog put down once and for all. Meanwhile, Ruth finds out that Bert has been trying to make his own whisky.
9:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 5. Witness a generous offer, a rescue, Robert’s upsetting behavior and Mary’s suspicions. 10:00 Mercy Street The Uniform. Confederate belle Emma nurses her wounded friend. Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career. 11:00 Civil War: The Untold Story River of Death.
Clive is suspicious of Mrs Tishell and who she might be cooking meals for, Penhale makes a hash of asking Janice out, and Louisa and Martin’s therapy homework results in a picnic on the beach, where they are interrupted by local vet Angela Sim - who appears to be hallucinating. 9:00 Vicar of Dibley 2004 Christmas Special. 10:00 Vicious 10:30 Black Adder 11:00 Austin City Limits Sleater-Kinney; Heartless Bastards. 12:00 Front and Center
31 —Sunday 6:00 The Great Fire 7:00 Call the Midwife Episode 2: Uncover the shared history between Sister Julienne and a prospective benefactor. 8:00 Masterpiece Downton Abbey, Season 6. Episode 4. See listing on 1/24 at 9 p.m.
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