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Best Bets FRONTLINE: Blackout Puerto Rico In Blackout in Puerto Rico, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The film examines how the federal response, Wall Street, and years of neglect have left the island struggling to survive. Tune in May 1 at 10 p.m. Little Women on MASTERPIECE As engaging today as in 1868, Louisa May Alcott’s story follows sisters Jo (Maya Hawke), Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Beth (Annes Elwy) and Amy (Kathryn Newton) who, together with Laurie (Jonah HauerKing), journey to adulthood. The cast also includes Emily Watson, Angela Lansbury, Dylan Baker and Michael Gambon. Premieres May 13 at 8 p.m. Royal Wedding Watch Go behind the headlines with Meredith Vieira for the history, ceremony and traditions shaping the wedding of Prince Henry and Meghan Markle. Tune in May 14-17 at 10 p.m. and May 18 at 10:30 p.m. National Memorial Day Concert 2018 The 29th annual broadcast honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, military families and all those who have given their lives for our country. The concert features acclaimed actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and an all-star lineup of actors and musicians, along with top pops conductor Jack Everly and the National Symphony Orchestra. Tune in May 27 at 8 and 9:30 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows All About That 24/Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 21/Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 9:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Splash and Bubbles 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Super Why! 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Peg + Cat 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Splash and Bubbles 2:00 Curious George 24/Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 2:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
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SATURDAY 6:00 Arthur 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:00 Bob the Builder 19/Royal Wedding Ceremony 7:30 5,12,26/Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 5,12,26/Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 5,12,26/Splash and Bubbles 9:00 5,12,26/Curious George 9:30 5,12,26/Nature Cat 10:00 5,12,26/The Great British Baking Show 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 5,12/Patti’s Mexican Table Nigella: At My Table 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randall White 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House 2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Motorweek 3:00 The Woodright’s Shop
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PRIMETIME NATURE: Natural Born Rebels - Survival
May 2 at 8 p.m.
1 — Tuesday 8:00 Civilizations God & Art. Consider how religion has inspired art and art has inspired religion for millennia. 9:00 First Civilizations Religion. Learn why every successful civilization needs a narrative—a shared set of beliefs. (Part 2/4) 10:00 FRONTLINE Blackout in Puerto Rico. Explore the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
2 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Natural Born Rebels: Survival. Meet nature’s most rebellious animals, who will do whatever it takes to stay alive. 9:00 NOVA Wonders What’s Living in You? Discover how a world of microbes living in and on you can make you sick— and keep you healthy. 10:00 NOVA Search for the Super Battery. Cutting edge researchers hunt for a super battery that can power tomorrow’s high-tech world. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
5 — Saturday
3 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Rough plumbing; gutterless gutters; desert plan. 9:00 Doc Martin Listen with Mother. Martin helps Louisa hand out awards at school; showdown between Ruth and Margaret; Mike has a shady revelation from his past. 10:00 Home Fires, Season 2 on MASTERPIECE The attraction between Pat and Marek grows, but the risk of acting on their feelings is huge. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
4 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 In Principle 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Presents: Stars in Concert Stephanie J. Block in Concert. The Tony-nominated performer unleashes her immense voice and bold charisma for a night of cabaret. 10:00 The Jazz Ambasadors This documentary tells the little-known story of when America deployed jazz legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Benny Goodman, along with their mixed-race bands, to fight on the frontlines of the Cold War, giving the Civil Rights Movement a voice on the world stage when it most needed one. 11:00 BBC News
7:00 Antiques Roadshow Green Bay. 8:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Miss Marple 7: Greenshaw’s Folly. When an old family friend and her young son turn to Miss Marple for assistance, she places them at nearby Greenshaw’s Folly, the family home of an eccentric botanist. But it becomes clear that the labyrinthine Folly isn’t quite the safe house that Miss Marple had hoped, when death casts its dark and sinister shadow on the residents. 9:30 Call the Midwife 10:30 Vicious 11:00 Austin City Limits Ed Sheeran. 12:00 Music City Roots Live from the Factory, Season 5
6 — Sunday 7:00 Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. Worsley presents the last three wives: Anne of Cleves, called “ugly”; young Catherine Howard, whose tragic childhood was abusive; and finally, the far from saintly nurse, Katherine Parr. 8:00 Call the Midwife The closing of a nearby maternity home brings an influx of expectant mothers to the midwives. 9:00 Unforgotten, Season 2 on MASTERPIECE Episode 2: The victim’s life comes into focus and it was a mess. Meanwhile, Sara’s scandalous past is revealed. 10:30 Last Tango in Halifax 11:30 Roadtrip Nation Future West.
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7 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Green Bay. A Belle Epoque diamond necklace, 1952 & 1954 baseball cards, and a Cheyenne cradleboard. (3/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Charleston. An 1890 Remington watercolor, a Jimi Hendrix collection and a Whistler etching. Guess the top find! (3/3) 10:00 Independent Lens No Man’s Land. Go inside the 2016 standoff at Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
8 — Tuesday 8:00 Civilizations Encounters. See how art became the great interface when distant and disparate cultures met for the first time. 9:00 First Civilizations Cities. Investigate why cities were so integral to the rise of civilization. 10:00 FRONTLINE Myanmar’s Killing Fields. Secret footage going back years shows the effort to kill and expel Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. With accounts from victims and a whistleblower within the military, the film examines evidence that security forces committed crimes against humanity. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
9— Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Natural Born Rebels: The Mating Game. Meet the animal rebels using underhanded tactics to find a mate and raise a family. 9:00 NOVA Wonders Are We Alone? Hunt for clues in the universes to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: Are we alone? 10:00 NOVA Life’s Rocky Start. What is the secret link between rocks and minerals, and every living thing on Earth? 11:00 BBC News
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Civilizations: Encounters 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
10 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Smithies; paint stripping; fridge hookup. 9:00 Doc Martin Departure. Louisa has news for Martin; disaster hits at Bert and Jennifer’s engagement party; Al has a business proposition for Ruth. 10:00 Home Fires, Season 2 on MASTERPIECE Frances learns there is more to Peter’s affair than she realized. Stan’s behavior concerns Steph. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
11 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 In Principle 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center Presents: Stars in Concert Andrew Rannells in Concert. The Grammy-winner brings his blend of superb vocal prowess and wry wit to a sparkling set of songs. 10:00 Great Performances Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ to Do. A retrospective of Chita Rivera’s film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
May 8 at 8 p.m. 12 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow See listing on 5/7 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Masterpiece MYSTERY! Miss Marple 7: Endless Night. Miss Marple befriends a charming working-class chauffeur who recounts his romance with an American heiress. Despite being warned off by an elusive gypsy woman, they plan their dream home at a local spot known as Gypsy’s Acre. Not long after the young couple is wed, a tragic death fuels speculation of a gypsy curse. When two suspicious deaths follow, Miss Marple begins to sort out the clues, but can she solve the mystery before she finds herself in danger? 9:00 Call the Midwife See listing on 5/6 at 9 p.m. 10:30 Vicious 11:00 Austin City Limits Florence + The Machine; Andra Day. 12:00 Soundstage Chicago 50th Anniversary of Chicago II.
13 — Sunday 7:00 Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents Uncover the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years. 8:00 Little Women on MASTERPIECE Part One: With their father away at war, the March sisters come to terms with their new life.
9:05 Unforgotten, Season1 on MASTERPIECE Episode 3: Tessa, Sara, Colin and Marion each have a motive - but also an alibi. Cassie has a revelation. 10:35 Last Tango in Halifax 11:30 Vicious 12:00 You Are Cordially Invited 12:30 Poetry in America
Royal Wedding Watch
May 14-17 at 10 p.m.
14 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Newport, Rhode Island. Experience ROADSHOW history with its first indoor/ outdoor event, held at Rosecliff mansion. (1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Tucson. A Ginsberg-signed yearbook, an Anna Pottery jug and an Alfons Walde oil. One is $200,000-$300,000! (1/3) 10:00 Royal Wedding Watch A Wedding is Announced. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
15 — Tuesday 8:00 Civilizations Renaissances. Travel east and west— to Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. 9:00 First Civilizations Trade. Examine the civilizing effect of trade. 10:00 Royal Wedding Watch What to Wear. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
16 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Super Hummingbirds. High-speed cameras capture hummingbirds as they mate, fight and raise families. 9:00 NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain? How does today’s artificial intelligence actually work—and is it truly intelligent? 10:00 Royal Wedding Watch The Ceremony. 11:00 BBC News
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11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
17 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Rainbow row; fireplace reface; kitchen faucet. 9:00 Midsomer Murders Dance with the Dead. The body of a young man is found in a WWII Humber full of exhaust fumes. 10:00 Royal Wedding Watch How to Celebrate. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
18 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 In Principle 9:00 Hedy Lamarr: American Masters 10:30 Royal Wedding Watch Marrying. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:30 PBS NewsHour
19 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow See listing on 5/7 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Endeavour Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Game. Struggling with the sudden departure of Joan Thursday, Endeavour becomes consumed with the hunt for a serial killer. 9:00 Endeavour Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Canticle. Endeavour protects a woman after she
receives death threats; a rebellious band drags Endeavour into a war of social attitudes. 11:00 Austin City Limits Zac Brown Band. 12:00 Soundstage Katharine McFee.
20 — Sunday 7:30 The Home of Little Women 8:00 Little Women on MASTERPIECE Part Two: The March family must come together to face their most difficult challenge yet. 10:05 Louisa May Alcott: American Masters Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women,” leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s. 11:30 Vicious 12:00 You Are Cordially Invited 12:30 Poetry in America
21 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Newport, Rhode Island. Learn about historical finds appraised in a Gilded Age mansion, including a $400,000 treasure! (2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Tucson. A Jackie Robinson archive, a GMT Master Rolex and diamond and onyx jewelry. Which is the top find? (2/3) 10:00 Independent Lens ACORN and the Firestorm. Explore the charged battle to take down ACORN, a controversial national community-organizing group.
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11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
Great American Read May 22 at 8 p.m.
22 — Tuesday 8:00 The Great American Read A new eight-part television competition and nationwide campaign created in partnership with the production company Nutopia, explores the power of books and the joy of reading through the lens of America’s 100 best-loved novels, as voted on by the public. 10:00 FRONTLINE Weinstein. An investigative report into the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein and the efforts made to silence his accusers. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
23 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE World’s Most Wanted Animal. Meet the pangolin, an almost unheard-of creature, yet the most trafficked animal in the world. 9:00 NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life? A revolution in gene editing technology enables scientists to create and edit DNA as never before. 10:00 NOVA Extreme Animal Weapons. Follow NOVA to uncover the secrets of nature’s battleground— claws, horns, fangs and all. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
24 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Raising the pergola; drafty door; cleaning paintbrushes. 9:00 Midsommer Murders. Dance with the Dead. See listing on 5/17 at 9 p.m. 10:00 Home Fires Season, 2 on MASTERPIECE Teresa is asked on a date. Alison worries that her involvement with the Lyons could be dangerous. The Brindsleys make a disturbing discovery. Meanwhile, there’s joyful news in the Campbell house, and Joyce unexpectedly joins forces with Erica. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
25 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week
8:30 In Principle 9:00 Great Performances The Opera House. Explore the history of the Met Opera’s Lincoln Center home and life in 1950s-60s New York City. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:30 PBS NewsHour
26 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow See listing on 5/7 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Endeavour Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Lazaretto. Endeavour must investigate a hospital that is rumored to to be cursed. 9:00 Endeavour Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Harvest. The extraordinary discovery of a 2000-year-old body reveals a new lead in a missing-person case. 11:00 Austin City Limits Sturgill Simpson; Asleep at the Wheel.
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12:00 Soundstage Manhattan Transfer; Take 6. (The Summit)
National Memorial Day Concert
May 27 at 8 and 9:30 p.m.
27 — Sunday &:00 Hallowed Grounds 8:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2018 The 29th annual broadcast of this night of remembrance, co-hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise, honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. 9:30 National Memorial Day Concert 2018 See listing above. 11:00 A City at War: Chicago 12:00 The Last Ring Home 12:30 Poetry in America
28— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Newport, Rhode Island. Celebrate as ROADSHOW wraps up its visit to Rosecliff mansion with a $100,000 find and more! (3/3) 9:00 Going to War Going to war brings terror, pain and grief, but also exhilaration and a sense of purpose. Authors Karl Marlantes and Sebastian Junger help make sense of this paradox, while military veterans reveal the truths of combat with unflinching candor. 10:00 Independent Lens Served Like a Girl. Join five women rebuilding their lives with humor and heart in the Ms. Veteran America Competition. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
29 — Tuesday 8:00 The Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already there to become U.S. citizens. 10:00 FRONTLINE U.N. Sex Abuse Scandal. An investigation of sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones. The film traces allegations from Bosnia to Congo to the Central African Republic, with firsthand accounts from survivors, witnesses, and officials. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
30 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants. Embark on a special voyage across the Nile River to relocate the world’s rarest giraffes. 9:00 NOVA Wonders What’s the Universe Made Of? Peer into the deep unknowns of the universe to explore the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. 10:00 NOVA Inside Einstein’s Mind. Retracing Einstein’s thought experiments reveals the simple ideas that reshaped the world’s understanding of gravity. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
31 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Singular Single House; net zero community; live edge. 9:00 To Be Announced 10:00 To Be Announced 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
Endeavour Season 5 premieres June 24 at 9 p.m. VIEWER | May 2018
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