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Best Bets Mark Twain Ken Burns takes a journey along the Mississippi River to the little town of Hannibal, MO, where Samuel Clemens grew up. Tune in Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The Miniaturist on MASTERPIECE See what happens when a teen bride’s new husband gives her an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet that is a miniature replica of their home—and seems to predict and unravel the future with unsettling precision. Tune in Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning Sept. 9. The Amazing Human Body Explore the internal mechanics of the human body. Tune in Sept. 19 beginning at 8 p.m. Life After Maria UF student journalists traveled to Puerto Rico to capture life on the island one-year after the devastation from Hurricane Maria. Tune in Sept. 20 at 8:30 p.m. and Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare. Tune in Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. and Sept. 26 at 10 p.m. Poldark, Season 4 Premiere It’s 1796, and to defend Cornwall and those he loves from an empowered George, Ross must play the political game on a journey that takes him to the nation’s capital and into new perils. Tune in Sept. 30 at 9 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Wild Kratts 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows All About That 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Pinkalicious and 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 2:30 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 5:00 Burt Wolf’s Travels and Traditions 5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 Deutsche Welle News 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour
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Ask This Old House Motorweek Woodwright’s Shop A Chef’s Life Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Martha Bakes Rau Stevens Cabaray Nashville Sun Studio Session Classic Gospel
SUNDAY 6:00 Sid the Science Kid 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Splash and Bubbles 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 It’s Sew Easy 11:00 Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen 11:30 Steven Raichlens Project Fire 12:00 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 The Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 2/Florida Frontiers The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower
SATURDAY 6:00 Arthur 6:30 Dinosaur Train 7:00 Bob the Builder 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrifice 8:30 Splash and Bubbles 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 The Great British Baking Show 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s Country 12:00 The Chef’s Table with Randal White 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 This Old House 1:30 This Old House
2:00 2,30/Breaking Big Great Performances at the Met: 9/L’Elisir D’Amore 16/La Boheme 23/Tosca 2:30 2,30/Roadtrip to the Arts: The Florida Keys 3:00 2/Antiques Roadshow: Austin 30/Outside with Greg Aiello 3:30 30/Great Performances at the Met: Semiramide 4:00 2/Weekend with Yankee 4:30 2,9/ Outside with Greg Aiello Great Performances at the Met: 16/Cendrillon 23/Luisa Miller 5:00 2/Poldark, Season 3, Ep. 1 9/My Dear Children 6:00 9,16/Victoria, Season 1
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PRIMETIME 4 — Tuesday 8:00 Mark Twain Ken Burns takes a journey along the Mississippi River to the little town of Hannibal, MO, where Samuel Clemens grew up. As he moved from adventure to adventure, Clemens evolved into Mark Twain, the humorist and writer who changed the way Americans saw themselves and their language. 10:00 Mark Twain Explore the other side of Twain, the man-an American icon who falls hard through tragedy and bad financial decisions. An inept businessman who squanders his fortune on pipe-dream patents and bad investments, Twain turns to the lecture circuit and tours extensively, leaving behind his beloved Hartford home in an effort to pay off his creditors. 12:00 PBS NewsHour
Poldark, Season 3 Marathon
Sept. 2 beginning at 5 p.m.
1 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 2. Robert’s new valet, Henry Lang, has just returned from the war, but O’Brien notices that he is not at all well. 9:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 3. La Maison des Intrigues: Downton has been turned into a convalescent home for wounded officers, and there is a lot to do; the arrival of the first patients has everyone scurrying. 10:00 Remember Me Watch Michael Palin’s portrayal of pensioner Tom Parfitt, who stages a fall in his eerie Yorkshire home in order to escape into residential care, leading to a chilling and macabre mystery. (Part 1/3) 11:00 Austin City Limits Run the Jewels. 12:00 Front and Center CMA Songwriters Series Presents Miranda Lambert.
2 — Sunday 7:00 Poldark, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 2. Ross goes to revolutionary France; George dispenses rough justice; Drake falls for Morwenna. 8:00 Poldark, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 3. A failed harvest incites food riots; Demelza and Ross welcome an addition; Morwenna gets a suitor.
9:00 Poldark, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 4. Ross takes a desperate gamble; Drake joins Ross’ mission; George jockeys for a political triumph. 10:00 Poldark, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 5. George sets a trap for Drake; Dwight’s prison experience threatens his relationship with Caroline. 11:00 Poldark, Season3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 6. George sets a trap for Drake; a gift proves deadly; the experience of prison threatens Dwight’s relationship with Caroline. 12:00 Poldark Revealed
5 — Wednesday
3 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Austin. A WWII scrapbook; an 1875 “Pictorial St. Louis” atlas; a circa 1930 jade ring and case. (Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Bismarck. A 1939 collection from the rescue operation of a sunken submarine; Torino lamp; two Tlingit Shamanic masks. (Part 1/3) 10:00 POV Voices of the Sea. A mother yearns to escape the hardships of Cuba for a potentially fatal American dream. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
8:00 Outback Return of the Wet. Inland Kimberley is now so stiflingly hot, everything and everyone moves with caution - with the exception of gold diggers Honest John and Steve. 9:00 Ancient Invisible Cities Athens. Uncover the hidden secrets of ancient Athens, the city that gave the world democracy. 10:00 Wonders of Mexico Burning North. Journey across the deserts of Northern Mexico, home to a rich community of animals. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
6 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Composite decking, quartz countertop and paving. Roger tends to a newly seeded lawn. 9:00 Midsomer Murders Picture of Innocence. A member of the local camera club is murdered. (Part 2/2) 10:00 Murder in Suburbia Noisy Neighbours. When Bernard Lloyd is killed in his home workshop, Ash and Scribs have quite a few suspects to choose from. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
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7 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover A new public affairs talk show featuring a civil and engaging contest of ideas. Hosted by Margaret Hoover. 9:00 Elizabeth Murray: American Masters Take an intimate look at artist Elizabeth Murray, voiced by Meryl Streep. This film chronicles her remarkable journey from an impoverished childhood to artistic maverick, and reconsiders her place in contemporary art history. 10:00 Andrew Wyeth: American Masters Uncover the hidden depths and complex inner life of the iconic artist Andrew Wyeth. With his life’s work as a background, examine his wide range of influences, including modern artists, war, film and the African American community. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 PBS NewsHour
8 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Austin. See listing on 9/2 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 4. Tensions flare between Isobel and Cora over the management of the convalescent home; Ethel’s flirtation with Maj. Bryant lands her in more trouble that she could have anticipated. 9:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 5. Bates is taken aback when Vera threatens to expose old secrets which could bring down the Crawleys. Mary is the only one who can protect the family, but she pays a high price when she turns to Carlisle for help. 10:00 Remember Me See listing on 9/1 at 10 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits Herbie Hancock. 12:00 Front and Center Sheryl Crow.
9 — Sunday 6:00 Victoria, Season 1 on MASTERPIECE Doll 123. As a new queen, the young Victoria struggles to take charge amid plots to manipulate her. 8:00 Poldark, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode 7. Morwenna gives birth and plunges into
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The Miniaturist on MASTERPIECE
Premieres Sept. 9 at 9 p.m.
despair. George triumphs, as the ground collapses under his relationship with Elizabeth. Ross and Demelza bare their souls. 9:00 The Miniaturist on MASTERPIECE Part One. Nella’s husband is not all she imagined, plus he gives her a very peculiar wedding gift. 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on MASTERPIECE Part 1: Rose meets Capt. Dreyfuss. Emma goes on a date and incites an international incident. Rose defens and airman. 11:00 9/11 Inside the Pentagon Hear the rarely told stories of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, in which 184 people died. 12:00 For the Love of Our Brother
10 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Bismarck. Miniature Japanese china set; ca. 1935 ranchwear outfit; ca. 1900 Chinese Imperial ceremonial outfit. (Part 2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Bismarck. Coca-Cola Santa ads; letter from Washington at Valley Forge; Irish dragoon swallowtail guidon flags. (Part 3/3) 10:00 Amanpour & Company Examine the global issues, domestic news and trends impacting the world. Christiane Amanpour leads conversations with thought leaders and influencers, with other interviews from Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan. 11:00 BBC News
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11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
11 — Tuesday 8:00 The Great American Read Fall Kick Off. A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all. 9:00 American Master: Margaret Mitchell, American Rebel Discover the Pulitzer Prizewinning author behind Gone With the Wind, one of the world’s bestselling novels that created two of the world’s greatest lovers - Scarlett and Rhett - and was adapted into one of the most popular films of all time. 10:00 FRONTLINE Left Behind America. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
12 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Wild France. For most, a trip to France includes fine food, local wines, beautiful cities and celebrated culture of all kinds. This is a trip of a different sort altogether, featuring the unexpected flora and fauna of the country, both great and small. 9:00 Ancient Invisible Cities Istanbul. Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Cairo, Athens and Istanbul. 3D scans
allow us to view the architectural jewels of these cities as they’ve never been seen before. 10:00 NOVA Iceman Reborn. New revelations about the ancient ice mummy, Otzi, shed light on the dawn of civilization in Europe. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
13 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Final touches on the house. Repairing a water system and painting a room. 9:00 Midsomer Murders They Seek Him Here. Barnaby and Jones investigate the murder of a film director who is beheaded with a guillotine on the set of his new film “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” (Part 1/2) 10:00 Murder in Suburbia Witches. Ash and Scribs investigate the murder of a student at a posh private school. It appears that the student may have been involved in witchcraft and that someone, likely another student, put a hex on her. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
14 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover A new public affairs talk show featuring a civil and engaging contest of ideas. Hosted by Margaret Hoover. 9:00 Basquiat: American Masters Discover the anonymous graffiti artist turned rock star of the early ‘80s art scene in New York whose work ultimately commanded millions. It took less than a decade for the accountant’s son from Brooklyn to rise to dizzying heights. 10:30 American Masters Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey. Discover the life and work of photographer Pedro E. Guerrero, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
15 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Bismarck. See listing on 9/10 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 6. Isobel has plans for Downton to continue to help the war wounded in some way
NATURE: Wild France Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.
after Robert’s announcement that the ceasefire will begin on Nov. 11. 10:00 Remember Me See listing on 9/1 at 10 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits Paul Simon. 12:00 Front and Center Seal.
16 — Sunday 7:00 Victoria, Season 1 on MASTERPIECE Brockett Hall. As Victoria ponders marriage, her friendship with Lord Melbourne grows more complex. 8:00 Poldark, Season3 on MASTERPIECE Elizabeth turns the tables on George and Demelza and Lt. Armitage reveal their true feelings. 9:00 The Miniaturist on MASTERPIECE Part Two. Johannes makes a confession to Nella; Otto disappears; Marin reveals her own secret. 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on MASTERPIECE Part 2: Frances goes poaching. Emma gets a new suitor. Rose stands up for justice and becomes a local hero. 11:00 Sherlock, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE The Six Thatchers. Mercurial Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) is back in Britain as the Watsons prepare for parenthood. 12:30 You Are Cordially Invited
17— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Celebrating Latino Heritage. Discover amazing items with connections to Latin American history
and culture, including a treasure with an updated appraisal of as much as $2.2 million, now the highest-valued items in the entire “Roadshow” archive. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Birmingham. Warhol lithographs; pair of southern dolls; Frederic Remington portrait and letter from the artist. (Part 1/3) 10:00 POV 93 Queen. Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93Queen follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
18 — Tuesday 8:00 The Great American Read Who Am I? Explore the ways that America’s bestloved novels teach us about our place in the world. 9:00 American Masters: Harper Lee, Hey Boo This episode chronicles how “To Kill a Mockingbird” came to be written, provides the context and history of the Deep South where it is set, and documents the many ways the novel has changed minds and shaped history. 10:30 FRONTLINE Weinstein. FRONTLINE investigates how Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein’s early years,
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the film examines the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
The Amazing Human Body Sept. 19 beginning at 8 p.m.
May 22 at 8 p.m.
19 — Wednesday 8:00 The Amazing Human Body Grow. Learn how humans begin life as a single cell and, over the course of a lifetime, grow into beings of more than 37 trillion cells. 9:00 The Amazing Human Body Survive. Discover the miraculous ways the human body works to stay alive and healthy. 10:00 The Amazing Human Body Learn. See how experience teaches the brain and body to work together and develop new skills. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
20 — Thursday 8:00 Life After Maria 9:00 Midsomer Murders They Seek Him Here. See listing on 9/13 at 9 p.m. 10:00 Murder in Suburbia Estate Agents. Ash and Scribs investigate the murder of an estate agent, Phil Jakes, who was struck over the head with a paperweight and then strangled late one evening at his office 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
Fridays at 8:30 p.m. 21 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century Johannesburg. Featuring contemporary visual arts and artists including David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode. 10:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century Berlin. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
22 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Celebrating Latino Heritage. See listing on 9/17 at 8 p.m.
8:00 Neil Diamond: Hot August Nights Celebrate the legendary singer-songwriter in this triumphant 2012 concert at the Greek Theatre. 9:30 I Miss Downton Abbey Revisit treasured moments from the unforgettable series, including behind-the-scenes clips. Allen Leech hosts. 11:00 Austin City Limits Miranda Lambert. 12:00 Front and Center Jack Johnson.
23 — Sunday 7:00 Life After Maria See listing on 9/20 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew Anne Shirley heads to school in the city, and Matthew and Marilla face emptiness. 9:00 The Miniaturist on MASTERPIECE Part Three. While Johannes and Marin fight for their lives, Nella takes charge of the household.
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10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers on MASTERPIECE Part 3: Capt. Dreyfuss gives Rose a heads-up. Nurse Tillie comes to the rescue, but is she in time? Stolen paint provokes a theological crisis. 11:00 Sherlock, Season4 on MASTERPIECE The Lying Detective. Sherlock faces a chilling enemy—a powerful and seemingly unassailable man with a very dark secret.
The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science Premieres Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
24— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Birmingham. Letters from a young Bill Clinton, 1968; Lalique hood ornament; a 1952 John Falter illustration. (Part 2/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Birmingham. Highlights include an autographed first edition copy of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, a Titanic photograph and book, and a Rolex military watch with ties to The Great Escape book and film. (Part 3/3) 10:00 POV Survivors. An intimate portrait of Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the sociopolitical turmoil that lies in its wake. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
25 — Tuesday 8:00 The Great American Read Heroes. Take a journey with some literary heroes to examine what makes them complex and relatable. 9:00 The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
26 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Owl Power. Take a detailed look at owls and see how they’re influencing 21st-century technology and design. 9:00 NOVA Transplanting Hope. Follow the patients who desperately need transplants to save their lives, see the profound decisions families face in donating the organs of loved ones who die, and learn about the critical shortage of organs and new research into ‘organs by design.
10:00 The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science See listing on 9/25 at 9 p.m. 12:00 Amanpour & Company
27 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Singular Single House; net zero community; live edge. 9:00 Midsomer Murders Death in a Chocolate Box. Barnaby is called to solve the mystery of an ex-colleague who was brutally murdered. (Part 1/2) 10:00 Murder in Suburbia The Wedding. Ashurst and Scribbins investigate when the father of the bride is found electrocuted in a pond. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
28 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Art in the Twenty-First Century San Francisco Bay Area. 10:00 The Hispanic Heritage Awards The 31st annual Hispanic Heritage Awards are considered among the highest honors for Hispanics by Hispanics. Top Latino performers and personalities pay tribute to the Honorees from the stage. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
29 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Birmingham. See listing on 9/24 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 7. A new development stuns the family. Sybil and Branson try to keep their secret safe. Carlisle puts Anna in a difficult position; Bates is left reeling from the news about Vera, and Thomas embarks on a new money-making scheme. 10:00 Jamestown A drama about English settlers in America in 1617. 11:00 Austin City Limits LCD Soundsystem.
30 — Sunday 7:00 Victoria, Season 1 on MASTERPIECE The Clockwork Prince. Against the queen’s wishes, Albert pays a visit and meets royal disdain. 8:00 The Durrells in Corfu, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode One. Louisa tries to persuade three of her children to make some big changes. 9:00 Poldark, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode One. The Prime Minister calls an election; Demelza feels trapped; Sam and Drake are accused of murder. 10:00 My Mother and Other Strangers Part 4: Capt. Dreyfuss has a plan to thwart advances from Rose’s sister, Vera. Emma get man advice. Rose and the captain get more serious. 11:00 Sherlock, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE The Final Problem. Sherlock and Watson face their greatest ever challenge. Is the game finally over?
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