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Best Bets A Capitol Fourth Celebrate America’s 243rd birthday with an Independence Day celebration for our entire nation. Hosted by John Stamos. Tune in July 4 at 8 and 10 p.m. Chasing the Moon Experience the thrilling era of the space race, from its earliest days to the 1969 moon landing. A fascinating mix of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle and personal drama, the series brings the Space Age to vivid life. Tune in July 8, 9 and 10 at 9 p.m. Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE It’s 1956, and there’s a new vicar in town: Will Davenport, a firebrand who embraces the future and shocks Grantchester. But throughout the upheaval, Geordie knows one constant remains: a vicar can sometimes be a detective’s best friend. Premieres July 14 at 9 p.m. 8 Days to the Moon and Back Go inside the Apollo 11 spacecraft in this stunning recreation of the first moon landing. Tune in June 17 at 9 p.m. Sherlock on MASTERPIECE A contemporary version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman Tune in Saturdays beginning July 20 at 8 p.m.
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NOVA: The Planets The life of our solar system told in five dramatic stories spanning billions of years. Tune in July 24 at 9 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 4,8/Ready Jet Go! One Small Step 7:30 1-5, 8-12/Wild Kratts 15,19/Molly of Denali Premiere Nature Cat 8:00 1-5, 8-12/Nature Cat Wild Kratts 19/Ready Jet Go! One Small Step 8:30 1-5, 8-12/Curious George Molly of Denali 9:00 1-5, 8-12/Let’s Go Luna Curious George 17/ Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 9:30 1-5, 8-12/Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 15/ Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Let’s Go Luna 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 1-5, 8-12/Pinkalicious and Peterrific Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 1-5, 8-12/Splash and Bubbles Pinkalicious and Peterrific 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 The Cat in the Hat 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 1-5, 8-12/Super Why! Splash and Bubbles 2:00 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 15,19/WIld Kratts Alaska: Heroes Journey 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 5:00 Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions 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 Splash and Bubbles 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 10:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cok’s County 12:00 Chef’s Afield: Good Catch 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 Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 A Chef’s Life 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 Curius Traveler 5:30 Sun Studio Sessions 6:00 Classic Gospel SUNDAY
6:30 Splash and Bubbles 7:00 Sesame Street 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Nature Cat 10:00 Sewing with Nancy 10:30 It’s Sew Easy 11:00 Keven Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 12:00 Conseulo Mack Wealthtrack 12:30 Capitol Update 1:00 Ilene Silverman Show 1:30 7/Great Performances at the Met: Carmen 14/PBS Previews: Country Music 21/Great Perf.ormance at the Met: La Fille Du Regiment 28/You Are Cordially Invited 2:00 14/Chasing the Moon, Part 1 28/Down Abbey, Season 1, Ep. 3 4:00 14/Chasing the Moon, Part 2 21/Down Abbey, Season 1, Ep. 1 4:30 7/When We Were Apollo 5:00 28/Down Abbey, Season 1, Ep.4 5:30 21/Down Abbey, Season 1, Ep. 2 6:00 7/Secrets of th Dead: Galileo’s Moon 14/Chasing the Moon, Part 3
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PRIMETIME 4 —Thursday
Space Chase USA July 2 at 9 p.m.
8:00 A Capitol Fourth Celebrate America’s 243rd birthday with an Independence Day celebration for our entire nation. The country’s longest-running July 4 national broadcast tradition returns from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Hosted by John Stamos. 9:30 PBS Previews: Country Music Meet the filmmakers and go behind the scenes of Ken Burns’ sweeping new series. 10:00 A Capitol Fourth See listing at 8 p.m. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
5 — Friday 1 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Tampa. It’s been 15 years since ANTIQUES ROADSHOW first visited Tampa, Florida. Tune in to see how the appraised values have stood up over time. Highlights include a fork from the Hindenburg; a costume jewelry hat from around 1950; and a Louis Comfort Tiffany lamp with a “Rose Helmut” shade, ca. 1905, whose value has more than doubled since we first saw it. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Denver. Uncover changes in values from 15 years ago, including an appraisal that doubles in value. 10:00 POV Call Her Ganda. Activists pursue justice for a Filipina transgender woman murdered by a U.S. Marine. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
2 — Tuesday 8:00 Secrets of the Dead Galileo’s Moon. Join experts as they examine an alleged proof copy of Galileo’s revolutionary “Sidereus Nuncius.” 9:00 Space Chase USA This program explores the extraordinary events that transformed the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida into a bustling center for the American space program. Featuring a trove of archival material and interviews with long-time residents, former Apollo astronauts, and Cape Canaveral-based engineers
and employees, the program charts the history of the space program in Florida during the 1950s and 1960s. 10:00 FRONTLINE American Patriot. How one family’s fight against the government invigorated armed militias and “Patriot” groups. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
3 — Wednesday 8:00 The Mississippi: Rivers of Life Learn the surprising story of the mighty Mississippi, the river that unites this great nation. 9:00 NOVA Black Hole Apocalypse. Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a mind-bending journey to the frontiers of black hole research. Discover how scientists may soon be able to “see” a black hole and are revealing new clues to the strangest and most extreme objects in the universe. (Part 1) 10:00 NOVA Black Hole Universe. The discussion continues revealing new clues to the strangest and most extreme objects in the universe. (Part 2) 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Big Pacific Violent. Learn why those that live in the Pacific must choose whether to avoid conflict—or rise to meet it. 10:00 Great Yellowstone Thaw See how Yellowstone’s wildlife families face the drama of the great thaw as spring arrives. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour and Co.
6 — Saturday 8:00 Inspector Lewis, Season 8 on MASTERPIECE What Lies Tangled. When an eminent mathematician is killed in a bomb attack, Lewis and Hathaway quickly discover the victim was a notorious philanderer with many enemies. When a bomb is discovered at the home of the victim’s brother, also a mathematician, the case moves in another direction. Then a chemistry professor is murdered. Meanwhile, Lewis’ longplanned trip with his girlfriend is put in jeopardy. 9:30 Endeavour, Season 6 on MASTERPIECE Confection. A triple murder exposes the secrets of a village in the grip of deadly rumors. 11:00 Austin City Limits Miranda Lambert. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
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7 — Sunday 7:00 Space Chase USA See listing on 7/2 at 9 p.m. 8:00 Poldark, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Three. Ross finds notoriety in London; the Enyses’ daughter is born; George make a dangerous new friend. 9:00 Endeavour, Season 6 on MASTERPIECE Deguello. The collapse of a tower block reveals a clue that may uncover the truth behind a haunting crime. 10:30 Jamestown, Season 3 Episode Four. An odd creature transfixes the town. Opechancanough makes a political move. Jocelyn weakens Willmus. 11:30 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Three. Valjean saves an innocent man at enormous personal cost. Again evading justice, he tracks down Fantine’s daughter, Cosette. Pursued by Javert, they need a miracle to escape. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
8 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Out of This World. Discover space-themed treasures including NASA memorabilia, otherworldy objects, SciFi finds & more! 9:00 Chasing the Moon Explore the early days of the space race, the struggle to catch up with the Soviet Union and the enormous stakes in the quest to reach the moon. This episode reveals both the breathtaking failures and successes of the developing U.S. space program. (Part 1/3) 11:00 Chasing the Moon See listing above. 1:00 Amanpour & Company
9 — Tuesday 8:00 Space Men: American Experience Meet the pioneering scientists and pilots who laid the groundwork for the US space program. 9:00 Chasing the Moon Discover what it took to beat the Soviet Union to the moon in the space race. In the turbulent and troubled ‘60s, the U.S. space program faced tragedy with Apollo 1, but made a triumphant comeback with Apollo 8. (Part 2/3) 11:00 Chasing the Moon See listing above. 1:00 Amanpour & Co.
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Chasing the Moon
June 8, 9 and 10 at 9 p.m.
10 — Wednesday 8:00 NOVA Back to the Moon. Discover why engineers and entrepreneurs alike have their sights set on the Moon once again. 9:00 Chasing the Moon Experience the triumph of the first moon landing, witnessed by the largest TV audience in history. But dreams of space dramatically intersect with dreams of democracy, raising questions of national priorities and national identity. (Part 3/3) 11:00 Chasing the Moon See listing above. 1:00 Amanpour & Company
11 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour An old factory gets a new life; Kevin tours Jamestown; Tom repairs a window; Ross visits NASA. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Creeper. Barnaby and Jones investigate the murder of a dinner party guest at the Chettham Park House. 10:30 Vicious 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
12 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
9:00 Big Pacific Voracious. See how the challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific. 10:00 Great Yellowstone Thaw Find out why a summer with soaring temperatures could pose a threat to the park’s ecosystem. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour and Co.
13 — Saturday 8:00 Inspector Lewis, Season 8 on MASTERPIECE A Scandal in Belgravia. In this episode, identifying the remains of a body discovered in a well appears to be an insurmountable task for Inspector Robbie Lewis and CS James Hathaway Lewis, recently out of retirement, has to prove himself to a new boss and Hathaway finally gets to know his estranged father. 9:30 Endeavour, Season 6 on MASTERPIECE Deguello. See listing on 7/7 at 9 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits Bay; Rhiannon Giddens. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
14 — Sunday 6:00 Chasing the Moon See listing on 7/10 at 9 p.m. 8:00 Poldark, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Four. George plots his return to Westminster; Ross returns home; tragedy strikes in Cornwall.
9:00 Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Premiere. A murder sees racial tensions spike. Geordie investigates a slum connected to a deadly web of vice. 11:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Four. Now a young woman, Cosette moves to Paris under Valjean’s protection. There, she meets the handsome law student Marius, who unwittingly brings a nightmare to life. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
A Year in Space
15 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Houston. Everything is bigger in Texas including updated values of treasures from 2005 such as a 1953 Mickey Mantle All-Star watch, an 1840 Texas Artillery short sword, and an Edith Parsons “Turtle Baby” fountain. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Tulsa. Discover how values have changed from 15 years ago, and a $125,000-$135,000 find. 10:00 POV Bisbee ’17. A town commemorates the 100th anniversary of the deportation of 1,200 immigrant miners. 12:00 Amanpour & Company
16 — Tuesday 8:00 Chasing the Moon: American Experience Explore the early days of the space race, the struggle to catch up with the Soviet Union and the enormous stakes in the quest to reach the moon. This episode reveals both the breathtaking failures and successes of the developing U.S. space program. (Part 1/3) 10:00 NOVA Apollo’s Daring Mission. Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of the first manned mission to the moon. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
17 — Wednesday 8:00 A Year in Space Follow astronaut Scott Kelly’s record-breaking 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin on Earth, astronaut Mark Kelly.
July 17 at 8 p.m. 9:00 8 Days: To the Moon and Back Go inside the Apollo 11 spacecraft in this stunning recreation of the first moon landing. 10:30 POV Shorts: Earthrise 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
18 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Richard designs an HVAC system; Mark installs a stone walkway; Mauro breaks down painter’s tape. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Great and the Good. A sleepwalking school teacher starts to believe she is slitting the throats of men in her sleep. 10:30 Vicious 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
19 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Big Pacific Passionate. See how the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors and adaptations. 10:00 Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky The extraordinary wildlife and people of the Himalaya – the highest mountain range on earth. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
20 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Houston. Updates on a 19th-century Chinese jade scepter and a 1912 Titanic menu. 8:00 Sherlock on MASTERPIECE The Hounds of the Baskerville. Sherlock and Watson pursue the trail of the Baskerville experiments — top- secret government research on genetically engineered gigantic animals for military use. Or so it is rumored. Whatever the truth, something big is up on the moors. 9:30 Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE. See listing on 7/14 at 9 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits Khalid; Mc Dermaco. 12:30 The Kate Owen and Moley.
21 — Sunday 7:00 Manners of Downton Abbey: A MASTERPIECE Special 8:00 Poldark, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Five. Ross faces failure in Parliament; Demelza continues her matchmaking efforts. 9:00 Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Two. Geordie and Leonard investigate a professor’s death. Cathy is tricked. Will returns to Grantchester. 10:30 Jamestown, Season 3 Episode Five. Silas and Chacrow’s relationship is tested. Yeardley’s plan spells disaster for Pedro and Maria.
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11:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Five. As revolution sweeps Paris, Valjean and Cosette hide out, Marius searches for Cosette, Thénardier disappears and Javert obsessively tracks Valjean. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
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22 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Bismarck. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Manor House Treasures. A Lord Byron cellarette and portrait, circa 1810; a Louis Vuitton steam trunk, circa 1915; Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace, circa 1905. 10:00 POV On Her Shoulders. A Yazidi survivor of genocide and sexual slavery tells her story to the United Nations. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
23 — Tuesday 8:00 Chasing the Moon: American Experience Discover what it took to beat the Soviet Union to the moon in the space race. In the turbulent and troubled ‘60s, the U.S. space program faced tragedy with Apollo 1, but made a triumphant comeback with Apollo 8. (Part 2/3) 10:00 A Year in Space See listing on 7/17 at 8 p.m. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
NOVA: The Planets July 24 at 8 and 9 p.m. Fridays at 8:30 p.m. 24 — Wednesday 8:00 Ancient Skies Gods and Monsters. Explore the origins of our relationship with the skies. Our ancestors use the sky to navigate and tell time and give religious significance to what they see in it. Then, a revolution gives birth to modern science. 9:00 NOVA | The Planets Inner Worlds. The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life. 10:00 NOVA | The Planets Mars. Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes. Did life ever form on the planet? 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
25 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Apprentices join the net zero house team; Richard installs a garage heater; Tom teaches sanding. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Dogleg Murders. Sinister secrets are revealed when a player is found murdered at the Whiteoaks Golf Club. 10:30 Vicious 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
26 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Andes: Kingdom of the Sky A three-part series on the animals and people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world.
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10:00 Rockies: Kingdom of the Sky The wildlife and people of the Rockies, from wolverines to wingsuit fliers, grizzlies to extreme skiers. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
27 — Saturday 8:00 Sherlock on MASTERPIECE The Reichenbach Fall. In what may be the climatic case of his career, Sherlock faces Moriarty’s diabolical plot to “get Sherlock,” which begins innocently enough when the criminal mastermind breaks into the Crown Jewels. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star in Sherlock. 9:30 Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE See listing on 7/21 at 9 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits Cyndi Lauper. 12:00 The Kate Marc Cohn with Blind Boys of Alabama.
28 — Sunday 7:00 Downton Abbey, Season2 on MASTERPIECE Episode Two. Downton Abbey is turned into a convalescent home with Thomas in charge. Meanwhile, Lavinia and Sir Richard’s secret comes out, Anna tracks down Bates and Branson seizes his chance to strike a blow for Ireland. 8:00 Poldark, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Six. George tries to ruin a rival; Ross and Demelza have a passionate getaway in London. 9:00 Grantchester, Season 4 on MASTERPIECE Episode Three. Will is the only one able to reach a farming family’s child, who is accused of murder. 10:00 Jamestown, Season 3 Episode Six. Pedro seeks revenge. Willmus challenges James Read about his past. Jocelyn comes to a realization. 11:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Six. Marius mans the barricades, where a hostile Valjean intercepts him. They end up fleeing together through the sewers of Paris. Cosette’s story reaches its conclusion. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
29 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Providence. Fifteen years after its first trip to Providence, Rhode Island, the program looks back to see what some of the most memorable
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objects are worth today. Some have increased in value, while others haven’t fared so well. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Providence. See listing above. 10:00 POV Inventing Tomorrow. Teen innovators prepare for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
30 — Tuesday 8:00 Chasing the Moon: American Experience Experience the triumph of the first moon landing, witnessed by the largest TV audience in history. But dreams of space dramatically intersect with dreams of democracy, raising questions of national priorities and national identity. (Part 3/3) 10:00 Beyond a Year in Space Meet next generation of astronauts training to leave Earth’s orbit and travel into deep space. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
31 — Wednesday 8:00 Ancient Skies Finding the Center. Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo’s telescope.
9:00 NOVA | The Planets Jupiter. Jupiter’s massive gravitational force made it a wrecking ball when it barreled through the early solar system. But it also shaped life on Earth, delivering comets laden with water - and perhaps even the fateful asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. 10:00 Farthest Voyager in Space Learn how NASA’s epic Voyager missions, launched in 1977, revolutionized our understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and their dazzling moons and rings. In 2012, Voyager 1 left our solar system and ushered humanity into the interstellar age. 12:00 Amanpour & Company