WUFT TV Viewer Guide - May 2024

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March of the Mangroves

The UF student-produced documentary tells the story of mangroves spreading north up the coast of Florida and the impact of this migration. Premieres may 5 at 4 P.m.

Maryland on MASTERPIECE

The story of two sisters, Becca and Rosaline, who have grown apart over the years but through tragic events learn to love and respect one another all over again. tune in sundays at 9 P.m.

Guilt on MASTERPIECE, Season 3

The award-winning TV series is a darkly comic Scottish thriller following polar opposite brothers as they get (mostly) into and out of trouble. tune in sundays at 10 P.m.

Luisa Spignoli Queen of Chocolate

bLuisa Spagnoli is teeming with entrepreneurial spirit and endowed with extraordinary modernity and creativity. She makes her mark in an environment unfriendly to powerful, visionary women.

tune in on may 23 and 30 at 9 P.m.

National Memorial Day Concert 2024

The concert commemorates and honors our armed forces with a star-studded concert featuring the National Symphony Orchestra paying tribute to the men and women in uniform, the military families, and all who have given their lives for our country.

tune in may 26 at 8 and 9:30 P.m.

Sunday, May 26 at 8 and 9:30

DAYTIME

MONDAY–FRIDAY

in the Loop

Wild Kratts

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Rosie’s Rules

Curious George

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Wild Kratts

Rick Steves’ Europe

1,8,15,22,29/Greater Good

4:30 6,13,20,27/ Flip My Florida Yard

7,14,21,28/J. Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out

1,8,15,29/Ireland with Michael 22/March of the Mangroves

2,9,16,23,30/Lucky Chow 3,10,17,24/Greater Good

Joseph Rosendo’s Travel Scope

SATURDAY

6:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Arthur

Molly of Denali

Alma’s Way

Lyla in the Loop

Curious George

9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

9:30 Rosie’s Rules

10:00 Steven Raichlen’s Planet BBQ

10:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals

11:00 America’s Test Kitchen

11:30 Cook’s Country

12:00 The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy

12:30 Pati’s Mexican Table

1:00 Chris Kimball’s Milk Street

1:30 This Old House

2:00 Ask This Old House 2:30 Motorweek

3:00 Central Florida Roadtrip 4/Kissimmee

Beach

Dora

Smyrna

Greater Good

4,11/Flip My Florida Yard

Beyond the Lens

Curious Traveler

Changing Seas

Rick Steves’ Europe 18/March of the Mangroves

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend

March of the Mangroves

May 5 at 4 p.m.

May 18 at 5:30 p.m.

May 22 at 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

6:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Arthur

Molly of Denali

Alma’s Way

Lyla in the Loop

Wild Kratts

9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

9:30 Rosie’s Rules

10:00 Best of Sewing with Nancy

10:30 It’s Sew Easy

11:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Conseulo Mack Wealthtrack

Capitol Update

Ilene Silverman Show

Greater Good

2:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2:30 America the Bountiful

3:00 5/Charles R. The Making of a Monarch 12,19,26/The Story of China with Michael Wood

4:00 5,19/March of the Mangroves

4:30 5/The Needs for Connectivity

5:00 5,12/A Brief History of the Future 19/The Ghost Army

26/A Final Landing on Iwo Jima

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend

6:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

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Executive Director

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Director of Broadcast Operations Rob Harder

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Maryland on MASTERPIECE Sundays at 9 p.m.

1 — Wednesday

8:00 NATURE

Season of the Osprey. Cameraman Jacob Steinberg captures the struggles, failures and triumphs of an osprey family over the course of five years.

9:00 A Brief History of the Future

Together. The internal changes humans enact that have the potential to impact broader communities and societies.

10:00 NOVA

Making North America: Human. Discover the human story of vast wealth—and lethal risks— hidden in North America’s landscape.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

2 — Thursday

8:00 This Old House

8:30 Ask This Old House

9:00 Doc Martin

Last Christmas in Portwenn. Portwenn is full of festive cheer until Martin tells Leonard he needs to stop playing Santa while he awaits the results of his medical tests; Leonard decides to show Doc the Grinch the magic of Christmas; Louisa works to arrange a Christmas parade.

10:00 Reds: Royal Flying Doctor Service

Episode 8: While awaiting the verdict of his tribunal, a suspended Pete is forced to face his deepest fears, when he, a grieving Wayne, and the RFDS crew are all tasked to a catastrophic multi-

casualty boat crash in some of the most challenging terrain they have faced.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

3 — Friday

8:00 Washington Week with tThe Atlantic

8:30 Greater Good

9:00 Great Performances

Now Hear This: The Composer is You. Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time. Seeking counsel from other composers, Yoo revisits his heritage in search of ideas, performs landmark pieces for inspiration and ultimately tests his work in progress.

10:00 Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

11:30 BBC News

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

4 — Saturday

6:30 Knight Talks

Bryan Ruiz.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. Head to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio for treasures and a find up to $375,000.

8:00 Epic Train Journeys from Above Glacier Express. The Glacier Express train in the

Swiss Alps is an engineering marvel traveling over treacherous gorges and through huge mountain ranges.

9:00 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE, Season 8 Episode 4: Leonard is devastated when a halfway house resident is found dead. The man confessed suicidal thoughts to Will. The question at hand is whether it is a case of suicide or murder.

10:00 The Caverns Sessions

Allison Russell.

10:30 WUFT Amplified

Tonight featuring Savants of Soul.

11:00 Austin City Limits

Duran Duran.

5 — Sunday

7:00 Doc Martin

Last Christmas in Portwenn. See listing on 5/2 at 9 p.m.

8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 13

Episode 8. Miss Higgins receives an unexpected visitor, and Sister Monica ruffles feathers. Plus, Poplar votes for its Mother of the Year.

9:00 Maryland on MASTERPIECE

Episode 1. Sisters Becca and Rosaline receive unimaginable news about their mother. They fly to the Isle of Man to learn more and are reunited after years of distance.

10:00 Guilt on MASTERPIECE, Season 3 You Can Take the Boy Out of Leith. Max and Jake seek refuge with a face from the past in the Highlands, but Teddy is on their trail. Scotland’s national bank is being sold, and Maggie sees an opportunity.

11:00 Paris Murders

Crossed Destinies.

6 — Monday

8:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. Get wowed by treasures at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, like one valued at up to $125,000 (Part 2/3)

9:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Charleston. Marvel at finds like a Pete Seeger autographed sign and an 1854 Edward Beyer panoramic oil painting. (Part 1/3)

10:00 Independent Lens

Space: The Longest Goodbye. Meet the psychologists whose job is to keep astronauts mentally stable in outer space, as they are caught

between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

7 — Tuesday

8:00 Finding Your Roots

Buried Secrets. Singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their roots and discover deep family secrets.

9:00 The Express Way with Dule Hill

Texas. In Texas, Dulé Hill connects with an Aztec dancer, blind painter and Latino theater director, each breaking down cultural barriers and becoming leaders for the next generation.

10:00 FRONTLINE

The Last Survivors. A landmark documentary about some of the last survivors of the Holocaust. Only children at the time, these now elderly survivors reflect on how the trauma of the Holocaust has affected the rest of their lives.

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good 8

8 — Friday

8:00 NATURE

Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons. The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise cubs in the midst of conflicts with people.

9:00 A Brief History of the Future Tomorrows. The ways humans often see the concept of the future; the crucial need to think much bigger about what could come next; how everyone has more personal agency than they realize.

10:00 NOVA

Why Bridges Collapse. Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

9 — Thursday

8:00 This Old House

8:30 Ask This Old House Garden Restoration, Bathroom Exhaust Fan.

9:00 Us on MASTERPIECE

Episode 1. Connie tells Douglas she wants to end their 20-year marriage, but not before they take

a European vacation with Albie, their rebellious teenage son.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

10 — Friday

8:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic

8:30 Greater Good

9:00 Great Performances

Us on MASTERPIECE

May 9 and 16 at 9 p.m.

10:30 WUFT Amplified

Tonight featuring Trustfall.

11:00 Austin City Limits

Brandi Carlile.

12 — Sunday

Hamlet. Experience this contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece directed by Neil Armfield and composed by Brett Dean. Starring Allan Clayton in the title role, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, and baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius.

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

11 — Saturday

6:30 Knight Talks

Nicci Brown.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. See listing on 5/6 at 9 p.m.

8:00 Epic Train Journeys from Above Canada’s Wilderness Railroad. Following railroads across interesting scenery through the lens of aerial photography and with a focus on engineering challenges. The Winnipeg-Churchill train crosses the difficult landscape of Manitoba.

9:00 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE, Season

8 Episode 5. Geordie is placed on desk duty as Elliot contrives to force him to resign. The next murder case is handed to Larry, who struggles but wisely enlists the help of Miss Scott.

10:00 The Caverns Sessions

Sierra Ferrell.

7:00 Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen Cat Among the Pigeons. Historian Lucy Worsley investigates the complex factors that shaped the dark imagination of a refined Devonshire lady, discovering family secrets and a childhood haunted by a sinister figure.

8:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates

Madness of King George. Lucy Worsley investigates how George’s mental illness changed Britain. She uncovers royal papers and explores how the attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.

9:00 Maryland on MASTERPIECE

Episode 2: As Becca and Rosaline receive unimaginable news about their mother. They fly to the Isle of Man to learn more and are reunited after years of distance.

10:00 Guilt on MASTERPIECE, Season 3

Aim High. Max, Jake and their new gang hide from Maggie in Edinburgh and discover her link to Sir. Jim Sturrock. Maggie exerts pressure on Teddy and Aliza risks the bank sale.

11:00 Paris Murders

Radio Silence. When Chloe appears on late-night radio, she gets a call from a woman who is terrified of her husband. Amidst the media frenzy, Chloe must find her.

13 — Monday

8:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. Visit Akron, Ohio for astonishing finds, including one $120,000 to 80,000 treasure!.(Part 3/3)

9:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Charleston. See more finds from wild, wonderful West Virginia, including a $40,000-$50,000 appraisal. (Part 2/3)

10:00 Photographic Justic: The Corky Lee Story Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documents the celebrations, struggles and daily lives of Asian American and Pacific Islanders, assembling an astonishing archive of nearly one million images.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

14 — Tuesday

8:00 Finding Your Roots

Hold the Laughter. Actor Bob Odenkirk and comic Iliza Shlesinger explore their family histories and learn about relatives who took great risks to overcome hardships.

9:00 The Express Way with Dule Hill Chicago. Chicago is a city known for its rich history and culture. But for some, it’s been marred by crime and violence. In this episode, Dulé Hill meets the city’s talented artists to explore why art and activism are often synonymous in the Midwest.

10:00 FRONTLINE

A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela. Exposing the shadowy figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S. With the Venezuelan news outlet, Armando.info, the inside story of Alex Saab, his capture, then release by the U.S. in a controversial prisoner swap.

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

15 — Wednesday

8:00 NATURE

Saving the Animals of Ukraine. From the heart of war-torn Ukraine, stories of survival, love, and resilience emerge beyond the battles. Witness an extraordinary view into the effects of war on animals and the humans who help them.

9:00 NOVA

Secrets in Your Data. Alok Patel takes a look at what happens to the personal data shared on social media and efforts to maximize benefits without compromising personal privacy.

10:00 Pompeii: The New Dig The excavation begins with the discovery of a large

NATURE: Saving the Animals of Ukraine May 15 at 8 p.m.

brick-built oven. It begins as a mystery, as it is too big to be just for a private residence. However, further investigations reveal it was part of a thriving commercial bakery.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

16

— Thursday

8:00 This Old House

8:30 Ask This Old House

Smart Thermostat Wires, Bluestone Cleaning.

9:00 Us on MASTERPIECE

Episode 2. Searching for Albie in Venice, Douglas makes a new friend, Freja. Later, he lands in jail. Back in England, Connie wonders what’s going on.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

17

— Friday

8:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic

8:30 Greater Good

9:00 Great Performances

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium. Enjoy Broadway hits and more performed by the six-time Tony Award winner including “I Am What I Am,” “Climb Every Mountain,” “Summertime,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” and many more.

10:30 One Voice: The Songs We Share Join Luke Hawkins, Amber Iman, Alexis Michelle, and more.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

18 — Saturday

6:30 Knight Talks

Jamal Sowell.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. See listing on 5/13 at 9 p.m.

8:00 Epic Train Journeys from Above

Copper Canyon Railroad. The luxury El Chepe train is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build through the world’s largest canyon region, Copper Canyon.

9:00 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE, Season 8 Episode 6. Will has disappeared, but with Bonnie about to give birth, Geordie must find him and bring him to his senses before it is too late.

10:00 The Caverns Sessions

Harley Kimbro & Lewis.

10:30 WUFT Amplified Tonight featuring The Housing Crisis.

11:00 Austin City Limits

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band.

19 — Sunday

7:00 Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen Destination Unknown. On the evening of Dec. 3, 1926, Agatha Christie left her home in Sunningdale, Berkshire. The next morning, the car was found abandoned, balanced precariously on the edge of a quarry. Agatha was discovered in a hotel in Harrogate, claiming to have lost her memory. Lucy Worsley delves into this traumatic watershed moment in Agatha’s life.

8:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates Princes in the Tower. What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.

9:00 Maryland on MASTERPIECE

Episode 3: Everything comes to a head as Richard and Jim arrive on the Isle of Man. Mary’s actions continue to have an impact on the entire family as they try to heal and reconnect.

10:00 Guilt on MASTERPIECE, Season 3

Let Them Come. Max and Jake have a plan for final victory, but so does everyone else. Maggie’s enemies close in, and Sturrock’s bank sale is in danger.

11:00 Paris Murders Missing.

20 — Monday

8:00 Antiques Roadshow

Junk in the Trunk 13. Travel to all five cities of ROADSHOW’s Season 28 Tour for never-before-seen appraisals.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Charleston. Newcomb College vase, ca. 1905; 1875 W.S. Young landscape oil; Noel Coward “Sail Away” memorabilia. (Part 3/3)

10:00 Independent Lens

The Tuba Thieves. Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen.

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

21 — Tuesday

8:00 Finding Your Roots

Far and Away. Journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams learn that their ancestors come from very diverse places.

9:00 American Experience

The Riot Report. Revisit 1967, when LBJ created

May 23 and 30 at 9 p.m.

a commission to investigate why inner cities had erupted in violence.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

22 — Wednesday

8:00 NATURE

Green Island, White Desert. Follow the story of a pine marten as she takes us on a journey through a desert of grey stones called the Burren, home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.

9:00 NOVA

Decoding the Universe: Cosmos. Tracing groundbreaking discoveries in space research and exploration; following the teams trying to solve two mysteries in cosmology -- dark matter and dark energy.

10:00 Pompeii: The New Dig

The dig continues and the all-Italian team of archaeologists discover the remains of a horse harness.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

23 — Thursday

8:00 This Old House

8:30 Ask This Old House Firebox Restoration, Tool Storage Organization

9:00 Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate Episode 1. Luisa falls in love with a musician as Italy’s men are drafted for the war.

10:00 Secrets of Royal Travel

Secrets of the Royal Train. Get an inside look at the private world behind the royal train’s veiled carriages.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

24 — Friday

8:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic

8:30 Greater Good

9:00 Great Performances

Purlie Victorious. Enjoy this comedic play starring Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon.

11:00 BBC News

WUFT-TV UNDERWRITERS

Florida Credit Union

Flying Biscuit

PNC Bank

Hippodrome Theatre

Honeybaked Ham

Appleton Museum of Art

Law Office of Robert Rush

Showcase Properties

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

25 — Saturday

6:30 Knight Talks

Essdras Suarez.

7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Junk in the Trunk 13. See listing on 5/20 at 9 p.m.

8:00 Epic Train Journeys from Above

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is an engineering classic in the lap of the Himalayas, traveling through precarious terrains and five climatic zones.

9:00 Lucy Worsley Investigates

Princes in the Tower. See listing on 5/19 at 8 p.m.

10:00 The Caverns Sessions

Lil’ Smokies.

10:30 WUFT Amplified

Tonight featuring Josh Gluck & Family.

11:00 Austin City Limits

Sylvan Esso; Lucius.

26 — Sunday

7:00 Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

8:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2024

Commemorate and honor our armed forces with a star-studded lineup concert featuring the National Symphony Orchestra. Pay tribute to the men and women in uniform, the military families, and all who have given their lives for our country.

10:30 National Memorial Day Concert 2024 See listing above.

11:00 Paris Murders

Just Before Oblivion.

27 — Monday

8:00 Antiques Roadshow

I Was There. Hear ROADSHOW guests’ stories and see some incredible mementos from their experiences.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow

Tonight from Albuquerque. (Part 1/3) 10:00 Going to War

Authors Sebastian Junger and Karl Marlantes reveal the soldier’s journey with unflinching candor.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert May 31 at 9 p.m.

1:00 Greater Good

28 — Tuesday

8:00 Finding Your Roots

The Brick Wall Falls. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares ancestry with actor Danielle Brooks & singer Dionne Warwick.

9:00 Finding Your Roots

Children of Exile. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raul Esparza.

10:00 FRONTLINE

South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning. Allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom.

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

29 — Wednesday

8:00 NATURE

Niagara Falls. Embark to this geological wonder and witness its stunning beauty and the wildlife that calls it home.

9:00 NOVA

Why Ship’s Crash. The investigation into how the Ever Given container ship crashed into the Suez Canal in March 2021, causing a major supply chain crisis around the globe.

10:00 Pompeii: The New Dig

The archaeologists complete the excavation of a wealthy residence, a bakery, and a laundry and, in doing so, discover evidence of what people were doing in the city during its final hours.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

30 — Thursday

8:00 This Old House

8:30 Ask This Old House

9:00 Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate Episode 2. After the success of her sweet shop, Luisa seeks to fulfil other ambitions.

10:00 Secrets of Royal Travel

Secrets of the Royal Flight. From the earliest days of flight, the royal family has loved to fly in style. We lift the curtain on 5 star regal luxury at 30,000 ft and tell the story of a royal love affair that shows no signs of abating.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good

31

— Friday

8:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic

8:30 Greater Good

9:00 Great Performances

Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden and more.

11:00 BBC News

11:30 Ask This Old House

12:00 Amanpour & Company

1:00 Greater Good