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Best Bets NATURE/American Spring Live Learn how climate change can affect nature’s perfectly synchronized partnerships. Tune in May 1 at 8 p.m. Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song An all-star tribute to Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the first married couple or musicians-songwriters of Hispanic descent to receive the honor. Tune in May 3 at 9 p.m. Downton Abbey, Season 6 Finale Momentous changes threaten the owners and servants of Downton Abbey. May 18 at 8 p.m. FRONTLINE: Supreme Revenge Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. May 21 at 10 p.m. National Memorial Day Concert 2019 Join hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise for the 30th anniversary live broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jack Everly. Tune in May 26 at 8 and 9:30 8 p.m. Monrovia, Indiana Gain a complex and nuanced view and understanding of daily life in a rural mid-American town. Tune in May 31 at 9 p.m.
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DAYTIME MONDAY–FRIDAY 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:30 Arthur 7:00 Ready Jet Go! 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Nature Cat 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Let’s Go Luna 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Splash and Bubbles 12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 The Cat in the Hat 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Super Why! 2:00 Pinkalicious and Peterrific 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 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 Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food 11:00 America’s Test Kitchen 11:30 Cook’s County 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 Ask This Old House 2:30 Motorweek 3:00 Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 A Chef’s Table 4:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 4:30 Martha Bakes 5:00 Ray Stevens Cabaray Nashville 5:30 Sun Studio Sessions 6:00 Classic Gospel
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PRIMETIME diagnosed with an intersex condition. A pregnant woman’s husband begins experiencing inexplicable pain similar to her symptoms. 11:00 Austin City Limits Sam Smith; Anderson East. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
May 3 at 9 p.m.
5 — Sunday
Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 1 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE/American Spring Live Connections. Learn how climate change can affect nature’s perfectly synchronized partnerships. 9:00 NOVA Sunken Ship Rescue. Follow the epic operation to secure, raise and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship. 10:00 Breakthrough Ideas That Changed the World The Robot. Check out the history of robots and learn how they are fast becoming a part of everyday life. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Amanour & Company
2 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Brookline Mid-Century Modern House | Can We Cantilever. Tommy handles cantilevered roofs; Jenn discusses pruners; Richard shortens a gas pipe. 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. (Part 2/2) 10:00 Doc Martin, Season 8 Accidental Hero. Penhale organizes a police open house but the turnout is not what he expected; James goes through a biting phase. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Amanpour & Company
3 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center 9:00 Great Performances Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. An all-star tribute to Emilio and Gloria Estefan receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Capitol Update 12:00 Amanpour & Company
4 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Billings, Montana. Chinese jade brush washer; English silver coursing trophy; Arthur Brown watercolor of Yellowstone. (Part 1/3) 8:00 Downton Abbey, Season 6 Episode 6: A Moorland Holiday. Violet goes on the warpath as the hospital battle escalates; Daisy attempts to thwart a romance; prospects look up for Mary and Edith. 9:00 Downton Abbey, Season 6 Episode 7: A Moorland Holiday. Henry Talbot invites the Crawleys to watch him motor racing at Brooklands; Violet makes a plan which surprises the family and delights Denker; Mr. Molesley and Daisy must rise to the challenge on examination day; Andy’s secret is brought to light. 10:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 Join Trixie as she cares for a young woman who is
6:30 Southern Belle At the Athenaeum Girls’ School, young women from around the world signed up to become that iconic and romantic image of southern identity. 7:00 No Going Back: Women and the War As husbands departed, wives and daughters had to shoulder the full burden of daily life. Hardship and hunger forced changes in long held cultural and societal beliefs, breaking boundaries confining most women, while breaking chains for others. 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 Episode 6. Join the team for several difficult cases, including suspected anthrax and an unwed teen mom. 9:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode 4. In Paris, Cosette meets law student Marius, who unwittingly brings a nightmare to life. 10:00 Unforgotten, Season 3 on MASTERPIECE Episode Five. As Cassie and Sunny get closer to the truth, the case takes a devastating turn for Cassie. 11:00 Endeavour, Season 5 on MASTERPIECE Pasenger. The case of a missing woman leads Endeavour to an investigation on Oxford’s railways; a hijack exposes a new criminal threat in Oxford. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
6— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Churchill Downs Racetrack. It’s off to the races for amazing appraisals at Churchill Downs. One may be up to $200,000. (Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Billings, Montana. (Part 2/3) 10:00 Independent Lens Out of State. Hear the story of two Native Hawaiian prisoners sent 3,000 miles to a for-profit prison in Arizona.
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11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour and Co.
7 — Tuesday 8:00 Finding Your Roots Reporting on the Reporters. Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their fascinating family histories. 9:00 Amelia Earhart: American Experience When her plane disappeared without a trace, the “First Lady of the Air” was instantly transformed into an American legend. 10:00 FRONTLINE Trump’s Trade War. The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
8 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Moose: Life of a Twig Eater. And intrepid cameraman spends a year documenting the life of a moose calf and its mother. 9:00 NOVA Inside the Megafire. Scientists investigate what was behind the deadly megafires that swept through California in 2018. 10:00 Breakthrough Ideas That Changed the World The Car. Go for a ride through the 9,000year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car. 11:00 BBC News 11:00 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
9 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Brookline Mid-Century Modern House | What’s the Miter with the Corner. Mark McCullough rebuilds a wall; Richard and Ross discuss thermostats; Tom hangs a swing.9:00 Midsomer Murders The Dogleg Murders. Sinister secrets are revealed when a player is found murdered at the Whiteoaks Golf Club. (Part 1/2) 10:00 Doc Martin, Season 8 Blade on the Feather. It is the annual Portwenn versus Port Carran race and Morwenna needs to find a replacement rower.
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NOVA: Inside the Megafire
May 8 at 9 p.m.
11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
10 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Learn how Princess Margaret’s life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the western world during the 20th century, and redefined society’s image of the modern princess. 10:30 Live from Lincoln Center Cynthia Erivo in Concert. Enjoy a night of showstoppers from Tony Award-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
11 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow See listing on 5/6 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Downton Abbey, Season 6 Episode 8. Romances become complicated; Molesley and Spratt try new jobs; Thomas takes a fateful step; Mrs. Patmore provokes a scandal; Isobel puts her foot down. 9:30 You Are Cordially Invited This program extends an engraved invitation to viewers, welcoming them as guests in masterpiece privately owned houses containing distinguished collections of artwork.
10:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 See listing on 5/5at 8 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits John Prine. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
12 — Sunday 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 Episode 7. Follow Sister Frances as she attends her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient with an STD. 9:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Five. Revolution sweeps Paris, and Valjean and Cosette go into hiding. Javert continues to track Valjean. 10:00 Unforgotten on MASTERPIECE Episode Six. The team race to find evidence to prove the identity of Hayley’s killer. 11:00 Endeavour, Season 5 on MASTERPIECE Colours. A murder at an army base threatens longheld secrets among a regiment; a protest at a hair salon exposes growing racial tensions in Oxford. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
13— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Churchill Downs Racetrack. Discover first-place finds at Churchill Downs Racetrack. Which is $70,000-$90,000? (Part 2/3) 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Billings, Montana. Tonight from Billings, Montana. Discover first-place finds at Churchill Downs Racetrack. Which is $70,000$90,000? (Part 3/3)
9:00 Independent Lens Harvest Season. Meet the unsung people who play a critical role in making some of Napa Valley’s greatest wines. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
14 — Tuesday 8:00 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the legendary streets, monuments and man-made marvels that changed America. Explore the streets that change the way we get around, visit the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, and learn more about the engineering feats that made our civilization possible. 9:00 Annie Oakley: American Experience Learn why the legend of Annie Oakley had little to do with the real Annie. 10:00 FRONTLINE One Day in Gaza. How mass protests on the IsraelGaza border led to one of the deadliest days in a generation. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
15 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE/Equus: Story of the Horse Origins. Travel around the world to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse. 9:00 NOVA First Horse Warriors. The advent of horse riding changed the course of human history and the genetic makeup of humankind. 10:00 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Rocket. .Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave in ancient China. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Co.
16 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Brookline Mid-Century Modern House | See Glass. Kevin sees how glass and windows are manufactured; Nathan repairs a floor; Tom talks table saws. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Dogleg Murders. Sinister secrets are revealed when a player is found murdered at the Whiteoaks Golf Club.
May 14 at 8 p.m. 10:00 Doc Martin, Season 8 All My Trials.. Awaiting his hearing, Martin has not been able to practice, but this does not stop patients from asking for medical advice. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
17 — Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Margaret: The Rebel Princess Peek in on Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at the start of their married life. They’re happy to ride the wave of a cultural and sexual revolution that’s transforming Britain, but a more open society may spell trouble for the monarchy. 10:00 Live from Lincoln Center. Annaleigh Ashford in Concert. Experience the stunning vocals and comic verve of Broadway star Annaleigh Ashford. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
18 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow See listing on 5/13 at 8 p.m. 8:00 Downton Abbey, Season 6 Episode 9. Momentous changes threaten the owners and servants of Downton Abbey. 10:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 See listing on5/12 at 8 p.m.
11:00 Austin City Limits St. Vincent. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
19 — Sunday 6:00 First Civilizations Cities. 7:00 First Civilizations Trade. 8:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 Episode 8. Join the Turners as they prepare to say goodbye to May. Sister Hilda helps a young cancer patient. 9:00 Les Miserables on MASTERPIECE Episode Six. Valjean and Marius flee the barricades through the sewers. Javert’s story reaches its conclusion. 10:30 PBS Previews: Chasing the Moon 11:00 Endeavor, Season 5 on MASTERPIECE Quartet. A death at an international sporting event leads Endeavour to investigate more than just the crime. 12:30 RIck Steves Europe
20— Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Churchill Downs Racetrack. Giddy up for great antiques at Churchill Downs Racetrack, including a $60,000-$150,000 appraisal. (Part 3/3) 9:00 Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story Meet the statesman who served as cabinet secretary for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush.
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10:00 Independent Lens Wrestle. Meet four high school wrestlers from Alabama who face injustices and challenges on and off the mat. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
Breakthrough Ideas That Changed the World May 22 at 10 p.m.
May 22 at 8 p.m.
21 — Tuesday 8:00 10 Streets That Changed America A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around. (;00 Emma Goldman: American Experience For nearly half a century, Russian emigrant Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America, taunting the mainstream with her fervent attacks on government, big business, and war. To the tabloids, she was “Red Emma, Queen of the Anarchists,” but many admired Goldman for her defense of labor rights, women’s emancipation, birth control, and as a fearless writer, and merciless publisher. 10:00 FRONTLINE Supreme Revenge. Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
22 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE/Equus: Story of the Horse Chasing the Wind. Travel around the world to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse. 9:00 NOVA Lost Viking Army. Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave thought to hold a lost Viking army.
Fridays at 8:30 p.m. 10:00 Breakthrough Ideas That Changed the World The Smartphone. Dial in to the story of how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention became the smartphone as we know it. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
23 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour Humidity Mystery, Brick Patch. Richard diagnoses and repairs an HVAC system; Mark patches a brick wall. 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Black Book. Henry Hogson’s newly discovered masterpiece is auctioned hours after its owner is killed. 10:30 PBS Previews: Chasing the Moon 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
12:00 Amanpour & Company
24 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 In Their Own Words Queen Elizabeth II. The film follows the Queen’s remarkable life, from her youth—when few expected she’d ever wear the crown—to her uncle Edward VIII’s stunning abdication, her father’s coronation as King George VI, her experience during World War II, her own sudden ascension to the throne, and her eventful reign of more than 60 years. 10:00 Live from Lincoln Center Megan Hilty in Concert. Enjoy a sparkling solo set from charming Broadway and television star Megan Hilty. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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12:00 Amanpour & Company
25 — Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack. See listing on 5/20 at 8 p.m. 8:00 I Miss Downton Abbey Revisit treasured moments from the unforgettable series, including new behind-the-scenes clips and interview footage. 9:30 Rick Steves’ Festive Europe This special catches Europeans celebrating the good life. 10:00 Call the Midwife, Season 8 See listing on 5/19 at 8 p.m. 11:00 Austin City Limits LCD Soundsystem. 12:00 Sun Studio Sessions 12:30 Bluegrass Underground
26 — Sunday 6:00 The Great War: American Experience This episode tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” 8:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2019 Join hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise for the 30th anniversary live broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jack Everly. 9:00 National Memorial Day Concert 2019 See listing above. 10:00 Endeavour, Season 5 on MASTERPIECE Icarus. The disappearance of a teacher at a public school, tests Endeavour’s investigative skills. 11:00 Endeavour, Season 5 on MASTERPIECE Icarus. The disappearance of a teacher at a public school, tests Endeavour’s investigative skills. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
27 — Monday 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Biloxi. (Part 1/3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow Tonight from Biloxi. (Part 2/3) 10:00 Going to War Stories of Service. Going to war brings terror, pain and grief, but also exhilaration and a sense of purpose. Authors Karl Marlantes and Sebastian
Rachel Carson: American Experience May 28 at 8 p.m.
Junger help make sense of this paradox, while military veterans reveal the truths of combat with unflinching candor. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
28 — Tuesday 8:00 Rachel Carson: American Experience Meet a scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. 10:00 FRONTLINE Sex Trafficking in America. Exposing the hidden reality of sex trafficking, inside a police unit and a victim’s harrowing story. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
29 — Wednesday 8:00 NATURE Soul of the Elephant. An intimate look at one of the world’s most intelligent and sensitive animals. 9:00 NOVA Inside Einstein’s Mind. Retracing Einstein’s thought experiments reveals the simple ideas that reshaped the world’s understanding of gravity. 10:00 Light Falls Follow physicist Brian Greene on a theatrical journey about Einstein’s theory of relativity. 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
30 — Thursday 8:00 The This Old House Hour See listing on 5/9 at 8 p.m. 9:00 Midsomer Murders Secrets and Spies. DCI Barnaby’s secret past is revealed when a former agent is murdered after a cricket match. (Part 1/2) 10:30 You Are Cordially Invited 11:00 BBC News 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
31 —Friday 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 In Their Own Words Monrovia, Indiana. Gain a complex and nuanced view and understanding of daily life in a rural midAmerican town. 11:30 Nightly Business Report 12:00 Amanpour & Company
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