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Do it Yourself Saturdays
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9:00 David Adler: Great House Architect 9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 10:00 This Old House 10:30 Ask This Old House 11:00 How She Rolls 11:30 Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:30 Check, Please! 5:00 Curious Traveler
extra help, Dwayne steps in, quickly making his presence felt in ways that they could not have anticipated.
9:00 Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days
of Tudor Christmas See Thurs. Dec. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 10:00 Christmas at DePaul See Fri. Dec. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R]
11:00 St. Olaf Christmas Festival:
Love Divine See Fri. Dec. 23 at 10:00 pm. [R]
Sunday 25
Christmas Day
EARLY MORNING 12:00 O Holy Night: Christmas with
the Tabernacle Choir [R]
1:00 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own
Redeeming Love [R]
2:00 A St. Thomas Christmas:
Bloom Eternal This performance special celebrates the Advent and Christmas season by drawing from both familiar traditional carols and innovative contemporary selections.
3:00 Repeat the Sounding Joy:
A Concordia Christmas The vocal and instrumental musical ensembles of Concordia University Irvine and friends perform a festive collection of holiday music.
4:00 Holiday Handbells: The
Raleigh Ringers The Raleigh Ringers, an internationally acclaimed community handbell choir based in Raleigh, North Carolina, present the sequel to their special, One Winter Evening at Meymandi.
5:00 Mary Berry’s Absolute
Favorites: Christmas Day See Fri. Dec. 23 at 9:30 pm. [R]
MORNING 5:30-9:30 WTTW Kids 9:30 Christmas Carol: The Remix
by the Q Brothers [R]
11:00 Mary Berry’s Ultimate
Christmas [R]
AFTERNOON 12:00 Mary Berry’s Country
House at Christmas See Fri. Dec. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Mary Berry’s Absolute
Favorites: Christmas See Fri. Dec. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Mary Berry’s Absolute
Favorites: Christmas Day [R]
2:00 Little Women on Masterpiece
(Part 1 of 3) With their father away at war, sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March come to terms with their new life, alongside their mother, Marmee. The girls make friends with Laurie, the new boy next door.
3:00 Little Women on Masterpiece
(Parts 2 and 3 of 3) The March family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill. As circumstances change for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the family must come together to face their most di cult challenge yet.
5:00 Jay’s Chicago: Life Stories
Who is a little girl in dozens of century-old negatives found in a Chicago attic? Then, a handmade “onesie” is shared by dozens of babies across generations of a single family.
5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
EVENING 6:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal
Palace Secrets From the forbidding Tower of London to glorious Hampton Court to treasure-filled Kensington Palace, Lucy goes behind the velvet ropes into each building’s most secret places.
7:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 on Masterpiece: The Perfect Christmas (Part 7 of 7)
James and Helen question their future together, while things look grave for one of Darrowby’s most beloved animals.
8:00 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2022 9:30 Call the Midwife Holiday
Special 2022 [R]
11:00 La Otra Mirada: Let it
Go (Part 10 of 13) A sad event emotionally disrupts everyone’s life at the academy. Luisa is uncomfortable with Arcadio’s pressure to sell the house.
Monday 26
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Austin City Limits: The Best
of Nanci Gri th Enjoy an hour of late Texas singer/ songwriter legend Nanci Gri th’s best Austin City Limits performances.
1:30 Sister Boniface Mysteries:
Love and Other Puzzles See Sat. Dec. 24 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Death in Paradise Christmas
Special (Part 2 of 2) See Sat. Dec. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Broadchurch (Season 3,
Part 8 of 8) See Thurs. Dec. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Curious Traveler: Curious
Lofoten, Norway [R]
5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 5:30 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations: Ken Burns
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:00 WTTW Kids 5:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chocolate Delights 5:30 BBC World News America
Helen George, Francesca Fullilove, Megan Cusack, and Leonie Elliot
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2022
With Christmas approaching, the midwives move to their maternity clinic and are delighted when their first patient is a familiar face. Life in Poplar returns to normal after the tragic train crash, and everyone unites for a festive talent show.
Sunday, December 25 8:00 and 9:30 pm
Jonathan Adams
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America
Host and architect Jonathan Adams sets o across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces and life. He explores how Wright’s belief in organic architecture continues to complement the landscape and respond to individual needs, inspiring us to build for a better world.
Monday, December 26 9:00 pm
Photo: Ron Baldwin
Dick Cavett and Groucho Marx
Groucho & Cavett: American Masters
Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage, and interviews with George Burns and others.
Tuesday, December 27 9:00 pm
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 10 Towns that Changed
America Geo rey Baer visits influential towns across the country from Greenbelt, Maryland, and Seaside, Florida, to Riverside, Illinois, and Levittown, New York.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow:
Best Bargains Steals and deals include a Chiparus sculpture and “New Republic Portfolio” prints.
9:00 Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America
Jonathan Adams sets o across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces and life.
10:00 POV: Unapologetic 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 27
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 on Masterpiece: The Perfect
Christmas (Part 7 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 25 at 7:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Call the Midwife Holiday
Special 2022 [R]
3:35 Midsomer Murders: The Ghost of Causton Abbey
(Part 2 of 2) [R]
4:30 Museum Access: Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, Chicago
Join Host Leslie Mueller on the Chicago River at the unusual Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.
5:00 10 Towns that Changed
America See Mon. Dec. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:00 WTTW Kids 5:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chinese Favorites 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: No
Laughing Matter Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro, and Sarah Silverman are guests
9:00 Groucho & Cavett: American Masters 10:30 Jay’s Chicago: Life
Stories See Sun. Dec. 25 at 5:00 pm. [R]
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 28
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal
Palace Secrets See Sun. Dec. 25 at 6:00 pm. [R]
1:30 10 Towns that Changed
America [R]
2:30 Antiques Roadshow:
Best Bargains See Mon. Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Frank Lloyd Wright: The
Man Who Built America See Mon. Dec. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Museum Access: Bridgehouse & Chicago
River Museum, Chicago See Tues. Dec. 27 at 4:30 am. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:00 WTTW Kids 5:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated:
The Perfect Cookie [R]
5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: American Arctic 9:00 NOVA: The Truth About Fat 10:00 Food: Delicious Science – Food on the Brain (Part 1 of 3) 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 29
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: No
Laughing Matter See Tues. Dec. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Groucho & Cavett:
American Masters See Tues. Dec. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 POV: Unapologetic See Mon. Dec. 26 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Jay’s Chicago: Life
Stories [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:00 WTTW Kids 5:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Elegant Dinner Party 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Midsomer Murders: Death of the Small Coppers (Part 1
of 2) When a butterfly collector and founding member of an elite IQ society is found murdered, Barnaby and Winter are thrust into a crime that impacts both their community and the world.
8:41 Midsomer Murders: Death of the Small Coppers (Part 2 of 2) 9:31 Agatha and the Truth
of Murder Join the crime writer during her 11-day disappearance in 1926.
11:05 BBC World News 11:33 Amanpour and Company
Friday 30
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Little Women on Masterpiece
(Part 1 of 3) See Sun. Dec. 25 at 2:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Little Women on Masterpiece
(Parts 2 and 3 of 3) See Sun. Dec. 25 at 3:00 pm. [R]
3:27 Agatha and the Truth
of Murder See Thurs. Dec. 29 at 9:31 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:00 WTTW Kids 5:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Sous Vide for Everybody 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 American Oz: American
Experience Explore the life of L. Frank Baum, the man behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
10:00 Music Videos That Shaped
the ’80s This program explores the top videos that influenced the music video industry from the perspective of the directors and the artists who created them.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company EARLY MORNING 12:28 Midsomer Murders: Death of the Small Coppers
(Part 1 of 2) See Thurs. Dec. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:09 Midsomer Murders: Death of the Small Coppers
(Part 2 of 2) See Thurs. Dec. 29 at 8:41 pm. [R] 2:00 Nature: American Arctic [R]
3:00 NOVA: The Truth About
Fat See Wed. Dec. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Food: Delicious Science – Food on the Brain (Part 1
of 3) See Wed. Dec. 28 at 10:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Sunflower Meadow
MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Museum Access: Bridgehouse & Chicago
River Museum, Chicago [R]
9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice and its Lagoon 10:00 This Old House: Atlanta – Families Meet 10:30 Ask This Old House 11:00 How She Rolls: Life Aquatic 11:30 Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen: Shrimp Fest
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Taco, Taco, Nacho 1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen: Frugal Feast 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Wrangler Tailgate 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Salmon
Steaks Done Right [R]
2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Summer Decadence 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Favorite Chicken Soups 3:30 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: The Foods That Unite Us 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table: The World Cup of Tacos 4:30 Check, Please! Virtue, Qulinarnia, Longman & Eagle 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30 To be announced
EVENING 7:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Series Finale)
After six eventful and poignant seasons, the curtain comes down on Downton Abbey.
9:00 United in Song: A New
Year’s Eve Special Ring in the New Year with this festive concert celebration.
