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Do it Yourself Saturdays

9:00 Conscious Living 9:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 10:00 This Old House 10:30 Ask This Old House 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 A Chef’s Life 4:30 Check, Please! 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe

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Photo: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera

Matthew Polenzani and Angel Blue

Great Performances at the Met: New Year’s Gala

The Metropolitan Opera welcomes the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars – sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende, and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani – from the Parktheater im Kurhaus Göggingen in Augsburg, Germany.

Friday, December 31 9:30 pm

Darrowby Show. His ordeals include an ethical plight involving Helen’s bull.

9:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7)

Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen. 10:00 River City Drumbeat Edward “Nardie” White devoted his life to leading the AfricanAmerican drum corps he cofounded with Zambia Nkrumah in Louisville, Kentucky three decades ago. Now Albert Shumake, whose destiny was shaped by the drumline, must rise and take up the mantle for the next generation.

11:30 Austin City Limits: The Raconteurs/Black Pumas

Enjoy 60 minutes of soulful rock ‘n’ roll with the Raconteurs and Black Pumas. Nashville’s Raconteurs spotlight their album Help Us Stranger, while Austin’s Black Pumas perform tunes from their self-titled debut.

Monday 27

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Little Women on Masterpiece

(Part 1 of 3) [R]

1:30 Little Women on Masterpiece

(Part 2 of 3) [R]

2:30 Little Women on Masterpiece

(Part 3 of 3) [R]

3:30 Call the Midwife Holiday

Special 2021 [R]

5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in

the Trunk 5, Part 2 Highlights include Fantasia drawings and sketches from 1940, Alvin & the Chipmunks puppets, ca. 1958, and Israel Regardie’s manuscripts and book. Which is tonight’s big find? 9:00 POV: Unapologetic Meet Janaé and Bella, two fierce abolitionists whose upbringing and experiences shape their activism and views on Black liberation. Through their lens, take an inside look into the ongoing movement that transformed Chicago, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. 10:30 POV Shorts: Le Frère Living with an illness that prevents him from using his body, Kaïs is awakened every morning by a different family member. Though paralyzed, he dreams he is the hero of his favorite manga.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Tuesday 28

EARLY MORNING 12:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on

Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R]

1:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on

Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R]

2:30 Great Performances:

Coppelia See Sun. Dec. 26 at 1:30 pm. [R]

4:00 Tell Me More with Kelly

Corrigan: David Byrne [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 In Their Own Words: Angela

Merkel Follow Merkel’s meteoric rise from pastor’s daughter to Time Person of the Year. As a young woman emerging from East Germany, she successfully navigated the male-dominated sphere of German politics to become first female Chancellor of Germany.

9:00 American Experience: The

Codebreaker Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down Al Capone and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America.

10:00 Frontline: Opioids, Inc.

Frontline spotlights a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, this is an investigation of how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 29

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Junk

in the Trunk 5, Part 2 See Mon. Dec. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 POV: Unapologetic See Mon. Dec. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 POV Shorts: Le Frère See Mon. Dec. 17 at 10:30 pm. [R]

3:30 Craft in America:

Harmony See Sun. Dec. 26 at 3:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight

8:00 Earth Emergency Explore how environmental feedback loops are amplifying global warming and what we can do about it. Narrated by Richard Gere.

9:00 NOVA: Secrets of the

Forbidden City Explore this ancient architectural masterpiece, long hidden from Western eyes, as experts use ancient craft secrets to restore its fading grandeur.

10:00 Climate Change: The Facts

Scientists explore the impact of climate change. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 30

EARLY MORNING 12:30 In Their Own Words:

Angela Merkel See Tues. Dec. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R]

1:30 American Experience: The

Codebreaker See Tues. Dec. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Frontline: Opioids, Inc. See Tues. Dec. 28 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Craft in America: Jewelry See Sun. Dec. 26 at 4:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Series

Finale) How will fate resolve the stories of the occupants of this unforgettable house? 10:00 POV: Unapologetic [R]

11:30 BBC World News

Friday 31

New Year’s Eve

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company

1:00 Earth Emergency See Wed. Dec. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R]

2:00 NOVA: Secrets of the

Forbidden City See Wed. Dec. 29 at 9:00 pm. [R]

3:00 Climate Change: The

Facts See Wed. Dec. 29 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 POV Shorts: Le Frère [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 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 United in Song: Celebrating

the American Dream Ring in the New Year with this all-star concert performed on location at Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall. Hosted by Chita Rivera with performances by Judy Collins, Cassadee Pope, Brandee Younger, members of The Washington Ballet, and more, joined by Luke Frazier and the American Pops Orchestra.

9:30 Great Performances at the

Met: New Year’s Gala The Metropolitan Opera welcomes the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars.

10:30 Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Garth Brooks becomes the youngest-ever recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.