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The Mallorca Files Ambitious young British detective Miranda Blake and her laid-back German partner Max Winter look like the perfect team – if only they could see it. But as this mismatched partnership solves some of the island’s most mysterious cases, the chemistry starts to build. Saturday, January 9, 9:00 pm

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Independent Lens: A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem In this documentary, two NFL cheerleaders take on the powerful male-dominated sports league, battling for recognition – and a raise. Monday, January 4, 10:00 pm

Africa with Ade Adepitan Presenter and athlete Ade Adepitan sets out on a mission to change preconceptions of Africa, a continent made up of almost fifty different countries, with complex cultures, people, food, and languages. Ade travels from West Africa through Central and Eastern Africa before journeying to the south. Thursday, January 28, 9:00 pm

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In the Spotlight

Photo: Courtesy of Thomas Jantzen

Hugh Bonneville in Grafenegg

Great Performances – From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2021 Ring in 2021 with host Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) joined by guest conductor (and Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director) Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic performing a festive selection of Strauss Family waltzes.

Friday, January 1 8:00 pm

Friday 1 New Year’s Day

EARLY MORNING

12:10 Sherlock Season 4 on Masterpiece: The Final Problem 2:00 BBC World News 2:30 Amanpour and Company 3:30 Nature: Cold Warriors –

Wolves and Buffalo [R] 4:30 BBC World News [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

5:30 Check, Please! Ema,

Passero, Whisk [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON

6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids

EVENING

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Great Performances: From Vienna – The New Year’s Celebration 2021 9:30 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7)

After fighting for England in the American Revolution, Ross Poldark returns home to Cornwall and finds wrenching change.

10:35 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 2

of 7) Determined to open his risky copper mine, Ross seeks backers.

11:40 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7)

Ross’s battle with the local gentry deepens.

Saturday 2 EARLY MORNING

12:45 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 4

of 7) Ross’s copper mine struggles. Demelza must get used to a new way of life.

1:50 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7)

Ross and Demelza start a family. Demelza plays matchmaker. Francis takes desperate measures.

2:55 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7)

Ross confronts the same cardsharp who swindled Francis.

4:00 Poldark Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 7)

An epidemic leads to tragedy. A shipwreck is both a blessing and a curse.

MORNING

6:00 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 9)

George schemes to vanquish Ross once and for all. Ross resists all attempts to save himself. Demelza tries to influence a judge.

8:10

9:15

10:20

11:25 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2

of 9) George tries Plan B against Ross. Francis has a meeting of minds. Demelza breaks difficult news.

Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9)

Smugglers make Ross an offer. Ross makes Francis an offer. Demelza risks her neck before a blessed event.

Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 4

of 9) George maneuvers Ross toward checkmate. Caroline makes her choice. Francis goes missing.

Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 9)

Ross does Elizabeth a favor. A mysterious benefactor reciprocates. The search is on for Mark. George plots against Ross.

AFTERNOON

12:30 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 9)

Ross and the free traders sail into a trap. Caroline and Dwight hatch a plan. Demelza faces house arrest.

1:35 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 9)

For once, Ross plays the game he despises. Demelza reaches her breaking point.

2:40 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 8

of 9) Demelza and Ross wage bitter war. Elizabeth postpones a big event. Ross’s good deed is repaid.

3:45 Poldark Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 9 of 9)

An enraged mob threatens George and Elizabeth. Ross and Demelza confront their demons.

4:50 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8)

Demelza’s brothers, Sam and Drake, take up preaching. After Caroline and Dwight elope, Dwight vanishes.

EVENING

6:55 Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8) 8:00

9:05

Ross goes to France to search for Dwight. George dispenses rough justice as magistrate. Drake falls in love with the governess Morwenna.

Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8)

A failed harvest incites food riots. Demelza and Ross get a family addition. Morwenna gets an unwelcome suitor.

Poldark Season 3 on

Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) With Dwight in peril, Ross takes a desperate gamble.

In the Spotlight

Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark

Poldark on Masterpiece Marathon Spend the first weekend of 2021 with the swashbuckling Captain Ross Poldark and his family, friends, and foes as WTTW re-airs all five seasons of this popular series set in 18th century Cornwall, based on the series of novels by Winston Graham. Starring Aidan Turner in the title role, with Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Farthing, Luke Norris, Heida Reed, and Gabriella Wilde.