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WTTW Kid Grid
Kid Grid
Monday-Friday Mornings
5:30 Arthur 6:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Alma’s Way 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Donkey Hodie 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious
Afternoons
12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Donkey Hodie 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Alma’s Way 4:30 Arthur 5:00 Odd Squad
Saturday Mornings
Sunday Mornings
6:00 Curious George 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:00 Donkey Hodie 7:30 Elinor Wonders Why 8:00 Alma’s Way 8:30 Arthur 9:00 Hero Elementary 9:30 Molly of Denali
legends who reunite to perform their biggest hits.
AFTERNOON
1:30 ’60s Pop, Rock & Soul [R]
3:30 Andy Williams: Greatest
Love Songs Enjoy the romantic crooner’s biggest hits and best-loved ballads including “Moon River,” “Love Story,” “Dear Heart,” and “Born Free.” His hugely successful career bridged the generations, with repertoire ranging from classic standards to modern pop songs. 5:00 Burt Bacharach’s Best See Sat. Mar. 5 at 8:30 pm. [R]
EVENING 6:30 An Evening with Lerner and Loewe – Broadway in Concert 8:00 I Miss Downton Abbey!
Revisit treasured moments from the unforgettable series, including behind-the-scenes clips and interview footage. Celebrate the stellar cast, the superb writing, and the spectacular locations of the most successful British drama ever.
10:00 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices [R]
10:30 Chicago Tonight:
Latino Voices [R]
11:00 The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang – Live on
Copacabana Beach See Thurs. Mar. 3 at 9:30 pm. [R]
Monday 7
EARLY MORNING 1:00 You, Happier with
Daniel Amen [R]
2:30 Unlock the Secret to Extraordinary Health with
David Perlmutter, MD [R]
4:00 Ed Slott’s Retirement
Freedom! [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Chicago on Vacation with Geoffrey Baer 10:30 Rick Steves: Why We Travel
See Sat. Mar. 5 at 9:30 am. [R]
11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 8
EARLY MORNING 12:00 The Carpenters: Close
to You See Sat. Mar. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Eat Your Medicine: The
Pegan Diet Approach to Health from Chronic Disease 3:30 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen,
Sesame Street
Monday-Friday 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
MD Dr. Amen shares six practical steps to help you feel happier, sharper, and more in control of their own destiny.
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 Italy Made With Love See Sat. Mar. 5 at 4:30 pm. [R]
9:30 Rise Up: Songs of the Women’s Movement
Celebrate the centennial of women’s right to vote through popular music, including performances by Aretha Franklin, Lesley Gore, Helen Reddy, Loretta Lynn, Gloria Gaynor, Dolly Parton, Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper, Melissa Etheridge, Tina Turner, and more.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Rick Steves Special: The Story of Fascism
in Europe [R]
Wednesday 9
EARLY MORNING
1:00 The Brain Revolution See Fri. Mar. 4 at 3:30 am. [R]
2:30 Pain Secrets: The Science
of Everyday Pain [R]
4:00 5 Day Rapid Reset with
Dr. Kellyann See Sat. Mar. 5 at 12:30 am. [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 Buddy Guy: True to the Blues 10:00 Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man Celebrate the father of rock ‘n’ roll with legendary artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, and more performing favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero.
11:30 BBC World News
Thursday 10
EARLY MORNING
12:00 ’60s Pop, Rock & Soul [R]
2:00 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food
as Medicine [R]
3:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate
Retirement Guide [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 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Friday 11
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
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 Magic Moments: The
Best of ’50s Pop See Sun. Mar. 6 at 11:00 am. [R]
10:30 To be announced
Saturday 12
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 To be announced
MORNING 6:00 To be announced
9:30 Chicago’s South Side This WTTW documentary hosted by Geoffrey Baer traces the rich history and culture of the neighborhoods south of I-55. From Ashburn to Auburn, Hyde Park to Hegewisch,
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy: True to the Blues
Combining footage from the recent American Masters special and additional performances, the program includes interviews with Guy, who talks about his life and rich career, and also with Buddy’s music producer Tom Hambridge, and musicians Guy influenced including Gary Clark, Jr., Eric Clapton, and John Mayer.
Wednesday, March 9 8:00 pm
Woodlawn to Wrightwood, you’ll learn about the events that shaped communities and meet the people who created the true identity of Chicago’s South Side.
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Paprikash
and Stroganoff Host Bridget Lancaster makes Chicken Paprikash and Butter Spaetzle. Ashley Moore makes weeknight-friendly Ground Beef Stroganoff.
12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Keep it Fresh 1:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: The Culinary Tapestry of Corfu 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project
Smoke: ABCs of Smoke
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Autumn Supper 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Springtime Feast 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Flavors of Ethiopia 3:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Flavor of Roasted Coffee 4:00 To be announced EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Father Brown: The Prize
of Colonel Gerard Father Brown is unconvinced when a recently returned prisoner of war is suspected of the killing of his tyrannical uncle. 8:00 Death in Paradise When a marine salvage hunter is killed, the evidence seems to point to one man. It would be an open-and-shut case for the team if it wasn’t for the suspect’s solid alibi. Meanwhile, it is JP’s stag party – and with Dwayne as best man, what could possibly go wrong?
9:00 Mallorca Files: Son of a Pig
(Season 2, Part 2 of 6) Max and Miranda, while investigating a missing persons case, dig up a series of historical murders linking a mass grave dig to an unknown body, to a washed-up private detective.
10:00 Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed
Handsome Man Celebrate the father of rock ‘n’ roll with legendary artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, and more performing favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero.
11:30 To be announced
Sunday 13
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-7:00 To be announced
EVENING 7:00 Masterpiece: 50 Fabulous
Years! Join Alan Cumming to celebrate the iconic series that introduced generations of viewers to the delights of British drama. From Upstairs Downstairs to I, Claudius to The Jewel in the Crown and Downton Abbey, Masterpiece has stood the test of time.
8:30 All Creatures Great and Small: Between the Pages
Get to know the cast and creators of the hit series based on James Herriot’s beloved books. Savor the best moments from the first season, including Dame Diana Rigg in her final role as Mrs. Pumphrey, and look ahead to Season 2.
10:00 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices [R]
10:30 Chicago Tonight:
Latino Voices [R]
11:00 To be announced EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
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: McNay Art Museum (Part 1
of 3) Standouts include a W. W. Denslow-inscribed The Wonderful World of Oz a Mercury space capsule wind tunnel model, and a black opal ring. Which is $60,000-$120,000?
9:00 To be announced 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 15
EARLY MORNING 12:30 To be announced
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 Finding Your Roots: On
Broadway Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.
9:00 Frontline 10:00 Trinity: Classically Irish 11:30 BBC World News
Wednesday 16
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced
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 Nature: Pandas – Born to
Be Wild Unlock the mysteries of wild pandas whose counterparts in captivity are known for their gentle image. Journey through the steep Qinling Mountains with filmmakers, scientists, and rangers to witness pandas’ startling courtship and aggression behaviors.
9:00 NOVA: Looking for Life
on Mars NASA launches a mission to search for signs of life on Mars; it marks the first time a rover will land in Jezero Crater, an ancient river delta known to be one of the most dangerous areas for a spacecraft to land.
10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked – No Turning Back 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 17
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: On
Broadway See Tues. Mar. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Frontline See Tues. Mar. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices [R]
3:00 Chicago Tonight:
Latino Voices [R]
3:30 Antiques Roadshow: McNay
Art Museum (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Mar. 14 at 8:00 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 Labor of Love: A St. Patrick’s
Day Special This documentary reveals how the Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Local 130, UA became involved in organizing the city’s storied St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The film explores what it means to be Irish, how the dyeing of the Chicago River became a global event, and the process behind the crowning of the queen and the selection of the Grand Marshal. 9:00 I Am Ireland This program features songs and stories with the traditional Irish tenor Paddy Homan & Orchestra. Originally developed for the stage, this concert film was filmed at Chicago’s renowned Old St. Patrick’s Church and in the private residences of musicians, featuring the 40 members of The City Lights Orchestra, conducted by Rich Daniels.
10:00 inCommon with Mike Leonard: Crossroads
In Ireland, Mike Leonard explores how life can change dramatically at the crossroads of old and new, need and necessity, dreams and decisions. 11:00 Our Irish Pub In this new episode, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish fiddler Katie Grennan, the Larkin & Moran Brothers; Jimmy Cloonan & friends; young Irish step dancers Jack Bullington, Michalene Donnelly, and Maggie Olk; flautist Matt Molloy of The
Chieftains with squeeze box champion John Williams; pipes and drums of Chicago Garda, and local favorites the Chancey Brothers.
11:30 BBC World News
Friday 18
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Nature: Pandas – Born
to Be Wild See Wed. Mar. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 NOVA: Looking for
Life on Mars See Wed. Mar. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked –
No Turning Back See Wed. Mar. 16 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Southeast England
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 The Indian Doctor: Trapped
(Season 3, Part 4 of 5) At the mine Prem, Emlyn, and Owen are trapped deep underground following an unexplained accident. Meanwhile, an unknowing Kamini is left to deal with the patients in the surgery and an AWOL Dan.
9:00 Great Performances: Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 10:30 Beyond the Canvas: Women
of Wonder Honor five trailblazing women in the arts. The legendary Dolly Parton, Julie Andrews, and other creative females reveal how the road to success wasn’t just one they walked, but one they paved themselves.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 19
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Labor of Love: A St. Patrick’s
Day Special See Thurs. Mar. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 I Am Ireland See Thurs. Mar. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 inCommon with Mike
Leonard: Crossroads See Thurs. Mar. 17 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Our Irish Pub (2022) See Thurs. Mar. 17 at 11:00 pm. [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Yoga in Practice: Lather, Rinse, Repeat MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Nature Centered 9:30 Home Diagnosis: Keeping the Cold at Bay – Heating Methods at Home 10:00 This Old House: West Roxbury – Outdoor Oasis 10:30 Ask This Old House: Concrete Driveway, Spray Paint 11:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Boston, Massachusetts 11:30 Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts: Paris
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: French Fare 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: ItalianStyle Salads 1:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Saving the Earth on Paros 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Bird Meets Smoke 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Simple Chicken Dinner 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Mexico City Favorites 3:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Arctic Fire 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Stand By Your Cabbage 4:30 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: England’s Cornwall 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Father Brown: The Grim
Reaper A gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician through a series of poison pen letters.
8:00 Death in Paradise: Flames
of Love A young backpacker is found dead from a gunshot wound in her hostel bathroom. The investigation leads Humphrey to discover an old crush from London is on the island – and that life at the hostel is even murkier than anyone wants him to believe.
9:00 Mallorca Files: A Dish Served Cold (Season 2, Part 3 of 6)
Max and Miranda embark on a culinary journey through gastronomic Mallorca to discover the murderer of the famous food critic Oliver Barker.
10:00 The Chaperone on
Masterpiece Journey from Kansas to New York City with the diffident chaperone to uninhibited dancer and future silent film siren Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) in this Jazz Age drama that reunites Downton Abbey screenwriter Julian Fellowes, actress Elizabeth McGovern, and director Michael Engler. Also starring Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, and Géza Röhrig.
Sunday 20
EARLY MORNING 12:00 The Indian Doctor: Trapped
(Season 3, Part 4 of 5) See Fri. Mar. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R]
12:45 Father Brown: The
Grim Reaper See Sat. Mar. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:35 Death in Paradise:
Flames of Love See Sat. Mar. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:40 Mallorca Files: A Dish Served Cold (Season 2,
Part 3 of 6) See Sat. Mar. 19 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Great Performances: Movies for Grownups Awards with
AARP the Magazine See Fri. Mar. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
MORNING 5:00-10:30 To be announced 10:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8)
A coach accident brings Charlotte to Sanditon, where she meets Tom and Sidney Parker. Lady Denham hosts a pineapple party for West Indian heiress Miss Lambe. Edward’s relatives complicate matters. Charlotte and Sidney have an awkward encounter.
11:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8)
Aiming to seal a match for her nephew Edward, Lady Denham hosts a pineapple party for the West Indian heiress Miss Lambe. Edward’s beautiful relatives Esther and Clara complicate matters, while Charlotte and Sidney have an awkward encounter.
AFTERNOON 12:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8)
Young Stringer presses Tom for back pay owed his builders, currently toiling under dangerous conditions. Aided by the new doctor, Charlotte and Sidney respond to an emergency. Miss Lambe pines for her absent lover.
1:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8)
Lord Babington courts Esther, who prefers Edward. Charlotte and Sidney clash over Miss Lambe’s illicit meeting with Otis. Young Stringer and Charlotte strike up a friendship.
2:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8)
Desperate for unpaid wages, Irish fiddler Katie Grennan
WTTW Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Discover the story of Chicago’s storied St. Patrick’s Day Parade, enjoy a lively performance by Paddy Homan and his orchestra, take a nostalgic trip back to Ireland with Mike Leonard, and visit Our Irish Pub with Irish fiddler Katie Grennan and a host of special guests.
Thursday, March 17 8:00 pm
Young Stringer threatens a worker boycott of the annual cricket match with Sanditon’s gentlemen. Even Charlotte joins the game as simmering tensions boil over.
3:30 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 8)
At loggerheads over the disappearance of Miss Lambe, Charlotte and Sidney comb the London underworld to find her. Meanwhile, Tom tries to save Sanditon and his marriage, and Edward and Clara hatch a cunning plot to seize Lady Denham’s legacy.
4:35 Sanditon Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 7
of 8) With the approach of Sanditon’s regatta, the success of the resort hangs in the balance – as do assorted romances. How will Charlotte, Sidney, and other lovers fare in the marriage game?
5:35 Sanditon on Masterpiece
(Part 8 of 8) On the night of the Midsummer Ball, romance, jealousy, and betrayal fill the air. Events conspire to leave Charlotte and the Parker family facing difficult choices.
EVENING 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 11,
Part 1 of 8) It’s Easter 1967 and preparations are underway for a colorful
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Megan Cusack as Nancy
Call the Midwife
(New Season!)
Season 11 begins on Easter 1967. Sister Monica Joan and Reggie are excited about the Eurovision song contest, while Cyril and Lucille settle into blissful married life. But during demolition work at a nearby tenement block, the builders make a shocking discovery that leads to someone close to home.
Sundays beginning March 20, 7:00 pm
Easter Bonnet parade outside Nonnatus House. However, Trixie is left shocked when routine building work nearby uncovers a terrible secret.
7:57 Sanditon Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6)
Charlotte returns to Sanditon in unexpected circumstances. A company of Army Officers descend on the town, offering romantic opportunities. Meanwhile, Georgiana meets an intriguing artist and Esther Babington has an unwanted encounter with her past.
9:00 Before We Die (Part 1 of 6)
When her lover and partner Sean Hardacre goes missing, British detective Hannah Laing launches an urgent manhunt. Hannah contacts one of Sean’s confidential sources, but can “Issy” help her discover Sean’s whereabouts before it’s too late?
10:00 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices [R]
10:30 Chicago Tonight:
Latino Voices [R]
11:00 Austin City Limits: Jackie Venson/Mavis Staples with Special Guest Bonnie Raitt
Enjoy innovative Austin rock ‘n’ roll from Jackie Venson, plus a vintage 2012 performance from soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples and friend Bonnie Raitt. Venson plays songs from Vintage Machine, while Staples performs songs from across her long career.
Monday 21
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
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: Omni Mount Washington Resort
(Part 3 of 3) Wrap up Roadshow’s three-Part visit to Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH with outstanding treasures!
9:00 Inventing Improv: A Chicago
Stories Special It may be Chicago’s greatest cultural export: improvised theater that was carried out into the world by the likes of Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Stephen Colbert. But this art form wasn’t created by a funny man – it was devised by a woman who wasn’t out for laughs. Explore the life and legacy of Viola Spolin, the social-workerturned-theater guru known as The Mother of Improv; visit wttw.com/improv. 10:00 Bring Her Home This film tells the story of three Indigenous women – artist Angela Two Stars, activist Mysti Babineau, and Representative Ruth Buffalo – fighting to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who find healing and hope for themselves and for their Native community.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 22
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Call the Midwife (Season 11,
Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Mar. 20 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Sanditon Season 2 on
Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Mar. 20 at 7:57 pm. [R]
2:30 Before We Die (Part of
1 of 6) See Sun. Mar. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 The Indian Doctor: Trapped
(Season 3, Part 4 of 5) [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots:
Hollywood Royalty Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston, and Mia Farrow unearth surprising new revelations about their family histories, taking them generations beyond their famous cinematic forebears.
9:00 Frontline: Pelosi’s Power
Powerful and polarizing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and legacy. Across three decades, how Pelosi has gained and wielded power and faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.
10:30 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 maledominated sphere of German politics to become first female Chancellor of Germany.
11:30 BBC World News
Wednesday 23
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Omni Mount Washington Resort (Part 3 of 3) See Mon.
Mar. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 Inventing Improv: A Chicago Stories Special See Mon.
Mar. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Bring Her Home See Mon.
Mar. 21 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Chicago Tonight:
Black Voices [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 Nature: Sex, Lies, and
Butterflies Explore the astounding abilities of butterflies’ 360 degree vision, deceptive camouflage, chemical weaponry, and fantastic flight. Look beyond their bright colors and fragile beauty and follow them on one of the greatest migrations on earth.
9:00 NOVA: Secret Mind of Slime
Scientists investigate the bizarre “intelligence” of slime molds, which appear to learn and make decisions – without a brain. These cunning, single-celled blobs can navigate mazes and create efficient networks. Can they also redefine cognition?
10:00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked – Close
Encounters Examine close encounters with creatures that were awe inspiring and fear inducing, including the world’s largest land predator, as well as with nature herself in the flooded caves of Mexico and on the sheer cliffs of Oman.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 24
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots:
Hollywood Royalty See Tues. Mar. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Frontline: Pelosi’s Power See
Tues. Mar. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel See Tues.
Mar. 22 at 10:30 pm. [R]
4:00 Chicago Tonight:
Latino Voices [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 7:59 Great Chicago Quiz Show
In the Spotlight
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Sanditon Season 2 on Masterpiece
(New Season!)
The story continues with Charlotte Heywood returning to Sanditon and the companionship of her friend Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue, and romance await Miss Heywood this season? Catch up with an all-day marathon of Season 1 prior to the premiere.
Sundays beginning March 20, 8:00 pm
with Geoffrey Baer (Part 1
of 4) In this four-Part series, Geoffrey poses challenging multiple-choice questions to contestants who compete via Skype from a wide variety of locations in the city and suburbs. A new Season will premiere in April!
8:30 Jay’s Chicago: Out in Nature
(New Season) Jay is out in nature – tagging along with a record-breaking teen birder, helping with a controlled fire that rejuvenates a forest, and learning where to see the area’s best wildflowers. He also makes friends with an unnervingly large insect.
9:00 Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
This film tells the story of the first Black superstar. Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance, created her dream family, and ultimately became a civil rights activist.
10:00 Roadtrip Nation: Rerouting
Meet Dana, Bernita, and Jeremy - three job seekers at a turning point, their careers
In the Spotlight
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Lesley Sharp
Before We Die
(New Series!)
This six-part breathless crime thriller, full of heart-stopping jeopardy and unpredictable twists, is adapted from the hit Swedish series of the same name and stars Lesley Sharp as DI Hannah Laing, Patrick Gibson as her son Christian, Vince Regan as Billy, and Tony Gojanovic as Davor, the boss of the Mimica crime family.
Sundays beginning March 20, 9:00 pm
derailed by automation, falling wages, and loss of retirement funds. Through their stories, discover how mid-life workers can adapt to the changing landscape of work, technology, and education in America.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Friday 25
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Sex, Lies, and
Butterflies See Wed. Mar. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 NOVA: Secret Mind
of Slime See Wed. Mar. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked –
Close Encounters See Wed. Mar. 23 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Austin City Limits: Jackie Venson/Mavis Staples with Special Guest
Bonnie Raitt See Sun. Mar. 20 at 11:00 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: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Indian Doctor: Into the Light (Season 3, Part 5 of 5)
Prem and Emlyn begin to suspect foul play behind the collapse at the mine. If it is no accident, then Aled and Daf are the prime suspects, but they protest their innocence.
9:00 Great Performances: The Conductor 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Women’s Work, Part 2
Standout finds include a Madam C.J. Walker beauty book, Jackie Cochran-signed photos and WASP Wings, and a Maria Koogle needlework.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 26
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Josephine Baker: The Story
of an Awakening See Thurs. Mar. 24 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Great Performances:
The Conductor See Fri. Mar. 25 at 9:00 pm. [R]
4:00 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Yoga in Practice: I Like Who I Become When I Try MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom: Sunshine Flowers 9:30 Home Diagnosis: Opening the Icebox – Cooling and Drying 10:00 This Old House: West Roxbury – Exploring Floring 10:30 Ask This Old House: Front Hall Closet, Block Retaining Wall 11:00 Simply Ming: Andrew Zimmern 11:30 Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts: Scone Palace
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Potato, Potato 1:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Figs in a Glass 1:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Asian Smoke 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Simple and Elegant Dinner 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Middle Eastern Meets London 3:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Hay Smoked Salmon 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Cabbage’s Last Stand 4:30 Check, Please! Gibsons Italia, Q Orland Park, Lillie’s Q 5:00 Jay’s Chicago: Out
in Nature [R]
5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Father Brown: The Laws
of Motion A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown will not stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good. 8:00 Death in Paradise A man confesses to murdering his boss despite being unable to remember what happened.
9:00 Mallorca Files: The Beautiful Game (Season 2, Part 4
of 6) Max and Miranda, while protecting a famous Real Mallorca footballer from death threats, uncover dodgy deals and illicit love affairs in the top flight world of football.
10:00 Call the Midwife (Season 11,
Part 1 of 8) [R]
11:00 Sanditon Season 2 on
Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) [R] Jay Shefsky
Jay’s Chicago
(New Season!)
Jay’s Chicago is back with more new stories in this series that shines a spotlight on ordinary people who do extraordinary things – from pursuing unusual passions, to finding innovative ways to meet daunting challenges – these individuals make Chicago a lively, interesting, and fun place to live.
Thursdays beginning March 24, 8:30 pm
Marin Alsop
Great Performances: The Conductor
Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. This film includes footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein set to a soundtrack of her performances. Alsop is now Chief Conductor and Curator of the RaviniaFestival.
