WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

These digital channels are available with digital cable or over the air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedule.

WTTW Prime

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

WTTW Prime

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

WTTW Create

WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

WTTW World

WTTW World features public media’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW World is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

Eliades Olchoa: Live at La Casa de la Trova

Sunday, October 9 at 9:00 pm

This concert film – taped live in the famous music venue La Casa de La Trova in Santiago de Cuba – showcases the musicianship of Eliades Ochoa and his group, Cuarteto Patria. The program invites viewers inside the cherished music venue for an intimate and celebratory musical experience, including performances of songs made famous by The Buena Vista Social Club. Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Eliades Olchoa

Halifax: Retribution (series)

Begins Thursday, October 14 at 9:00 pm

Actress Rebecca Gibney returns in this sequel to Halifax f.p. as Doctor Jane Halifax who, after years as a university professor, is brought back into the forensic psychiatrist field to help the police task force find a new serial killer terrorizing the city of Melbourne. Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Rebecca Gibney

Ciao Italia (marathon)

Sunday, October 3 at 11:00 am

Mary Ann Esposito puts on a culinary master class in Italian cooking with recipes for scallops with spinach, ricotta gnocchi, lamb ragu, farfalle with kale sauce, mussel potato salad, strudel with saffron sauce, and more! Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Mary Ann Esposito

Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Monday, October 4 at 8:00 pm

This film explores the complex life and brilliant career of this Kentucky writer. His novels The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money were all adapted into major motion pictures, and The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed television series of the past decade. Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Walter Tevis

WTTW PBS Kids 24/7

Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House

Friday, October 22 at 6:30 pm

While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an elderly woman with a very mysterious past, while Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn’s amazing haunted house. And as for Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna? Their tree house sleepover seems to be haunted? But by what? Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Arthur in costume

2:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 2

of 6) A deadly hit-and-run in Grantchester leads Will and Geordie to a dysfunctional pair of brothers and a hidden garden.

3:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 3

of 6) A date at the cinema turns sour for Will when the projectionist is murdered during a screening.

4:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6)

A streaker is found dead on the Fens, drawing Will and Geordie into the world of experimental psychotherapy and hallucinogens.

5:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 5

of 6) When Will finds two boys near death in a boxing ring, he must face up to his own part in their tragedy.

EVENING 6:00 Grantchester Season 5 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 6)

When a body is found on Jesus Green, the trail of clues

In the Spotlight

Photo: Courtesy of Neal Street Productions

Helen George

Call the Midwife, Season 10

It’s 1966 and it’s a testing time for the midwives. But there’s excitement, too, as the women’s rights movement intensifies. Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary, while Dr. Turner is faced with an array of difficult cases. Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little less spiritual to connect with the local women.

Sundays beginning October 3, 7:00 pm

leads Will and Geordie to an oppressive convent.

7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10,

Part 1 of 8) Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner clash over whether to provide a private care service. A distressing birth raises fears of another Thalidomide case.

8:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 1

of 8) As Season 6 begins, a much-needed summer break at a vacation resort takes an unexpected turn for Will and Geordie when the camp owner is found dead.

9:30 Art & Design in Chicago: The Black Metropolis of Art

(Part 2 of 4) Hosted by artist Faheem Majeed, this episode examines works of art created by 20th century African American artists.

10:00 Chicago Tonight:

Black Voices [R]

10:30 Chicago Tonight:

Latino Voices [R]

11:00 Los Hermanos/The Brothers

Monday 4

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Austin City Limits: Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall – The Marfa Tapes 1:30 To be announced 5:00 Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover [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 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds 2 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Extraordinary Finds

Explore pivotal Antiques Roadshow moments through all-new interviews with longtime appraisers and memorable guests.

10:00 POV: Fruits of Labor 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 5

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Call the Midwife (Season 10,

Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 7:00 pm. [R]

2:00 Grantchester Season 6 on

Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R]

3:00 Los Hermanos/The

Brothers See Sun. Oct. 3 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 8:00 Finding Your Roots: To the

Manor Born Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages that claim actor Glenn Close and director John Waters as descendants.

9:00 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It - American Masters 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 6

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow:

Extraordinary Finds 2 See Mon. Oct. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]

1:30 Antiques Roadshow:

Extraordinary Finds See Mon. Oct. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: Fruits of Labor See Mon. Oct. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R]

4:00 Art & Design in Chicago: The Black Metropolis

of Art (Part 2 of 4) See Sun. Oct. 3 at 9:30 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 Impossible Builds: Skinny Skyscraper 9:00 NOVA: Particles Unknown 10:00 Fatal Shot: Disrupters

of Peace Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Junior, and John F. Kennedy were proponents of peace and progressive ideals. Examine the lives of their assassins.

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

Thursday 7

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: To

the Manor Born See Tues. Oct. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]

1:30 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for

It - American Masters See Tues. Oct. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R]

3:30 Call the Midwife (Season 10,

Part 1 of 8) [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 4 on Masterpiece (Part 4

of 8) Can Bates learn what’s troubling Anna? Meanwhile, Thomas installs a new ally

In the Spotlight

Photo: Courtesy of Kudos-ITV-Masterpiece

Robson Green and Tom Brittney

Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece

As season 6 begins, it’s 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. With new crimes around every corner, it’s going to take all of Reverend Will Davenport’s skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves. Robson Green returns as DI Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Davenport.

Sundays beginning October 3 , 8:00 pm

and Alfred takes up cooking.

9:14 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8)

Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal. Mary meets an old suitor, and Edith gets troubling news.

10:30 Islands Without Cars:

Fabulous Food Tour [R]

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

Friday 8

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Impossible Builds: Skinny

Skyscraper See Wed. Oct. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R]

1:30 NOVA: Particles

Unknown See Wed. Oct. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]

2:30 Fatal Shot: Disrupters

of Peace See Wed. Oct. 6 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Hidden Turkey See Fri. Oct. 1 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: The