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Kid Grid AFTERNOON 12:00 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Travel to the deserts of Iraq for an epic archaeological dig, where the famous crime writer unravels a series of mysteriMonday-Friday Mornings ous murders. Lyndsey Marshal stars as Agatha Christie and 5:30 Wild Kratts Jonah Hauer-King is Max 6:00 Arthur Mallowan, the archaeologist 6:30 Nature Cat vying for her affection. 7:00 Molly of Denali 2:00 Agatha and the Midnight 7:30 Hero Elementary Murders See Sat. Sept. 4 8:00 Xavier Riddle and the at 9:00 pm. [R] Secret Museum 4:00 Corporate Welfare: Where’s 8:30 Wild Kratts the Outrage? A Personal 9:00 Curious George Exploration by Johan 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Norberg This program 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Donkey Hodie Elinor Wonders Why Sesame Street Pinkalicious examines the many ways government support of big business can harm small businesses and communities, and often fails to meet the intended goal.
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Afternoons 5:00 The Revolutionist: Eugene
V. Debs One of the most 12:00 Dinosaur Train prominent socialists in 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog American history, Eugene V. 1:00 Sesame Street Debs emerged as a passion1:30 Donkey Hodie ate labor leader when he led 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood the nationwide Pullman strike in 1894 and later helped establish the U.S. Socialist Party. This film explores the political legacy of this controversial and influential progressive.
Elinor Wonders Why Actor Danny Glover narrates. EVENING Mondays-Fridays 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
at 10:30 am 7:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Kings George III
and IV & The Napoleonic War
Follow Lucy as she reveals how mental health problems forced King George III to relinquish power to his debauched and extravagant son. Was this really an era of elegance and regal splendor, or an age of radicalism and revolution?
8:00 Guilt on Masterpiece (Part
1 of 2) Returning intoxicated from a wedding, Jake and Max run down an old man and decide to tell no one. Their cover-up quickly snowballs in complexity, as the detective closes in on damaging evidence. Sheila adds a new wrinkle to the case.
10:00 The Great British Baking
Show: Masterclass 4 Watch Mary and Paul re-create bakes from the final weeks. Paul makes a wheat-free crusty rye loaf and sweet and savory pretzels. Mary makes Sussex Pond pudding and choux pastry religieuse, and puts her own twist on the classic opera cake.
11:00 Austin City Limits: Sarah Jarosz/Ray Wylie Hubbard
Enjoy the roadhouse rock
2:30 Nature Cat 3:00 Let’s Go Luna 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Arthur
Saturday Mornings
6:00 Molly of Denali 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Hero Elementary 7:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sunday Mornings
8:00 Donkey Hodie 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Arthur
Guilt on Masterpiece
“It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup,” goes the old saying. But that doesn’t stop brothers Max and Jake, played by Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, from committing more and more serious crimes to hide their culpability after crashing into an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding. This new fourpart “black comedy” is written and created by Neil Forsyth.
Sundays, September 5 and 12, 8:00 pm
of legendary Texas songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard. The veteran troubadour plays favorites and songs from his collaborative album Co-starring.
Monday 6
Labor Day
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Midsomer Murders: Breaking
the Chain (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 3 at 7:59 pm. [R]
1:00 Midsomer Murders: Breaking
the Chain (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 3 at 8:48 pm. [R]
2:00 To be announced
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Haymarket: The Bomb, The Anarchists, The Labor
Struggle In this local Labor Day special, learn what happened when a Chicago workers’ protest rally turned deadly when a bomb was thrown into the ranks of police in May of 1886, resulting in a trial and
In this local Labor Day special, learn what happened when a Chicago workers’ protest rally turned deadly when a bomb was thrown into the ranks of police in May of 1886, resulting in a trial and execution of presumably innocent workers’ rights activists.
Monday, September 6 7:30 pm
execution of presumably innocent workers’ rights activists.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library (Part 1 of 3)
From the stunning grounds of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, watch a heartwarming valuation of a $125,000 family treasure.
10:00 POV Shorts: Where I’m From
Two short films: A Debtor’s Prison and Public Money.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 7
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Kings George III and IV & The
Napoleonic War See Sun. Sept. 5 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Guilt on Masterpiece
(Part 1 of 2) See Sun. Sept. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Secrets of the Royal
Kitchens See Sun. Sept. 5 at 10:00 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 Frontline: America After 9/11
Frontline’s investigative team reveals the secret history of two decades defined by what happened on that fateful Tuesday in September 2001. Drawing on new interviews and one of the richest archives in television, this film will reveal how the 9/11 attacks ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America, and how the choices made after the attacks reshaped our world and our democracy.
10:00 Native America: Cities of the
Sky (Part 3 of 4) Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world’s largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River, as native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 8
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Haymarket: The Bomb, The Anarchists, The
Labor Struggle See Mon. Sept. 6 at 7:30 pm. [R]
2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Winterthur Museum, Garden
& Library (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Sept. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Kings George III and IV & The
Napoleonic War [R]
4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe:
Scotland’s Islands [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: Natural Born Rebels – The Mating Game
As this episode of Nature reveals, getting ahead in the mating game requires some astonishing behavior from promiscuous prairie dogs, to backstabbing manakins, kidnapping macaques, and hyenas with a bad case of sibling rivalry.
9:00 NOVA: Extreme Animal
Weapons Explore the secrets that underlie nature’s battleground. Every animal has some kind of weapon, whether claws or horns, fangs or stings. But why are some armaments huge and extreme, far beyond any practical need?
10:00 The Future of Work:
Futureproof (Part 2 of 3) How can we predict job growth, training needs, and the role of education to prepare for the work of the future? What are the challenges and consequences of the pandemic and their effects on America’s racial and economic disparities?
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 9
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Frontline: America
After 9/11 See Tues. Sept. 7 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Native America: Cities of the
Sky (Part 3 of 4) See Tues. Sept. 7 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Winterthur Museum, Garden
& Library (Part 1 of 3) [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 3 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7)
Change arrives in a big way for several key characters at Downton Abbey. A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots hatched.
10:30 Secrets of the Royal
Servants Historian Kate Williams illustrates life at Buckingham Palace through the eyes of those who see the royals in a way no one else does: the royal servants.
11:30 BBC World News
Friday 10
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Nature: Natural Born Rebels – The Mating
Game See Wed. Sept. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R]
2:00 NOVA: Extreme Animal
Weapons See Wed. Sept. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 The Future of Work:
Futureproof (Part 2 of 3) See Wed. Sept. 8 at 10:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Check, Please! Robert’s Pizza & Dough, Entente,
Red Hot Ranch [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
Frontline: America After 9/11
Frontline’s investigative team reveals the secret history of two decades defined by what happened on that fateful Tuesday in September 2001. Drawing on new interviews and one of the richest archives in television, this film will reveal how the 9/11 attacks ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America, and how the choices made after the attacks reshaped our world and our democracy.
Tuesday, September 7 8:00 pm
Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs
Nature: Natural Born Rebels The Mating Game
Wednesday, September 8 8:00 pm
Photo: Grasshopper Films
Deborah Payne
America ReFramed: The Area
When Deborah Payne discovered that her neighborhood was being demolished to make way for a freight yard, she vowed to be “the last house standing.” This film follows the five-year odyssey of a South Side Chicago community, highlighting the continued expropriation of Black wealth and the strength of local, grassroots resistance.
Sunday, September 12 5:00 pm
7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 7:59 Midsomer Murders: A
Dying Art (Part 1 of 2) Art comes to the picturesque Midsomer village of Angel’s Rise with the opening of a new sculpture park. But when its launch is marred by murder, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson have to get creative to crack the case where art imitates death, and everything has a deeper meaning.
8:47 Midsomer Murders: A Dying Art (Part 2 of 2) 9:30 Sweet Home Chicago Blues: Celebrating 50 Years of
Alligator Records This once-in-a-lifetime concert features performances from four of Alligator Records’ most popular artists: Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Grammy-nominated vocalist Shemekia Copeland, slide guitarist Lil’ Ed Williams, and guitarist and songwriter Toronzo Cannon. The label’s founder and president Bruce Iglauer hosts, sharing behind-the-scenes stories about discovering Chicago’s brightest blues stars.
11:00 BBC World News
Saturday 11
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Great Performances: Yannick – An Artist’s Journey
See Fri. Sept. 3 at 9:35 pm. [R]
3:30 Austin City Limits: Sarah Jarosz/Ray
Wylie Hubbard See Sun. Sept. 5 at 11:00 pm. [R]
4:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to
Love: Budapest, Hungary [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Island Sunset
MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step It Up with Steph: Balancing Act 9:30 Conscious Living: Escape to Bali 10:00 Ask This Old House: Spring Projects – Paint, Prune, Spigots 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Warsaw
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Sustainable Seafood 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Amalfi Lemons 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Italian Classics 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Turnips – The Roots 4:30 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Glasgow and Scottish Passions 5:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: The Florida Keys and Key West
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Frontline: America
After 9/11 [R]
9:00 Great Performances at the Met: Verdi’s Requiem - The Met Remembers 9/11
10:40 Generation 9/11 [R]
EARLY MORNING 12:40 9/11 Inside the Pentagon
On September 11, 2001, Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. What happened behind the walls of the Pentagon is a largely untold chapter in history. 20 years later, survivors and first responders shed light on that tragic day.
1:40 Midsomer Murders: A Dying
Art (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 10 at 7:59 pm. [R]
2:30 Midsomer Murders: A Dying
Art (Part 2 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 10 at 8:47 pm. [R]
3:30 The Future of Work:
Futureproof (Part 2 of 3) [R]
MORNING 4:30-8:00 To be announced 8:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Pritzker Military Presents
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston is the Army Chief of Staff’s personal adviser on matters affecting the enlisted force, and travels throughout the Army to observe training and interact with soldiers and their families.
11:30 Lives Well Lived
Encompassing more than 3,000 years of experience, forty people aged 75 to 100 years old share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life.
AFTERNOON 12:30 To be announced 2:00 Great Performances at the Met: Sonya Yoncheva
in Concert The soprano performs in this special concert recorded in February 2021 at the Baroque Library in Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany accompanied by Julien Quentin on piano. The program includes arias from Verdi’s Aida and Il Trovatore; Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, and the rarely performed Le Villi.
3:00 Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass
Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Marin Alsop conducts.
5:00 America ReFramed: The
Area When Deborah Payne discovered that her neighborhood was being demolished to make way for a freight yard, she vowed to be “the last house standing.” This is the story of the five-year odyssey of her South Side Chicago community, where more than 400 Black American families are being displaced. While their neighborhood is literally being torn apart, residents maintain friendships and traditions while fighting for respect and compensation they deserve. Through their experiences, the film weaves a complex story about the continued expropriation of Black wealth and the strength of local, grassroots resistance.
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: The Romanovs &
The Russian Revolution Join Lucy as she explores how the spontaneous February 1917 popular uprising was the real Russian revolution that swept the Czar from power, not the famed October event in the history books.
8:00 Guilt on Masterpiece (Part 2
of 2) Spurred by Angie, Jake probes Max’s control of his finances. Jake also grows suspicious of Angie. Roy tightens the screws on Max by
In the Spotlight
Sandra Day O’Connor
During her 25 years on the Supreme Court, O’Connor was the critical swing vote on cases involving some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues, and she was the tiebreaker on Bush v. Gore. Forty years after her confirmation, explore the story of a pioneering woman who both reflected and shaped an era.
Monday, September 13 9:00 pm
threatening Jake. With facts surrounding Walter’s death increasingly in question, Max risks all to come out on top.
10:00 The Great British Baking
Show: Masterclass 1 Learn from Mary how to make classic Madeira cake and frosted walnut cake. Paul makes hazelnut and orange biscotti and technically tricky arlettes. Mary closes the show with the retro classic Black Forest gateau.
11:00 Austin City Limits: The Very Best of John Prine
Savor an hour of stirring performances from the late singer/songwriter John Prine’s episodes of Austin City Limits.
Monday 13
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow:
In the Spotlight
Photo: Paul Mailman for Frontline (PBS)
Frontline: Boeing’s Fatal Flaw
Tuesday, September 14 9:00 pm
Winterthur Museum, Garden
& Library (Part 2 of 3) Finds include Stephen King first editions from 1974-1977, an Ilya Schor silver plate, and a Louis Comfort Tiffany oil, circa 1870. Which is valued at $100,000-$150,000?
9:00 Sandra Day O’Connor: The First – American Experience
When Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor as the Supreme Court’s first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. During her 25 years on the Supreme Court, O’Connor was the critical swing vote on cases involving some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues, and she was the tiebreaker on Bush v. Gore. Forty years after her confirmation, explore the story of a pioneering woman who both reflected and shaped an era.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Tuesday 14
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: The Romanovs &
The Russian Revolution See Sun. Sept. 12 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Guilt on Masterpiece
(Part 2 of 2) See Sun. Sept. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Lives Well Lived See Sun. Sept. 12 at 11:30 am. [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: Grandparents and Other
Strangers Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Andy Samberg and author George R. R. Martin solve some family mysteries when DNA detective work uncovers new branches of their family trees.
9:00 Frontline: Boeing’s Fatal
Flaw Frontline conducts an investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With The New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, flawed design, and failed oversight behind the creation of Boeing’s fastest selling plane.
10:00 Native America: New World Rising (Part 4 of 4)
Discover how resistance, survival, and revival are revealed through an empire of horse-mounted Comanche warriors, secret messages encoded in Aztec manuscript, and a grass bridge in the Andes that spans mountains and centuries of time.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Wednesday 15
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Winterthur Museum, Garden
& Library (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Sept. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Sandra Day O’Connor: The First – American
Experience See Mon. Sept. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: The Romanovs &
The Russian Revolution See Sun. Sept. 12 at 7:00 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 Nature: Remarkable Rabbits
There are more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants. Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated.
9:00 NOVA: Bat Superpowers
The bat is at the top of the COVID-19 contamination chain, but also the object of fantasies. A consortium of international researchers is trying to unravel the secrets of this little animal’s superpowers, and determine whether they are transposable to humans.
10:00 The Future of Work: Changing Work, Changing
Workers (Part 3 of 3) Do businesses need offices? Is a 9-5 workday valid? Does the nation need a drastic rethinking of the social safety nets? Does America face a “post-work” era, or increased inequities in how we make our livings?
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Thursday 16
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: Grandparents and Other
Strangers See Tues. Sept. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R]
1:30 Frontline: Boeing’s
Fatal Flaw See Tues. Sept. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 Native America: New World
Rising (Part 4 of 4) See Tues. Sept. 14 at 10:00 pm. [R] Ashley Shaw
Great Performances: The Red Shoes
Friday, September 17 9:30 pm
3:30 Austin City Limits: The Very
Best of John Prine See Sun. Sept. 12 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 Downton Abbey Season 3 on Masterpiece (Part 7
of 7) The Crawleys head to a Scottish hunting lodge, while the downstairs staff stays behind at Downton Abbey. New romances flare up and a crisis unfolds.
10:10 Secrets of the Royal Jewels
Take a close look at the tiaras, earrings, rings, and neckpieces that make up the royal collection, and hear the incredible stories behind them.
11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Friday 17
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Remarkable
Rabbits See Wed. Sept. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Bat Superpowers See Wed. Sept. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R]
2:30 The Future of Work: Changing Work, Changing
Photo: Courtesy of Field Studio
Christy Coleman
How the Monuments Came Down
In the summer of 2020, demonstrators filled the streets to protest against systemic racism in response to the murder of George Floyd. This documentary reveals the historic roots of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond, Virginia, uncovering how Confederate monuments came to shape the city’s landscape and why protestors demanded they come down.
Sunday, September 19 3:30 pm
Workers (Part of 3) See Wed. Sept. 15 at 10:00 pm. [R]
3:30 America ReFramed: The
Area See Sun. Sept. 12 at 5:00 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 7:59 Midsomer Murders: Saints and Sinners (Part 1 of 2)
The discovery of a Saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. But when the leader of the dig is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson soon realize that it’s not only skeletons that have been long buried in the hallowed ground.
8:47 Midsomer Murders: Saints and Sinners (Part 2 of 2) 9:30 Great Performances: The
Red Shoes Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale from acclaimed director-choreographer Matthew Bourne with this Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation starring Ashley Shaw, Adam Cooper, Dominic North, and Michaela Meazza.
11:30 BBC World News
Saturday 18
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:30 The Chavis Chronicles 2:00 Great Performances:
Leonard Bernstein Mass See Sun. Sept. 12 at 3:00 pm. [R]
4:00 Great Performances at the Met: Sonya Yoncheva
in Concert [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Peaceful Wood Glen
MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step It Up with Steph: Weight Loss Right Now 9:30 Conscious Living: The Many Faces of the Divine 10:00 Ask This Old House: Ultimate Garage Workshop 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Rzeszow
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Social Distance Tailgating 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Costa Brava Tapas 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: New Flavors on the Grill 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Turnips – The Greens 4:30 Check, Please! Go 4 Food, Dos Ricco’s, Tied House
5:00 Kitchenistas This Latina-led movement works to raise the health, wellbeing, and resilience of the community, revealing how a range of small advocacy actions over time leads to big changes.
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The
Queen Bee Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.
8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The
Offered Fallacy Relieved to finally have a client, Frank and Lu visit Emelia Merchant about her missing husband, but she seems to think they’ve met before. 9:00 Death in Paradise Jack faces a life-changing decision while investigating the murder of a man found dead in a boat.
10:00 Guilt on Masterpiece
(Part 2 of 2) [R]
Sunday 19
EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced
MORNING 10:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 10:33 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: The Chicken or the Egg?
Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison make the best Charcoal-Grilled Barbecued Chicken Kebabs. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia to a tasting of sparkling water, and test cook Elle Simone makes simple Curry Deviled Eggs.
11:06 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Mexican
Comfort Food Test cook Erin McMurrer shows Julia a simplified recipe for Ground Beef and Cheese Enchiladas. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget to a tasting of 6-inch flour tortillas. Finally, test cook Keith Dresser reveals the secrets to perfect Grilled Flank Steak Tacos.
11:39 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated:
Summer Picnic Party Test cook Dan Souza and Julia demonstrate how to make the ultimate Grilled Chicken Thighs. Tasting expert Jack Bishop then challenges Bridget to a fresh mozzarella tasting, and gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews popsicle molds. Next, test cook Keith Dresser makes Bridget a foolproof Italian Pasta Salad.
AFTERNOON 12:12 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 12:45 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 1:18 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Childhood Favorites, Grown
Up Elle Simone shows Bridget a new way to make Classic Sloppy Joes. Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews kitchen sponges, and science expert Dan Souza explains why cookie size matters.
2:00 Raul Julia: The World’s a Stage – American Masters
Discover the life and career of Raul Julia, the charismatic, award-winning actor and humanitarian known for versatile roles on stage and screen, from Shakespearean plays to The Addams Family.
3:30 How the Monuments Came
Down In the summer of 2020, demonstrators filled the streets to protest against systemic racism in response to the murder of George Floyd. This documentary reveals the historic roots of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond, Virginia, uncovering how Confederate monuments came to shape the city’s landscape and why protestors demanded they come down.
5:00 In Their Own Words:
Muhammad Ali Follow Muhammad Ali’s path from a gym in Louisville to boxing successes, conversion to Islam, opposition to the draft, exile from the ring, comeback fights, Parkinson’s disease, and his inspirational re-emergence at the Atlanta Olympics.
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Muhammad Ali Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964)
Boxer Cassius Clay rises up the amateur ranks to win gold at the 1960 Olympics. He turns professional, sharpening his boxing skills and honing his genius for selfpromotion. In 1964, he upsets Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion.
9:30 Muhammad Ali Round One:
The Greatest (1942-1964) [R]
11:30 In Their Own Words:
Muhammad Ali [R]
Monday 20
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Father Brown: The
Queen Bee See Sat. Sept. 18 at 7:00 pm. [R]
1:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: The
Offered Fallacy See Sat. Sept. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Death in Paradise See Sat. Sept. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R]
3:00 Great Performances:
The Red Shoes See Fri. Sept. 17 at 9:30 pm. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:00-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name?
(1964-1970) Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. When he refuses induction into the Army, he is stripped of his title and forced into exile. After three years, he returns to the ring, but he’s lost a step.
10:00 Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name?
(1964-1970) [R]
Tuesday 21
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Muhammad Ali Round One:
The Greatest (1942-1964) [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 Muhammad Ali Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974)
Muhammad Ali battles his fiercest rival Joe Frazier, and the U.S. government, as he attempts to regain the heavyweight title. He first loses to and then defeats Frazier, but to become champion again, he will have to beat George Foreman.
10:00 Muhammad Ali Round Three:
The Rivalry (1970-1974) [R]
Wednesday 22
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name?
(1964-1970) [R]
3:30 Midsomer Murders: Saints
and Sinners (Part 1 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 17 at 7:59 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 Muhammad Ali Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-
2016) Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming the most famous man on earth. After retiring in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith, and becomes a symbol of peace and hope.
10:00 Muhammad Ali Round Four: The Spell Remains
Thursday 23
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Muhammad Ali Round Three:
The Rivalry (1970-1974) [R]
3:30 Midsomer Murders: Saints
and Sinners (Part 2 of 2) See Fri. Sept. 17 at 8:47 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 4 on
Masterpiece (Part 1 of 8) Six months after Matthew’s death, family and servants try to cure Mary and Isobel of their deep depression. Meanwhile, O’Brien causes a final crisis.
10:30 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America
Courtney B. Vance hosts this celebration of the renowned, respected, and popular historian, author, and filmmaker.
Friday 24
EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Amanpour and Company 1:30 Muhammad Ali Round Four: The Spell Remains
(1974-2016) [R]
3:30 In Their Own Words:
Muhammad Ali See Sun. Sept. 19 at 5:00 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 Midsomer Murders: Harvest
of Souls (Part 1 of 2) The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death come to Midsomer village. When the owner of an equestrian center is trampled by his horse, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson have to unravel a complex feud from the past, where nothing is what it seems.
8:44 Midsomer Murders: Harvest of Souls (Part 2 of 2) 9:32 Sammy Davis, Jr.: American
Masters Explore the entertainer’s vast talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America.
Saturday 25
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:30 The Chavis Chronicles 2:00 Raul Julia: The World’s a Stage – American
Masters See Sun. Sept. 19 at 2:00 pm. [R]
3:30 How the Monuments
Came Down See Sun. Sept. 19 at 3:30 pm. [R]
5:00 Chicago Tonight: The
Week in Review [R]
5:30 Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr: Ocean Mist
MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step It Up with Steph: Working From Home 9:30 Conscious Living: Ready, Set, Go! 10:00 Ask This Old House: Kitchen Upgrades 10:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Bialystok
AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Tacos Two Ways 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Little Italy 1:00 Simply Ming 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Paella in Spain 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Latin Summer Favorites 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Chicken Lickin 4:30 Check, Please! Steak 48, Chez Moi, Nella Pizza E Pasta 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Austrian and Italian Alps 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend
EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Father Brown: The Scales
of Justice Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman’s noose when she is tried for murder.
8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Nothing Will Come
of Nothing Compulsive gambler Lorenzo Foyle disappears, and Lorenzo’s pregnant wife Ava approaches Frank and Lu, desperate to find him. 9:00 Death in Paradise New arrival DI Neville Parker gets more than he bargained
Muhammad Ali: A Film by Ken Burns
This four-part film follows the life of a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated the world with his combination of speed, agility, and power in the ring, and his charm, wit, and outspokenness outside of it. At the height of his fame, Ali challenged Americans’ racial prejudices and religious biases, and inspired people worldwide with his message of pride and self-affirmation.
Sunday, September 19 7:00 pm Monday-Wednesday, September 20-22 8:00 pm
for when investigating the mysterious death of a young woman at the unveiling of a luxury timeshare resort.
10:00 Voces on PBS: The Pushouts
Meet Victor Rios, a high school dropout and former gang member-turned-awardwinning professor, author, and expert who works with young people who have been “pushed out” of school for reasons beyond their control.
11:00 Voces on PBS: Adios Amor – The Search for
Maria Moreno The discovery of lost photographs sparks a search for Maria Moreno, an eloquent migrant mother of 12 who became an outspoken leader for farmworker rights.
Sunday 26
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America
See Thurs. Sept. 23 at 10:30 pm. [R]
