POV: Hummingbirds
Primetime Highlights
VOCES
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
TUE July 9 | 9:00 p.m.
Produced by Latino Public Broadcasting, the acclaimed PBS documentary series VOCES features the best of Latino arts, culture and history and shines a light on current issues that impact Latino Americans. Devoted to exploring the rich diversity of the Latino experience, VOCES presents new and established filmmakers and brings their powerful and illuminating stories to a national audience.
GODS OF TENNIS SERIES PREMIERE
TUES July 23 | 8 p.m.
Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, revisit the golden age of tennis in this threepart fascinating series. Meet the heroes who changed the sport forever and drove significant change away from the tennis courts.
HOTEL PORTOFINO SEASON 3 PREMIERE
SUN July 28 | 7 p.m.
Bella is preparing for her father and sister’s arrival but is thrown off when Cecil appears requesting a divorce. Over the weeks, Bella must decide her future as well as avoid fascist leader Danioni (Pasquale Esposito). But with the Wall Street stock market crash, things get worse and Bella and Cecil lose everything. Dark secrets are exposed during another adventure in this sun-soaked 1920s Italian drama.
What to Watch July 1 - 2
DECEMBER 2019
MON-FRI DAYTIME SCHEDULE
All programming subject to change a.m. morning p.m. afternoon/evening
6:00 Molly of Denali
6:30 Alma’sWay
7:00 Lyla in the Loop
7:30 Wild Kratts
8:00 DanielTiger's Neighborhood
8:30 Rosie's Rules
9:00 Sesame Street
9:30 Work It Out Wombats!
10:00 Donkey Hodie
10:30 Pinkalicious & Peterrific
11:00 ElinorWondersWhy
11:30 Nature Cat
12:00 Curious George
12:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
5:00 BBC News The Context
5:30 BBC News America
6:00 PBS News Hour
1 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Fort Worth, Part 3” Journey to the Lone Star State to learn more about historical items like an 1864 Civil War statue hilt presentation sword, a 1936 Joe Fortenberry Olympic gold medal, and James Madison’s personal seal, ca. 1828.
8:00 The Great American Recipe “A Spoonful of Love” Love is in the air as the home cooks share their favorite comfort food remedies and the special dishes they serve to warm their loved ones’ hearts.
9:00 POV Hummingbirds In “Hummingbirds,” Silvia and Beba tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinks. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.
10:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Host Kelly Corrigan invites notable guests to engage in long-form conversations about what makes them tick. We also meet the people that motivate and inspire these famous guests.
11:00 Amanpour and Company Christiane Amanpour leads wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports.
2 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Hidden Kin” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Julia Roberts and Edward Norton discover their hidden connections to history and each other.
8:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution “Stayin’ Alive” Disco seemed untouchable by the end of the 1970s, but an incited violent backlash led to its demise. Dive into disco’s underground return, where it laid the foundations for all future electronic dance music.
9:00 American Experience “The Busing Battleground” Revisit 1970s Boston, when Black and white students were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal court desegregation orderunleashing violence and racial unrest that would escalate and continue for years.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
VIEWER GUIDE STAFF: DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING: Brad Haug
ASSISTANT PROGRAMMING MANAGER: Linda Parrott
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS: Del Rocha
Doralee Mendez EDITORS: Diane Cerafici
Julie Rumery
IMAGE AND BRAND DIRECTOR: Mike Johns
CHIEF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: Kelly Flink
What to Watch July 3 - 5
3 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Dynamic Planet “Water” With our warming planet altering our oceans, an extraordinary team of marine experts from Antarctica to Australia, and from Florida to New Zealand, dive into how science, nature, and tradition can prepare us for a fastchanging future.
8:00 Hope in the Water “Changing the Menu” With our population growing, the demand for food is increasing, putting more pressure on our oceans to provide.
9:00 NOVA “Ice Age Footprints” Thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park capture moments when Ice Age humans crossed paths with enormous ground sloths and mammoths.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Appalachia: A Different Way” Baratunde meets the people of Appalachia who are driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
4
THURSDAY
7:00 A Capitol Fourth 2024 The 44th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth, America’s longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition, returns from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Viewers are front and center for our country’s biggest birthday party, featuring performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway with the National Symphony Orchestra.
8:30 Star Spangled Symphony 2024 Celebrate Independence Day with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic performing an exhilarating array of patriotic favorites and fanfares that resonate with the spirit of America.
9:30 A Capitol Fourth 2024 The 44th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth, America’s longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition, returns from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
5 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Rod Stewart - Live at Royal Albert Hall In what amounts to a singalong with his adoring fans, the raw-voiced singer reprises selections from his long and fruitful career. Much emphasis is put on early Stewart material like “You Wear It Well,” “Reason to Believe,” and “Maggie May.”
9:00 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Adam Pasi“ In Portland, Jesus Trejo meets Samoan comedian Adam Pasi.
9:30 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Sierra Katow“ In Los Angeles, Jesus Trejo embraces the hometown vibe, teaming up with actor/ comedian Sierra Katow.
10:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution “Stayin’ Alive“ Disco seemed untouchable by the end of the 1970s, but an incited violent backlash led to its demise.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
A Capitol Fourth 2024 LIVE!
THURS July 4 | 7 & 9:30 p.m.
America’s favorite Independence Day celebration, A Capitol Fourth, features well-known musical artists and puts viewers front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. A Capitol Fourth is broadcast to millions at home and to our troops watching around the world.
What to Watch July 6 - 9
SATURDAY
5-6:30 Children’s Programs
7:00 Best of the Joy of Painting
7:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
8:00 Quilting Arts
8:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy
9:00 Yoga In Practice
9:30 The Great American Recipe
10:30 America The Bountiful
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Cook’s Country
12:00 America’s Test Kitchen
12:30 Homemade Live!
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Lucky Chow
2:00 Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
2:30 Weekends with Yankee
3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 Energy Switch
4:30 This Old House
5:00 Ask This Old House
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Doc Martin
7:00 Inspector Lynley Mysteries
8:30 Death In Paradise
9:30 Midsomer Murders Part 1 & 2
11:30 COBRA
7 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 InTheWater, BehindThe Lens
10:30 Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
11:00 Secrets of Westminster
12:00 Queen Elizabeth: A Royal Life - A PBS News Hour
Special
1:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 1”
2:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 2”
3:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 3”
4:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 4”
5:00 Jackass Love
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries
7:00 Professor T
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece
9:00 D.I. Ray
10:00 Porter
11:00 The Long Song On Masterpiece
8 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Indianapolis, Part 1” Travel to Indiana’s capital city to uncover antique and vintage treasures such as a Norman Rockwell charcoal self-portrait, ca. 1976, a 1958 signed Indy 500 racing flag, and an 1883 Victorian wedding ensemble. Which is the night’s top find?
8:00 The Great American Recipe “Home Baked” Savor the return of the second Great American Recipe Bake Sale, as the home cooks’ baking skills are put to the test as they make both a baked breakfast item and their favorite bake sale good.
9:00 POV Is There Anybody Out There? Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers.
10:30 POV Shorts A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood. Living with an illness that is causing him to lose the use of his body, Kais is awoken every morning by a different member of his family.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
POV
Is There Anybody Out There? MON July 8 | 9 p.m.
Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers. This simple question–one which nondisabled people take for granted, leads to a journey to not only find others who live like her–but to the realization that meeting them changes how she views herself in the world, as well as many surprises along the way.
9 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Salem’s Lot” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes guests Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey through primal scenes from America’s past-leading all the way back to an infamous witch hunt.
8:00 Boys of ‘36: American Experience Explore the thrilling story of the American rowing team that triumphed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.
9:00 VOCES “From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá)” An immigration attorney as well as a DACA recipient, Luis risks his legal status to join a powerful and highly visible legal team, including unlikely conservative ally Ted Olson, to fight the rescinding of DACA.
10:00 VOCES “American Exile” Brothers Manuel and Valente Valenzuela both volunteered and fought in Vietnam. Fifty years later they are among thousands of veterans who are being deported.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
What to Watch July 10 - 12
10 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Dynamic Planet ”Earth“ Experts, Indigenous communities, and megafauna from the Arctic to the Amazon reveal how science, nature, and tradition can help prepare us for a fast-changing future.
8:00 NOVA ”Ancient Builders of the Amazon” Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with prehistoric populations numbering in the millions.
9:00 NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army” With exclusive access to groundbreaking new research, NOVA investigates the secrets of how and why the astonishing figures were made and the technology behind the still lethal and highly-advanced weapons carried by the clay warriors.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Tidewater: Homecoming” Baratunde treks along the coast of North Carolina and discovers surprising ways in which history has shaped these environments.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
11 THURSDAY
7:00 Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats The film asks pertinent questions about diversity and community, seeking ways to bridge the issues and ideas that divide us.
8:00 The Holly The Holly goes deep inside a gentrifying community in Denver where a shooting case involving an activist becomes a window into the political machinations of urban development and the city’s gang activity.
9:40 After The Holly with Julian Rubinstein & Terrance Roberts Interviews with the subject of “The Holly,” Terrance Roberts and the film’s Director Julian Rubinstein.
10:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein “The Statue of Liberty” The evolving meaning of this symbol for a “nation of immigrants,” and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
12 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Benjamin Franklin “Join Or Die (1706-1774)“ After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
10:00 Secrets of the Dead “Ben Franklin’s Bones“ When human bones were found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin’s London home, people wondered if he had a dark side. The remains weren’t victims of violent acts, however; they were used in an anatomy school that helped shape modern medicine.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats
THURS July 11 | 7 p.m.
Directed and Produced by Governor Jared Polis’ mother, Susan Polis Schutz. Her new documentary film focuses on six organizations who are bringing people together whose ideas and opinions differ, but who are united in their desire to find a common bond. The film asks pertinent questions about diversity and community, and seeks answers on what it takes to bridge the issues and ideas that divide us all.
What to Watch July 13 - 16
SATURDAY
5-6:30 Children’s Programs
7:00 Best of the Joy of Painting
7:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
8:00 Quilting Arts
8:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy
9:00 Yoga In Practice
9:30 The Great American Recipe
10:30 America The Bountiful
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Cook’s Country
12:00 America’s Test Kitchen
12:30 Homemade Live!
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
2:00 Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
2:30 Weekends with Yankee
3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 Energy Switch
4:30 This Old House
5:00 Ask This Old House
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Doc Martin
7:00 Inspector Lynley Mysteries
8:30 Death In Paradise
9:30 Midsomer Murders Part 1 & 2
11:30 COBRA
14 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Hog Haven
10:30 Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
11:00 Secrets of RoyalTravel “Secrets of RoyalTrain”
12:00 Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of Royal Flight”
1:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 5”
2:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 6”
3:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 7”
4:00 Call The Midwife “Season 13, Episode 8”
5:00 Heartbreak Country
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries
7:00 Professor T
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece
9:00 D.I. Ray
10:00 Porter
11:00 Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate
15 MONDAY
7:00 PBS News Special: Republican National Convention “Night 1” Coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow “Crocker Art Museum, Part 1” Head to California’s capital city for standout appraisals at Crocker Art Museum like 1934 “Babes in Toyland” stopmotion soldiers, a signed Joe DiMaggio game-used bat and a Reinhold Riel silver etrog box from around 1670.
10:00 Antiques Roadshow ” Bonanzaville, Part 3” Watch wow-worthy West Fargo appraisals at Bonanzaville such as a 1919 Babe Ruth Home Run Record award, an 1876 Centennial Exhibition sketchbook and a motherof-pearl button suit made around 1970.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
16
TUESDAY
7:00 PBS News Special: Republican National Convention “Night 2” Coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
9:00 Jesse Owens: American Experience The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens’ grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe.
10:00 Olympic Pride, American Prejudice Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during, and after their heroic turn of events at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
11:30 Amanpour and Company
American Experience: JESSE OWENS
TUE July 16 |
Following RNC
Coverage
The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens’ grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus. The story of the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper who triumphed over adversity to become a hero and world champion, Jesse Owens is also about the elusive, fleeting quality of fame and the way Americans idolize athletes when they suit our purpose, and forget them once they don’t.
What to Watch July 17 - 20
17 WEDNESDAY
7:00 PBS News Special: Republican National Convention “Night 3” Coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
9:00 NOVA “Asteroid: Doomsday Or Payday?” The asteroid that exploded in the skies over Siberia injuring more than 1,000 and damaging buildings in six cities was a shocking reminder that Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting range. From the width of a football field to the size of a small city, the space rocks called asteroids have the potential to be killers: in a collision with Earth, they could set off deadly blast waves, raging fires and colossal tidal waves.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston ”Minnesota: Baratunde ventures to Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle into the remote wilderness. He meets with passionate birders and harvesters of wild rice and hears from them why wilderness means so much.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
18 THURSDAY
7:00 PBS News Special: Republican National Convention “Night 4” Coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
9:00 8 Days: To the Moon and Back Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing.
10:30 Osiris Rex: Countdown to Launch Sitting on an asteroid, more than a 100 million miles away from Earth, are a few ounces of soil scientists are anxiously waiting to get their hands on - a sample that just might contain the molecular precursors to the origin of life.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
19 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Benjamin Franklin “An American (1775-1790)” In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.
10:00 10 Towns That Changed America Visit influential towns across the country from Greenbelt, Maryland, and Seaside, Florida, to Riverside, Illinois, and Levittown, New York, that had a lasting impact on the way our cities and suburbs are designed.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
20 SATURDAY
5-6:30 Children’s Programs
7:00 Best of the Joy of Painting
7:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
8:00 Quilting Arts
8:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 9:00 Yoga In Practice
9:30 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
10:30 America The Bountiful 11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Cook’s Country
12:00 America’s Test Kitchen
12:30 Homemade Live!
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
2:00 Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
2:30 Weekends with Yankee 3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 Energy Switch
4:30 This Old House
5:00 Ask This Old House
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Doc Martin
7:00 Inspector Lynley Mysteries
8:30 Death In Paradise
9:30 Midsomer Murders Part 1 & 2 11:30 COBRA
8 Days: To the Moon and Back DOCUMENTARY
THURS July 18 | Following RNC Coverage
Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing.
What to Watch July 21 - 24
21 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899
10:30 Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
11:00 Hotel Portofino“First Impressions”
12:00 Hotel Portofino “Lessons”
1:00 Hotel Portofino “Invitations”
2:00 Hotel Portofino “Uncoverings”
3:00 Hotel Portofino “Discoveries”
4:00 Hotel Portofino “Denouements”
5:00 Roadtrip Nation: Peak Possible, Part 1
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries
7:00 Professor T
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece
9:00 D.I. Ray
10:00 Porter
11:00 Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate
22 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Indianapolis, Part 2” Discover treasures from Indianapolis including a 1952 Joe Louissigned whiskey bottle, a Sheraton sideboard, ca. 1820, and a 1928 NY Yankees teamsigned baseball.
8:00 The Great American Recipe “A Celebration of Flavors” Join the party in the barn as the home cooks serve up their most cherished dish from a special event in their lives and best family-style holiday meal.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow “Mansion Masterpieces” Watch as history meets fantasy with treasures fit for a period costume drama, including a 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, a late 16th-century diamond marriage jewel and an English giltwood cabineton-stand.
10:00 25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee Beloved chef Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on public television in this documentary special. Join Lidia’s family and celebrity friends for an intimate look at the memorable moments of her life, both on and off the screen.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
23 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Far from Home” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America.
8:00 Gods of Tennis “Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe” In 1975, Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe are fighting to become Wimbledon champions, and in their own ways, they are also battling social change for equality on a global level.
9:00 Frontline “Two American Families: 1991-2024” Filmed over 34 years, two families struggle to survive in a changing American economy. Through hard times, falling wages, and loss of manufacturing jobs, the continuation of Bill Moyers’ chronicle of perseverance as the American dream slips away.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
24 WEDENSDAY
7:00 Nature ”American Horses“ American horses are icons. Mustang. Appaloosa. Morgan. Quarter Horse. Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that helped shape our nation and meet the people who are continuing in the long tradition of caring for them.
8:00 NOVA”Sunken Ship Rescue” Follow the epic operation to secure, raise and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground and tragically capsized off the coast of Italy on January 13th 2012, killing 32 passengers.
9:00 Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation “Bounty” Discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by European settlers.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Maine: Embrace The Cold” With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and people are so committed to their outdoor passions that even the brutal winters can’t deter them.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Roadtrip Nation:
PEAK
POSSIBLE,
PART 1 SUN July 21 | 5 p.m.
Follow the journeys of three young Coloradans as they take a deep dive into their home state’s vibrant career pathways. Hear stories of those who have found success in their fields. From baseball management to medicine and welding to wildlife preservation, discover the diverse range of career paths available in the Centennial State. Part 2 airs Sunday, July 28 at 5:00 p.m.
What to Watch July 25 - 27
25 THURSDAY
7:00 Snapshots of Confinement
During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the confinement sites, while simultaneously utilizing photography for propaganda. Despite the ban, Japanese American families found ways to document their lives.
8:00 The American Buffalo “Blood Memory” The dramatic story of how America’s national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people, was driven to the brink of extinction.
10:00 The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience Judy Woodruff moderates this one-hour conversation with the filmmaker (Ken Burns) and three experts (Jason Baldes, Rosalyn LaPier, and Dan Flores), exploring lessons from the film, the early history and special relationship between native American people and the buffalo, its relation to the larger grassland and prairie ecosystems, and Tribal contributions to restoration of the buffalo today.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
26 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with the Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 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.
10:00 POV Shorts “Team Meryland” In the projects of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelveyear-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. Meanwhile, her immigrant parents work tirelessly to give their child a shot at achieving her dreams.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
27 SATURDAY
5-6:30 Children’s Programs
7:00 Best of the Joy of Painting
7:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
8:00 Quilting Arts
8:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 9:00 Yoga In Practice
9:30 The Great American Recipe
10:30 America The Bountiful
11:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
11:30 Cook’s Country
12:00 America’s Test Kitchen
12:30 Homemade Live!
1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen
1:30 Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
2:00 Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
2:30 Weekends with Yankee
3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 Energy Switch
4:30 This Old House
5:00 Ask This Old House
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Doc Martin
7:00 Inspector Lynley Mysteries
8:30 Death In Paradise
9:30 Midsomer Murders Part 1 & 2
11:30 COBRA
Snapshots of Confinement
THURS July 25 | 7 p.m.
During World War II, the US government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the confinement sites, while simultaneously utilizing photography for propaganda. Despite the ban, Japanese American families found ways to document their lives. The photo albums reveal stories of community and resilience, transforming how this history is understood today.
MUHAMMAD ALI FRI July 26 | 8 p.m.
Muhammad Ali brings the life of one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans throughout the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PBS
PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE SCHAPIRO
What to Watch July 28 - 31
28 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats
10:30 Variety Studio: Actors On Actors
11:00 Hotel Portofino“Returns”
12:00 Hotel Portofino “Alliances”
1:00 Hotel Portofino “Coming Together”
2:00 Hotel Portofino “Contortions”
3:00 Hotel Portofino “Subterfuges”
4:00 Hotel Portofino “Farewells”
5:00 Roadtrip Nation: Peak Possible, Part 2
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries
7:00 Hotel Portofino “Entitled” Season 3 Premiere
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece
9:00 Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie
10:00 Porter
11:00 Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate
29 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Indianapolis, Part 3” Travel to Indianapolis for hidden treasures including an 1898 Alphonse Mucha JOB poster, a 1974 George Nakashima “Kent Hall” floor lamp and a 1961 Ty Cobb-signed baseball.
8:00 The Great American Recipe “Outside The Comfort of Your Kitchen” The competition continues as the recipe swap challenge returns with the home cooks putting a spin on a fellow competitor’s recipe. In the second round, the cooks share dishes inspired by a friend.
9:00 POV “Against The Tide” Mumbai fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system-a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides.
10:00 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan “The Ultimate Neurochemical Bubble Bath” Host Kelly Corrigan invites notable guests to engage in long-form conversations about what makes them tick. We also meet the people that motivate and inspire these famous guests.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
30 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Rising from the Ashes” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.
8:00 Gods of Tennis “Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe” Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe’s showdowns in the Wimbledon finals in 1980 and 1981 are among the most memorable matches in the sport.
9:00 Frontline “Germany’s Enemy Within” Inside the rise of farright extremism in Germany. Tracing the increasing threat to democracy from the far right, its connections to extremist ideas and plots, with accounts from intelligence officials, politicians and the far right itself.
10:00 In Their Own Words “Angela Merkel” Follow Merkel’s meteoric rise from pastor’s daughter to Time Person of the Year.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
POV
AGAINST THE TIDE
MON July 29 | 9 p.m.
Mumbai fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system—a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in traditional fishing methods while Ganesh has embraced technology. Against the Tide is the tale of two men’s bond fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change. A Co-Presentation with CAAM (Center for Asian American Media).
31 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Nature ”Primates: Secrets of Survival” Discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.
8:00 NOVA ”Operation Bridge Rescue” Follow the rebuilding of the 19th century Blenheim Covered Bridge.
9:00 Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation “Peril” Explore Cashes Ledge, a remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf as scientists investigate how the Gulf came to be and how its cold waters, unique tides, and even geologic shape powers a web of more than 3,000 species.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Suwannee: Wild River” The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America. From jet skiers to herpetologists, manatees to snapping turtles, Baratunde learns how this unique environment inspires a whole range of passions.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
