SUN June 16 | 8:00 p.m.
There’s no shortage of murder, mystery, and mayhem in the seemingly quiet 1950s Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester—and police detective Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and the resident vicar (played by James Norton, Tom Brittney, and Rishi Nair, respectively) are always on the case. There’s a real warmth to this period crime drama, set in a picturesque location with central characters who’ve formed their own version of a family.
MON June 17 | 8 p.m.
An upbeat cooking competition that spotlights the amazing variety of tastes and traditions found across the country, THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE celebrates the roots of America’s diverse cuisine. Season 3 will feature eight new talented home cooks preparing their most beloved recipes. Each week the judges will determine which home cook has the winning dish and, in the final week, the top three will compete for a chance to win this year’s competition.
WED June 19 | 7 p.m.
An epic journey, filmed over three years, to the extremes of all seven continents to meet an extraordinary group of people and animals on the front line of climate change. They reveal how science, nature and traditional knowledge can prepare us for a fast-changing future.
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 NewsHour
June 2024 is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Look for this symbol (LGBTQ+) throughout the guide to find programs that celebrate the history and heritage of the LGBTQ+ community .
1 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 Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
10:30 Raising Mentally Strong Kids with Daniel Amen, MD
12:00 America’s Home Cooking: Easy Recipes for Thrifty Cooking
2:00 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 30th Anniversary Special
4:00 Rick Steves Mighty Alps
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park
7:30 This Land Is Your Land (My Music Presents)
9:00 Judy Collins: Wildflowers In Concert
10:30 Chicago & Friends: Live at 55
2 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Through Our Eyes “Leading”
10:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “Birth of Faith”
11:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “TheGreatMissionary”
12:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “Age of the Apostles”
1:30 Chicago & Friends: Live at 55
3:00 Great Performances “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary: My Favorite Things”
5:00 Colorado Voices “Our World”
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 All Creatures Great and Small: Touring The Dales
8:00 ‘70’s Soul Superstars (My Music)
10:30 Supercharge Your Brain: Maximizing Your Cognitive Abilities
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3 MONDAY
7:00 Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano (LGBTQ+)
Celebrate the legendary singer, songwriter and performer in a spectacular 2012 concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. This unforgettable show features Elton performing his muchloved hits.
8:30 Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert (LGBTQ+) On April 20, 1992, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon - the surviving members of Queen took the stage of London’s legendary Wembley Stadium to announce the start of one of the biggest events in rock history: a tribute to the incomparable Freddie Mercury with a glittering array of guests.
10:30 The Rolling Stones: Grrr Live! Celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary with Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Mick Taylor, the Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr. and more. This 2012 concert at Newark’s Prudential Center is one of the most memorable shows in the band’s history.
4 TUESDAY
7:00
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution “Rock the Boat” (LGBTQ+) Explore the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York.
8:15 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (LGBTQ+) “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” Experience the pinnacle of disco culture during the 1970s, set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation. As disco conquers the mainstream, Black women and gay men rise as superstars and icons.
9:30 Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia - Live In Concert A tribute to veteran music producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, developers of what became known as “The Philadelphia Sound” in the 1960s and 1970s.
11:00 Raising Mentally Strong Kids with Daniel Amen, MD Raising mentally strong kids and young adults is the most important work parents and grandparents ever do.
5 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Nature ”Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons” The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise four cubs. But she makes increasingly unexpected and consequential choices to protect her family, Grizzly 399 stands as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.
8:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon.
10:30 Rick Steves Mighty Alps In this thin-air thriller, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure — from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France — with scenic train rides, breathtaking lifts, majestic glaciers, and unforgettable hikes. In this greatest-hits blitz of the Alps, we celebrate both nature and culture.
GRRR LIVE!
MON June 3 | 10:30 p.m.
Grrr Live! is a live album and concert film by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 10 February 2023. It was recorded on 15 December 2012 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey as part of the band’s 50 & Counting tour, in support of the GRRR! compilation released that year.
THURSDAY
7:00 Joe Bonamassa & Orchestra: Live at the Hollywood Bowl The three-time Grammy nominee has topped the Billboard blues charts a record-breaking 26 times with his signature take on the blues. Be there for his Hollywood Bowl debut, when he’ll team up with an orchestra for a special concert unlike anything he’s done before.
8:30 Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano (LGBTQ+)
Celebrate the legendary singer, songwriter and performer in a spectacular 2012 concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. This unforgettable show features Elton performing his muchloved hits.
10:00 Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD Aging has long been considered a normal process. We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they don’t have to be. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease.
7 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic Join award-winning journalists every Friday night in a robust roundtable discussion of the week’s major national news stories.
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Join author, activist and political commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show.
8:00 Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert In Central Park Join the iconic duo and the more than 500,000 fans who came out for this once-in-a-lifetime 1981 benefit concert for the world’s most famous urban park.
9:30 This Land Is Your Land (My Music Presents) A musical journey through the evolution of modern American folk music, from its roots in bluegrass to San Francisco coffee houses to clubs in Greenwich Village.
11:00 Judy Collins: Wildflowers In Concert The show features the legendary folk singer performing her groundbreaking 1967 album, Wildflowers.
8 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 5 MinuteYoga Fix with Peggy Cappy
9:00 Rick Steves Mighty Alps
10:30 Rick Steves Fascism In Europe
12:00 Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
2:00 Burt Bacharach’s Best (My Music Presents)
3:30 Big Band Years (My Music Presents)
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents)
8:00 Country’s Legendary Duets
9:30 The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Coliseum
11:00 Darius Rucker: Live from Nashville
9 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Through Our Eyes “Reclaim”
10:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “FromApocalypse to Heresies”
11:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “Pagansandthe CultofMartyrs”
12:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine “Constantine”
1:30 Ken Burns: The Civil War
3:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks
5:00 Jenn’s Triumph
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 All Creatures Great and Small: Chapter Three
7:30 Grantchester: Investigating Life’s Mysteries
9:00 Sheryl Crow: Live In Nashville
10:30 p!nk: Live from Wembley Arena
HOSTED BY TRE TWITTY AND TAYLA LYNN SAT June 8 | 8 p.m.
Hosted by Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn (Conway Twitty’s grandson & Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter), COUNTRY’S LEGENDARY DUETS looks back at some of the great country music duet performers of all time, including George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, and Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. Performances include “If Teardrops Were Pennies,” “We’re Not the Jet Set,” “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” and “After the Fire is Gone.”
10 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago, Part 1” Travel to Chicago for finds like a 1969 “Chicago Seven” signed subpoena, a 1961 Leonora Carrington oil, and a 1976 Playboy Bunny collection.
8:00 Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago, Part 2” Discover an eclectic array of discoveries in Chicago, such as 1989 Keith Haring graffiti art, a 1910 Walter Johnson All-Star watch, and a Walt Whitman Civil War letter. Watch to learn the $50,000 find! Take a field trip to the Chicago Civic Opera.
9:00 Antiques Roadshow
“Chicago, Part 3” Learn the fascinating stories of treasures found in Chicago, including a group of Ayn Rand inscribed books, an Edward Borein watercolor, ca. 1930, and a 1931 Carnegie hero medal.
10:00 Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion: American Stories In 1864, the powerful industrialist and engineer George Pullman brought luxury to overnight train travel with his revolutionary sleeping cars.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
11 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Mean Streets” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Anthony Ramos -- taking the two New York City natives far from their hometown.
8:00 Finding Your Roots “Songs of the Past” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. accompanies Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees.
9:00 Frontline “Crisis On Campus” The inside story of the protests dividing college campuses over Israel and the war in Gaza. With Retro Report, investigating the polarizing debate over free speech, antisemitism, Israel and the Palestinians, and the political forces behind the crisis.
10:00 Frontline “Israel’s Second Front” Amid a widening conflict, the rising support for Hamas and other forces beyond Gaza, correspondent Ramita Navai investigates militants in the West Bank. 11:00 Amanpour and Company
12 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Nature ”Soul of the Ocean“ Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters.
8:00 NOVA”Saving The Right Whale” The North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction. But a handful of specialists are determined to help save it as they discover new secrets about the lives of these giants of the sea.
9:00 Secrets of the Dead “Decoding Hieroglyphics” A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago and a look at the archaeological work being done in Egypt right now to understand one of the most important scribes
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Death Valley: Life Blooms” Baratunde explores the hottest place on Earth and finds it is remarkably full of life. Meet an ultra-marathoner who runs in the brutal heat of summer, the mayor of a town of one, and an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
SOUL OF THE OCEAN WED June 12 | 7 p.m.
Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. Get a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity.
THURSDAY
7:00 Forever Wild Chronicling an environmental and democratic triumph in the historic town of Telluride, Colorado. A billionaire developer plotted to turn 600 acres of pristine valley floor into a mammoth lake and golf resort by manipulating the politicians and press.
8:00 Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein “The Cowboy” The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic. Examine the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains as potent as ever in the 21st century.
9:00 Losing The West A film about small ranching and farming, exemplified by the story of a lifelong Colorado cowboy. Howard Linscott “is” the original Marlboro Man, a gruff, chain-smoking 70-year-old who’s been ranching all his life.
10:30 Trolley Park: Out West Visit the last remaining trolley park on the West Coast - Portland, Oregon’s Oaks Park - which includes the oldest roller rink in the U.S.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
14 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Great Performances “Carmen”The Met presents a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Dazzling young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczala as Carmen’s troubled lover Don Jose, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaela, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
15 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 Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years
9:30 DrivingWhile Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
12:30 Musicians’ Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
2:00 Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live
3:30 Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future (LGBTQ+)
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Doo Wop, Pop and Soul Generations (My Music)
8:30 ‘70’s Soul Superstars (My Music)
11:00 Prince and the Revolution: The Purple Rain Tour
16 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Grown Up Dad
10:00 Black Church: This Is Our Story,This Is Our Song “Part 1”
1:00 Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song “Part 2”
4:00 Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries “Stage Fright”
7:00 Professor T “Heir to the Throne”
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece “Season 9, Episode 1”
9:00 D.I. Ray “Wrong Place” 10:00 Porter
11:00 Sam Cooke: Legend
WHERE NATURE AND DEMOCRACY MEET THUR June 13 | 7 p.m.
An environmental and democratic triumph in the historic town of Telluride, Colorado. A billionaire developer plotted to turn 600 acres of pristine valley floor into a mammoth lake and golf resort by manipulating the politicians and press. Nothing stood in his way until a small group of citizens united the residents, rallied the community, and fought for the land.
17 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Fort Worth, Part 1” Season 21 premieres with treasures like a rock & roll poster collection from around 1968, a Delaware Tribe beaded baldric and an Auguste Rodin “Eternal Spring” bronze that could have the highest value of the season.
8:00 The Great American Recipe “A First Taste” Meet the eight new contestants representing their regions across the country competing to win
9:00 Antiques Roadshow “Treasure Fever” Catch a case of “Treasure Fever” as Roadshow examines artifacts and artistry with health and medicine history including a Lakota Sioux doctor’s bag, a Civil War medical officer’s sword and a Fern Isabel Coppedge oil.
10:00 Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting On Two Fronts: A Local, USA Special Explore the complex history of Black Americans who enlisted in the U. S. military as a path to citizenship, a livelihood, and greater respect, and how they fought in military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
18 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “In The Blood” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising roots of two people who were raised by artists: actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham.
8:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (LGBTQ+) “Rock The Boat” Explore the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dancefloors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion.
9:00 Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World “The Foundation” Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982.
10:00 Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World “Under Siege” Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice-T, and NWA.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
19 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Dynamic Planet ”Ice“ As our planet warms up, the ice at all three poles-the Arctic, Antarctic, and the Himalayasmelts rapidly, bringing significant consequences.
8:00 Hope in the Water ”The Fish in the Sea” As our sea life faces unprecedented threats, dive into the new approaches of sustainable fishing on the open ocean, aiming to turn peril into plenty. Journalist Baratunde Thurston visits a post-Hurricane Maria squid fishery in Puerto Rico.
9:00 NOVA “Alaskan Dinosaurs” Wielding chainsaws to extract fossils frozen into the permafrost and flying drones to map thousands of footprints, intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places -- the cold and dark of the Arctic Circle.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “Idaho: Tied to the Land” Baratunde ventures into the wilds of Idaho to explore its evolving outdoor culture.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
THREE-PART DOCUSERIES WED June 19 | 8 p.m.
20 THURSDAY
7:00 Understanding Autism Follow Director Scott Steindorff on his journey to understand his own Autism, and in doing so discovers the incredible diversity of gifts and challenges experienced by Autistic individuals and their families.
8:00 American Masters (LGBTQ+) “Joe Papp In Five Acts” Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls, created a “theater of inclusion” based on the belief that great art is for everyone.
9:30 Stonewall Uprising: American Experience (LGBTQ+) “Stonewall Uprising” explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. Told by those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists and a former mayor of New York.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
Celebrated environmental enthusiasts Shailene Woodley, Martha Stewart, José Andrés, and Baratunde Thurston reveal hidden underworlds jeopardized by climate change, irresponsible fishing and exploitation, and habitat destruction. They are each authentically tied to a particular story, seeking smart solutions to a planet in peril.
21 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Quincy Jones A Musical Celebration In Paris Sixty years after Quincy Jones first moved to Paris in his early 20s, he still thinks of the city as a second home. Filmed in front of a capacity crowd at AccorHotels Arena.
9:00 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Ali Sultan” In Minneapolis, Jesus Trejo meets Yemeni comedian Ali Sultan.
9:30 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Vanessa Gonzalez” Jesus Trejo follows Austinbased rising comedian Vanessa Gonzalez on a Texan adventure back to her hometown of Laredo.
10:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (LGBTQ+) “Rock the Boat” Explore the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dancefloors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
22 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 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
2:30 Weekends with Yankee
3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 The Legacy List with Matt Paxton
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 “Murder On St. Malley’s Day, Part 1
10:00 Midsomer Murders “Murder On St. Malley’s Day, Part 2”
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Shadow Between Us
11:00 All Creatures Great and Small “Broodiness”
12:00 All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece “Carpe Diem”
1:30 All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece “Right Hand Man”
3:00 All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece “By the Book”
4:00 The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family “Ambition”
5:00 In The Night I Remember Your Name
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries “Good Samaritan”
7:00 Professor T “The Perfect Picture”
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece “Season 9, Episode 2”
9:00 D.I. Ray “Rivals”
10:00 Porter
11:00 The Long Song On Masterpiece “Episode 1”
24 MONDAY
7:00 Antiques Roadshow “Fort Worth, Part 2” Discover Fort Worth’s hidden treasures, including a Felipe Orlando abstract oil, ca. 1980, a German baroque lockbox from around 1625, and a Green Bay Packers championship group, ca. 1965.
8:00 The Great American Recipe “Secrets and Staples” In the second round, the home cooks showcase their favorite grains in a dish that best represents their heritage and culinary perspectives.
9:00 POV “King Coral” A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created.
10:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan “Hyper Connected and Never Been Lonelier” 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
WITH JESUS TREJO FRI June 21 | 9 p.m.
Part comedy, part social commentary, part travelogue, the series follows host Mexican-American comedian Jesus Trejo as he embarks on telling the “stories behind the laughs,” revealing how the most memorable comedy traces back to the roots of a community. Along his journey, Trejo visits Denver, Portland, Minneapolis, Austin, Los Angeles and Chinle, Arizona, where he meets with local rising comedians who explore the mosaic of our nation through the lens of stand-up comedy.
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25 TUESDAY
7:00 Finding Your Roots “Viewers Like You” After a nationwide search, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves deep family mysteries for three everyday Americans -- compelling each to reimagine their identity.
8:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (LGBTQ+) “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” Experience the pinnacle of disco culture during the 1970s, set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation.
9:00 Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World “Culture Wars” Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment.
10:00 Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World “Still Fighting” Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
26 WEDNESDAY
7:00 Dynamic Planet ”Fire“ With global temperatures on the rise and ecosystems destabilizing, those living and working on the frontline of change examine how science, nature, and tradition play crucial roles in preparing us for a rapidly evolving future.
8:00 Hope in the Water ”Farming The Water” Farmed fish history is rooted in disease and environmental disasters. Discover the new science and ancient practices that may help sustainably feed our growing population.
9:00 NOVA “Arctic Ghost Ship” Unravel the greatest mystery in Arctic exploration: 160 years ago, the Franklin Expedition to chart the Northwest Passage vanished.
10:00 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston “L.A.: It’s A Vibe” Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of Los Angeles to learn how Angelinos connect with the outdoors in their sprawling city.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
27 THURSDAY
7:00 Jenn’s Triumph In the midst of Stage 4 breast cancer, Jennifer Dunn is able to continue with her life as a mom, an orchestra conductor at Boulder High School, and even as a triathlete.
7:30 The Lodge (LGBTQ+) Inside this historic first-of-its kind retirement community especially created for LGBTQ seniors and their allies.
8:00 American Experience (LGBTQ+) “Casa Susanna” AIn the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear genderappropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.
10:00 prideland (LGBTQ+) Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey across the South to meet diverse members of the LGBTQ community. From a lesbian rodeo champ in Texas to an African American mayor ally in Alabama, he discovers how LGBTQ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
WITH DYLLÓN BURNSIDE (LGBTQ+) THUR June 27 | 10 p.m.
Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey to discover how LGBTQ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.
JENN’S TRIUMPH THUR June 27 | 7 p.m.
In the midst of Stage 4 breast cancer, Jennifer Dunn is able to continue with her life as a mom, an orchestra conductor at Boulder High School, and even as a triathlete. Inspired by her story, a local non-profit commissions an original composition for her students to perform.
THE LODGE (LGBTQ+) THUR June 27 | 7:30 p.m.
This is a story about the first-of-its kind LGBTQ retirement community. Fountaingrove Lodge in Santa Rosa, California, is the nation’s first statelicensed continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that’s specifically for LGBTQ+ seniors and their straight allies.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
CASA SUSANNA (LGBTQ+) THUR June 27 | 8 p.m.
In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York, known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves and live for a few days as they had always dreamed.
28 FRIDAY
7:00 Washington Week with The Atlantic
7:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
8:00 Luther Vandross - Always and Forever: An Evening Of Songs at Royal Albert Hall The concert features the legendary Luther Vandross at his most smooth and sensuous, performing his greatest hits and favorite covers.
9:00 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Eeland Stribling” Eeland Stribling strives to find true life balance in the outdoors of Colorado where he often calls on his experience as a wildlife biologist.
9:30 Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo “Tatanka Means”Exploring Chinle, Arizona, Jesus Trejo connects with Native American comic and actor Tatanka Means.
10:00 Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (LGBTQ+) “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” Experience the pinnacle of disco culture during the 1970s, set against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation.
11:00 Amanpour and Company
29 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 Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy
2:30 Weekends with Yankee
3:00 Outside: Beyond The Lens
3:30 Rick Steves’ Europe
4:00 The Legacy List with Matt Paxton
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 “Market for Murder, Part 1
10:00 Midsomer Murders “Market for Murder, Part 2”
THUR July 4 | 6 p.m.
On July Fourth, A Capitol Fourth, America’s National Independence Day celebration, honors our country’s birthday with an allstar salute. For over 40 years, this television event, featuring a parade of superstars — including Frankie Valli, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Reba McEntire, Carole King, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Gloria Estefan, Tony Bennett, Faith Hill, Ray Charles, the Bee Gees, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers and the Muppets from Sesame Street — has offered the best in American entertainment and helped set the tone for a spectacular American birthday party.
30 SUNDAY
5-9:00 Children’s Programs
9:30 Understanding Autism
10:30 All Creatures Great and Small “Papers”
11:30 All Creatures Great and Small “The Home Front”
1:00 All Creatures Great and Small On Masterpiece “On A Wing and a Prayer”
2:30 You Are Cordially Invited
3:00 The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family “Desire”
5:00 Ireland with Michael
5:30 PBS News Weekend
6:00 Sister Boniface Mysteries “Unnatural Causes”
7:00 Professor T “Truth and Justice”
8:00 Grantchester On Masterpiece “Season 9, Episode 3”
9:00 D.I. Ray “The Hunt for Rav”
10:00 Porter
11:00 The Long Song On Masterpiece “Episode 2”
ROOTS OF COMEDY with JESUS TREJO FRI June 28 | 9 p.m.
Jesus Trejo travels to Denver to meet a comic whose life on the river is as important as his life on stage. Eeland Stribling strives to find true life balance in the outdoors of Colorado where he often calls on his experience as a wildlife biologist.
ROOTS OF COMEDY with JESUS TREJO FRI June 28 | 9:30 p.m.
Exploring Chinle, Arizona, Jesus Trejo connects with Native American comic and actor Tatanka Means. Tatanka delves into his upbringing on the reservation, using humor to illuminate the enduring challenges faced by Indigenous communities nationwide.
