SURVIVING
SAN FRANCISCO
Across the United States, people struggle with housing affordability and homelessness. A decades-old recourse to this problem are Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units, a form of affordable housing where residents rent small single rooms within a multi-tenant building, having to share a kitchen and bathroom with each other. How does this solution impact the lives of those who live in such cramped conditions? Filmed over six years, Home Is a Hotel illuminates and chronicles the lives of a group of San Francisco SRO residents who rely on these 80-square-foot rooms to stay housed and avoid homelessness. From KQED Presents, this intimate portrait premieres on Monday, May 11, at 9pm on KQED 9 and the PBS App.
WEEKDAYS
EARLY
6am Arthur
6:30am Odd Squad
7am Wild Kratts
7:30am Weather Hunters
8am Lyla in the Loop
8:30am Carl the Collector
9am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
9:30am Phoebe & Jay
10am Sesame Street
10:30am Work It Out Wombats!
11am Donkey Hodie
11:30am Rosie’s Rules
AFTERNOON
12pm Elinor Wonders Why
12:30pm Alma’s Way
1pm Molly of Denali
1:30pm Xavier Riddle
2pm Ask This Old House
2:30pm BBC News America
3pm PBS News Hour
4pm Amanpour & Co.
5pm BBC News The Context
5:30pm BBC News America
6pm PBS News Hour
WEEKDAYS
EARLY
6am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
6:30am Phoebe & Jay
7am Yoga/Sit and Be Fit
7:30am Classical Stretch
8am Sewing/Quilting Programming
8:30am Gardening Programming
9am Ask This Old House
9:30am Home Improvement Programming
10am Cooking Programming
10:30am Check, Please! Bay Area
11am America’s Test Kitchen
11:30am Cook’s Country
AFTERNOON
12pm Cooking Programming
2pm General Programming
3pm Antiques Roadshow
4pm History/Culture Programming
5pm Travel Programming
5:30 Visiting w/ Huell Howser
6pm Rick Steves’ Europe
SATURDAY
EARLY
6am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
6:30am Arthur
7am Wild Kratts
7:30am Weather Hunters
8am The Joy of Painting w/ Nicholas Hankins
8:30am New Scandinavian Cooking
9am Check, Please! Bay Area
9:30am Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom
10am In Julia’s Kitchen w/ Master Chefs
10:30am Essential Pépin
11am America’s Test Kitchen
11:30am Cook’s Country
AFTERNOON
12pm Check, Please! Bay Area
12:30pm Lidia’s Kitchen
1pm Cooking Programming
1:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table
2pm Sarah’s Weeknight Meals
2:30pm Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
3pm Climate California
3:30pm Wild Nevada
4pm Rick Steves’ Europe
4:30pm This Old House
5pm Ask This Old House
5:30pm Horizons from PBS News
6pm Finding Your Roots
SATURDAY
EARLY
6am Sit and Be Fit
6:30am Classical Stretch
7am Craft in America
8am J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
8:30am New Scandinavian Cooking
9am Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
9:30am Lidia’s Kitchen
10am Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
10:30am Start Up
11am This Old House
11:30am Ask This Old House
AFTERNOON
12pm MotorWeek
12:30pm Woodsmith Shop
1pm Secrets of the Dead
3pm Check, Please! Bay Area
3:30pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
4pm Pati’s Mexican Table
4:30pm Essential Pépin
5pm Cook’s Country
5:30pm America’s Test Kitchen
6pm Nature
SUNDAY
EARLY
6am Skillsville
6:30am Phoebe & Jay
7am Sesame Street
7:30am Work It Out Wombats!
8am Best of The Joy of Painting
8:30am J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
9am The Farmer and the Foodie
9:30am Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul
10am Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations
10:30am Baking with Julia 11am Taste of Malaysia w/Martin Yan
11:30am Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
AFTERNOON
12pm America’s Test Kitchen
12:30pm Cook’s Country
1pm Check, Please! Bay Area
1:30pm My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
2pm Indian as Apple Pie
2:30pm Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
3pm Wild Foods
3:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe
4pm Antiques Roadshow
5pm Public Affairs
5:30pm Compass Points from PBS News
6pm Grantchester on MASTERPIECE
SUNDAY
EARLY
6am Classical Stretch
6:30am Yoga in Practice
7am America’s Test Kitchen
7:30am Cook’s Country
8am Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
8:30am New Scandinavian Cooking
9am Sara’s Weeknight Meals
9:30am Pati’s Mexican Table
10am Antiques Roadshow 11am Antiques Roadshow
AFTERNOON
12pm Performing Arts Programming 6pm Finding Your Roots
Discover KQED’s audio programs by visiting kqed.org/radio and kqed.org/podcasts.
Above: Photo of immigrant single mom Christina getting her daughter dressed to go to the park in her SRO, courtesy of Home Is a Hotel
KQED’s TV Programming Manager, Emma Casley, curates a monthly list of standout programs that educate, inspire and spark conversation. Check out Emma’s Must-Sees at kqed.org/mustsees. Programs are subject to change after press deadlines. To find the schedules for KQED World and PBS KIDS Channel, visit kqed.org/tv. To watch the livestream of all four of our channels in one place, visit the PBS App or kqed.org/passport.
Friday 1
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm
+ Walkin’ West #204
Crater Lake National Park.
12:30 + No Passport Required #101 Detroit.
1am 9 Cook’s Country #1822
From Texas, with Love.
1:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102 Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS.
R (9) 5/2 9am, noon & 7pm, 5/3 3am & 1pm, 5/4 7:30pm, 5/5 1:30am
+ Secrets of the Dead #2202 Field of Vampires.
2am 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #105 Toil and Trouble.
2:30 + Secrets of the Dead #2203 Lost Treasures of Angkor: The Discovery. R (+) 5/2 1pm
2:44 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #106 Exit, Pursued by a Bear.
3:30 9 My Life Is Murder #305 Silent Lights.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2204 Lost Treasures of Angkor: King’s Gold. R (+) 5/2 2pm
4:14 9 My Life Is Murder #306 Bride to Bee.
4:30 + POV Uyra: The Rising Forest. D
5am 9 Astrid #403 30,000 Feet.
5:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1809 Pastrami.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Washington Week with The Atlantic ★ R (9) 5/2 1:30am + Antiques Roadshow #3013 Grants Farm, Hour 1. R (9) 5/3 4pm; (+) 5/2 1am, 5/3 10am
7:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ★ R (9) 5/2 2am
8pm 9 Roadtrip Nation: Where Wellbeing Grows ★ #101. R (9) 5/2 4:30am, 5/6 5:30am + Foyle’s War #601 Plan of Attack. R (+) 5/2 2am
8:30 9 Great Performances ★ #5306 Now Hear This: The Iceland Sound. R (9) 5/2 2:30am; (+) 5/3 noon
9:30 9 American Masters #3401 Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is. R (9) 5/2 4am; (+) 5/3 1pm
9:40 + Midsomer Murders #2301
The Blacktrees Prophecy, Part 1. R (+) 5/2 3:40am
10:27 + Midsomer Murders #2302
The Blacktrees Prophecy, Part 2. R (+) 5/2 4:27am
11pm 9 The Story of China with Michael Wood #101 Ancestors/Silk Roads and China Ships. China’s early history and a festival devoted to ancient gods. D R (+) 5/17 8pm, 5/18 2am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1810 Epilepsy. R (+) 5/2 5:30am
Saturday 2
EARLY
mid + Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow ★ #304 Memphis.
12:30 + Music California #206.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am 9 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood D
+ Sit and Be Fit #1310 Improve Your Mood.
6:30 9 Arthur D
+ Classical Stretch: By Essentrics #1517 Shoulder Pain.
7am 9 Wild Kratts
+ Craft in America #302 Family.
7:30 9 Weather Hunters D
8am 9 The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross’ Unfinished Season #105 September Song.
+ J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom ★ #805 One Hundred Blooms. R (9) 5/3 8:30am; (+) 5/6 8:30am
8:30 9 New Scandinavian Cooking #301 Rich Farmland.
+ New Scandinavian Cooking #906 Southwards Along the Coast.
9am 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102 Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS. R (9) noon & 7pm, 5/3 3am & 1pm, 5/4 7:30pm, 5/5 1:30am
+ Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board #703 The Nuclear Option.
R (9) 5/3 2:30pm; (+) 5/8 noon
9:30 9 Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom #112 Back to Roots.
+ Lidia’s Kitchen #1202 Pull Up a Chair. 10am 9 In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs #105 Madhur Jaffrey. D
+ Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #910 Cheese Bread & Garlic Chicken. R (9) 5/3 11:30am 10:30 9 Essential Pépin #105 Fine Finishes. D R (+) 5/27 12:30pm, 5/30 4:30pm
+ Start Up #1204 Magdalena’s Catering and Events: Fort Worth, TX. 11am 9 America’s Test Kitchen ★ #2623 New England Clambake. R (9) 5/3 noon, 5/4 7pm, 5/5 1am; (+) 5:30pm, 5/3 7am
+ This Old House ★ #4722.
R (9) 4:30pm; (+) 5/4 9:30am, 5/5 2pm, 5/8 9:30am 11:30 9 Cook’s Country #1823 Spring Dinner and Dessert. R (9) 5/3 12:30pm, 5/7 7pm, 5/8 1am; (+) 5pm, 5/3 7:30am
+ Ask This Old House ★ #2422 Flower Vase, Smart Garage Opener. R (9) 5pm; (+) 5/5 2:30pm
AFTERNOON
noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102 Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS. R (9) 7pm, 5/3 3am & 1pm, 5/4 7:30pm, 5/5 1:30am
+ MotorWeek ★ #4535 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. 12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #1105 A Meal to Make You Smile.
+ Woodsmith Shop #1705 PrairieStyle Tall Clock. R (+) 5/7 9:30am
1pm 9 Outdoor Eats #103 Outdoor Eats in St. Pete Clearwater, FL.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2203 Lost Treasures of Angkor: The Discovery. 1:30 9 Pati’s Mexican Table #1102 Sisters, Stew and Sass. 2pm 9 Sara’s Weeknight Meals #1402 Spice Route: Istanbul to Morocco.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2204 Lost Treasures of Angkor: King’s Gold. 2:30 9 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love #907 Italy, Part 2: Modena. R (+) 5/4 5pm 3pm 9 Climate California #106 RPG.
+ Check, Please! Bay Area #1415 Bursa, The Italian Homemade Company, Rasa.
3:30 9 Wild Nevada #605 Tahoe Rim Trail.
+ Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #911 New Holiday Vegetables. R (9) 5/10 11:30am; (+) 5/3 8am, 5/5 10am, 5/9 10am 4pm 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #808
Italy’s Verona, Padova and Ravenna. R (9) 5/3 1:30am, 3:30am & 3:30pm; (+) 5/12 6pm
+ Pati’s Mexican Table #313 Piñata Party. R (+) 5/3 9:30am 4:30 9 This Old House ★ #4722. R (+) 5/4 9:30am, 5/5 2pm, 5/8 9:30am
+ Essential Pépin #101 Savory Staples. D 5pm 9 Ask This Old House ★ #2422 Flower Vase, Smart Garage Opener. R (+) 5/5 2:30pm + Cook’s Country #1823
Spring Dinner and Dessert. R (9) 5/3 12:30pm, 5/7 7pm, 5/8 1am; (+) 5/3 7:30am 5:30 9 Horizons from PBS News ★ + America’s Test Kitchen #2623 New England Clambake. R (9) 5/3 noon, 5/4 7pm, 5/5 1am; (+) 5/3 7am 6pm 9 Finding Your Roots #801 Hidden in the Genes. D + Nature #4103 Woodpeckers: The Hole Story. D R (+) 5/3 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102 Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS. R (9) 5/3 3am & 1pm, 5/4 7:30pm, 5/5 1:30am + NOVA #5307 Athens: Birth of Democracy. D R (+) 5/3 1am 7:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #809 Amsterdam. R (9) 5/9 4pm, 5/10 2am & 3:30pm; (+) 5/13 6pm
7:58 + The Brokenwood Mysteries ★ #705 Exposed to the Light. R (+) 5/3 1:58am 8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #5017 Anchors Aweigh. 9:30 + Doc Martin #906 Equilibrium. R (+) 5/3 3:30am 10:30 9 Saturday Night Movie #5018 National Velvet. R (9) 5/9 8pm + Shared Planet #101 Cities. D R (+) 5/3 4:30am 11:30 + Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman #101 Antartica: Life at the Edge. R (+) 5/3 5:30am, 5/21 4:30pm
Sunday 3
EARLY
mid + Nature #4103
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story. D 12:34 9 Lucy Worsley Investigates #203
The Gunpowder Plot. R (9) 5/18 12:30am
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2623
New England Clambake. R (9) 5/4 7pm, 5/5 1am
+ Great Performances #5306
Now Hear This: The Iceland Sound. 12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1823 Spring Dinner and Dessert. R (9) 5/7 7pm, 5/8 1am
1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102
Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS. R (9) 5/4 7:30pm, 5/5 1:30am
+ American Masters #3401
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is.
1:30 9 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #504 Plant-Based in Ancient Greece.
2pm 9 Indian as Apple Pie #101. R (9) 5/6 1:06am
2:30 9 Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board #703
The Nuclear Option. R (+) 5/8 noon
+ Great Performances #5102
Now Hear This: Rising Stars. R (9) 5/22 9:30pm, 5/23 3:30am; (+) 5/24 4:30pm
3pm 9 Wild Foods ★ #105 Arizona. R (+) 5/13 1:30pm
3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #808 Italy’s Verona, Padova and Ravenna. R (+) 5/12 6pm
+ Great Performances #4713 Richard III.
4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #3013 Grants Farm, Hour 1.
5pm 9 Inside California Education Agua Caliente.
5:30 9 Compass Points from PBS News ★ + PBS Arts Talk #104 Misty Copeland with Nathaniel Mary Quinn.
6pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #4929 Season 4, Episode 2. D R (9) 5/10 4am
+ Finding Your Roots #1205 Love & Basketball. R (+) 5/4 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #4930 Season 4, Episode 3. R (9) 5/10 5am
+ Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution #102 A Messy Divorce. R (+) 5/4 1am
8pm 9 Call the Midwife ★ #1507 Season 15, Episode 7. D R (9) 5/4 2am
+ The American Revolution #103 The Times That Try Men’s Souls. D R (+) 5/4 2am
9pm 9 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A MASTERPIECE Special R (9) 5/4 3am
10pm 9 The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE ★ #5626 The Duel. D R (9) 5/4 4am
+ The American Revolution #104 Conquer by a Drawn Game. D R (+) 5/4 4am
11pm 9 Hijos del Desierto (Sons of the Desert) ★ #124. R (9) 5/4 5am
Monday 4
EARLY
mid 9 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets #105 Kings George III and IV & The Napoleonic War. D + Finding Your Roots #1205 Love & Basketball.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2623 New England Clambake. R (9) 5/5 1am
+ Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie #101 Agatha. R (+) 5/5 1am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2102 Funky Elephant, Y’s Choice, Jim’s By MLVS. R (9) 5/5 1:30am
8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow ★ #3014 Grants Farm, Hour 2. R (9) 5/5 2am, 5/10 4pm; (+) 5/8 3pm & 7pm, 5/9 1am, 5/10 10am
+ Father Brown ★ #1203 The Horns of Cernunnos. R (+) 5/5 2am
8:45 + Doc Martin #907 Single White Bevy. R (+) 5/5 2:45am, 5/9 9:30pm, 5/10 3:30am
9pm 9 The American Revolution #105 The Soul of All America. D R (9) 5/5 3am; (+) 5/10 7:59pm, 5/11 1:03am
9:32 + Hope Street #304. R (+) 5/5 3:32am
10:22 + Broadchurch #205 Episode 5. D R (+) 5/5 4:22am
11pm 9 Grandma Stand ★ R (9) 5/5 5am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1812 Starr Ranch. R (+) 5/5 5:30am
Tuesday 5
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Energy Switch ★ Senators Talk Energy. R (+) 5/12 5pm
12:30 + View Finders ★ #401 Iceland, Part 1. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Simply Ming #1801 Bok Choi. + Call the Midwife #1204 Season 12, Episode 4. D R (+) 5/6 1am
7:30 9 Lucky Chow ★ #801 Copenhagen: Scandiasian. R (9) 5/6 1:33am, 5/23 1pm
8pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1009 In the Blood. D R (9) 5/6 2am, 5/9 6pm + The Good Karma Hospital #103 Season 1, Episode 3. R (+) 5/6 2am
8:46 + Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries #113 King Memses’ Curse. R (+) 5/6 2:46am
9pm 9 The American Revolution #106 The Most Sacred Thing. D R (9) 5/6 3am; (+) 5/10 9:55pm, 5/11 3am
9:45 + Inspector George Gently #202. R (+) 5/6 3:45am
11:11 9 Asian Americans #101 Breaking Ground.
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1813 Press Photographers. R (+) 5/6 5:30am
Wednesday 6
EARLY
mid + Laura Flanders & Friends ★ 12:08 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm 12:30 + The Chavis Chronicles ★ Tameka Simmons.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #126 Menu Memories. R (9) 5/7 1am + Finding Your Roots #1206 Westward Bound. R (+) 5/7 1am, 5/10 6pm, 5/11 12:06am 7:30 9 Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman ★ #106 Prairies: Life in Motion. R (9) 5/7 1:30am; (+) 5/14 4:30pm 8pm 9 Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure ★ R (9) 5/7 2am; (+) 5/9 6pm, 5/10 mid + Midsomer Murders #2304
The Debt of Lies, Part 2. R (+) 5/7 2am & 2:44am, 5/8 10:26pm, 5/9 4:26am 8:44 + Midsomer Murders #2304
The Debt of Lies, Part 2. R (+) 5/7 2am & 2:44am, 5/8 10:26pm, 5/9 4:26am 9pm 9 NOVA #5108 Decoding the Universe: Cosmos. D R (9) 5/7 3am; (+) 5/9 7pm, 5/10 1am 9:30 + Beyond Paradise #103 Episode 3. R (+) 5/7 3:30am 10pm 9 Shared Planet ★ #102 Open Spaces. R (9) 5/7 4am; (+) 5/9 10:30pm, 5/10 4:30am 10:30 + Murder in the Mountains #110 Break It Up. R (+) 5/7 4:30am 11pm 9 MacGillivray Freeman’s Everest ★ R (9) 5/7 5am; (+) 5/30 10:30pm, 5/31 4:30am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1814 Quilt Show. R (+) 5/7 5:30am
LIFE ON EARTH: ATTENBOROUGH’S GREATEST ADVENTURE
Wednesday, May 6, at 8pm on KQED 9
David Attenborough’s Life on Earth (1976) was the world’s first wildlife blockbuster, broadcasting on PBS in 1982. For the 50th anniversary of a program that transformed the public’s perception of nature, this retrospective offers rare insight into the groundbreaking series.
Thursday 7
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm
+ GZERO World with Ian Bremmer ★
12:30 + To Dine For with Kate Sullivan Alice Walton, Founder, Crystal Bridges Museum.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1823 Spring Dinner and Dessert. R (9) 5/8 1am
+ No Passport Required #102
New Orleans. R (+) 5/8 12:30am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area ★ #2103 Merchant Roots, T’chaka, Creekside Bakery. R (9) 5/8 1:30am, 5/9 9am, noon & 7pm, 5/10 3:30am & 1pm, 5/11 7:30pm, 5/12 2am
8pm 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #107 The Fairest Show Means the Most Deceit. R (9) 5/8 2am
+ Secrets of the Dead #2205
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, Part 1. R (+) 5/8 1:30am, 5/9 1pm
8:45 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #108 The Chameleon’s Dish. R (9) 5/8 2:44am
9pm + Secrets of the Dead #2206
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, Part 2. R (+) 5/8 2:30am, 5/9 2pm
9:30 9 My Life Is Murder ★ #307 Breaking Bread. R (9) 5/8 3:30am
10pm + Secrets of the Dead #2207 The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum. R (+) 5/8 3:30am
10:13 9 My Life Is Murder ★ #308 Gaslight Sonata. R (9) 5/8 4:14am
11pm 9 Astrid ★ #404 Immortal. R (9) 5/8 5am + Red Storm Rising: The Struggle for the American Communist Party ★ R (+) 5/8 4:30am
Friday 8
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Walkin’ West #101 Joshua Tree.
12:30 + No Passport Required #102 New Orleans.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Washington Week with The Atlantic ★ R (9) 5/9 2am + Antiques Roadshow #3014 Grants Farm, Hour 2. R (9) 5/10 4pm; (+) 5/9 1am, 5/10 10am
7:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ★ R (9) 5/9 2:30am
8pm 9 Roadtrip Nation: Where Wellbeing Grows ★ #102. R (9) 5/9 5:30am + Foyle’s War #602 Broken Souls. R (+) 5/9 2am
8:30 9 KQED Live ★ #114 Town Hall: Katie Porter.
9:30 9 Great Performances ★ #5213 Suffs. R (9) 5/9 3am; (+) 5/10 noon
9:40 + Midsomer Murders #2303
The Debt of Lies, Part 1. R (+) 5/9 3:40am
10:26 + Midsomer Murders #2304 The Debt of Lies, Part 2. R (+) 5/9 4:26am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1816 Crossroads of the World. R (+) 5/9 5:30am, 5/11 5:30am
Saturday 9
EARLY
mid 9 The Story of China with Michael Wood #102 Golden Age/ The Ming. The achievements of China’s Song and Ming dynasties. D R (+) 5/24 8pm, 5/25 2am + Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow ★ #305 Florida.
12:30 + Music California #207.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2103 Merchant Roots, T’chaka, Creekside Bakery. R (9) 5/10 3:30am & 1pm, 5/11 7:30pm, 5/12 2am + NOVA #5108 Decoding the Universe: Cosmos. D R (+) 5/10 1am
7:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #810 The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam. R (9) 5/16 4pm, 5/17 2am & 3:30pm; (+) 5/14 6pm
7:58 + The Brokenwood Mysteries ★ #706 Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson. R (+) 5/10 1:58am
8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #5018 National Velvet.
9:30 + Doc Martin #907 Single White Bevy. R (+) 5/10 3:30am
10:04 9 Saturday Night Movie #5019 On the Town. R (9) 5/16 8pm
10:30 + Shared Planet #102 Open Spaces. D R (+) 5/10 4:30am
11:30 + Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman #102 Antartica: Life Under the Ice. R (+) 5/10 5:30am, 5/28 4:30pm
Sunday 10
EARLY
mid 9 Pacific Heartbeat #1201
Ola Hou: Journey to New York Fashion Week. A Native Hawaiian fashion designer brings Big Island style to the Big Apple.
+ Life On Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2624
Tandoori Salmon and Broiled Zucchini. R (9) 5/11 7pm
+ Great Performances #5213 Suffs.
12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1824
Flavorful Chicken Fonduta. R (9) 5/14 7pm, 5/15 1am 1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2103 Merchant Roots, T’chaka, Creekside Bakery. R (9) 5/11 7:30pm, 5/12 2am
1:30 9 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #505 Mushrooms for Our Minds...Not What You Think! 2pm 9 Indian as Apple Pie #102.
2:30 9 Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board #704 Generations of Food and Coffee Love. R (+) 5/15 noon + Great Performances at the Met #1809 Madama Butterfly. Sopranos Aleksandra Kurzak and Asmik Grigorian perform.
3pm 9 Wild Foods ★ #106 Adirondacks: Upstate New York. R (+) 5/20 1:30pm 3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #809 Amsterdam. R (+) 5/13 6pm 4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #3014 Grants Farm, Hour 2. 5pm 9 Inside California Education Unified Sports.
5:30 9 Compass Points from PBS News ★ + PBS Arts Talk #103
Ann Curry with Min Jin Lee. 6pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #4931 Season 4, Episode 4. D R (9) 5/17 4am
+ Finding Your Roots #1206 Westward Bound. R (+) 5/11 12:06am
EVENING
7pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #4932 Season 4, Episode 5. D R (9) 5/17 5am
+ Ah Quon McElrath: The Struggle Never Ends! Raising herself out of poverty, Ah Quon McElrath became one of Hawaii’s most influential leaders.
7:59 + The American Revolution #105
The Soul of All America. D R (+) 5/11 1:03am
8pm 9 Call the Midwife ★ #1508 Season 15, Episode 8. D R (9) 5/11 2am 9pm 9 More Manners of Downton Abbey: A MASTERPIECE Special D R (9) 5/11 3am
9:55 + The American Revolution #106
The Most Sacred Thing. D R (+) 5/11 3am
10pm 9 The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE ★ #5627
The Last Two. D R (9) 5/11 4am 11pm 9 Hijos del Desierto (Sons of the Desert) ★ #125. R (9) 5/11 5am
Monday 11
EARLY
mid 9 Lucy Worsley Investigates #201 Jack the Ripper.
12:06 + Finding Your Roots #1206 Westward Bound.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2624 Tandoori Salmon and Broiled Zucchini. + Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie #102
Miss Marple. R (+) 5/12 1am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2103
Merchant Roots, T’chaka, Creekside Bakery. R (9) 5/12 2am
8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow ★ #3015
Grants Farm, Hour 3. R (9) 5/12
2:30am, 5/17 4pm; (+) 5/15 3pm & 7pm, 5/16 1am, 5/17 10am
+ Father Brown ★ #1204
The Invisible Friends. R (+) 5/12 2am
8:45 + Doc Martin #908
Licence to Practice. R (+) 5/12
2:45am, 5/16 9:30pm, 5/17 3:30am
9pm 9 Home Is a Hotel ★ Investigate the homelessness and home affordability crisis. R (9) 5/12
3:30am; (+) 5/17 7pm, 5/18 1am
9:32 + Hope Street #305. R (+) 5/12 3:32am
10pm 9 Independent Lens ★ Natchez. D
R (9) 5/12 4:30am; (+) 5/14 11pm, 5/15 4:30am
10:22 + Broadchurch #206 Episode 6. D R (+) 5/12 4:22am
11:30 9 POV Liquor Store Dreams. Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their own dreams. D
+ Visiting with Huell Howser #1817 Glendora Castle. R (+) 5/12 5:30am
Tuesday 12
EARLY
mid + Energy Switch ★ Tribal Energy. R (+) 5/19 5pm
12:30 + View Finders ★ #402 Iceland, Part 2. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Simply Ming #1802 Okonomiyake. R (9) 5/13 1am
+ Call the Midwife #1205 Season 12, Episode 5. D R (+) 5/13 1am
7:30 9 Lucky Chow ★ #802 Italy: Chinese Italia. R (9) 5/13 1:30am, 5/30 1pm 8pm 9 Finding Your Roots #904 Far from Home. D R (9) 5/13 2am, 5/16 6pm
+ The Good Karma Hospital #104 Season 1, Episode 4. R (+) 5/13 2am
8:47 + Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries #201 Murder Most Scandalous. R (+) 5/13 2:47am
9pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1101 Larger Than Life. R (9) 5/13 3am, 5/16 5am
9:43 + Inspector George Gently #203. R (+) 5/13 3:43am 10pm 9 Frontline TBA Show Topic Still TBA. Shows will appear on the main Frontline info page once selected. R (9) 5/13 4am, 5/26 10pm, 5/27 4am 11pm 9 Asian Americans #102 A Question of Loyalty. R (9) 5/13 5am 11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1818 Doughnut History. R (+) 5/13 5:30am
Wednesday 13
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Laura Flanders & Friends ★
12:30 + The Chavis Chronicles ★ Ethel Mitchell.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #101 Fête Des Boules. R (9) 5/14 1am
+ Finding Your Roots #1207 Family Harmonies.
R (+) 5/14 1am, 5/17 6pm, 5/18 mid
7:30 9 Savers of Flavor ★ #101
Peas Come to Table.
R (9) 5/14 1:30am; (+) 5/29 10am
8pm 9 Nature #3607
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon. R (9) 5/14 2am; (+) 5/16 6pm, 5/17 mid + Midsomer Murders #2305
A Grain of Truth, Part 1. R (+) 5/14 2am, 5/15 9:40pm, 5/16 3:40am
8:43 + Midsomer Murders #2306
A Grain of Truth, Part 2. R (+) 5/14 2:43am, 5/15 10:26pm, 5/16 4:26am 9pm 9 NOVA #5114
Decoding the Universe: Quantum. D R (9) 5/14 3am; (+) 5/16 7pm, 5/17 1am
9:30 + Beyond Paradise #104 Episode 4. R (+) 5/14 3:30am
10pm 9 Shared Planet ★ #103 Forests. R (9) 5/14 4am; (+) 5/16 10:30pm, 5/17 4:30am
10:30 + Murder in the Mountains #111 Old Wounds. R (+) 5/14 4:30am
11pm 9 Dogs in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries #101 Meet the Family. D R (9) 5/14 5am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #1901 Vincent Price Art Museum. R (+) 5/14 5:30am
Thursday 14
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + GZERO World with Ian Bremmer ★
12:30 + To Dine For with Kate Sullivan Barbara Corcoran, Founder, The Corcoran Group, and “Shark” on ABC’s Shark Tank.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1824 Flavorful Chicken Fonduta. R (9) 5/15 1am + No Passport Required #103 Chicago. R (+) 5/15 12:30am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area ★ #2104 Ole’s Waffle Shop, Pazzo, Korean Superette. R (9) 5/15 1:30am, 5/16 9am, noon & 7pm, 5/17 3:30am & 1pm, 5/18 7:30pm, 5/19 1:30am
8pm 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators #109 The Rascal Cook. R (9) 5/15 2am + Secrets of the Dead #2208 Cleopatra’s Last Temple. R (+) 5/15 1:30am, 5/16 1pm
8:44 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators #110 Ill Met by Moonlight. R (9) 5/15 2:44am 9pm + Secrets of the Dead #2209 Cracking the Queen’s Code. R (+) 5/15 2:30am, 5/16 2pm
9:30 9 My Life Is Murder ★ #309 Staying Mum. R (9) 5/15 3:30am
10pm + Secrets of the Dead #2210 Chasing the Plague. R (+) 5/15 3:30am 10:13 9 My Life Is Murder ★ #310 Killer Fashion. R (9) 5/15 4:14am 11pm 9 Astrid ★ #405 Madman’s Sacrifice. R (9) 5/15 5am + Independent Lens Natchez. D R (+) 5/15 4:30am
Friday 15
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm
12:30 + No Passport Required #103 Chicago. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Washington Week with The Atlantic ★ R (9) 5/16 1:30am + Antiques Roadshow #3015 Grants Farm, Hour 3. R (9) 5/17 4pm; (+) 5/16 1am, 5/17 10am
7:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ★ R (9) 5/16 2am 8pm 9 KQED Live ★ #115 Town Hall: Candidate TBD. 9pm 9 Great Performances ★ #5214 Top Hat. R (9) 5/16 3:30am; (+) 5/17 noon + Foyle’s War #603 All Clear. R (+) 5/16 2am
9:40 + Midsomer Murders #2305 A Grain of Truth, Part 1. R (+) 5/16 3:40am
10:26 + Midsomer Murders #2306 A Grain of Truth, Part 2. R (+) 5/16 4:26am
11:30 9 The Story of China with Michael Wood #103
The Last Empire/The Age of Revolution. The First Opium War and the birth of 20th-century China. D R (+) 5/31 8pm
+ Visiting with Huell Howser #1903 Hot Peppers. R (+) 5/16 5:30am
Saturday 16
EARLY
mid + Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow ★ #306 Jamaica. 12:30 + Music California #208. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2104 Ole’s Waffle Shop, Pazzo, Korean Superette. R (9) 5/17 3:30am & 1pm, 5/18 7:30pm, 5/19 1:30am + NOVA #5114 Decoding the Universe: Quantum. D R (+) 5/17 1am 7:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #811 Prague. R (9) 5/23 4pm, 5/24 2am & 3:30pm 8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #5019 On the Town.
+ The Brokenwood Mysteries #301
The Black Widower. R (+) 5/17 2am 9:30 + Doc Martin #908 Licence to Practice. R (+) 5/17 3:30am 10pm 9 Saturday Night Movie ★ #5020 Being the Ricardos. R (9) 5/23 8pm 10:30 + Shared Planet #103 Forests. D R (+) 5/17 4:30am
11:30 + Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman #103 Antartica: Life on the Rocks. R (+) 5/17 5:30am
Sunday 17
EARLY
mid + Nature #3607 Attenborough and the Sea Dragon. D
12:05 9 Pacific Heartbeat #1203
Daughters of the Waves. How surfing shaped the lives of three sisters.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2625 Petite French Pastries. R (9) 5/18 7pm, 5/19 1am
+ Great Performances #5214 Top Hat.
12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1825 Puerto Rican Flavors. R (9) 5/21 7pm, 5/22 1am
1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2104 Ole’s Waffle Shop, Pazzo, Korean Superette.
R (9) 5/18 7:30pm, 5/19 1:30am
1:30 9 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #506 Gut Feeling: Probiotics to Love.
2pm 9 Indian as Apple Pie #103.
2:30 9 Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board #705 Amici. R (+) 5/22 noon
+ Great Performances #5208 Yellow Face. Tony winner David Henry Hwang’s Broadway comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim.
R (9) 5/29 10pm, 5/30 4am
3pm 9 Wild Foods ★ #107
New York City. R (+) 5/27 1:30pm
3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #810 The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam. 4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #3015 Grants Farm, Hour 3.
4:30 + Panetta Institute Lectures ★ The Legacy of American Foreign Policy: World Leadership, Alliances and Democracy or Power, Tariffs and Territory? R (+) 10:30pm, 5/18 4:30am
5pm 9 Inside California Education School Wellness.
5:30 9 Compass Points from PBS News ★
6pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #5027 Season 5, Episode 1. D
R (9) 5/24 4am
+ Finding Your Roots #1207 Family Harmonies. R (+) 5/18 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #5028 Season 5, Episode 2. D R (9) 5/24 5am
+ Home Is a Hotel R (+) 5/18 1am
8pm 9 Great Escaper on MASTERPIECE #5556. D R (9) 5/18 1:30am
+ The Story of China with Michael Wood #101 Ancestors/Silk Roads and China Ships. D R (+) 5/18 2am
10pm 9 MASTERPIECE Classic #4101 Season 1, Part 1.
+ American Masters #3902 Ten Times Better. Asian dance pioneer George Lee began dancing as a teenage immigrant. D R (+) 5/18 4am
10:30 + Panetta Institute Lectures
The Legacy of American Foreign Policy: World Leadership, Alliances and Democracy or Power, Tariffs and Territory? R (+) 5/18 4:30am
11:30 9 Hijos del Desierto (Sons of the Desert) ★ #126. R (9) 5/18 5am
Monday 18
EARLY
mid + Finding Your Roots #1207 Family Harmonies.
12:30 9 Lucy Worsley Investigates #203 The Gunpowder Plot. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2625 Petite French Pastries. R (9) 5/19 1am + Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie #103 Poirot. R (+) 5/19 1am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #2104 Ole’s Waffle Shop, Pazzo, Korean Superette. R (9) 5/19 1:30am
8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow ★ #3025 Junk in the Trunk 15. R (9) 5/19 2am, 5/24 4pm; (+) 5/22 3pm & 7pm, 5/23 1am, 5/24 10am + Father Brown ★ #1205
The Cup of Calabria. R (+) 5/19 2am
8:45 + Doc Martin #1001
I Will Survive. R (+) 5/19 2:45am, 5/23 9:30pm, 5/24 3:30am
9pm 9 Invisible Nation ★ Taiwan’s first female president manages geopolitical pressures. R (9) 5/19 3am; (+) 5/31 7pm
9:32 + Hope Street #306. R (+) 5/19 3:32am
10pm 9 Independent Lens ★ Light of the Setting Sun. After confronting her Chinese family’s trauma, a filmmaker hopes to end a vicious cycle. R (9) 5/19 4am; (+) 5/21 11pm, 5/22 4:30am
10:22 + Broadchurch #207 Episode 7. D R (+) 5/19 4:22am
11:30 9 Amache: An American Injustice The unjust incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during WWII.
R (9) 5/19 5:30am; (+) 5/31 11:30pm
+ Visiting with Huell Howser #2024 Museum/San Antonio Winery. R (+) 5/19 5:30am
Tuesday 19
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Energy Switch ★ Public Opinion on Climate. R (+) 5/26 5pm
12:30 + View Finders ★ #403 Necker Island. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Simply Ming #1803 Miso Salmon. R (9) 5/20 1am
+ Call the Midwife #1206 Season 12, Episode 6. D R (+) 5/20 1am
7:30 9 Lucky Chow ★ #803 Berlin: Edible Art. R (9) 5/20 1:30am
8pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1103 Stranger Than Fiction. R (9) 5/20 2am, 5/23 6pm
+ The Good Karma Hospital #105 Season 1, Episode 5. R (+) 5/20 2am
8:47 + Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries #202 Death Comes Knocking. R (+) 5/20 2:47am
9pm 9 American Masters ★ #3804
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause. D R (9) 5/20 3am
9:43 + Inspector George Gently #204. R (+) 5/20 3:43am
11pm 9 Asian Americans #103
Good Americans. R (9) 5/20 5am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #212. R (+) 5/20 5:30am
Wednesday 20
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Laura Flanders & Friends ★ 12:30 + The Chavis Chronicles ★ Attorney Markwei Boye. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #102 All in the Family. R (9) 5/21 1am + Finding Your Roots #1208 Artistic Roots. R (+) 5/21 1am, 5/24 6pm, 5/25 mid 7:30 9 Savers of Flavor ★ #102 A Cherry to Die For. R (9) 5/21 1:30am 8pm 9 Nature #4110 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song. D R (9) 5/21 2am; (+) 5/23 6pm, 5/24 mid + Midsomer Murders #2307 Dressed to Kill, Part 1. R (+) 5/21 2am, 5/22 9:40pm, 5/23 3:40am 8:42 + Midsomer Murders #2308 Dressed to Kill, Part 2. R (+) 5/21 2:42am, 5/22 10:26pm, 5/23 4:26am 9pm 9 NOVA #5101 When Whales Could Walk. D R (9) 5/21 3am; (+) 5/23 7pm, 5/24 1am
9:32 + Beyond Paradise #105 Episode 5. R (+) 5/21 3:32am
10pm 9 Shared Planet ★ #104 Waters. R (9) 5/21 4am; (+) 5/23 10:30pm, 5/24 4:30am
10:30 + Murder in the Mountains #112 In the Dungeon. R (+) 5/21 4:30am 11pm 9 Dogs in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries #102 Secrets of Success. D R (9) 5/21 5am
DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE
Sunday, May 17, at 10pm on KQED 9
Mark your calendars for the Season 1 re-air of this beloved British historical drama series by Oscar winner Julian Fellowes! The star-studded cast depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants at their opulent Edwardian country house, with Part 1 beginning the day after the Titanic sinks.
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #222 Union Station. R (+) 5/21 5:30am
Thursday 21
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm
+ GZERO World with Ian Bremmer ★
12:30 + To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
Eva Longoria, Actress and Advocate.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1825
Puerto Rican Flavors. R (9) 5/22 1am + No Passport Required #104 Queens, NYC. R (+) 5/22 12:30am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1810
Queen’s Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe, La Casa Mia, Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Bar. R (9) 5/22 1:28am, 5/23 9am, noon & 7pm, 5/24 3:30am & 1pm
8pm 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #111 Outrageous Fortune. R (9) 5/22 1:59am
+ Secrets of the Dead #2302
Picturing Shakespeare. R (+) 5/22 1:30am, 5/23 1pm
8:44 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #112 The Play’s the Thing. R (9) 5/22 2:43am
9pm + Secrets of the Dead #2303 Queens of Combat. R (+) 5/22 2:30am, 5/23 2pm
9:30 9 Sherlock on MASTERPIECE #4029
Season 1: A Study in Pink. D R (9) 5/22 3:27am
10pm + Secrets of the Dead #2304
The Quest for Camelot. R (+) 5/22 3:30am
11pm + Independent Lens Light of the Setting Sun. R (+) 5/22 4:30am
11:02 9 Astrid ★ #406 Time Traveler. R (9) 5/22 5am
Friday 22
EARLY
12:03 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm 12:30 + No Passport Required #104 Queens, NYC.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Washington Week with The Atlantic ★ R (9) 5/23 1am + Antiques Roadshow #3025 Junk in the Trunk 15. R (9) 5/24 4pm; (+) 5/23 1am, 5/24 10am
7:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ★ R (9) 5/23 1:30am
8pm 9 KQED Live ★ #117
Town Hall: Chad Bianco. R (9) 5/23 2am; (+) 5/24 3pm
+ Foyle’s War #701 The Russian House. R (+) 5/23 2am
9pm 9 Great Performances ★ #5117
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger. R (9) 5/23 3am; (+) 5/24 3pm
9:40 + Midsomer Murders #2307 Dressed to Kill, Part 1. R (+) 5/23 3:40am
10:26 + Midsomer Murders #2308 Dressed to Kill, Part 2. R (+) 5/23 4:26am
10:30 9 Great Performances #5102
Now Hear This: Rising Stars. R (9) 5/23 4:30am; (+) 5/24 4:30pm
11:30 9 A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story ★ Discover extraordinary photographer and Japanese immigrant George Masa. R (9) 5/23 4:30am; (+) 5/31 10pm
+ Visiting with Huell Howser #310 Descanso Gardens. R (+) 5/23 5:30am
Saturday 23
EARLY
mid + Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow #301 Rochester, NY.
12:30 + Music California #301. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1810 Queen’s Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe, La Casa Mia, Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Bar. R (9) 7pm, 5/24 3:30am & 1pm
+ MotorWeek ★ #4538.
12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #1108 Worth Celebrating.
+ Woodsmith Shop #1708
Poker Table. R (+) 5/28 9:30am
1pm 9 Lucky Chow #801 Copenhagen: Scandiasian.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2302 Picturing Shakespeare.
1:30 9 Pati’s Mexican Table #1105 The Magic of Piloncillo.
2pm 9 Sara’s Weeknight Meals #1405 My Italian Kitchen.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2303 Queens of Combat.
2:30 9 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love #910 The Food Special, Part 3. R (+) 5/25 5pm
3pm 9 Climate California #109 Unity.
+ Check, Please! Bay Area #1511 R+D Kitchen, Just For You Cafe, Rice Barn Thai Eatery and Wine Bar.
3:30 9 Wild Nevada #608 Truckee.
+ Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #914 New Christmas Cookies. R (9) 5/31 11:30am; (+) 5/24 8am, 5/26 10am, 5/30 10am
4pm 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #811 Prague. R (9) 5/24 2am & 3:30pm
+ Pati’s Mexican Table #403 Taco Night. D R (+) 5/24 9:30am
4:30 9 This Old House ★ #4725. R (+) 5/25 9:30am, 5/26 2pm, 5/29 9:30am
+ Essential Pépin #104 Veg-In! D 5pm 9 Ask This Old House ★ #2425 Picnic Table; Insurance Policies. R (+) 5/26 2:30pm
+ Cook’s Country #1826 Seafood in a Snap. R (9) 5/24 12:30pm, 5/28 7pm, 5/29 1:04am; (+) 5/24 7:30am
5:30 9 Horizons from PBS News ★
+ America’s Test Kitchen #2626
Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles. R (9) 5/24 noon, 5/25 7pm, 5/26 1am; (+) 5/24 7am 6pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1103 Stranger Than Fiction.
+ Nature #4110 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song. D R (+) 5/24 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1810 Queen’s Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe, La Casa Mia, Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Bar. R (9) 5/24 3:30am & 1pm
+ NOVA #5101 When Whales Could Walk. D R (+) 5/24 1am
7:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #812 Berlin. R (9) 5/30 4pm, 5/31 2am & 3:30pm 8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #5020 Being the Ricardos.
+ The Brokenwood Mysteries #302 Over Her Dead Body. R (+) 5/24 2am
9:30 + Doc Martin #1001 I Will Survive. R (+) 5/24 3:30am
10:06 9 Saturday Night Movie #5021 The Outsiders. R (9) 5/30 8pm 10:30 + Shared Planet #104 Waters. D R (+) 5/24 4:30am
11:30 + Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman #104 Prairies: Life on the Plains. R (+) 5/24 5:30am
Sunday 24
EARLY
mid 9 Confucius Was a Foodie #201. + Nature #4110 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song. D 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2626 Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles. R (9) 5/25 7pm, 5/26 1am
+ Great Performances at the Met ★ #2004 Arabella.
12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1826 Seafood in a Snap. R (9) 5/28 7pm, 5/29 1:04am 1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1810 Queen’s Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe, La Casa Mia, Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Bar.
1:30 9 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #507 Beans: The #1 Longevity Ingredient.
INVISIBLE NATION
Monday, May 18, at 9pm on KQED 9
This documentary gives unprecedented, intimate access to Taiwan’s first woman president, Tsai Ing-wen. Studying her leadership during a period of complex global and geopolitical challenges, this film explores the island’s evolution and its ongoing efforts to preserve autonomy and stability while navigating relationships with major world powers, specifically the U.S. and China.
2pm 9 Indian as Apple Pie #104.
2:30 9 Christina Cooks:
Back to the Cutting Board #706
Ragazze. R (+) 5/29 noon
3pm 9 Wild Foods ★ #108
A Holiday Feast: Vermont.
+ Great Performances #5117
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger.
3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #811 Prague. 4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #3025
Junk in the Trunk 15.
4:30 + Great Performances #5102
Now Hear This: Rising Stars. 5pm 9 American Muslims:
A History Revealed #101
A Portrait of Freedom.
5:30 9 Compass Points from PBS News ★
+ PBS Arts Talk #107
Misty Copeland with Twyla Tharp. 6pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE
#5029 Season 5, Episode 3. D R (9) 5/31 4am
+ Finding Your Roots #1208 Artistic Roots. R (+) 5/25 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE
#5030 Season 5, Episode 4. D R (9) 5/31 5am
+ Food Roots ★
Bustling Philippine cities, remote islands and mountain villages.
8pm 9 National Memorial Day Concert 2026 ★ R (9) 5/24 9:30pm, 5/25 12:30am, 2am & 10pm; (+) 5/31 noon & 2pm
+ The Story of China with Michael Wood #102 Golden Age/ The Ming. D R (+) 5/25 2am
9:30 9 National Memorial Day Concert 2026 R (9) 5/25 12:30am, 2am & 10pm; (+) 5/31 noon & 2pm 10pm 9 Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE #4102 Season 1, Part 2. R (9) 5/25 3:30am
+ Groundbreakers Celebrating several generations of women advancing in sports. R (+) 5/25 4am
11:30 9 Hijos del Desierto (Sons of the Desert) ★ #127. R (9) 5/25 5am
Monday 25
EARLY
mid + Finding Your Roots #1208 Artistic Roots.
12:30 9 TBA R (9) 2am & 10pm; (+) 5/31 noon & 2pm
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2626 Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles. R (9) 5/26 1am
+ My King Charles R (+) 5/26 1am
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1811 Arizmendi Emeryville Bakery & Pizzeria, LUNA Mexican Kitchen, Shizen, Outer Sunset Market & Mercantile. R (9) 5/26 1:30am
8pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2028 Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage. A Hawaiian kou bowl and more original Asian and Pacific Island finds. R (9) 5/26 2am, 5/31 4pm; (+) 5/29 3pm & 7pm, 5/30 1am, 5/31 10am
+ Father Brown ★ #1206 The Lord of the Dance. R (+) 5/26 2am
8:46 + Doc Martin #1002 One Night Only. R (+) 5/26 2:46am, 5/30 9:30pm, 5/31 3:30am
9pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2708
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Hour 2. R (9) 5/26 3am; (+) 5/28 3pm, 5/29 4pm, 5/31 11am
9:34 + Hope Street #307. R (+) 5/26 3:34am
10pm 9 TBA R (+) 5/31 noon & 2pm
10:22 + Broadchurch #208 Episode 8. D R (+) 5/26 4:22am
11:30 9 American Anthems #103 Soldier on All Fours. R (9) 5/26 5:30am
+ Visiting with Huell Howser #312 Snow Show. R (+) 5/26 5:30am
Tuesday 26
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Energy Switch ★ Efficiency and Conservation.
12:30 + View Finders ★ #404 Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Simply Ming #1804
Pound Cake. R (9) 5/27 1am
+ Call the Midwife #1207 Season 12, Episode 7. D R (+) 5/27 1am
7:30 9 Lucky Chow ★ #804 London: Empire on the Plate. R (9) 5/27 1:30am
8pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1104 Dreamers One and All. R (9) 5/27 2am, 5/30 6pm
+ The Good Karma Hospital #106 Season 1, Episode 6. R (+) 5/27 2am
8:47 + Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries #203 Dead Man’s Chest. R (+) 5/27 2:47am
9pm 9 Seabiscuit: American Experience #1511. D R (9) 5/27 3am
9:45 + Inspector George Gently #301. R (+) 5/27 3:45am
10pm 9 Frontline TBA Show Topic Still TBA. R (9) 5/27 4am 11pm 9 Asian Americans #104 Generation Rising. R (9) 5/27 5am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #324 Fountains. R (+) 5/27 5:30am
Wednesday 27
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + Laura Flanders & Friends ★
12:30 + The Chavis Chronicles ★ Will Roundtree.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul #103
Toast to Julia. R (9) 5/28 1am
+ Finding Your Roots #1209 Song of the South. R (+) 5/28 1am, 5/31 6pm
7:30 9 Savers of Flavor ★ #103 Okra from Another Mother. R (9) 5/28 1:30am
8pm 9 Nature #4207 Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster. D R (9) 5/28 2am; (+) 5/30 6pm, 5/31 mid + Midsomer Murders #2401
The Devil’s Work, Parts 1 & 2. R (+) 5/28 2am, 5/29 9:40pm, 5/30 3:40am 9pm 9 NOVA #4903 Great Mammoth Mystery. D R (9) 5/28 3am; (+) 5/30 7pm, 5/31 1am 9:30 + Beyond Paradise #106 Episode 6. R (+) 5/28 3:30am 10pm 9 Secrets of the Dead #2301 China’s Bronze Kingdom. The mountains of Sichuan. R (9) 5/28 4am; (+) 5/28 8pm, 5/29 1:30am, 5/30 1pm 10:30 + Murder in the Mountains #113 Redemption. R (+) 5/28 4:30am 11pm 9 Dogs in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries #103 Defending Wild Dogs. D R (9) 5/28 5am 11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #418 Happy Wanderers. R (+) 5/28 5:30am
Thursday 28
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm + GZERO World with Ian Bremmer ★ 12:30 + To Dine For with Kate Sullivan J.R. Martinez, Actor, Author and Speaker. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule. 6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Cook’s Country #1826 Seafood in a Snap. R (9) 5/29 1:04am + No Passport Required #105 Miami. R (+) 5/29 12:30am
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2026
Sunday, May 24, at 8pm and 9:30pm on KQED 9
Hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the 2026 concert features musical performances by world-renowned artists and the National Symphony Orchestra, with a special Semiquincentennial segment honoring all who’ve sacrificed and served our nation over the past 250 years.
7:30 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1812
Wahpepah’s Kitchen, Lion Dance Cafe, Besharam. R (9) 5/29
1:32am, 5/30 9am, noon & 7pm, 5/31 3:30am & 1pm
8pm 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #113 This Cursed Hand. R (9) 5/29 1:59am + Secrets of the Dead #2301
China’s Bronze Kingdom. R (+) 5/29 1:30am, 5/30 1pm
8:44 9 Shakespeare & Hathaway:
Private Investigators #114 Beware the Ides of March. R (9) 5/29 2:43am
9pm + Secrets of the Dead #1505 Graveyard of the Giant Beasts. D R (+) 5/29 2:30am, 5/30 2pm
9:30 9 Sherlock on MASTERPIECE #4030 Season 1: The Blind Banker. D R (9) 5/29 3:27am
10pm + Secrets of the Dead #1401 Ben Franklin’s Bones. D R (+) 5/29 3:30am
11pm + Independent Lens Third Act. R (9) 5/30 9:32pm; (+) 5/29 4:30am 11:03 9 Astrid ★ #407
The Ankou. R (9) 5/29 5am
Friday 29
EARLY
12:03 9 Amanpour and Company ★ R (9) 4pm
12:30 + No Passport Required #105 Miami. 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–7pm See page 3 for program schedule.
EVENING
7pm 9 Washington Week with The Atlantic ★ R (9) 5/30 1am + Antiques Roadshow #2028 Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage. R (9) 5/31 4pm; (+) 5/30 1am, 5/31 10am
7:30 9 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ★ R (9) 5/30 1:30am
8pm 9 Great Performances TBA Show Topic Still TBA. R (9) 5/30 2am + Foyle’s War #702 Killing Time. R (+) 5/30 2am
9:40 + Midsomer Murders #2401
The Devil’s Work, Parts 1 & 2. R (+) 5/30 3:40am
10pm 9 Great Performances #5208 Yellow Face. R (9) 5/30 4am
11:30 + Visiting with Huell Howser #610 Wind. R (+) 5/30 5:30am
Saturday 30
EARLY
mid 9 Amanpour and Company ★
+ Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow #302 Chicago.
12:30 + Music California #302.
1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1812 Wahpepah’s Kitchen, Lion Dance Cafe, Besharam. R (9) 7pm, 5/31 3:30am & 1pm
+ MotorWeek ★ #4539.
12:30 9 Lidia’s Kitchen #1109 The Dinner Dance.
+ Woodsmith Shop #1709 2 Clever Jigs. 1pm 9 Lucky Chow #802 Italy: Chinese Italia.
+ Secrets of the Dead #2301 China’s Bronze Kingdom.
1:30 9 Pati’s Mexican Table #1106 Pioneering from Farm to Table. 2pm 9 Sara’s Weeknight Meals #1406 Salmon; May the North Be with You.
+ Secrets of the Dead #1505 Graveyard of the Giant Beasts. D
2:30 9 Curious Traveler #801.
3pm 9 Climate California #110 Now.
+ Check, Please! Bay Area #1518 Mersea, Bevri.
3:30 9 Wild Nevada #609 Pyramid Lake.
+ Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television #915 Backroads Romania. R (+) 5/31 8am
4pm 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #812 Berlin. R (9) 5/31 2am & 3:30pm
+ Pati’s Mexican Table #404 Summer Evening Party. D R (+) 5/31 9:30am
4:30 9 This Old House ★ #4726.
+ Essential Pépin #105 Fine Finishes. D 5pm 9 Ask This Old House ★ #2426 Outdoor TV; Granite Firepit.
+ Cook’s Country #1307 Herbaceous Chicken and Potatoes.
R (9) 5/31 12:30pm; (+) 5/31 7:30am
5:30 9 Horizons from PBS News ★
+ America’s Test Kitchen #2004 Spiced and Sweet.
R (9) 5/31 noon; (+) 5/31 7am
6pm 9 Finding Your Roots #1104 Dreamers One and All.
+ Nature #4207 Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster. D R (+) 5/31 mid
EVENING
7pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1812 Wahpepah’s Kitchen, Lion Dance Cafe, Besharam.
R (9) 5/31 3:30am & 1pm
+ NOVA #4903 Great Mammoth Mystery. D R (+) 5/31 1am
7:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #901 Germany’s Hamburg and the Luther Trail.
7:58 + The Brokenwood Mysteries #303 The Killing Machine. R (+) 5/31 1:58am
8pm 9 Saturday Night Movie #5021 The Outsiders.
9:30 + Doc Martin #1002 One Night Only. R (+) 5/31 3:30am
9:32 9 Independent Lens ★ Third Act.
10:30 + MacGillivray Freeman’s Everest R (+) 5/31 4:30am
11pm 9 Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
11:30 + Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman #105 Prairies: Life in Water. R (+) 5/31 5:30am
Sunday 31
EARLY
mid 9 Confucius Was a Foodie #203.
+ Nature #4207 Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster. D 1–6am Repeats the previous night’s 7pm to midnight schedule.
6am–noon See page 3 for program schedule.
AFTERNOON
noon 9 America’s Test Kitchen #2004
Spiced and Sweet.
+ TBA R (+) 2pm
12:30 9 Cook’s Country #1307
Herbaceous Chicken and Potatoes. 1pm 9 Check, Please! Bay Area #1812 Wahpepah’s Kitchen, Lion Dance Cafe, Besharam.
1:30 9 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas #508. 2pm 9 Indian as Apple Pie #105.
+ TBA
2:30 9 Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board #707 Beauty from the Inside Out. 3pm 9 Homemade Live! ★ #101 Family Feasts.
3:30 9 Rick Steves’ Europe #812 Berlin. 4pm 9 Antiques Roadshow #2028
Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage. 5pm 9 American Muslims: A History Revealed #102 Islam at the Nation’s Founding. 5:30 9 Compass Points from PBS News ★ 6pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #5031 Season 5, Episode 5. D
+ Finding Your Roots #1209 Song of the South.
EVENING
7pm 9 Grantchester on MASTERPIECE #5032 Season 5, Episode 6. D
+ Invisible Nation 8pm 9 Patience #101
Paper Mountain Girl, Part 1. D
+ The Story of China with Michael Wood #103 The Last Empire/The Age of Revolution. D 9pm 9 Patience #102
Paper Mountain Girl, Part 2. D 10pm 9 Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE #4103 Season 1, Part 3.
+ A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story 11:30 9 Hijos del Desierto (Sons of the Desert) ★ #128.
+ Amache: An American Injustice
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