5.1: THU DEC 25 7PM AND STREAMING ON THE PBS APP
DON’T MISS THESE PBS FAVORITES!
MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE
5.1: TUE DEC 2 7PM, 5.4: THU DEC 4 7PM
This special, hosted by award-winning actor Michael Keaton, celebrates “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” the PBS series that premiered nationally 50 years ago and became a landmark in children’s television. Keaton, who once worked behind the scenes on the series at WQED in Pittsburgh, brings a personal perspective and new insights to the program.
EMMA
5.1: BEGINS SUN DEC 7 7PM
5.4: BEGINS MON DEC 8 7PM
In this four-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel, Romola Garai stars as the titular heroine Emma Woodhouse, Jonny Lee Miller shines as her loyal lifelong friend Mr Knightley, and Michael Gambon captivates as Emma’s father, Mr Woodhouse.
NATURE AMERICAN HORSES
5.1: WED DEC 10 7PM
American horses are icons. Each breed has a unique story to tell, and each story is a deep part of the American experience. This special takes us on a journey tracing the emergence of these remarkable horses—from the Appaloosa, bred and revered by the Nez Perce tribe, to the American Quarter horse, perfectly engineered for work on the open range, to the Morgan Horse, whose underdog story is as legendary as they come.
Ventana
Dec 2025 | Vol. 49 | No. 12
A community service of the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools
University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes
University of New Mexico Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Teresa Costantinidis
Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey Board of Directors Teresa Costantinidis, UNM - Chair; Michael Brasher, APS - Vice Chair; Dana Elmquist, Community Representative; Jeff Pope, UNM; Dr. Melissa Rethlefsen, UNM; Sheri Jett, APS; Johanna King, APS
NMPBS Management
General Manager and CEO .......................................................... Franz Joachim Director of Content ....................................................................... Joan Rebecchi
Director of Development ......................................................... Theresa Spencer
Director of Engineering .................................................................... Jason Quinn
Director, Station Operations..................................................... Suzanne Kembel
Manager of Administrative Operations ...................................... Andrew Flores
Membership Services Manager ......................................................... John Burch
Information Technology Manager ............................................ Steve Campbell RF Manager. .........................................................................................Mike McNeil
Executive Producer, Arts & Culture ........................................... Michael Kamins
Executive Producer, Public Affairs..................................................... Jeff Proctor
Marketing Manager ............................................................................ Mike Privett
Manager, Multimedia Services ......................................... Ashley Rammelsberg Engagement and Outreach Manager ...................................... Andrea Quijada
Production Manager ...................................................................Andrea Vestrand
Ventana Staff
Editor/NMPBS ...................................................................................... Mike Privett
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Featured Programs
COVER STORY
CALL THE MIDWIFE
HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2025
5.1: THU DEC 25 7PM / 9PM
5.4: MON DEC 29 7PM / 9PM
This special will take viewers on a unique journey, as it shifts between the sun-drenched landscapes of Hong Kong and the snowy streets of East London. The storyline revolves around senior members of the Nonnatus House staff who embark on a mercy mission to Hong Kong, leaving the younger midwives to manage the challenges back home.
AMERICAN MASTERS: STARRING DICK VAN DYKE
5.1: FRI DEC 12 9PM
5.4: WED DEC 24 8PM
Celebrate the life and career of legendary actor Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday. Known for films like "Mary Poppins," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," TV's "Diagnosis Murder" and his classic CBS sitcom, Van Dyke has delighted audiences for eight decades. Featuring neverbefore-seen footage, photos and home movies that detail Van Dyke's extraordinary showbiz legacy.
ACROSS NEW MEXICO: DISCOVERING INSIGHTS THROUGH COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS
5.1: THU DEC 18 7PM
5.4: FRI DEC 19 9PM
This NMPBS original production spotlights a group of diverse New Mexicans in conversation about what civil discourse means to them by discussing issues that have the potential to bring their communities together.
WHERE TO WATCH:
5.1 KNME All your PBS favorites, including children’s series and our locally produced programs like NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS.
5.2 NMPBS KIDS New Mexico’s favorite PBS Kids shows 24/7!
5.3FNX The only public television network devoted to Native American and World indigenous content.
5.4 WORLD Alternative PBS schedule with an emphasis on documentaries, science and history programs.
5.5 CREATE Fun instructional programs with advice on cooking, arts & crafts, gardening, travel and more.
All NMPBS channels are also available as NextGenTV signals to viewers with sets enabled to receive them.
How To Receive OVER THE AIR
To receive NMPBS channels over the air, you’ll need a UHF-VHF digital antenna and a digital tuner. All NMPBS channels are also available as NextGenTV signals to viewers with sets enabled to receive them.
DISH AND DIRECTV
Dish: Ch 5 is 5.1 HD; Ch 9 is 5.4 HD. DirecTV carries 5.1 on 5.
AMAZON PRIME
NMPBS Ch 5.1 and the PBS KIDS channel are both now available streaming free for all Amazon Prime customers in the U.S., accessible through Prime Video and Fire TV. To watch, click the LiveTV tab at the top of the Amazon interface.
COMCAST/XFINITY
KNME 5.1 SD is on Channel 5
KNME 5.1 is on Channel 220
KNME 5.2 is on Channel 396
FNX 5.3 is on Channel 393
World 5.4 is on Channel 204
Create 5.5 is on Channel 397
The PBS app is now available on Comcast Xfinity devices. No fee is required to sign in or use the PBS app.
YOUTUBE TV
Channels 5.1 and 5.2 are available live streaming to YouTubeTV subscribers.
DIRECTV STREAM
Ch. 5.1 is now live streaming on DIRECTV Stream. A dedicated live channel for NMPBS is available to all local DIRECTV Stream customers, supplementedwith additional PBS ondemand programming.
CAROLS & LULLABIES: A ROSE IN WINTER
5.1: WED DEC 24 7PM
5.4: THU DEC 25 8PM
The all-professional vocalists of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale present a program filled with both new and beloved carols reflecting on the hope and wonder we experience this time of year, as miraculous as a flower blooming during the cold of December. Turn your home into a concert hall with one of Northern New Mexico’s beloved holiday traditions.
THE PBS APP
Our 5.1, 5.3, and 5.4 signals are available live streaming on the PBS App and on our website, along with NHK World. Many programs are available on-demand through the PBS App. NMPBS members can also watch an expanded library of content with NMPBS Passport, including streaming-only exclusives.
The PBS App is available for download on the Roku, Fire TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Apple TV, Vizio and Xfinity platforms.
HULU LIVE
NMPBS is now live streaming Ch 5.1 programming on Hulu + Live TV! For a list of supported devices, please visit https://help. hulu.com/s/article/supporteddevices
Mon
5.1 WILLIE NELSON’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY WITH RUTH-ANN THORN TRIBAL POLICE FILESCHAOS & COURAGERABBIT FALLS
5.4 KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D.
5.5 THE CRAFTSMAN’S LEGACY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENRICK STEVES’ EUROPEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEECROSSING SOUTH BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING 2
Tue
5.1 MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS 5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! TRIBAL ELDER STORIESRED EARTH UNCOVEREDCASHING IN STUDIO 49 Quetzal Guerrero
5.4 WILLIE NELSON’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.5 VIEW FINDERS J SCHWANKE’S LIFE IN BLOOM RICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL WORLD BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING 3 Wed
4 Thu
5.1 KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D.
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCASTMIXED BLESSINGSCOLONIAL COMBATHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 ANDRE RIEU: THE POWER OF LOVE RICK STEVES ART OF EUROPE: MICHELANGELO TO MONET
5.5 GEORGE HIRSCH LIFESTYLE JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL RICK STEVES’ EUROPE SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE DAYTRIPPER BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 60S AND 70S SOUL CELEBRATION (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO PRODUCTIONS PODCASTNATIVE SHORTS RABBIT FALLS
5.4 MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS
5.5 LIDIA’S KITCHEN CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION RICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT VIEW FINDERS BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER WILLIE NELSON’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
5 Fri
6 Sat
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCAST NAVAJO HIGHWAYS YA AH TEEH KESHMISH THE AUX
5.4 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50S POP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
5.5 AMERICAN WOODSHOP JOY OF PAINTING WITH NICHOLAS HANKINS FONS & PORTER’S LOVE OF QUILTING JOY OF PAINTING WITH NICHOLAS HANKINS WOODSMITH SHOP BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 WE HEART PUBLIC TELEVISION!
5.3 AMPLIFY CelebrationCHAOS & COURAGETRIBAL POLICE FILES UNSETTLED CASHING INHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 THE BRAIN-GUT CONNECTION WITH DR. EMERAN MAYER SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN: MAXIMIZING YOUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES
5.5 BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD ESSENTIAL PEPINPATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
5.1
Epis 1
Epis 2
Epis 3
5.3 BEARS’ LAIR WILD GAMERED EARTH UNCOVERED SKINDIGENOUS NATIVE SHORTS THE AUX
5.4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Times That Try Men’s Souls
5.5 AMERICAN WOODSHOP JOY OF PAINTING WITH NICHOLAS HANKINS CURIOUS TRAVELER EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS PEOPLE OF THE NORTH TABLE FOR ALL WITH BUKI ELEGBEDE
5.1 ANDRE RIEU: THE POWER OF LOVE RICK STEVES ART OF EUROPE: MICHELANGELO TO MONET
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY WITH RUTH-ANN THORN TRIBAL POLICE FILESCHAOS & COURAGERABBIT FALLS
5.4 EMMA Epis 1 EMMA Epis 2 EMMA Epis 3
5.5 FONS & PORTER’S LOVE OF QUILTING JOY OF PAINTING WITH NICHOLAS HANKINS RICK STEVES’ EUROPEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEECROSSING SOUTH BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS
5.3
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL:
5.5 WOODSMITH SHOP BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING RICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL WORLD BEST OF THE JOY
10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE OYATE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
HOMEMADE LIVE!AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN MY GREEK TABLE WITH DIANE KOCHILAS COOK’S COUNTRY
FRANCE MADE WITH LOVE AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEINDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018TO BROOKLYN AND BACK: A MOHAWK JOURNEY
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADETRIBAL ELDER STORIES
FORK & HAMMER THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE LES STROUD’S WILD HARVEST AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
WE BREATHE AGAIN
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KITCHEN QUEENS: NEW ORLEANS COOK’S COUNTRY DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE RUTH-ANN THORN PRESENTS: ART OF THE CITY
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
AZTEC: PYRAMIDS OF WAR FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: KATHERINE LEE BATES AND THE STORY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEMIXED BLESSINGS
J SCHWANKE’S LIFE IN BLOOM BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KEVIN BELTON’S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
FONS & PORTER’S LOVE OF QUILTING
JOY OF PAINTING WITH NICHOLAS HANKINS I WANT MY ’80S TOUR LIVE DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES WHALEDREAMERS
KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS
MARIA’S PORTUGUESE TABLE COOK’S COUNTRY
EMMA Epis 4
KEETOOWAHS COME HOME
HEALTHFUL INDIAN FLAVORS WITH ALAMELU THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN
ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
GACHIMAF HAROLD OF ORANGE PIVOT
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Times That Try Men’s Souls CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEMERGING DESTINIES
EMMA Epis 4
FORK & HAMMERAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
RE-KEN-SIL-E-A-SHEN
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
MY GREEK TABLE WITH DIANE KOCHILAS COOK’S COUNTRY
FRONTLINE The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEINDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018HOMECOMING SONG P’URHEPECHA UEKANI FROM LOS CENZONTLES
CHEERS TO THE YEARS
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE LES STROUD’S WILD HARVEST
SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN: MAXIMIZING YOUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADETRIBAL ELDER STORIES
PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 6
FORK & HAMMER THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS
WALKING INTO THE UNKNOWN
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KITCHEN QUEENS: NEW ORLEANS COOK’S COUNTRY
EMMA Epis 4 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE RUTH-ANN THORN PRESENTS: ART OF THE CITY
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
HORSE TRIBE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KEVIN BELTON’S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
FRANCE, MADE WITH LOVE
5.1: TUE DEC 2 10PM
This new program from the Emmy Award-winning series embarks on a journey across France, showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship and cultural charm of the country’s most remarkable artisans. From the iconic streets of Paris to the quaint countryside, this programs will immerse you in the rich heritage of centuries-old traditions and the country's distinct, influential style.
WE ♥ PUBLIC TELEVISION
5.1: SAT DEC 6 7PM
An all-star cast honors 55 remarkable years of public television, including Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lily Tomlin, Marlee Matlin, Rick Steves, David Foster, Courtney B. Vance, Joe Bonamassa, Sheleá and many more.
Photo credit: Sami Drasin
5.1 NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER AMERICAN MASTERS Starring Dick Van Dyke
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCASTSTUDIO 49 Cody Coyote THE AUX
5.4 VISIONS OF ITALY: SOUTHERN STYLE RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS
5.5 7:00P - MIDNIGHT WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE MARATHON
5.1 (5:30) LAWRENCE WELK: PRECIOUS MEMORIES MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50S POP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.3 AMPLIFY The ConversationCHAOS & COURAGETRIBAL POLICE FILES UNSETTLED CASHING INHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 (5:00) JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH WITH BILL MOYERS The Hero’s Adventure JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH WITH BILL MOYERS The Message of the Myth
5.5 BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING DOOKY CHASE KITCHEN: LEAH’S LEGACY JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT ESSENTIAL PEPINPATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
5.1 HAPPINESS ON MASTERPIECE Epis 1 HAPPINESS ON MASTERPIECE Epis 2
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 To All Our Boys
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Holding The Baby
5.3 BEARS’ LAIR WILD GAMERED EARTH UNCOVERED SKINDIGENOUS NATIVE SHORTS THE AUX
5.4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Conquer by a Drawn Game
5.5 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEE CRAFT IN AMERICA PEOPLE OF THE NORTH TABLE FOR ALL WITH BUKI ELEGBEDE
5.1 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Tearjerkers HOPE OF THE SEASON: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR THE MOVIE MAN
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY WITH RUTH-ANN THORN TRIBAL POLICE FILESCHAOS & COURAGERABBIT FALLS
5.4 THE GREAT ESCAPER ON MASTERPIECE CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D.
5.5 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEERICK STEVES’ EUROPEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEECROSSING SOUTH BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 FINDING YOUR ROOTS Songs of the Past GREAT PERFORMANCES The Nutcracker from the English National Ballet AMERICAN MASTERS Ten Times Better
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! TRIBAL ELDER STORIESRED EARTH UNCOVEREDCASHING IN STUDIO 49 PJ Vegas
5.4 HAPPINESS Epis 1HAPPINESS Epis 2 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 To All Our Boys ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Holding The Baby
5.5 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEERICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL WORLD BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 NATURE Santa’s Wild Home NOVA Polar Extremes
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCASTMIXED BLESSINGSCOLONIAL COMBATHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Tearjerkers HOPE OF THE SEASON: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR THE MOVIE MAN
5.5 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEERICK STEVES’ EUROPE SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE DAYTRIPPER BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 ACROSS NEW MEXICO: DISCOVERING INSIGHTS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS MIDSOMER MURDERS S5 Tainted Fruit
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO PRODUCTIONS PODCAST RABBIT FALLS
5.4 THIS OLD HOUSEASK THIS OLD HOUSE PAPA RAY’S VINTAGE VINYL ROADSHOW THE CAVERNS SESSIONS American Aquarium ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.5 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEERICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT VIEW FINDERS BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER CRAFT IN AMERICA West
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCAST NAVAJO HIGHWAYS YA AH TEEH KESHMISH THE AUX
5.4 FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: KATHERINE LEE BATES AND THE STORY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL ¡COLORES! THE OPEN MIND ACROSS NEW MEXICO: DISCOVERING INSIGHTS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
5.1
5.5
10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEMIXED BLESSINGS
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: KATHERINE LEE BATES AND THE STORY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
7:00P - MIDNIGHT WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE MARATHON
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - NO NUKES
AGAVE: THE SPIRIT OF A NATION
MARIA’S PORTUGUESE TABLECOOK’S COUNTRY
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
ECUADOR: RAIN FOREST VS GLOBALIZATION
HEALTHFUL INDIAN FLAVORS WITH ALAMELU THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: CHEERS TO THE YEARS
WE’RE STILL HERE
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Conquer by a Drawn Game
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE NATIONAL NATIVE VETERANS MEMORIAL
FORK & HAMMERAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
FRONTLINE Strike on Iran: the Nuclear Question
SONGCATCHERS: THE GATHERING
CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
WAY OF THE WARRIOR
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
MY GREEK TABLE WITH DIANE KOCHILAS COOK’S COUNTRY
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEKVC ARTS Drezus GROWING NATIVE DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE LES STROUD’S WILD HARVEST SECRETS OF THE DEAD Abandoning The Titanic
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADETRIBAL ELDER STORIESABORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE - LIVING ARCHITECTURE
FORK & HAMMER THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KITCHEN QUEENS: NEW ORLEANS COOK’S COUNTRY
QUEENS OF MYSTERY S2 Sparring with Death
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE RUTH-ANN THORN PRESENTS: ART OF THE CITY
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
AZTEC: PYRAMIDS OF WAR
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KEVIN BELTON’S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS
PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE CRAFT IN AMERICA East
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEMIXED BLESSINGS
REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWITZERLAND
ESSENTIAL PEPIN JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
ESSENTIAL PEPIN
BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES S6 A Real Pager-Turner
THE HARVEST
IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS Europe in the Desert
MARIA’S PORTUGUESE TABLECOOK’S COUNTRY
JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL
THE CAVERNS SESSIONS Flatland CAVALRY
HOLY MAN: THE USA VS. DOUGLAS WHITE
IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS The Floating House
HEALTHFUL INDIAN FLAVORS WITH ALAMELU
SEASIDE HOTEL S10 Homesick
INJUNUITY
THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN
EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS
SOMETHING INSIDE IS BROKEN
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Soul of All America
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
HAPPINESS ON MASTERPIECE
5.1: SUN DEC 14 7PM 5.4: TUE DEC 16 7PM
After 20 years away, Broadway director Charlie Summers finds himself back in his childhood room, helping his mother at the local theater. The eclectic cast and crew there may lack professional skills, but certainly don’t lack passion.
THE MOVIE MAN
5.1: MON DEC 15 9:30PM 5.4: WED DEC 17 9:30PM
In this 2024 Canadian documentary film, the eccentric owner of a small independent movie theatre in the region of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, tries to keep it in business.
5.1 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Wags to Riches AMERICAN MASTERS Starring Dick Van Dyke
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY WITH RUTH-ANN THORN TRIBAL POLICE FILESCHAOS & COURAGERABBIT FALLS
5.4 MIDSOMER MURDERS S5 Tainted Fruit (8:45) THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES S2 Epis 5 QUEENS OF MYSTERY S2 Sparring with Death
5.5 ESSENTIAL PEPIN JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL RICK STEVES’ EUROPEWEEKENDS WITH YANKEECROSSING SOUTH BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND Epis 1 ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND Epis 2
ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND Epis 3
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! TRIBAL ELDER STORIESRED EARTH UNCOVEREDCASHING IN STUDIO 49 Wild The Coyote
5.4 HAPPINESS Epis 3HAPPINESS Epis 4 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Homecoming (9:15) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Uninvited Guests
5.5 ESSENTIAL PEPIN JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL RICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL WORLD BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING 24 Wed
5.1 CAROLS & LULLABIES: A ROSE IN WINTER HOPE OF THE SEASON: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR ST. THOMAS CHRISTMAS: LOVE DIVINE
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCASTMIXED BLESSINGSCOLONIAL COMBATHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Wags to Riches AMERICAN MASTERS Starring Dick Van Dyke
5.5 ESSENTIAL PEPIN JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL RICK STEVES’ EUROPE SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE DAYTRIPPER BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2025 CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2025 (ENCORE)
5.3 (6:00) LIYANA MYSTERY OF MUSICA CUBANA BABY DONE
5.4 THIS OLD HOUSEASK THIS OLD HOUSECAROLS & LULLABIES: A ROSE IN WINTER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BANDNO NUKES
5.5 ESSENTIAL PEPIN JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL RICK STEVES’ EUROPE JOSEPH ROSENDO’S STEPPIN’ OUT VIEW FINDERS BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1 NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER GOSPEL LIVE! PRESENTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! ICT NEWSCAST STUDIO 49 Wild The Coyote THE AUX
5.4 KEEPING UP APPEARANCESKEEPING UP APPEARANCES ¡COLORES! THE OPEN MIND ¡COLORES! LAS MARAVILLAS DE NAVIDAD ¡COLORES! A SOUTHWEST CHRISTMAS
5.5 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS FRESH QUILTING SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS JACQUES PEPIN: HEART & SOUL
5.1 (5:30) NMPBS FAVORITES
5.3 AMPLIFY LegacyCHAOS & COURAGETRIBAL POLICE FILES UNSETTLED CASHING INHARD ROCK MEDICAL
5.4 BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 2 BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 3 BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 4
5.5 BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING BREAKFAST WITH THE BREAD MONK, STARRING FATHER DOMINIC ESSENTIAL PEPINPATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
5.1 HAPPINESS Epis 5HAPPINESS Epis 6 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Pair Bond ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE S5 Glass Half Full
5.3 BEARS’ LAIR WILD GAMERED EARTH UNCOVERED SKINDIGENOUS NATIVE SHORTS THE AUX
5.4 (6:00) THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Most Sacred Thing THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Most Sacred Thing 5.5 SARA’S
ROADSHOW Did Grandma Lie? ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Junk in the Trunk 14 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Let’s Celebrate!
5.3 DEMOCRACY NOW! THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY WITH RUTH-ANN THORN TRIBAL
10:00 pm 10:30 pm
DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE ALEUT STORY
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
FORK & HAMMERAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND Epis 4
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEKVC ARTS Eyerie
RICK STEVES’ FESTIVE EUROPE
FORK & HAMMER
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
MY GREEK TABLE WITH DIANE KOCHILAS COOK’S COUNTRY
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
GROWING NATIVE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE LES STROUD’S WILD HARVEST EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADELANDS WANDERED
DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
FORK & HAMMER THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS
THE EBONY SOCIETY
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
GREAT PERFORMANCES The Magic of Spirituals
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
CHIZH FOR CHEII
THE UNTOLD TALES OF TUTEREMOANA
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KITCHEN QUEENS: NEW ORLEANS COOK’S COUNTRY
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKI
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KEVIN BELTON’S NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATIONS
PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADEMIXED BLESSINGS FIRST NATIONS COMEDY EXPERIENCE
REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS GRAND TOUR
SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS LIDIA’S KITCHEN
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS
(5:30) NMPBS FAVORITES
SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS
WARRIOR SPIRIT THE LESSER BLESSED
BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 5
MARIA’S PORTUGUESE TABLECOOK’S COUNTRY
BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 6
HEALTHFUL INDIAN FLAVORS WITH ALAMELU THE JAZZY VEGETARIAN
SEASIDE HOTEL S10 No Business Like Show Business
THE LONDON PARADEA TRIBUTE TO 40 YEARS AND NOW WE RISE: A PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL JOHNSTHE SUN AT MIDNIGHT
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS WINTER MAGIC
AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE ON A KNIFE EDGE
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
FORK & HAMMERAMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN MY GREEK TABLE WITH DIANE KOCHILAS COOK’S COUNTRY
Blake Edwards: A Love Story In 24 Frames AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
MOOSEMEAT & MARMALADE KVC ARTS Steven Rushingwind STANDING BEAR’S FOOTSTEPS DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
FORK & HAMMER CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
STUDIO 49 Quetzal Guerrero
STUDIO 49 Cody Coyote
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE LES STROUD’S WILD HARVEST AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
STUDIO 49 PJ Vegas
STUDIO 49 Wild The Coyote REAL RAIL ADVENTURES: SWISS WINTER MAGIC
FORK & HAMMER THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS
THE PBS NEWS HOUR
KARAMU: FEAST FOR THE 7TH DAY COOK’S COUNTRY 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
CRAFT IN AMERICA: WEST
5.1: FRI DEC 19 9PM
This special celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade, taking inspiration from the landscape, history and culture of the American West. Working across cowboy arts, Hawaiian indigenous practices, and Native American handwork, the artists show how traditional craft can be revived, reworked and reinvented in the art of today. The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), in Santa Fe is featured.
ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND
5.1: TUE DEC 23 7PM
The Emmy, Tony, Olivier, and Golden Globe award-winning actor embarks on an epic adventure aboard the Royal Scotsman, an iconic luxury train that promises an unparalleled odyssey through the majestic landscape of Scotland. Throughout the four-part series, Alan delves into the rich history and traditions of the destinations along the route.
Weekend Days–5.1 Weekend Days–5.4
Saturdays
5am VISIONS OF ITALY: SOUTHERN STYLE (12.13) HAPPY YOGA WITH SARAH STARR (12.20) NMPBS FAVORITES (12.27)*
5:30 CLASSICAL STRETCH (12.20)
6am BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING (12.20)
6:30 CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. (12.6) RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS (12.13) PAINTING AND TRAVEL WITH ROGER & SARAH BANSEMER (12.20)
7am BEST OF SEWING WITH NANCY (12.20)
7:30 QUILT IN A DAY (12.20)
8am AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS (12.13) QUILTING ARTS (12.20)
8:30 DESIGNING YOUR IDEAL FUTURE WITH RAJIV NAGAICH (12.6) GARDEN SMART (12.20)
9am KITCHEN CURIOUS WITH VIVIAN HOWARD (12.20)
9:30 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR (12.13) CENTRAL TEXAS GARDENER (12.20)
10am VISIONS OF ITALY: SOUTHERN STYLE (12.6) FORK & HAMMER (12.20)
10:30 THIS OLD HOUSE (12.20)
11am ASK THIS OLD HOUSE (12.20)
11:30 RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS (12.6) KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS (12.13) WOODSMITH SHOP (12.20)
Noon MOTORWEEK (12.20)
12:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE (12.20)
1pm AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS (12.6) AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN (12.20)
1:30 PRUE LEITH’S COTSWOLD KITCHEN Charlotte Church (12.13) COOK’S COUNTRY (12.20)
2pm CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION (12.20)
2:30 FRANCE, MADE WITH LOVE (12.6) PRUE LEITH’S COTSWOLD KITCHEN Ruby Wax (2:45PM ON 12.13) RELISH (12.20)
3pm LOVE EAT TRAVEL WITH MICHELLE VALENTINE (12.20)
3:30 WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE (12.20) 4pm ¡COLORES!
4:30 BANDS OF ENCHANTMENT (12.6 12.13) CLARA BELLE WILLIAMS: NEW MEXICO PIONEER IN EDUCATION (12.20) ALBUQUERQUE’S HISTORIC RAILROAD SHOPS (12.27)
5pm PBS NEWS WEEKEND
5:30 RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS (12.6) LAWRENCE WELK: PRECIOUS MEMORIES (12.13) RICK STEVES’ EUROPE (12.20)
6:00P THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW (12.20)
* ON SAT 12.27, NMPBS FAVORITES WILL AIR FROM 12AM TO 4PM AND 5:30PM TO MIDNIGHT
Sundays
5am NMPBS FAVORITES (12.28)**
5:30 ¡COLORES! (12.21)
6am NMPBS FAVORITES (12.28)**
5:30 ¡COLORES! (12.21)
6am MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE (12.7) CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. (12.14) CONSUELO MACK WEALTHTRACK (12.21)
6:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE (12.21)
7am NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS (12.21)
7:30 KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR (12.7)
8am NATURE American Horses (12.14) REPORT FROM SANTA FE (12.21)
8:30 CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION (12.21) MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 The Rival (12.28)
9am NATURE Santa’s Wild Home (12.21)
9:30 KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS (12.7) PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 1 (12.14) MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 The Guild (9:45 AM ON 12.28)
10am NOVA Polar Extremes (12.21) PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 2 (10:23AM ON 12.14)
11am MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 The Thames Reaper (12.28)
11:30 ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (12.7)
Noon PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 3 (12.14) ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS SCOTLAND Epis 1 (12.21) MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 The Deal (12:15PM ON 12.28)
12:30(12:52) PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 4 (12.14)
1pm ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS SCOTLAND Epis 2 (12.21)
1:30 MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50S POP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS) (12.7) MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 The Enchanted Mirror (12.28)
2pm PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 5 (12.14)
2:30 (2:44) MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE S5 Dangerous Liaisons (12.28)
3pm PRIDE & PREJUDICE Epis 6 (12.14) ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS SCOTLAND Epis 4 (12.21)
4pm THIS OLD HOUSE (PRE-EMPTED 12.14)
4:30 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
5pm PBS NEWS WEEKEND
5:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
6pm AGING BACKWARDS 4: THE MIRACLE OF FLEXIBILITY WITH MIRANDA ESMONDEWHITE (12.7) FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: KATHERINE LEE BATES AND THE STORY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (12.14) MS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES S3 Game, Set and Murder (12.21) Death Do Us Part (12.28)
* ON SUN 12.28, NMPBS FAVORITES WILL AIR FROM 12AM TO 8:30AM
Saturdays
5am TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
5:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC
6am EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS House of the Divine (12.6) Closer to the Divine (12.13) Visions of the Divine (12.20) THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT (12.27)
7am LEONARDO DA VINCI THE DISCIPLE OF EXPERIENCE (12.6) PAINTER-GOD (12.13) DANTE PART ONE: THE INFERNO (12.20) Part Two: Resurrection (12.27)
9am CONSUELO MACK WEALTHTRACK
9:30 THE WHITNEY REYNOLDS SHOW
10am FOR THE LOVE OF FRIENDS (12.6) POV Between Goodbyes (12.13) FREE EXERCISE: AMERICA’S STORY OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY (12.20) YOUR HEALTH: A SACRED MATTER PT 1 (12.27
11am YOUR HEALTH: A SACRED MATTER PT 2 (12.27
11:30 STORIES FROM THE STAGE (12.6) THE WILL TO PREACH (12.13)
Noon EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS House of the Divine (12.6) Closer to the Divine (12.13) Visions of the Divine (12.20) THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT (12.27
1pm LEONARDO DA VINCI The Disciple of Experience (12.6) Painter-God (12.13) DANTE Part One: The Inferno (12.20) Part Two: Resurrection (12.27
3pm TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
3:30 WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC
4pm PBS NEWS WEEKEND
4:30 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER
5pm CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D. (12.6) JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH WITH BILL MOYERS The Hero’s Adventure (12.13) AUSTIN CITY Limits Jon Batiste (12.20) Jacob Collier/ Nickel Creek (12.27
6pm NATURE Santa’s Wild Home (12.20) BIG CATS 24/7 Epis 1 (12.27
Sundays
5am WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC
5:30 THE OPEN MIND
6am DW FOCUS ON EUROPE
6:30 DW GLOBAL U.S.
7am DOC WORLD Ganden: A Joyful Land (12.7) The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? (12.14) LOCAL, USA Public Enemies, Private Friends (12.21) REPAIRING THE WORLD: STORIES FROM THE TREE OF LIFE (12.28)
8:30 POV SHORTS (12.7) IN THE NIGHT I REMEMBER YOUR NAME (12.14) EDDY’S WORLD (12.21) OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: THE MAYS (12.28)
9am THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES
9:30 LAURA FLANDERS & FRIENDS
10am LIFE IN THE HEART LAND
10:30 AMERICA’S HEARTLAND
11am THIS AMERICAN LAND
11:30 START UP
Noon BLOOMBERG WALL STREET WEEK 1pm THE OPEN MIND
1:30 ICT NEWSCAST
2pm BALANCING ACT WITH JOHN KATKO
2:30 ON STORY
3pm NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS 4pm PBS NEWS WEEKEND
4:30 REPORT FROM SANTA FE 5pm RICK STEVES ART OF EUROPE: Michelangelo to Monet (12.7) KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS (12.14) KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR (12.21) FINDING YOUR ROOTS Born to Sing (12.28)
6pm THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Most Sacred Thing (12.28)
To find daytime listings for all channels, visit nmpbs.org
In Memoriam
Jo Kervick
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Alpha Listings
60S AND 70S SOUL CELEBRATION (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.1: Th 12.4 7pm
ACROSS NEW MEXICO: DISCOVERING INSIGHTS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
5.1: Th 12.18 7pm
5.4: F 12.19 9pm AGING BACKWARDS 4: THE MIRACLE OF FLEXIBILITY WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE
5.1: Su 12.7 6pm ALAN CUMMING’S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN JOURNEYS OF SCOTLAND
5.1: T 12.23 7pm (4-episode event) ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: CHEERS TO THE YEARS
5.1: Su 12.14 10:30pm
5.4: T 12.9 9:30pm ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE SEASON 5
5.1: Su 12.14 12.21 12.28 8pm (2 episodes per broadcast)
5.4: T 12.16 12.23 12.30 8pm (2 episodes per broadcast) ALL NEW ROCK, POP AND DOO WOP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.1: M 12.1 9pm Su 12.7 11:30am (r) 11pm
5.4: T 12.2 9pm Th 12.11 12.18 9pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
5.1: M-F 11pm (pre-empted to 11:30pm on 12.2 12.4 12.10 12.18. Pre-empted entirely on 12.9 12.16) AMERICAN MASTERS BLAKE EDWARDS: A LOVE STORY IN 24 FRAMES
5.1: T 12.30 9:30pm STARRING DICK VAN DYKE
5.1: F 12.12 9pm M 12.22 8pm T 12.30 7pm
5.4: W 12.24 8pm TEN TIMES BETTER
5.1: T 12.16 9:30pm THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
5.4: Su 12.7 12.14 12.21 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast) Su 12.28 6pm (2 episodes per broadcast) AMERICA’S HEARTLAND
5.4: Su 10:30am
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
5.1: S 12.6 12.20 1pm
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
CEELBRATES 25 YEARS
5.1: S 12.13 8am
ANDRE RIEU: THE POWER OF LOVE
5.1: M 12.8 7pm
5.4: W 12.3 7pm
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
5.1: M 12.15 12.22 12.29 7pm
5.4: W 12.17 12.24 12.31 7pm
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
5.1: Su 4:30pm S 12.20 11am
5.4: Th 12.18 12.25 7:30pm
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
JACOB COLLIER/NICKEL CREEK
5.4: S 12.27 5pm
JON BATISTE
5.4: S 12.20 5pm
THE BALANCING ACT WITH JOHN KATKO
5.4: Su 2pm BANDS OF ENCHANTMENT
SEASON 4
5.1: S 12.6 12.13 4:30pm
BBC WORLD NEWS
5.1: M-F 6am
BBC NEWS THE CONTEXT
5.1: M-F 5pm
5.4: M-F 6pm
BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA
5.1: M-F 5:30pm
5.4: M-F 6:30pm
BEST OF SEWING WITH NANCY
5.1: S 12.20 7am
BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING
5.1: S 12.20 6am
BIG CATS 24/7
5.4: S 12.27 6pm (6-episode event)
BLOOMBERG WALL STREET WEEK
5.4: Su Noon
THE BRAIN-GUT CONNECTION WITH DR. EMERAN MAYER
5.1: W 12.10 8:30pm
5.4: S 12.6 7pm THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES
SEASON 6
5.1: S 12.20 10pm
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - NO NUKES
5.1: S 12.13 10pm
5.4: Th 12.25 9pm
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2025
5.1: Th 12.25 7pm(r) 9pm
5.4: M 12.29 7pm (r) 9pm
CAROLS & LULLABIES: A ROSE IN WINTER
5.1: W 12.24 7pm
5.4: Th 12.25 8pm THE CAVERNS SESSIONS
5.1: S 12.20 11:30pm
5.4: Th 12.18 8:30pm
CENTRAL TEXAS GARDENER
5.1: S 12.20 9:30am
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR PAIN WITH DANIEL AMEN, M.D.
5.1: W 12.3 9pm S 12.6 6:30am Su 12.14 6am
5.4: M 12.1 9pm S 12.6 5pm M 12.15 9pm THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES
5.4: Su 9am
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION
5.1: S 12.20 2pm CLARA BELLE WILLIAMS: NEW MEXICO PIONEER IN EDUCATION
5.1: S 12.20 4:30pm CLASSICAL STRETCH
5.1: M-S 5:30am (pre-empted 12.6 12.13 12.27)
¡COLORES!
5.1: S 4pm Su 12.21 5:30am
5.4: F 12.19 12.26 8pm
¡COLORES! ALBUQUERQUE’S HISTORIC RAILROAD SHOPS
5.1: S 12.27 4:30pm
¡COLORES! LAS MARAVILLAS DE NAVIDAD
5.4: F 12.26 9pm
¡COLORES! A SOUTHWEST CHRISTMAS
5.4: F 12.26 9:30pm CONSUELO MACK WEALTHTRACK
5.1: Su 12.21 6am
5.4: S 9am
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
5.1: Su 12.21 8:30am COOK’S COUNTRY
5.1: S 12.20 1:30pm CRAFT IN AMERICA
5.1: F 12.19 9pm (2-episode event)
DANTE
5.4: S 12.20 12.27 7am(r) 1pm DEATH IN PARADISE SEASON 12
5.1: S 12.20 9pm DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
5.1: Th 12.4 10pm S 12.6 11:30pm M 12.22 10:30pm
5.4: F 12.5 9:30pm T 12.16 10:30pm W 12.24 10:30pm T 12.30 10:30pm
DEMOCRACY NOW!
5.4: M-F 5pm
DESIGNING YOUR IDEAL FUTURE WITH RAJIV NAGAICH
5.1: S 12.6 8:30am
DOC WORLD
5.4: Su 12.7 12.14 7am
DW FOCUS ON EUROPE
5.4: Su 6am
DW GLOBAL U.S.
5.4: Su 6:30am
EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS
5.4: S 12.6 12.13 12.20 6am(r) Noon
EDDY’S WORLD
5.4: Su 12.21 8:30am EMMA
5.1: Su 12.7 7pm
(4 episodes per broadcast) Th 12.11 7pm (4 episodes per broadcast)
5.4: M 12.8 7pm (4 episodes per broadcast)
EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS
5.1: Su 12.21 11:30pm W 12.24 10:30pm
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
5.1: T 12.16 7pm
5.4: Su 12.28 5pm FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER
5.1: F 8:30pm
5.4: S 4:30pm FOR THE LOVE OF FRIENDS
5.4: S 12.6 10am FORK & HAMMER
5.1: S 12.20 10am FRANCE, MADE WITH LOVE
5.1: T 12.2 10pm S 12.6 2:30pm FREE EXERCISE: AMERICA’S STORY OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
5.4: S 12.20 10am FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: KATHERINE LEE BATES AND THE STORY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5.1: Su 12 14 6pm
5.4: F 12.12 10pm F 12.19 7pm FRONTLINE
THE DEAL: TRUMP, BUKELE & THE GANGS OF EL SALVADOR
5.1: T 12.9 11pm STRIKE ON IRAN: THE NUCLEAR QUESTION
5.1: T 12.16 10pm
GARDEN SMART
5.1: S 12.20 8:30am GOSPEL LIVE! PRESENTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. 5.1: F 12.26 9pm THE GREAT ESCAPER ON MASTERPIECE
5.4: M 12.15 7pm GREAT PERFORMANCES THE MAGIC OF SPIRITUALS
5.1: F 12.26 10pm THE NUTCRACKER FROM THE ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET 5.1: T 12.16 8pm
HAPPINESS ON MASTERPIECE
5.1: Su 12.14 12.21 12.28 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast)
5.4: T 12.16 12.23 12.30 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast)
HAPPY YOGA WITH SARAH STARR
5.1: M-S 5am (pre-empted 12.6 12.13 12.27)
HOPE OF THE SEASON: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR
5.1: M 12.15 8pm W 12.24 8pm
5.4: W 12.17 8pm
I WANT MY ’80S TOUR LIVE
5.1: S 12.6 10pm ICT NEWSCAST
5.4: Su 1:30pm
IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS
5.4: S 12.20 9pm (3-episode event) IN THE NIGHT I REMEMBER YOUR NAME
5.4: Su 12.14 8:30am
JOSEPH CAMPBELL AND THE POWER OF MYTH WITH BILL MOYERS
5.4: S 12.13 5pm (2-episode event)
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
5.1: S 12.20 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast)
5.4: F 12.26 7pm (2 episodes per broadcast)
KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR
5.1: Su 12.7 7:30am T 12.9 7pm S 12.13 9:30am
5.4: Su 12.21 5pm
KEN BURNS: THE NATIONAL PARKS
5.1: W 12.3 7pm Su 12.7 9:30am T 12.9 9pm S 12.13 11:30am
5.4: M 12.1 7pm S 12.6 10pm Su 12.14 5pm
KITCHEN CURIOUS WITH VIVIAN HOWARD
5.1: S 12.20 9am
LAURA FLANDERS & FRIENDS
5.4: Su 9:30am LAWRENCE WELK: PRECIOUS MEMORIES
5.1: S 12.13 5:30pm THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
5.1: S 12.20 6pm LEONARDO DA VINCI
5.4: S 12.6 12.13 7am(r) 1pm LIFE IN THE HEART LAND
5.4: Su 10am LOCAL, USA
5.4: Su 12.21 7am THE LONDON PARADEA TRIBUTE TO 40 YEARS
5.1: Su 12.28 11:30pm LOVE EAT TRAVEL WITH MICHELLE VALENTINE
5.1: S 12.20 3pm
THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES
SEASON 2
5.1: S 12.20 8pm
5.4: M 12.22 8:45pm
MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50S POP (MY MUSIC PRESENTS)
5.1: Su 12.7 1:30pm S 12.13 7:30pm
5.4: F 12.5 7pm
MIDSOMER MURDERS SEASON 5
5.1: Th 12.18 8pm
5.4: M 12.22 7pm
MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES
SEASON 3
5.1: Su 12.21 12.28 6pm
MISS SCARLET ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 5
5.1: Su 12.28 8:30am (6-episode event)
MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE
5.1: T 12.2 7pm Su 12.7 6am
5.4: Th 12.4 7pm
MOTORWEEK
5.1: S 12.20 Noon
NATURE
AMERICAN HORSES
5.1: W 12.10 7pm Su 12.14 8am
SANTA’S WILD HOME
5.1: W 12.17 7pm Su 12.21 9am
5.4: S 12.20 6pm
NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS
5.1: F 7pm Su 12.21 7am
5.4: Su 3pm
NOVA POLAR EXTREMES
5.1: W 12.17 8pm Su 12.21 10am
5.4: S 12.20 7pm
ON STORY
5.4: Su 2:30pm THE OPEN MIND
5.4: Su 5:30am Su 12.7 12.14 12.28 1pm F 12.19 12.26 8:30pm
OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: THE MAYS
5.4: Su 12.28 8:30am
PAINTING AND TRAVEL WITH ROGER & SARAH BANSEMER
5.1: S 12.20 6:30am PAPA RAY’S VINTAGE VINYL ROADSHOW
5.4: Th 12.18 8pm
PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
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5.1: S 5pm Su 5pm
5.4: S 4pm Su 4pm POV BETWEEN GOODBYES
5.4: S 12.13 10am
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5.4: Su 12.7 8:30am PRIDE & PREJUDICE
5.1: Su 12.14 9:30am (6-episode event)
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PRUE LEITH’S COTSWOLD KITCHEN
5.1: S 12.13 1:30pm (2-episode event)
QUEENS OF MYSTERY SEASON 2
5.1: Th 12.18 9:45pm
5.4: M 12.22 9:30pm
QUILT IN A DAY
5.1: S 12.20 7:30am
QUILTING ARTS
5.1: S 12.20 8am
REAL RAIL ADVENTURES
SWISS GRAND TOUR
5.4: F 12.26 10pm
SWISS WINTER MAGIC
5.1: M 12.29 10pm
5.4: W 12.31 10pm
SWITZERLAND
5.4: F 12.19 10pm RELISH
5.1: S 12.20 2:30pm
REPAIRING THE WORLD: STORIES FROM THE TREE OF LIFE
5.4: Su 12.28 7am
REPORT FROM SANTA FE
5.1: Su 12.21 8am
5.4: Su 4:30pm
RICK STEVES ART OF EUROPE: MICHELANGELO TO MONET
5.1: M 12.8 9pm
5.4: W 12.3 9pm Su 12.7 5pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE
5.1: S 12.20 5:30pm
RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS
5.1: T 12.2 8:30pm S 12.6 11:30am S 12.6 5:30pm F 12.12 3:30pm S 12.13 6:30am
5.4: Th 12.4 8:30pm F 12.12 8:30pm
RICK STEVES’ FESTIVE EUROPE
5.4: T 12.23 10:30pm
SEASIDE HOTEL SEASON 10
5.1: Su 12.21 12.28 10:30pm SECRETS OF THE DEAD
ABANDONING THE TITANIC
5.1: W 12.17 10pm
ST. THOMAS CHRISTMAS: A LOVE DIVINE
5.1: W 12.24 9:30pm START UP
5.4: Su 11:30am
STORIES FROM THE STAGE
5.4: S 12.6 11:30am
THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT
5.4: S 12.27 6am (r) Noon
SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN: MAXIMIZING YOUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES
5.1: W 12.10 10pm
5.4: S 12.6 8:30pm
THE MOVIE MAN
5.1: M 12.15 9:30pm
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5.1: Su 4pm S 12.20 10:30am 5.4: Th 12.18 12.25 7pm TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE
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5.4: S 5am (r) 3pm
VISIONS OF ITALY: SOUTHERN STYLE
5.1: S 12.6 10am S 12.13 5am 5.4: F 12.12 7pm
WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC
5.1: F 8pm
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5.1: S 12.20 3:30pm THE WHITNEY REYNOLDS SHOW
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YOUR HEALTH: A SACRED MATTER
5.4: S 12.27 10am (2-episode event)
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I WANT MY ’80S TOUR LIVE
5.1: SAT DEC 6 10PM
Rick Springfield is joined by fellow 1980s pop radio hitmakers Wang Chung and John Waite, performing some of the biggest songs of the decade in this concert special.
ANDRE RIEU: THE POWER OF LOVE
5.1: MON DEC 8 7PM, 5.4: WED DEC 3 7PM
Recorded live during his spectacular Summer Open Air Concerts at the Vrijthof Square in Maastricht, Netherlands in 2024, this performance captures the enchantment, joy, and romance that only Andre and his Johann Strauss Orchestra can deliver. From the first note to the final standing ovation, this special is a concert celebration of music, connection, and unforgettable moments.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND: NO NUKES
5.1: SAT DEC 13 10PM, 5.4: THU DEC 25 9PM
Witness the legendary band on the cusp of superstardom in the “No Nukes” concert of 1979, with recovered and restored footage of their epic performance. Featuring live favorites: “Badlands,” “The Promised Land,” “Thunder Road,” “Born to Run” and more.
HOPE OF THE SEASON: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR
5.1: MON DEC 15 8PM, 5.4: WED DEC 17 8PM
Tony Award-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday special that combines classic Christmas carols with a contemporary story of how giving back and uplifting communities is the true meaning of the season.
GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE NUTCRACKER FROM THE ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET
5.1: TUE DEC 16 8PM
Enjoy Tchaikovsky's holiday classic set in Edwardian-era London. Clara embarks on a fantastical adventure with her enchanted nutcracker featuring over 100 dancers and a magical, dreamlike realm. Choreographed by Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smith.
