Thursday, March 14, 2019

PBS Primetime Program Highlights - April 14-20

Week of April 14-20, 2019
 

On-air Picks of the Week
  • *SERIES PREMIERE* LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE premieres Sunday, April 14, 2019, 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET.

  • *NEW* FRONTLINE “Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” premieres Monday, April 15, 2019, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

  • *NEW* RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR “Hour Three” and “Hour Four” premiere Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

  • *SERIES PREMIERE* BREAKTHROUGH: IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD “The Telescope” premieres Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
  • CALL THE MIDWIFE (SEASON 8) . Premieres Sunday, March 31, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET

  • BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD  Premieres Wednesday, April 17-May 22, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET

  • NOVA “Saving the Dead Sea” . Premieres Wednesday, April 24, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET

Embeddable Clips:
  • PRINCE CHARLES AT 70 . Premieres Sunday, March 24, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET
  • NATURE “AMERICAN SPRING LIVE”  Premieres Monday, April 29, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET

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SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* CALL THE MIDWIFE (SEASON 8) “Episode Three” (CMID) (#803) (TV-14)
Share in the team’s preparations for the Whitsun bank holiday. Valerie helps a struggling mother.

#MidwifePBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
*SERIES PREMIERE* LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE “Episode One” (MAST) (#4918) (TV-14)
               Jean Valjean is released from prison and learns a valuable lesson from Bishop Myriel.

#LesMisPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Two” (MAST) (#4913) (TV-14)
The team travel to Middenham to meet Hayley’s family.

#UnforgottenPBS

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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Philbrook Museum Hour 2” (ANRO) (#2311) (TV-G)
Experience outstanding Oklahoma appraisals at Philbrook Museum, plus a $30,000-$50,000 find.

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* FRONTLINE “Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (FRON) (#3710) (EXEMPT)
A decorated Marine veteran fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband is deported.

              #frontlinePBS
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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019
8:00-9:00 PM:
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 4Southern Roots” (FIYO) (#409) (TV-PG) (R)

#FindingYourRoots

9:00-10:00 PM:
Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy.

#ReconstructionPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR (REAC) (#104) (TV-PG)
See African Americans in the 1900s using artistic expression against revisionist history and racism.

#ReconstructionPBS

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019
8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE "Big Birds Can’t Fly" (NAAT) (#3303) (TV-PG) (R)

#NaturePBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
NOVA “Secrets of Noah’s Ark” (NOVA) (#4212) (TV-PG) (R)

#novapbs

10:00-11:00 PM:
*SERIES PREMIERE* BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD “The Telescope” (BREI) (#101) (TV-PG)
Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope and used it to discover the universe.

#BreakthroughPBS

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Stone Cold Pavers | Water Filter” (NTOH) (#1719) (TV-G)
Jenn selects pavers for hardscape, Richard updates a water filter, Tom re-caulks a bathtub.

#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:00 PM:
LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE “Episode One” (MAST) (#4918) (TV-14) (R)

#LesMisPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Philbrook Museum Hour 2” (ANRO) (#2311) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5842) (EXEMPT)
               Join Robert Costa and noted journalists for a discussion of the big stories from DC.

               @washingtonweek | #WashingtonWeek

8:30-9:00 PM:
*NEW* FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER (FLMH) (#224) (EXEMPT)
              Join Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas.
               

9:00-10:30 PM:
*NEW* AMERICAN MASTERS “Garry Winogrand” (AMMS) (#3108) (TV-14)
Garry Winogrand turned spontaneous street photos into high art in 1960s-70s America.

#AmericanMastersPBS

10:30-11:00 PM:
PBS PREVIEWS: CHASING THE MOON (PCHM) (TV-PG) (R)
#ChasingTheMoonPBS
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019
11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Kacey Musgraves/Lukas Nelson” (AUCL) (#4406) (TV-PG) (R)

@acltv | #acltv

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