Sunday, April 21, 2019

PBS Primetime Program Highlights - May 19-25

Week of May 19-25, 2019

On-air Picks of the Week
 
  • *NEW* PBS presents a Sunday night drama line-up on May 19. CALL THE MIDWIFE (SEASON 8) “Episode Eight” season finale premieres from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, followed by the series finale of LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Six” from 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.
 
  • *NEW* FRONTLINE “Supreme Revenge” premieres Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
 
  • *NEW* NOVA “Lost Viking Army” premieres Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET.
 
  • *NEW* BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD “The Smartphone” premieres Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
 
  • *NEW* LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Megan Hilty in Concert” premieres Friday, May 24, 2019, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
 
  • EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG . Premieres May 3, 2019, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.

Embeddable Clips:
 
  • INDEPENDENT LENS “Wrestle” . Premieres Monday, May 20, 2019, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET


SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019


8:00-9:00 PM:
*SEASON FINALE* CALL THE MIDWIFE (SEASON 8) “Episode Eight” (CMID) (#808) (TV-14)
Join the Turners as they prepare to say goodbye to May. Sister Hilda helps a young cancer patient.

#MidwifePBS

9:00-10:30 PM:
*SERIES FINALE* LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Six” (MAST) (#4923) (TV-14)
Valjean and Marius flee the barricades through the sewers. Javert’s story reaches its conclusion.

#LesMisPBS

10:30-11:00 PM:
PBS PREVIEWS: CHASING THE MOON (PCHM)(TV-PG) (R)
#ChasingTheMoonPBS
 


MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Churchill Downs Racetrack Hour 3” (ANRO) (#2315) (TV-G)
Giddy up for great antiques at Churchill Downs Racetrack, including a $60,000-$150,000 appraisal.

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY: AN AMERICAN STORY (NOMI) (TV-PG)
Meet the statesman who served as cabinet secretary for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush.

#NormanMinetaPBS

10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* INDEPENDENT LENS “Wrestle” (INLE) (#2018) (TV-14)
Meet four high school wrestlers from Alabama who face injustices and challenges on and off the mat.

 #IndieLensPBS
 

 

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:

10 STREETS THAT CHANGED AMERICA (TESA) (TV-G) (R)


9:00-10:00 PM:
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Emma Goldman” (AMEX) (#1607) (TV-PG) (R)

#AmericanExperience

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* FRONTLINE “Supreme Revenge” (FRON) (#3715) (EXEMPT)
Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court.

#FrontlinePBS
 


 WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE Equus: The Story of the Horse "Chasing the Wind" (NAAT) (#3609) (TV-G) (R)

#NaturePBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NOVA “Lost Viking Army” (NOVA) (#4610) (TV-14)
Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave thought to hold a lost Viking army.

 #novapbs

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD “The Smartphone” (BREI) (#106) (TV-PG)
Dial in to the story of how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention became the smartphone as we know it.

#BreakthroughPBS


 THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Humidity Mystery, Brick Patch” (NTOH) (#1724) (TV-G)
Richard diagnoses and repairs an HVAC system; Mark patches a brick wall.

#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:30 PM:
LES MISÉRABLES ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Six” (MAST) (#4923) (TV-14) (R)

#LesMisPBS

10:30-11:30 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Churchill Downs Racetrack Hour 3” (ANRO) (#2315) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow
 


 FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019

8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5847) (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) (#229) (EXEMPT)
Join Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas.


9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Megan Hilty in Concert” (LVLC) (#4404) (TV-G)
Enjoy a sparkling solo set from charming Broadway and television star Megan Hilty.

#LFLC

10:00-11:00 PM:
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Sutton Foster in Concert” (LVLC) (#4301) (TV-PG) (R)

#LFLC
 


SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019

11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “LCD Soundsystem” (AUCL) (#4311) (TV-PG) (R)

@acltv | #acltv

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