PBS Primetime Program Highlights - August 11-17

Week of August 11-17, 2019

On-air Picks of the Week  

• *NEW* FAMILY PICTURES USA premieres Monday, August 12, 2019, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET and Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET

 

• *NEW* Celebrate the wonder and awe of space exploration with PBS’ Summer of Space! NOVA | The Planets “Ice Worlds” premieres Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:

• ANCIENT SKIES . Premieres Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.    

Embeddable Clips:

• 2019 Online Film Festival . The 2019 PBS Online Film Festival features 25 amazing short films that are available to vote for, watch and share from July 16-26, 2019.

 

• 8 DAYS: To the Moon and Back  Premieres Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET

 

• ANCIENT SKIES  Premieres Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET

 

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
POLDARK, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Eight” (MAST) (#4843) (TV-14) (R)

#MasterpiecePBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* GRANTCHESTER, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Five” (MAST) (#4932) (TV-14)
Will struggles with a life-changing decision. A young man’s death proves something to Geordie.

#MasterpiecePBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* JAMESTOWN “Episode Eight” (JAME) (#308) (TV-14)
Jocelyn gives Yeardley one last challenge. Opechancanough's plan will change Jamestown forever.

#JamestownPBS
 

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MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Fort Worth Hour One” (ANRO) (#2101) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* FAMILY PICTURES USA “North Carolina” (FPIC) (#101) (TV-G)
Explore America’s comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents.

#FamilyPicturesUSA

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* POV “Happy Winter” (POV) (#3208) (TV-PG)
A vanity fair of beachgoers hide behind the memory of their compromised social status.

#DistantBarkingPBS
 

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* FAMILY PICTURES USA “Detroit” (FPIC) (#102) (TV-G)
Explore America’s comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents.

#FamilyPicturesUSA

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* FAMILY PICTURES USA “Southwest Florida” (FPIC) (#103) (TV-G)
Explore America’s comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents.

#FamilyPicturesUSA

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* FRONTLINE (FRON) (EXEMPT)

#FrontlinePBS
 

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
NOVA “Pluto and Beyond” (NOVA) (#4601) (TV-PG) (R)
The New Horizons spacecraft zooms toward an object 4 billion miles from Earth.

#NovaPBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NOVA | The Planets “Ice Worlds” (NOVA) (#4616) (TV-PG)
Beyond the bizarre, icy worlds of Uranus and Neptune, Pluto dazzles with its mysterious ocean.

#ThePlanetsPBS

10:00 PM -11:00 PM:
BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD “The Telescope” (BREI) (#101) (TV-PG) (R)

#BreakthroughPBS
 

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Modern Barn Raising | Tropical Yard” (NTOH) (#1707) (TV-G) (R)

#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:00 PM:
GRANTCHESTER, SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Five” (MAST) (#4932) (TV-14) (R)

#MasterpiecePBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Fort Worth Hour One” (ANRO) (#2101) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow
 

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2019

8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5907) (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) (#307) (EXEMPT)
Join Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas.

9:00-11:30 PM:
GREAT PERFORMANCES “The Sound of Music” (GPER) (#4308) (TV-G) (R)

#GreatPerformancesPBS
 

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019

11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child” (AUCL) (#4411) (TV-PG) (R)

@acltv | #acltv