PBS Primetime Program Highlights – June 26-July 2

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In this week’s highlights:

  1. On-air Picks of the Week
  2. New and Notable Videos               
  3. Local Connections Google Map
  4. PBS Primetime Schedule, Sunday-Saturday

On-air Picks of the Week

 

  • *NEW* It’s a night of blockbuster dramas Sundays on PBS. First, see the premiere of DANCING ON THE EDGE, Sunday, June 26, 2016, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, followed by ENDEAVOUR SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE from 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET and THE TUNNEL from 10:30-11:30 p.m. ET.
  • *NEW* FRONTLINE “Policing the Police” premieres Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
  • *NEW* SUPERNATURE – WILD FLYERS premieres Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.

 

New and Notable Video

Full-length programs:

  • CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 5) full-length episodes. Premiered Sunday, April 3, 2016, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.

 

  • MR. SELFRIDGE SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE full-length episodes. Premiered Sunday, April 10, 2016, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

 

  • GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING full-length episodes. Premieres Wednesdays, May 18-June 1, 2016, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

Embeddable Clips:

  • GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING | Preview | PBS preview. Premieres Wednesdays, May 18-June 1, 2016, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

 

  • MASTERPIECE | Wallander: Final Season Preview | PBS preview. Premiered Sunday, May 8, 2016, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.
  • POINT TAKEN | Series Preview | PBS preview. Premiered April 5, 2016, 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET

 

Local Connections Google Map

  • Below is a link to our Local Connections Google Map, which includes information connecting national programs to local markets. Visit the map at: http://ow.ly/clSq7.

We will update this map weekly, so be sure to check back for updates.

 

SUNDAY, June 26, 2016
8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* DANCING ON THE EDGE “Episode 1” (DOTE) (#101) (HD) (TV-14)

Chart the band’s ascent from jazz cellar to posh hotel and a party attended by an admiring prince.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/d/DANCING-ON-THE-EDGE.aspx

 

9:00-10:30 PM:

*NEW* ENDEAVOUR SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “Arcadia” (MAST) (#4630) (TV-14) (HD)

See where the investigation of a young housewife’s death from a mysterious “tummy bug” leads.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE/Endeavour-Season-3.aspx

 

10:30-11:30 PM:

*NEW* THE TUNNEL “Episode 2” (TUNL) (#102) (TV-14, V, S) (HD)

Find out what the killer’s second “truth” involves.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THE-TUNNEL.aspx

MONDAY, June 27, 2016

 

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Vintage New York” (ANRO) (#2020) (TV-G)

Uncover how appraisals from 15 years ago have changed, including a treasure that doubles in value.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx

@RoadshowPBS | #AntiquesRoadshow

 

9:00-10:00 PM:

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Vintage Secaucus” (ANRO) (#1623) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx

@RoadshowPBS | #AntiquesRoadshow

10:00 PM -12:00AM:

*NEW* POV “The Look of Silence” (AMDO) (#2903) (TV-PG) (R)

Watch as an optometrist confronts the men who killed his brother in the 1965 Indonesian genocide.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/i/INDEPENDENT-LENS.aspx

 

TUESDAY, June 28, 2016

 

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, Season 3 “Los Angeles” (GRSH) (#307) (TV-PG)

Examine a family tree wrapped in a genealogical web that has captivated the Roadshow team for years.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/GENEALOGY-ROADSHOW.aspx

 

9:00-10:00 PM:

*NEW* THE GREEKS “The Good Strife” (TGKS) (#102) (TV-PG)

Watch as the rising civilization and all that it promises face its gravest tests.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/THE-GREEKS.aspx

 

10:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* FRONTLINE “Policing the Police” (FRON) (#3412)

Step inside the Newark Police Department — one of many troubled forces ordered to reform.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx

 

11:00-11:30 PM:

*NEW* POINT TAKEN (PTAK) (#110) (EXEMPT)

Join the spirited, civil debate with voices from multi-platform communities discussing key topics.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/Point-Taken.aspx

WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2016

 

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* SUPERNATURE – WILD FLYERS (SUNA) (#101) (HD) (TV-PG)

Explore the wonder and science of one of nature’s greatest innovations — the power of flight.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/The-Great-Polar-Bear-Feast.aspx

 

9:00-10:00 PM:

NOVA “Making North America: Origins” (NOVA) (#4220) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx

 

10:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* 9 MONTHS THAT MADE YOU “The First 8 Weeks” (NMON) (#101) (HD) (TV-PG, D)

Follow the story of how, from a fertilized egg, you took on human form in the womb.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/9/9-Months-That-Made-You.aspx

THURSDAY, June 30, 2016

8:00-9:00 PM:

THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (NTOH) (#1405) (HD) (TV-G) (R)

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx

9:00-10:00 PM:

DANCING ON THE EDGE “Episode 1” (DOTE) (#101) (HD) (TV-14) (R)

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/d/DANCING-ON-THE-EDGE.aspx

10:00-11:00 PM:

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Vintage New York” (ANRO) (#2020) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx

@RoadshowPBS | #AntiquesRoadshow

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016

8:00-8:30 PM:

*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (WWIW) (#5601) (HD) (EXEMPT)

Join Gwen Ifill and noted journalists for a discussion of the big stories from DC.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/w/WASHINGTON-WEEK-WITH-GWEN-IFILL.aspx

@washingtonweek | #WashingtonWeek

8:30-9:00 PM:

*NEW* CHARLIE ROSE – THE WEEK (CRSU) (#351) (HD) (EXEMPT)

Join Charlie Rose for highlights of conversations with the week’s guests on his nightly program.

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CHARLIE-ROSE-THE-WEEK.aspx

 

9:00-10:00 PM:

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW

Details TBA.

10:00-11:00 PM:

A FEW GREAT BAKERIES (FGBA) (HD) (R)

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/Few-Great-Bakeries.aspx

 

SATURDAY, July 2, 2016

9:00-10:00 PM:

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “TV on the Radio/The War on Drugs” (AUCL) (#4105) (TV-PG) (R)

http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx

 

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