PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of August 24-30, 2014
In this week’s highlights:
- On-air Picks of the Week
- New and Notable Videos
- Local Connections Google Map
- PBS Primetime Schedule, Sunday-Saturday
On-air Picks of the Week
- *NEW* AMERICAN MASTERS “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning” premieres Friday, August 29, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- SECRETS OF WESTMINSTER full-length episode. Premieres Sunday, September 7, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Knoxville (Hour One)” full-length episode. Premieres Monday, September 22, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
Embeddable Clips:
- SEX IN THE WILD about the series clip. Airs Wednesdays, July 16-August 6, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
- ART21’s ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY preview. Premieres October 24, 2014, 10:00-11:00 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.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
SECRETS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON (SETL) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SECRETS-OF-THE-TOWER-OF-LONDON.aspx
9:00-10:30 PM:
*NEW* MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “Breathless” (MAST) (HD) (TV-14)
Miniseries:
Experience the story of a dark secret amid the complexities of the sexual revolution in 1961 London.
“Part 1” (#4428)
Follow the activities of hospital personnel and a suspicious chief inspector.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
10:30-11:00 PM:
VICIOUS “Episode 1” (#101) (HD) (TV-14) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/v/VICIOUS/Episode-1.aspx
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MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. 8/28/14, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 2” (#1621) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Forever Young” (#1521) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* POV “Big Men (#2709) (HD) (TV-PG)
Get an unprecedented inside look at the global deal-making and dark underside of energy development.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/POV.aspx
@povdocs
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW*LOST CIVIL WAR PRISON: A TIME TEAM AMERICA PRESENTATION (LOCW)(HD) (TV-PG)
See if the team can find the site of Camp Lawton, a Civil War prison in Georgia, and any artifacts.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/TIME-TEAM-AMERICA.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* THE LOST PUEBLO VILLAGE: A TIME TEAM AMERICA PRESENTATION (LOPV) (HD) (TV-PG)
Visit the site of what is believed to be one of the first permanent settlements in North America.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/TIME-TEAM-AMERICA.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
FRONTLINE “A Death in St. Augustine” (HD) (EXEMPT) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
@frontlinepbs | #frontlinepbs
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
EARTHFLIGHT, A NATURE SPECIAL PRESENTATION “North America” (#101) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NATURE.aspx
@PBSNature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-10:00 PM:
NOVA “Why Sharks Attack (#4111) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* OPERATION MANEATER (OPMA) (HD) (TV-PG)
Series:
Follow veterinarian Mark Evans as he tries out high-tech solutions to human-wildlife conflicts.
“Great White Shark” (#101)
Join Evans as he tries to find non-lethal solutions to keep people and sharks safe from each other.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/o/OPERATION-MANEATER.aspx
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1220” (#1220)(HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THE-THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Rejoice With Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot” (#3816) (HD) (TV-G)
Hear violinist Itzhak Perlman and cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot in liturgical and traditional works.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/GREAT-PERFORMANCES.aspx
@GPerfPBS | #greatperformances
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpt. of 8/25/14, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 2” (#1621) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5408)(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 (#207) (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
9:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* AMERICAN MASTERS “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning” (#2704) (HD)
(TV-PG)
View an intimate portrait of the photographer—her creations and achievements, tragedies and losses.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AMERICAN-MASTERS.aspx
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014
9:00-10:00 PM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Kacey Musgraves/Dale Watson” (#3913) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
@acltv | #acltv
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