PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of August 17-23, 2014
Program photos, releases and videos for selected shows available on PBS PressRoom® (http://www.pbs.org/pressroom).
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* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014” premieres Friday, August 22, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- AL CAPONE: ICON full-length program. Premieres Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- THE MYSTERY OF AGATHA CHRISTIE WITH DAVID SUCHET full-length program. Premieres Sunday, September 28, 2014, 10:30-11:30 p.m. ET.
Embeddable Clips:
- FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES JR., Season 2 preview. Premieres September 23, 2014.
- “Gangster Night” featuring AL CAPONE: ICON and HISTORY DETECTIVES SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS “Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?” preview. Premieres Tuesday, July 22, 2014, beginning at 8:00 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 17, 2014
8:00-10:00 PM:
50s & 60s ROCK REWIND (MY MUSIC) (FSRR) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/5/50s-60s-ROCK-REWIND.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
PBS PREVIEWS: THE ROOSEVELTS (PROO) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-THE-ROOSEVELTS.aspx
#RooseveltsPBS
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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. 8/21/14, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk” (#1519) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Tasty Treasures” (#1520) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* POV “A World Not Ours” (#2708) (HD) (TV-PG)
Learn about a Palestinian family’s multi-generational experience as permanent refugees.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/POV.aspx
@povdocs
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE SEARCH FOR JOSIAH HENSON … THE MAN BEHIND THE STORY OF UNCLE TOM’S CABIN: A TIME TEAM AMERICA PRESENTATION (SEJH) (HD) (TV-PG)
Follow the search for clues to Josiah Henson’s life on an 1830s slave plantation.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/TIME-TEAM-AMERICA.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* THE BONES OF BADGER HOLE: A TIME TEAM AMERICA PRESENTATION (BOBH) (HD) (TV-PG)
Learn what early hunters may have used against mammoth beasts before the advent of bows and arrows.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/TIME-TEAM-AMERICA.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
FRONTLINE “The Retirement Gamble” (HD) (EXEMPT) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
@frontlinepbs | #frontlinepbs
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE “Raccoon Nation” (#2907) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NATURE.aspx
@PBSNature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-10:00 PM:
NOVA “Finding Life Beyond Earth: Moons and Beyond?” (#3814) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
10:00-11:00 PM:
SECRETS OF THE DEAD “Lost Ships of Rome” (#1101) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SECRETS-OF-THE-DEAD.aspx
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1219” (#1219) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THE-THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
SECRETS OF ALTHORP – THE SPENCERS (SEAL) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SECRETS-OF-ALTHORP.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpt. of 8/18/14, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk” (#1519) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5407) (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 (#206) (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
9:00-10:30 PM:
*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2014” (#3909) (HD)
(TV-G)
Hear piano virtuoso Lang Lang in this open-air concert led by guest conductor Christoph Eschenbach.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/GREAT-PERFORMANCES.aspx
@GPerfPBS | #greatperformances
10:30-11:00 PM:
PBS PREVIEWS: THE ROOSEVELTS (PROO) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-THE-ROOSEVELTS.aspx
#RooseveltsPBS
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014
9:00-10:00 PM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Jason Isbell/Neko Case” (#3909) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
@acltv | #acltv
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