PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of August 31-September 6, 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* OPERATION MANEATER “Polar Bear” premieres Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- NOVA “Vaccines — Calling the Shots” full-length episode. Premieres Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 9:00-10:00 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:
- LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, Season 2 “Episode 6” preview. Premieres Sunday, August 3, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- VICIOUS “Episode 6” preview. Premieres Sunday, August 3, 2014, 10:30-11:00 p.m. ET
- MY WILD AFFAIR “The Seal Who Came Home” preview. Premieres Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 8:00-9:00 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 31, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. 9/4/14, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
*NEW* SECRETS OF HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (HD) (TV-PG)
Lift the veil of secrecy on MI6, the legendary British spy agency.
Watch the full-length program.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SECRETS-OF-HER-MAJESTYS-SECRET-SERVICE.aspx
9:00-10:30 PM:
*NEW* MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “Breathless: Part 2” (#4429) (HD) (TV-PG)
See how a forgotten incident keeps rearing its menacing head.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
10:30-11:00 PM:
VICIOUS “Episode 2” (#102) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/v/VICIOUS.aspx
#ViciousPBS
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. 9/4/14, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Corpus Christi” (Hour One) (#1701) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Corpus Christi” (Hour Two) (#1702) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* POV “After Tiller” (#2710) (HD) (TV-PG)
Explore the complex reasons women seek late-term abortions and dilemmas of doctors who perform them.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/POV.aspx
@povdocs
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TUESDAY, September 2, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: THREE MEN GO TO WAR (CMIC) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CUBAN-MISSILE-CRISIS.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* THE FIDEL CASTRO TAPES (FICT) (HD) (TV-PG)
Survey the turbulent career of one of the world’s most controversial leaders.
Watch the full-length program.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FIDEL-CASTRO-TAPES.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
FRONTLINE “Secret State of North Korea” (HD) (EXEMPT) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
@frontlinepbs | #frontlinepbs
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
EARTHFLIGHT, A NATURE SPECIAL PRESENTATION “Africa” (#102) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NATURE.aspx
@PBSNature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-10:00 PM:
NOVA “Ghosts of Machu Picchu” (#3704) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* OPERATION MANEATER “Polar Bear” (#102) (HD) (TV-PG)
Inspect a warning system to deter bears and a controversial experiment to keep them away from town.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/o/OPERATION-MANEATER.aspx
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1223” (#1223) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THE-THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
Rpt. of 8/31/14, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
SECRETS OF HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
Watch the full-length program.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SECRETS-OF-HER-MAJESTYS-SECRET-SERVICE.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpt. of 9/1/14, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Corpus Christi” (Hour One) (#1701) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5409) (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 (#208) (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:
*NEW* KEHINDE WILEY: AN ECONOMY OF GRACE (KEWI) (HD) (TV-PG)
View an intimate portrait of one of this generation’s most intriguing and accomplished visionaries.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/k/KEHINDE-WILEY-AN-ECONOMY-OF-GRACE.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
AMERICAN MASTERS “Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll” (#2602) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AMERICAN-MASTERS.aspx
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
9:00-10:00 PM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell” (#3905) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
@acltv | #acltv
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