PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of December 14-20, 2014
In this week’s highlights:
- On-air Picks of the Week
- New and Notable Videos
- Local Connections Google Map
- PBS Primetime Schedule
On-air Picks of the Week
- *NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 4” (Part 2) premieres Monday, December 15, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER “Lourdes” and “Shikoku” premiere Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 8:00-9:00 and 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING DEBORAH VOIGT AND JOHN RHYS-DAVIES premieres Sunday, December 16, 2012, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 4” (Hour Two) full episode. Premieres Monday, December 15, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- VICIOUS “Holiday Special” full-length episode. Premieres Thursday, December 25, 2014, 9:30-10:00 p.m. ET.
Embeddable Clips:
- AMERICAN MASTERS “Bing Crosby Rediscovered” trailer. Tuesday, December 2, 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET.
- MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey, Season 5” series trailer. Premieres Sundays, January 4 to March 1, 2015, 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, DECEMBER 14, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 4: Part 3” (#4403) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
9:00-10:00 PM:
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 4: Part 4” (#4404) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
10:00-11:00 PM:
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 4: Part 5” (#4405) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. Thurs. 12/18/14, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
*NEW* ANTIQUESROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 4” (Part 2) (#1833) (HD) (TV-G)
Collection of 1898 Mardi Gras invitations; Julia Child’s copper pans; German violin and Sartory bow.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Denver” (#1412) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH “Extreme Realities: Severe Weather, Climate Change and Our
National Security” (JTPE #801) (HD) (TV-PG)
Join Matt Damon to see links among extreme weather, climate change and threats to national security.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/j/JOURNEY-TO-PLANET-EARTH.aspx
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER (SAJO) (HD) (TV-PG)
Join host Bruce Feiler on rigorous religious pilgrimages to six sacred sites.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SACRED-JOURNEYS.aspx
“Lourdes” (#101)
Accompany Feiler and U.S. military members to the Catholic shrine of Lourdes in search of healing.
Watch the full-length episode.
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER “Shikoku” (#102) (HD) (TV-PG)
Follow a Japanese Buddhist trail of temples and shrines with connections to the monk Kobo Daishi.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SACRED-JOURNEYS.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* A CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (ACHS) (TV-PG)
Join Vivian as she prepares foods that draw on her Southern heritage and Ben’s Chanukah traditions.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CHEFS-LIFE-HOLIDAY-SPECIAL.aspx
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE “Elsa’s Legacy: The Born Free Story” (#2806) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NATURE.aspx
@PBSNature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-10:00 PM:
NOVA “Making Stuff Wilder” (#4019) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
10:00-11:00 PM:
NOVA “Making Stuff Colder” (#4020) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1307” (#1306) (HD) (TV-G)
THIS OLD HOUSE Rowhouse, Lighthouse • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Setting Up a Beehive
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THE-THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-9:30 PM:
DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED (RDDA) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/d/DOWNTON-ABBEY-REDISCOVERED.aspx
9:30-10:00 PM:
DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED (RDDA) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/d/DOWNTON-ABBEY-REDISCOVERED.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpt. of Mon. 12/15/14, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Junk in the Trunk 4” (#1833) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5423) (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 (#222) (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* CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING DEBORAH VOIGT AND
JOHN RHYS-DAVIES (CMDV) (HD) (TV-G)
Celebrate Christmas with soprano Voigt and actor Rhys-Davies, who join the choir and orchestra.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/Christmas-MOTAB-2014.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY WITH THE ST.OLAF CHOIR (CINO) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/Christmas-Norway-St-Olaf-Choir.aspx
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014
11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Tom Waits” (#3714) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
@acltv | #acltv
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