PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of December 28- January 3, 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
On-air Picks of the Week
- *NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER “Kumbh Mela” & “Osun-Osogbo” premiere Tuesday, December 30, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015” premieres Thursday, January 1, 2015, 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* BILLY JOEL: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE premieres Friday, January 2, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2014) full-length episode. Premieres Thursday, December 25, 2014, 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET.
- MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey, Season 5: Episode One” full-length episode. Premieres Sunday, January 4, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
Embeddable Clips:
- MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey, Season 5” How to Cook for the Granthams clip. Premieres Sundays, January 4-March 1, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
- NOVA “First Man on the Moon” preview. Premieres Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 9:00-10:30 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.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2014
7:30-9:00 PM:
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (CMHS 2014) (HD) (TV-14) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CALL-THE-MIDWIFE-HOLIDAY-SPECIAL-2014.aspx
#midwifepbs
9:00-11:00 PM:
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 4: Part 8” (#4408) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
@masterpiecepbs | #masterpiecepbs
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* ANTIQUESROADSHOW “Manor House Treasures” (#1835) (HD) (TV-G)
Objects fit for stately homes: Lord Byron portrait, Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, Tiffany necklace.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Phoenix” (Hour Two) (#1414) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW.aspx
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:30 PM:
INDEPENDENT LENS “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey” (#1418) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/i/INDEPENDENT-LENS.aspx
@IndependentLens | #IndieLens
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2014
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER “Kumbh Mela” (#105) (HD) (TV-PG)
Join Hindus in a ritual they believe washes away sins and breaks the endless cycle of reincarnation.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SACRED-JOURNEYS.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER “Osun-Osogbo” (#106) (HD) (TV-PG)
Travel with African-American pilgrims to Nigeria for a festival honoring the Yoruba goddess Osun.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SACRED-JOURNEYS.aspx
10:00 PM-12:00 AM:
FRONTLINE “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part 2” (#1612-stacked) (Exempt) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014
8:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve: Gershwin Celebration
With Dianne Reeves and Norm Lewis” (LVLC #3908) (HD) (TV-G)
Ring in 2015 with the annual New York Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve celebration concert.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/l/LIVE-FROM-LINCOLN-CENTER.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* MICHAEL FEINSTEIN NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE RAINBOW ROOM (MFNY) (HD) (TV-G)
Ring in the New Year with a celebration that recalls the heyday of glamorous New York nightclubs.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014
8:00-9:30 PM:
*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2015” (#4004) (HD) (TV-G)
Join host Julie Andrews for the annual New Year’s celebration from Vienna’s opulent Musikverein.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/GREAT-PERFORMANCES.aspx
9:30-11:00 PM:
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (CMHS 2014) (HD) (TV-14) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CALL-THE-MIDWIFE-HOLIDAY-SPECIAL-2014.aspx
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5425) (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 (#224) (HD) (EXEMPT)
Join Charlie Rose forhighlights 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* BILLY JOEL: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE (BJOL) (HD) (TV-PG)
Enjoy this tribute to singer-songwriter Joel, recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
10:00-11:00 PM:
CAROLE KING: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE (#1902) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014
11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
*NEW* AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Avett Brothers / Nickel Creek” (#4008) (HD) (TV-PG)
Relish modern Americana from these two popular groups.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
@acltv | #acltv
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