PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of March 22-28, 2015
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* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Bismarck” (Hour Three) premieres Tuesday, March 23, 2015, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Mark Morris Dance Group: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” premieres Friday, March 27, 2015, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- TWICE BORN – STORIES FROM THE SPECIAL DELIVERY UNIT “Episode 1” full-length episode. Premieres Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE “Episode 1” full-length episode. Premieres Friday, April 24, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
Embeddable Clips:
- ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Bismarck” (Hour Two) preview. Premieres Monday, February 23, 2015, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.
- WOLF HALL ON MASTERPIECE first look. Premieres Sunday, April 5, 2015, 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, MARCH 22, 2015
8:00-8:30 PM:
Rpts. Sun. 3/22, 8:30-9:00 p.m., Tues 3/24, 8:30-9:00 p.m., Thurs. 3/26/15, 9:00-9:30 p.m., 9:30-10:00 p.m.
*NEW* PBS PREVIEWS – BEST OF DRAMA (PDRP) (HD) (TV-PG)
Watch previews of new drama series coming to PBS this year; Audra McDonald hosts.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-The-Best-of-Drama.aspx
8:30-9:00 PM:
Rpt. of Sun. 3/22/15, 8:00-8:30 p.m.
PBS PREVIEWS – BEST OF DRAMA (PDRP) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-The-Best-of-Drama.aspx
9:00-11:00 PM:
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Mr. Selfridge, Season 2: Part Eight” (#4419) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE.aspx
#masterpiecepbs
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MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts. 3/26/15, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
*NEW* ANTIQUESROADSHOW “Bismarck” (Hour Three) (#1909) (HD) (TV-G)
Coca-Cola Santa ads; letter from Washington at Valley Forge; Irish dragoon swallowtail guidon flags.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Billings” (Hour Two) (#1511) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
#antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* INDEPENDENT LENS “Little White Lie” (#1610) (HD) (TV-PG)
See what happens when a filmmaker unlocks a powerful family secret about her real father’s identity.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/programs/i/independent-lens.aspx
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015
8:00-8:30 PM:
Rpt. of Sun. 3/22/15, 8:00-8:30 p.m.
PBS PREVIEWS – BEST OF DRAMA (PDRP) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-The-Best-of-Drama.aspx
8:30-10:00 PM:
*NEW* JAMES BAKER: THE MAN WHO MADE WASHINGTON WORK (JBPD) (HD) (TV-PG)
Review the story of a remarkable politician: a power-player, dealmaker and diplomat.
Watch the full-length episode | Watch an embeddable clip.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/j/JAMES-BAKER.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
FRONTLINE “The Vaccine War” (#2816) (HD) (Exempt) (R)
Watch an embeddable clip.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
#frontlinepbs
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE “Ireland’s Wild River” (#3107) (TV-G) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/nature.aspx
@PBSNature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-11:00 PM:
NOVA “The Bible’s Buried Secrets” (#3516) (TV-PG) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/nova.aspx
@novapbs | #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1317” (#1317) (TV-G) (HD)
THIS OLD HOUSE Old to New • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Repairing Broken Sash Cords
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-9:30 PM:
Rpt. of Sun. 3/22/15, 8:00-8:30 p.m.
PBS PREVIEWS – BEST OF DRAMA (PDRP) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-The-Best-of-Drama.aspx
9:30-10:00 PM:
Rpt. of Sun. 3/22/15, 8:00-8:30 p.m.
PBS PREVIEWS – BEST OF DRAMA (PDRP) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/p/PBS-PREVIEWS-The-Best-of-Drama.aspx
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpt. of 2/23/15, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Bismarck” (Hour Three) (#1909) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
#antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5437) (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 (#236) (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 PM-11:00 PM:
*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Mark Morris Dance Group: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato”
(#4005) (TV-PG) (HD)
Relish this 1988 “work of genius” in which dancers embody the ecstasy of art that transforms.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/g/GREAT-PERFORMANCES/4005-Mark-Morris.aspx
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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015
9:00-10:00 PM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes / tUnE-yArDs” (#3811) (TV-PG) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
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