PBS PRIMETIME PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Week of May 3-9, 2015
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* FRONTLINE “Outbreak” premieres Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* NOVA “Nazi Attack on America” premieres Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
- *NEW* AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE “Episode Three” premieres Friday, May 8, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
New and Notable Video
Full-length programs:
- THE DRAFT full-length episode – Not Final Broadcast Version. Premieres Monday, April 27, 2015, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
Embeddable Clips:
- LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE About the Film. Airs Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
- WOLF HALL ON MASTERPIECE Episode 1 Scene. Premieres Sundays, May 3-10, 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, MAY 3, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* CALL THEMIDWIFE, Season 4 “Episode 6” (#406) (HD) (TV-14)
Witness heartbreak when a diabetic teenager becomes pregnant.
Watch the full-length episode.| Watch an embeddable clip.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/c/CALL-THE-MIDWIFE-Season-4.aspx
#midwifepbs
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Mr. Selfridge, Season 3: Episode Six” (#4515) (HD) (TV-14)
Commiserate with the characters who spiral into despair.
Watch the full-length episode.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE/MR-SELFRIDGE-SEASON-3.aspx
#masterpiecepbs
10:00-11:00 PM:
Rpts 5/7/15, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
*NEW* WOLF HALL ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Five” (#4561) (HD) (TV-PG)
See why Henry begins to take notice of Jane Seymour.
Watch the full-length episode. | Watch an embeddable clip.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE/Wolf-Hall.aspx
#masterpiecepbs
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MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
Rpts 5/7/15, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
*NEW* ANTIQUESROADSHOW “Santa Clara” (Hour Three) (#1915) (HD) (TV-G)
Booker T. Washington archive; 17th-century Chinese wine pot; Eanger Irving Couse painting.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
#antiquesroadshow
9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Biloxi” (Hour Three) (#1515) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
#antiquesroadshow
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* INDEPENDENT LENS “Kumu Hina” (#1614) (HD) (TV-PG)
Watch a transgendered teacher inspire a young girl to claim leadership of an all-male hula troupe.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/i/INDEPENDENT-LENS.aspx
#VietnamPBS
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TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015
8:00-10:00 PM:
THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY “Get Action” (1858-1901) (#101) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/r/ROOSEVELTS-AN-INTIMATE-HISTORY/101-GetAction.aspx #RooseveltsPBS
10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* FRONTLINE “Outbreak” (#3308) (HD) (EXEMPT)
The vivid, inside story of how the Ebola outbreak began and why it wasn’t stopped before it was too late. With exclusive access to key global decision-makers and health responders, and gripping accounts of victims from the slums of Monrovia to the jungles of Guinea, Outbreak exposes tragic missteps in the response to the epidemic.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/f/FRONTLINE.aspx
#frontlinepbs
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE “Parrot Confidential” (#3103) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NATURE/
@PBSnature | #NaturePBS | #pbsTHINKday
9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NOVA “Nazi Attack on America” (#4210) (HD) (TV-PG)
Learn about a little-known attack from the ocean depths that claimed 5,000 American lives.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/n/NOVA.aspx
@novapbs| #novapbs | #pbsTHINKday
10:00-11:00 PM:
SUPER SKYSCRAPERS “Building the Future” (#102) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SUPER-SKYSCRAPERS.aspx
#pbsTHINKday
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Episode #1323” (#1323) (TV-G) (HD)
THIS OLD HOUSE Garrison No More • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Noisy Baseboard Heating Fix,
Recessed Kitchen Lighting
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/t/THIS-OLD-HOUSE-HOUR.aspx
9:00-10:00 PM:
Rpt of 5/3/15, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
WOLF HALL ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Five” (#4561) (HD) (TV-PG) (R)
Watch the full-length episode. | Watch an embeddable clip.
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/m/MASTERPIECE/Wolf-Hall.aspx
#masterpiecepbs
10:00-11:00 PM
Rpt of 5/4/15, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Santa Clara” (Hour Three) (#1915) (HD) (TV-G) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/ANTIQUES-ROADSHOW/
#antiquesroadshow
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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL (#5443) (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 (#242) (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* AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE “Episode Three” (#503) (HD) (TV-G)
Watch the winning couples in the four divisions compete across dance styles in the grand finale.
Watch the full-length episode | Watch an embeddable clip. http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AMERICAS-BALLROOM-CHALLENGE.aspx
#BallroomPBS
10:00-11:30 PM:
BILLY JOEL: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE (BJOL) (TV-PG) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/b/BILLY-JOEL-LOC-GERSHWIN.aspx
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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015
9:00-10:00 PM:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Bonnie Raitt/Mavis Staples” (#3803) (TV-PG) (HD) (R)
http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/a/AUSTIN-CITY-LIMITS.aspx
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