WETA PBS
Our flagship channel WETA PBS features the best of PBS programs, along with Local Mondays, Thriller Thursdays, American History Nights on Saturdays, and PBS Kids programs during the day.
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Elinor Wonders Why
These Sneezes; Ari's Lucky Shirt
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Olive's sneeze startles the kids when they are playing in the forest, prompting Elinor to learn about what causes sneezes in the first place; Ari wants to wear his lucky shirt for the big soccer game, but it is much too small for him. -
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Alma's Way
Checkers Champ; World's Greatest
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Alma helps Andre prepare for a checkers tournament; Alma and Rafia compete for World's Greatest Artist. -
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Wild Kratts
Polar Bears Don't Dance
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
While snowboarding across the Arctic tundra, the Kratt brothers discover a mother polar bear and her young cub who are enemies, but when Zach kidnaps their calf and cub they all come to the rescue. -
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Weather Hunters
The Vansformer
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Lily and her family discover a surprise and also embark on a weather hunting expedition. -
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Craft in America
East
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
The intersection of history, culture and contemporary craft in the eastern region of the U.S.; featuring M&S Schmalberg, Bisa Butler, Colette Fu, Roberto Lugo, Ubaldo Vitali, Paul Revere and Helena Hernmarck. -
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Craft in America
West
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Celebrating the continuum of heritage and the handmade; featuring Graham Ebner, the Institute of American Indian Arts, Poakalani Quilters, Hokule'a, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Kawika Lum-Nelmida, the Bishop Museum, Cary Schwarz and Jeff Minor. -
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Amanpour and Company
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders. -
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BBC News The Context
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe. -
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BBC News America
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
WETA UK
WETA UK is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of fine entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery and comedy — in addition to documentary series and news reports.
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Guilt
You Can Take the Boy Out of Leith
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Max and Jake seek refuge with a face from the past in the Highlands, but Teddy is on their trail; Scotland's national bank is being sold and Maggie sees an opportunity. -
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Call the Midwife
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Sister Julienne visits a pregnant woman living in an abandoned warehouse; the Nonnatus team oversees the care of a man living inside an iron lung. -
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Great Performances at the Met
Romeo et Juliette
Monday
Dec 22
3 Hours
Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray the star-crossed lovers in Gounod's Shakespeare adaptation, which also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt. -
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BBC News The Context
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe. -
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BBC News America
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda. -
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Still Open All Hours
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Granville sells "lucky" toy sloths; the Black Widow learns to drive; Kath organizes a Bring & Buy starring Eric's clothes; Ruby finally gets to meet Willis. -
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The Vicar of Dibley
Christmas 2020 -- Dibley in Lockdown
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
A return to Dibley, England, where everything, and nothing, has changed.
WETA Metro
Featuring PBS favorites with local flair, WETA Metro provides an additional public television resource for viewers in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Highlights include timely and relevant news, new locally-focused shows, themed programming nights including local and lifestyle programs on Mondays, American history on Thursdays and documentaries on Saturdays, and PBS programs also found on WETA PBS every weekday evening.
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America's Test Kitchen
Holiday Dessert and Salad
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Cranberry curd tart with almond crust; wheat berry salad with radicchio; dried cherries and pecans; blue cheese. -
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Cook's Country
Fried Bites
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Popcorn chicken; electric deep fryers; gobi Manchurian; crispy vegetable fritters. -
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Pati's Mexican Table
Tijuana: Stories From the Border
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Life and food on the border. -
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This Old House
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Sealed gas fireplace; driveway; energy-recovery ventilator; inglenook; beadboard. -
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Craft in America
East
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
The intersection of history, culture and contemporary craft in the eastern region of the U.S.; featuring M&S Schmalberg, Bisa Butler, Colette Fu, Roberto Lugo, Ubaldo Vitali, Paul Revere and Helena Hernmarck. -
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Craft in America
West
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Celebrating the continuum of heritage and the handmade; featuring Graham Ebner, the Institute of American Indian Arts, Poakalani Quilters, Hokule'a, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Kawika Lum-Nelmida, the Bishop Museum, Cary Schwarz and Jeff Minor. -
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Firing Line
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Filmmaker Rob Reiner talks about his political activism, concerns about threats to American institutions and the health and future of American democracy. -
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DW News
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Presenting a round-up of the most recent news and developments from across the world. -
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NHK Newsline
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
This daily news program, produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, focuses on headlines and current events in Japan and other Asian countries. English-speaking presenters also cover other areas of interest, including business news, science and technology trends, sports highlights, and global weather forecasts. -
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BBC News America
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda. -
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PBS News Hour
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
WETA World
Devoted to telling stories that humanize complex issues, WETA World shares the best of public media in news, documentaries, and informational programming that helps us understand conflicts, movements and cultures.
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Amanpour and Company
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders. -
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The Whitney Reynolds Show
Blended Families
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Exploring the bonds of blended families and the stories that created lasting love and legacy; embryo adoption. -
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The Open Mind
Life Beyond Us
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Science journalist Jaime Green talks about her book, "The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos." -
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We'll Meet Again
Children of WWII
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
A Japanese-American woman sent to an internment camp hopes to find a childhood friend; a survivor from a Jewish ghetto searches for the child of the family who befriended him. -
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We'll Meet Again
Rescued From Mount St. Helens
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
A woman searches for the family of a scientist who saved her during the eruption of Mount St. Helens; a woman searches for the helicopter pilot who rescued her. -
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We'll Meet Again
Lost Children of Vietnam
Monday
Dec 22
1 Hour
A woman born in Vietnam searches for her American father; a man hopes to find the Texas cowboy who saved him when he was a child. -
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DW News
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Presenting a round-up of the most recent news and developments from across the world. -
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BBC News America
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda. -
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France 24
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Live feed from leading 24/7 international news and current affairs channel based in Paris, providing key information to understand ever-more complex global events through in-depth analysis and an international lens. -
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Asia Insight
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
This 30-minute international newscast produced by Japan's national public broadcaster NHK looks at the realities of Asia today. From the diminishing natural coral along the coast of Boracay to the recruitment efforts by The Republic of Korea to find foreign workers to offset its labor shortage and aging population, the documentary series offers in-depth, behind-the-scenes analysis of news and public affairs issues affecting the continent. The series presents Asia as an evolving region open to change but one that is also home to traditional cultures.
WETA PBS Kids
WETA PBS Kids features the best in children's television, all day every day.
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Donkey Hodie
Being Bob Dog; Panda Panda
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Donkey and Panda make a birthday gift for Bob Dog; Donkey and Panda's playdate goes awry thanks to one of Harriett's inventions. -
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Donkey Hodie
Snow Day; Snow Surprise Challenge
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Panda enjoys a snow day his own way; Bob Dog wants to win at Gameshow Gator's new snowy game. -
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Elinor Wonders Why
Blackout; Tree That Eats Toys
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Elinor's power goes out, making her house look different; Elinor's frisbee gets stuck in a tree. -
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Rosie's Rules
Purple Sweet Potato Buns; Tia's Big Break
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Rosie, Jun and Grandpa Liu go to the Asian Market to buy more sweet potato buns; Rosie and Javi help Tia overcome her stage fright when she goes on a television cooking show. -
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Rosie's Rules
Rosie on Ice; The Meteor Shower
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Rosie goes ice skating with the Purple Knight; Rosie and Javi go to the desert to watch a meteor shower. -
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
I Am Confucius; I Am Sacagawea
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Xavier and Yadina overcome a sibling spat with the help of Confucius; Sacagawea helps Xavier and Brad realize that just because Yadina is younger, she can do more than they think. -
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Molly of Denali
A Whale of a Time; That's Snow Fun
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Molly and Tooey volunteer to help Nina count the endangered beluga whales in Cook Inlet; a blizzard forces Molly and Trini to stay inside; While looking for a new game to play they find an Alaskan Native yoyo. -
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Alma's Way
Alma's Nochebuena; Three Kings Day Do-Over
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Alma must learn a new way to celebrate when her family's Noche Buena traditions don't go as planned; Alma decides to make a do-over gift for Junior. -
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Lyla in the Loop
When We Met Stu
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Lyla and her family must figure out a way to get Stu back home when he gets lost delivering cookies. -
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Weather Hunters
Christmas in Africa
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Dot and Al announce the Hunters are spending Christmas in Nigeria, and Corky wonders if she can have a fun Christmas without snow. -
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Odd Squad
Reindeer Games
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Olive and Otto help Santa find his reindeer; Oscar helps Ms. O get off Santa's naughty list. -
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Skillsville
Hotel Manager; Robotics Technician
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Rae learns the importance of organizing tasks as a hotel manager at the Skillsville Hotel; as a robotics technician, Dev needs to troubleshoot a malfunctioning construction robot. -
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Wild Kratts
Bumblezzzz
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
On their annual laundry day, the Kratt brothers disagree on whether blue oceans or green forests are better; Aviva demonstrates how oceans and forests work together. -
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Weather Hunters
Christmas in Africa
Monday
Dec 22
30 Minutes
Dot and Al announce the Hunters are spending Christmas in Nigeria, and Corky wonders if she can have a fun Christmas without snow.
NHK World
NHK World-Japan is the international service of Japan’s public media organization. The channel offers a diverse blend of programming featuring hourly live international news from Tokyo and over 30 news bureaus around the world, including New York City; along with programs on culture, food, travel, science, history, technology, and sports plus select dramas with a Japanese and Asian perspective.
View the NHK World-Japan schedule
FNX
FNX | First Nations Experience is the first and only national broadcast television network in the United States exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content. Through Native-produced and themed documentaries, dramatic series, nature, cooking, gardening, children's and arts programming, FNX strives to accurately illustrate the lives and cultures of Native people around the world.
View the FNX schedule.
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