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.
Schedule
-
Image
PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
Image
Lyla in the Loop
Cub Chuck Hustle; Lyla the Lefty
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Lyla has to help multiple people but rushes each task, which makes things worse; Lyla must use her left hand after hurting her right wrist. -
Image
Carl the Collector
The Remote Control Collection; The Super Blue Moon Sleepover
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Forrest can't wait to try everything at the Fuzzytown Friends Picnic, but gets into trouble when he is unable to wait his turn; Carl hosts a Super Blue Moon Sleepover. -
Image
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Learns About Lizards; Daniel Wonders About Trolley
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Daniel and Prince Wednesday discover a small lizard in Daniel's backyard; Daniel and his friends learn more about their favorite Neighborhood Trolley. -
Image
Rosie's Rules
The Doggie Detectives; A House for Gatita
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Rosie, Crystal and Mom become doggie detectives to find the owner of a lost dog toy; Rosie builds a cardboard house for Gatita. -
Image
Sesame Street
Elmo Runs the Race
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Elmo tries to win a race without eating his sandwich, but learns that eating healthy food will give him energy; Cookie Monster tries to eat the sandwich for himself. -
Image
Work It Out Wombats!
Overbooked Super; Louisa's Big News
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
The Wombats are excited for "Show and Tell" but Super might be too busy to attend; Louisa decides the Treeborhood needs a way to announce fun events. -
Image
Donkey Hodie
A Donkey Hodie New Year
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
As Someplace Else gets ready for New Year's Eve, Donkey Hodie prepares for her special family tradition with Grampy and Cousin Hodie. -
Image
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
A Birthday Party for Kendra; Norman Plans a Playdate
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Pinkalicious plans a surprise birthday party for Kendra; Pinkalicious and Peter help Norman the Gnome plan a play date with his friend Edna.
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.
Schedule
-
Image
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Peter White & John Sergeant
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
John Sergeant and Peter White tour the countryside south of the Thames; with the wind in his sails, John gets up to speed on the river in a historic yacht while Peter bats an inning at one of the country's oldest cricket clubs. -
Image
Call the Midwife
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Protests on the Isle of Dogs cause chaos for the Nonnatus team; an apparent immaculate conception concerns the midwives; Sister Julienne and Trixie plan to fight back the Board of Health's disapproval of the way Nonnatus House operates. -
Image
Miss Austen
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Cassandra Austen arrives in Kintbury in 1830 after hearing of her friend Eliza's husband's impending death, but her true motive is to find the letters her sister Jane wrote to Eliza throughout their friendship. -
Image
Miss Austen
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Cassandra's determination to keep Jane's letters private is stronger than ever. -
Image
Miss Austen
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Through her feverish delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from her sister-in-law Mary Austen.
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.
Schedule
-
Image
PBS News Hour
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events. -
Image
Democracy Now!
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
An independent news program features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy. -
Image
Amanpour and Company
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders. -
Image
MotorWeek
2025 Aston Martin Vanquish
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
The 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish; a drive in the new Honda Passport; "Your Drive" brake bleeding demo; an all-new Quick Spin. -
Image
The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished Season
Nolichucky Summertime
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Painting by the riverbank on a summer afternoon. -
Image
Samantha Brown's Places to Love
Greater Palm Springs, CA
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens; stunt driving; Shields Date Garden; pollinating date trees; date shake; Joshua Tree National Park. -
Image
To Dine For with Kate Sullivan
Jason Mayden, Designer, Nike
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
A visit to Giordano's for deep dish pizza in Chicago's South Side with Jason Mayden, designer of the Nike Air Monarch.
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.
Schedule
-
Image
Newsroom Tokyo
Tuesday
Dec 16
28 Minutes
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. -
Image
Direct Talk
Tuesday
Dec 16
15 Minutes
News, current affairs and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia. -
Image
Short Program
Tuesday
Dec 16
17 Minutes
A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels, dubbed into English. -
Image
Free Exercise: America's Story of Religious Liberty
Tuesday
Dec 16
2 Hours
Exploring the development of religious freedom in the U.S. through six American faith communities -- Quakers, Baptists, Black churches, Catholics, Mormons and Jews. -
Image
Our American Family: The Mays
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
The May Hosiery Mill sustains three generations within the Nashville, Tenn., community. -
Image
Stories from the Stage
Finding Family
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
A woman helps her son make contact with his birth mother; a man recalls being smuggled out of Mexico as an infant; a man's relationship with his mother takes a twist when he adopts a baby boy. -
Image
Ancient Skies
Gods and Monsters
Tuesday
Dec 16
1 Hour
Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science.
WETA PBS Kids
WETA PBS Kids features the best in children's television, all day every day.
Schedule
-
Image
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
Face Painting; Sailing Away
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Pinkalicious paints her friends' faces, but there's one problem -- the paint won't wipe off in time for school picture day; Pinkalicious and Peter lose their teddy bears when they float away in paper boats. -
Image
Curious George
Auctioneer George; Sock Monkey Opera
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
George wants to buy a pair of red elephant mittens at the Annual Corn Roast and Attic Auction; George wants to perform "Hansel and Gretel" for Betsy. -
Image
Sesame Street
Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Gabrielle tells her friends about Bessie Coleman, the first African-American and Native American woman to fly an airplane; Elmo decides to become the first monster-cook-teacher-cooking teacher. -
Image
Milo
Milo the Movie Director
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Milo and his friends are thrilled to help Vincent Verona direct the final scene of his new superhero movie; great directors always stay true to the script, but the trio makes too many changes and it's a mess. -
Image
Work It Out Wombats!
Overbooked Super; Louisa's Big News
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
The Wombats are excited for "Show and Tell" but Super might be too busy to attend; Louisa decides the Treeborhood needs a way to announce fun events. -
Image
Work It Out Wombats!
Survey Says; Lost and Found Patrol
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Mr. E has a lot of ping-pong balls and the survey says that he should sell the purple ones; Super's lost her glasses and the Lost and Found Patrol try to find them. -
Image
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Snowflake Day!
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Daniel is excited to play a snowflake in the Neighborhood's Snowflake Day Show. -
Image
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Can't Ride Trolley; Daniel Can't Get What He Wants
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Daniel is mad when he can't ride the trolley; Daniel learns that stomping three times helps him feel better when he is upset. -
Image
Carl the Collector
The Artifact Collection; Mothership Day
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Arugula and Carl go on an adventure as archaeologists; Carl spots a UFO on Mother's Day. -
Image
Carl the Collector
The Puffball Collection; The Bottle Cap Collection
Tuesday
Dec 16
30 Minutes
Lotta competes in the Fuzzytown Music Maker Championship, but the noise on stage becomes too much for her and she leaves; Carl forgets his bottle cap collection at his dad's house.
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.
Please note: WETA channel livestreams are only available to viewers in the Washington, D.C., metro area.