PBS Primetime Program Highlights - January 13-19

Week of January 13 – 19, 2018

 

In this week’s highlights:

1. On-air Picks of the Week
2. New and Notable Videos
3. Embeddable Clips      
4. PBS Primetime Schedule, Sunday-Saturday

On-air Picks of the Week

• *SEASON PREMIERE* Join PBS for a special line-up of regal programming. VICTORIA SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode One” premieres Sunday, January 13, 2019, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, followed by VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING “Episode One” from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

• *NEW* NATURE’S EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE "Origins" premieres Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video

Full-length programs:

• INDEPENDENT LENS “Rodents of Unusual Size”  Premieres Monday, January 14, 2019, 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET.

• THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK  Premieres Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET.

Embeddable Clips: 

• CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL Premieres Tuesday, December 25, 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. ET

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019

7:30-9:00 PM:

VICTORIA SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE “Comfort and Joy” (MAST) (#4807) (TV-PG) (R)

#VictoriaPBS

9:00-10:00 PM:

*NEW* VICTORIA SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode One” (MAST) (#4901) (TV-PG)

Revolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds on Victoria with new arrivals at the Palace.

#VictoriaPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING “Episode One” (VIAW) (#101) (TV-G)

Join a team of experts preparing to reconstruct the royal wedding that changed history.

#VictoriaAlbertPBS

MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Meadow Brook Hall (Hour Two)” (ANRO) (#2302) (TV-G)

Discover Detroit-area items appraised at the historic Dodge-Wilson estate. One is $40,000-$60,000!

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-10:00 PM:

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Chicago (Hour Two)” (ANRO) (#1923) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

10:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* INDEPENDENT LENS “Rodents of Unusual Size” (INLE) (#2007) (TV-14)

Go deep in the bayous where locals face invasive pests. Man vs. rodent: may the best mammal win. 

              #IndieLensPBS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 5 “Mystery Men” (FIYO) (#502) (TV-PG)

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. brings actress Felicity Huffman and actor Michael K. Williams their family histories.

#FindingYourRoots

9:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Swamp” (AMEX) (#3101) (TV-PG)

Explore the dramatic story of the quest to conquer Florida's Everglades, America's greatest wetland.

#EvergladesPBS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* NATURE’S EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE "Origins" (NAAT) (#3608) (TV-G)

Travel around the world to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse.

#NaturePBS

9:00-10:00 PM:

NOVA “Day the Dinosaurs Died” (NOVA) (#4602) (TV-G) (R)

#NOVAPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK “Saddam Hussein” (DIPL) (#102) (TV-14)

               Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

               

               #DictatorsPlaybookPBS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:

*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Powering Net Zero | Concrete Walkway” (NTOH) (#1710) (TV-G)

Jeff and Tom install a wood ceiling; Kevin builds a table with Jimmy DiResta.

#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:00 PM:

VICTORIA SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “Episode One” (MAST) (#4901) (TV-PG) (R)

#VictoriaPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Meadow Brook Hall (Hour Two)” (ANRO) (#2302) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019

8:00-8:30 PM:

*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5829) (EXEMPT)

               Join Robert Costa and noted journalists for a discussion of the big stories from DC.

              @washingtonweek | #WashingtonWeek

8:30-9:00 PM:

*NEW* FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER (FLMH) (#211) (EXEMPT)

               Join Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas.

               

9:00-11:00 PM:

*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “Orphee et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago” (GPER) (#4313) (TV-PG)

Reimagine Christoph Willibald Gluck's enduringly popular opera based on the famous Greek myth.

#GreatPerformancesPBS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019

11:00 PM-12:00 AM:

*NEW* AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Artic Monkeys/Wild Child” (AUCL) (#4411) (TV-PG)

Enjoy an hour of modern rock with Arctic Monkeys and Wild Child.

@acltv | #acltv