PBS Primetime Program Highlights - December 29 - January 4

Week of December 29 - January 4, 2019

On-air Picks of the Week

• *NEW* Say farewell to 2019 with LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “N.Y. Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim” premiering Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET.
   
• *NEW* Ring in the New Year with GREAT PERFORMANCES “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020” premiering Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET.
   
• *NEW* A new half-hour ANTIQUES ROADSHOW series, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW RECUT, premieres with “Politically Collect 1” Friday, January 3, 2020, 8:30-9:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video

Full-length programs:

• LUCY WORSLEY’S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS. Premieres Wednesday, December 25, 2019, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.

Embeddable Clips

• INDEPENDENT LENS “Attla” . Premieres Monday, December 16, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
   

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
VICTORIA SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “A Show of Unity” (MAST) (#4905) (TV-PG) (R)

@masterpiecepbs | #VictoriaPBS

9:00-10:00 PM:
VICTORIA SEASON 3 ON MASTERPIECE “A Coburg Quartet” (MAST) (#4906) (TV-PG) (R)

@masterpiecepbs | #VictoriaPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING “Episode Two” (VIAW) (#102) (TV-PG) (R)

 

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019

8:00-9:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “St. Louis Hour 1” (ANRO) (#2207) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-10:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “St. Louis Hour 2” (ANRO) (#2208) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow

10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* POV “Midnight Traveler” (AMDO) (#3215) (TV-PG)
Hear a firsthand account of the dangers facing a family of refugees seeking asylum from the Taliban.

@POVdocs | #POVonPBS
 

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019

8:00-9:30 PM:
*NEW* LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “N.Y. Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim” (LVLC) (#4406) (TV-G)
Ring in the New Year with the New York Philharmonic performing Stephen Sondheim’s beloved works.

#LVLC

9:30-11:00 PM:
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “N.Y. Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim” (LVLC) (#4406) (TV-G) (R)

#LVLC
 

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
NATURE “Animal Reunions” (NAAT) (#3313) (TV-PG) (R)

#NaturePBS

9:00-10:30 PM:
*NEW* GREAT PERFORMANCES “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020” (GPER) (#4501) (TV-G)
Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville at the Musikverein.

#GreatPerformancesPBS

10:30-11:00 PM:
SYMPHONY FOR NATURE: THE BRITT ORCHESTRA AT CRATER LAKE (SYNA) (TV-G) (R)
 

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “Westerly Rockin’ the Granite; Cable Railing, Painting Shutters” (NTOH) (#1809) (TV-G)

#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:00 PM:
VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING “Episode Two” (VIAW) (#102) (TV-PG) (R)


10:00-11:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “St. Louis Hour 1” (ANRO) (#2207) (TV-G) (R)

#antiquesroadshow
 

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020

8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5927) (EXEMPT)
Join Robert Costa and noted journalists for a discussion of the big stories from DC.

@washingtonweek | #WashingtonWeek

8:30-9:00 PM:
*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW RECUT “Politically Collect 1” (ANRE) (#101) (TV-G)
Electing and collecting: These two great American traditions combine in one historic half-hour.

#antiquesroadshow

9:00-11:00 PM:
COUNTRY MUSIC “The Rub (Beginnings-1933)” (COMU) (#101) (TV-PG) (R)

@CountryMusicPBS | #CountryMusicPBS
 

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020

11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
*NEW* AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Sharon Van Etten/Lucy Dacus” (AUCL) (#4508) (TV-PG)
Savor an hour with adventurous singer/songwriters Sharon Van Etten and Lucy Dacus.

@acltv | #acltv