PBS Primetime Program Highlights - February 2-8

Weeks of February 2-8, 2020

On-air Picks of the Week

• *NEW* THE POISON SQUAD: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE premieres Tuesday, February 4, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.
   
• *NEW* NOVA “Polar Extremes” premieres Wednesday, February 5, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET.

New and Notable Video

Full-length programs:

• EAST LAKE MEADOWS: A PUBLIC HOUSING STORY . Premieres Tuesday, March 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET.

Embeddable Clips

• EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL . Premieres Wednesday, January 15, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* HOWARDS END ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Four” (MAST) (#5012) (TV-PG)
The three families have a showdown at Howards End.
@masterpiecepbs

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* SANDITON ON MASTERPIECE “Episode Five” (MAST) (#5005) (TV-14)
A cricket match brings tensions to a boil.
@masterpiecepbs

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* VIENNA BLOOD “Episode Three” (VIBL) (#103) (TV-14)
A killer’s gruesome calling cards and seemingly random choice of victims confuse Oskar.
 

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Bonanzaville Hour 2” (ANRO) (#2405) (TV-G)
Travel back in time at Bonanzaville for amazing appraisals, including a $30,000-$35,000 find.
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow

9:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NO PASSPORT REQUIRED “Philadelphia” (NOPS) (#204) (TV-PG)
Join Chef Marcus Samuelsson in Philadelphia, where he delves into the city’s Italian food scene.
#NoPassRequired

10:00-11:30 PM:
*NEW* INDEPENDENT LENS “Leftover Women” (INLE) (#2108) (TV-PG)
Meet three of the professional Chinese women who are labeled “leftover” because they are unmarried.
@IndependentLens | #IndieLensPBS
 

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* FINDING YOUR ROOTS “Science Pioneers” (FIYO) (#607) (TV-PG)
Follow the families of pioneering scientists Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson and Harold Varmus.
#FindingYourRootsPBS

9:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* THE POISON SQUAD: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (AMEX) (#3202) (TV-PG)
Discover the forgotten heroes who fought for food safety at the turn of the 20th century.
@AmExperiencePBS | #AmericanExperience
 

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020

8:00-10:00 PM:
*NEW* NOVA “Polar Extremes” (NOVA) (#4701) (TV-PG)
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history – and future – of ice at the poles.
@novapbs | #NOVAPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
*NEW* EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL “Mexico – Flooded Caves” (EXSB) (#104) (TV-PG)
Dive into a network of unexplored underwater caves in Mexico with Steve Backshall.
#ExpeditionPBS
 

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020

8:00-9:00 PM:
*NEW* THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR “TBA” (NTOH) (#1814) (TV-G)
#AskTOH | #WhatIsIt

9:00-10:00 PM:
EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL “Mexico – Flooded Caves” (EXSB) (#104) (TV-PG) (R)
#ExpeditionPBS

10:00-11:00 PM:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Bonanzaville Hour 2” (ANRO) (#2405) (TV-G) (R)
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow
 

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020

8:00-8:30 PM:
*NEW* WASHINGTON WEEK (WWIR) (#5932) (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 “Newport 4” (ANRE) (#106) (TV-G)
Travel to Rosecliff mansion in this half-hour Recut and learn which fantastic find is $400,000.
@RoadshowPBS | #antiquesroadshow

9:00-11:00 PM:
COUNTRY MUSIC “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” (COMU) (#106) (TV-14) (R)
@CountryMusicPBS | #CountryMusicPBS
 

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020

11:00 PM-12:00 AM:
*NEW* AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Rosalia” (AUCL) (#4513) (TV-PG)
Thrill to an hour with Spanish star Rosalia.
@acltv | #acltv