Prime Time | September 1-6...Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show Celebrate the magic of Irish music and dance in this reinvention of the groundbreaking show. Mister Rogers: It’s You

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Prime Time | September 1-6

Thursday, September 3 10 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

Suminori Awata, a 15th-generation Japanese master stonemason revives his family’s ancient techniques to complete a modern-day commission: a castle-style wall in a modern officetower in downtown Dallas, Texas.

Samurai Wall

TUE 1 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Acclaimed personal finance expert Suze Orman provides essential advice about planning for and thriving in retirement.

Fleetwood Mac: The Dance Celebrate the greatest hits from the best-selling album ‘Rumours’ in this intimate concert recorded in 1997.

The Innovators: Pitney Bowes

NOVA Companies race to develop technology to bring space closer.

NOVA Government and industry collaborate for a new space age.

Legends of Air Power

Amanpour & Company P

WED 2 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Ken Burns: The National Parks Filmed over the course of more than six years witness the beauty of some of nature’s most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show Celebrate the magic of Irish music and dance in this reinvention of the groundbreaking show.

Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like Celebrate the children’s series that premiered over 50 years ago.

Independent Lens - Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Celebrate the legacy of icon Fred Rogers.

Film School Shorts

THU 3 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like Celebrate the children’s series that premiered over 50 years ago.

Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Acclaimed personal finance expert Suze Orman provides essential advice about planning for and thriving in retirement.

Dennis DeYoung & the Music of Styx**

Garden Smart P

P. Allen Smith This Old House Ask This Old House

Samurai Wall P A master stonema-son demonstrates ancient techniques.


FRI 4 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Uncovering America Celebrates the life and work of the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and literary scholar, whose shows have helped history come alive for millions of people.

Sam Smith: Live At The BBC’s Biggest Weekend Thrill to Smith’s electrifying performance before a sold-out crowd at the 2018 music festival.

Ken Burns: The Civil War**

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation* (Start: 7:30 p.m.) Explore the concert that became a touchstone for a generation.

Five Easy Pieces P An upper-class dropout spends his life in a succession of bars, motels and more.

On Story

SAT 5 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show* (Start: 7 p.m.) Celebrate the magic of Irish music and dance.

The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks The Avett Brothers celebrate their 25th appearance at Red Rocks in front of over 9,000 fans.

Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind With Daniel Amen, MD Learn six practical steps to help you feel happier, sharper, and more in control of your own destiny.

Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece Demelza’s brothers, Sam andDrake, begin preaching. Dwight vanishes after he elopes with Caroline.

Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece - Zenana Morse investigates an accident at Lady Matilda’s College and becomes convinced it is foul play.

SUN 6 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky* (Start: 6:30 p.m.) Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores America’s changing racial landscape.

3 Steps to Pain Free Living Learn easy steps you can follow to help alleviate chronic pain.

Black America Since MLK: AndStill I Rise**

NOVA Did humans ever domesticate felines? Science sheds light on an enduring relationship.

Born to Explore

Nature Enjoy the beauty and majesty of the Congo.

NOVA - Rise of the Rockets New companies enter the space race.

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Chronicling his early transformative years in South Africa, Gandhi comes face-to-face with the brutality of war, and undergoes a spiritual epiphany that sets a course for the rest of his life.

Gandhi’s Awakening

rest of his life.

MON 7 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Antiques Roadshow - Cleveland Hour 2

Antiques Roadshow - Cleveland Hour 3 A Tiffany pendant is appraised.

People Forget, New Haven Remembers

Itzhak Perlman: American Masters The life of the world-renowned violinist is explored through conversations with musicians and friends.

Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile Explore the Nile’s history.

Egypt’s Treasure Guardians Meet the keepers of Egypt’s heritage.

Ancient Invisible Cities - Cairo Explore historical treasures.


TUE 8 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30The Vote: American Experience Meet the first generation of leaders in the decades-long movement.

Frontline P Harbor From the Holocaust P Follow 20,000 Jews as they find refuge in Shanghai during WWII.

Windermere Children: In Their Own Words Jewish orphans takerefuge in England’s countryside.

NOVA Discover the forces that gave birth to North America.

NOVA Explore North America’s mysteries of life and human arrival.

NOVA Humans take over North America amid many challenges.


WED 9 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30NOVA - Human Nature P CRISPR technology allows us to edit human DNA, selecting features and possibly eliminating disease. But how far should we go?

Hacking Your Mind P Learn the ins and outs that lead most of us to go through life on autopilot.

Antiques Roadshow - Cleveland Hour 2

Gandhi’s Awakening P Gandhi’s path to becoming the Mahatma.

Gandhi’s Gift P Inspiring details of Gandhi’s life are revealed.

POV P Revisit photos created by 1970s Kentucky schoolchildren.


THU 10 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Father Brown - The Flower of the Fairway

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Teach Me, Dear Creature P

The Doctor Blake Mysteries - The Good Drop Doctor Blake is faced with a farmer’s death and an arson.

Dreamland - Snouts in the Trough

Ask This Old House

This Old House

Garden SmartP

P. Allen Smith This Old House Ask This Old House

Home Diagnosis

Baby Makes 3 Amanpour & Company P

FRI 11 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Midsomer Murders - Master Class A young pianist witnesses foul play.

Death in Paradise - The HealerA woman is poisoned during a healing ceremony.

Opry Salute to Ray Charles Celebrate the music of Ray Charles with Boyz II Men, Trisha Yearwood and more.

Basquiat - American Masters* (Start: 7:30 p.m.)

Brian’s Song P Teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers bond when Piccolo discovers he is dying.

Mae West: American Masters Discover this ground-breaking writer, performer and subversive star.

SAT 12 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30King George VI: The Man Behind the King’s Speech Learn the story that inspired an acclaimed film.

Finding Forrester P A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author in this 2000 film starring Sean Connery, Rob Brown and F. Murray Abraham.

Shakespeare & Hathaway

Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece Ross goes to France searching for information on Dwight. A failed harvest back home incites riots.

Baptiste on Masterpiece Baptiste hunts for a missing prostitute.

Death in Paradise A woman is poi-soned during a healing ceremony.

Wednesday, September 9 8 p.m. on CPTV Spirit




Tuesday, September 15 10 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

After years of seeing dismissive doctors, Michael Frolichstein was finally diagnosed with a simple blood test as having celiac disease. Frolichstein separates fact from fiction about the gluten-free diet in this dynamic documentary.

SUN 13 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Lucy Worsley’s Palace Secrets* (Start: 7:30 p.m.) P Take a tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces.

Van der Valk on Masterpiece - Love in Amsterdam P Van der Valk and his assistant investigate a case that mixes art, politics and passion.

Modus The culture clash between the Swedish police and the FBI becomes more apparent.

Nature Cameras capture the social world of dolphins.

Earth: A New Wild Humans, big animals and their changing ties.

Operation Wild An ingenious idea may help save giant pandas.

NOVA - Making North America: Origins

MON 14 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Antiques Roadshow - Fort Worth Hour 1 Treasures include a Delaware Tribe beaded baldric.

Antiques Roadshow - Fort Worth Hour 2 A Felipe Orlando abstract is appraised.

Gilded Age: American Experience Meet the titans of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them.

Weekends With Yankee

Greece: Quest for the Gods Tour Athens, Olympia, Ithaca and more.

Ancient Invisible Cities Athens, from the mines to the Acropolis.

My Greek Table Amanpour & Company P

TUE 15 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30The Vote: American Experience Explore the strategies used to win the vote.

Frontline P VOCES - Building the American Dream P Immigrant construction work-ers in Texas seek justice & equality.

AfroPop - Amina P An African immigrant in Istanbul pursues her dreams amid cultural challenges.

NOVA - Mysteries of Sleep Scien-tists discover the power of sleep.

NOVA - The Truth About Fat Explore the role of fat in our bodies.

The Celiac Project P Michael Frolichstein pre- & post-celiac disease.


WED 16 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Madagascar: Islands of WonderP Journey across the ancient islandand discover its unique wildlife.

NOVA - Secret Mind of Slime P Scientists investigate the “intelligence” of slime molds.

Hacking Your Mind P Learn how big data is used to influence your decision-making process.

Antiques Roadshow - Fort Worth Hour 1

Into the Amazon - American Experience Theodore Roosevelt and reporter Candido Rondon chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.

POV P With adultery punishable by death in Iran, a young couple decides to flee with their son.

Amanpour & Company** P

THU 17 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Father Brown - The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau

Shakespeare & Hathaway - O Brave New World

The Doctor Blake Mysteries - A Time for Every Purpose Blake investigates one of Ballarat’s finest.

Dreamland - On the Defense

Ask This Old House

This Old House

Garden Smart P

P. Alan Smith This Old House Ask This Old House

Home Diagnosis


FRI 18 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Midsomer Murders - The Noble Art When a famous boxing match is restaged, bodies begin to pile up.

Death in Paradise - Murder on the Day of the Dead An elite yacht club is the scene of a killing.

Art in the 21st Century - London Beyond the Canvas

Postcards From the Edge A substance-addicted actress moves back in with her mother.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure P Two friends seek the ultimate historical presentation.

In Their Own WordsExplore Jim Henson’s early career.


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Monday, September 28 9 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

Award-winning nautical photographer Onne van der Wal draws upon his knowledge and tenacity from a lifetime at sea to completely refit his 1972 Pearson 36 sailboat.

SAT 19 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Brian’s Song Football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers develop a special bond when Piccolo discovers he’s dying.

Five Easy Pieces Jack Nicholson stars as an upper-class dropout who spends his life in a succession of bars, motels and other points of interest.

In Their Own Words Explore Muhammad Ali’s boxing success, conversion to Islam and more.

Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece Dwight languishes in a French prison, Ross takes a desperate gamble, George is driven to the breaking point.

Baptiste on Masterpiece Julien uncovers Stratton’s true identity.

Death in Paradise - Murder on the Day of the Dead

SUN 20 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Last Tango in Halifax P Alan and Celia don’t see eye to eye. Tempers flare at a birthday party.

Van der Valk on Masterpiece - Only in Amsterdam P Van der Valk investigates the death of a Muslim worker at an addiction clinic.

Modus Ingvar and Inger can trust only each other as their lives are tested.

Nature Cameras explore the communication between dolphins.

Earth: A New Wild American prairies are explored.

Operation Wild A rhino receives a skin graft.

NOVA Discover how life evolved in North America.

MON 21 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Antiques Roadshow Up for appraisal: items connected to Latin American history and culture.

AntiquesRoadshow Recut - Newport P

Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story P

Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation

Harvesting Connecticut - Elm Farm

Where ARTThou?

Weekends With Yankee

Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah Journey to Marrakesh and more.

Ancient Invisible Cities - Turkey Rick Steves’ Europe


TUE 22 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30The Vote: American Experience Discover the way pervasive racism impacted women’s fight for the vote.

Frontline - The Choice 2020 P Every four years, Frontline tells the dual biography of the two presidential candidates, looking past the political rhetoric to examine what has shaped their lives and values.

Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation

NOVA Follow patients who urgently need transplants.

The Gene: An Intimate History Patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors search for cures in a race against time.


WED 23 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Borneo: Islands of Wonder P Learn about the harsh conditions of the third-largest island on Earth.

NOVA P Follow the evolution of the written word, from Egyptian carvings to modern-day alphabets.

Hacking Your Mind - Us vs. Them P Discover how our autopilot biases fuel our nation’s divisions.

Antiques Roadshow - Celebrating Latino Heritage

Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience Examine the history and impact of the 1882 law that banned Chinese workers from coming to America.

POV P Challenges abound for a 10-year-old Aboriginal child-healer.


THU 24 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Father Brown - The Great Train Robbery

Shakespeare & Hathaway -The Chimes at Midnight

The Doctor Blake Mysteries - Family Portrait Blake tries to solve two murders while attending a funeral.

Ask ThisOld House

Garden SmartP

P. Allen Smith Ask This Old House Home Diagnosis


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FRI 25 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Midsomer Murders - Not in My Backyard As townspeople debate the development of part of the village, a mysterious killer strikes.

Death in Paradise The team investigates the death of the leader of a spiritual retreat.

Art In the 21st Century PWitness the maturing of Beijing’s art hub, and meet the artists involved.

Beyond the Canvas P

Where ART Thou?

Antiques Recut P

Finding Forrester A young writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author in this 2000 film starring Sean Connery, Rob Brown and F. Murray Abraham.

I Hate Jane Austen

SAT 26 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Postcards From the Edge A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side as she moves back in with her mother.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Two high school buddies set off on a quest in a time machine to prepare a historical presentation.

Father Brown - The Great Train Robbery

Poldark Season 3 on Masterpiece Agatha and George cross swords. George triumphs while his relationship with Elizabeth collapses.

Baptiste on Masterpiece Edward makes a revealing confession.

Death in Paradise - Meditated In Murder

SUN 27 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Last Tango in Halifax PAlan’s brother arrives with two young New Zealanders.

Van der Valk on Masterpiece - Death in Amsterdam PAn eco-fashion vlogger is killed during his video.

Modus Police search for a mole among their ranks.

Nature A family tries to relocate wild giraffes in Africa.

Earth: A New Wild Visit the Amazon, Great Bear & cork forests.

Operation Wild Check out extreme dentistry and keyhole surgery.

NOVA - Making North America: Human

MON 28 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Antiques Roadshow - Fort Worth Hour 3 A 1936 Olympic gold medal is appraised.

Antiques Roadshow - Indianapolis Hour 1 A Norman Rockwell charcoal self-portrait is appraised.

Far From Home P

Antiques Roadshow Recut - Newport

Harvesting Connecticut - Lapsley Orchard

Where ART Thou?

Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matthew Rutherford Story

Second Wind: The Tale of a Sailor

Sea of Light: A Blind Yachtsman’s Voyage Acro... P


TUE 29 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30The Vote: American Experience Meet the women who helped end gender discrimination at the polls.

PBS NewsHour Debates - 2020 Presidential Debate P The Day the ‘60s Died Discover what happened in the aftermath of the Kent State shootings.

NOVA Can Cuba and the U.S. team up on lung cancer treatments?

The Gene: An Intimate History Geneticists wrestle with the moral implications of new technologies.


WED 30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30Hawaii: Islands of Wonder PExplore this island chain’s whales, carnivorous caterpillars and more.

NOVA P Explore how technologies,from pen to printing press, impactedthe spread of information.

Hacking Your Mind P Find out why hacking for good may be this century’s most important discovery.

Antiques Roadshow - Fort Worth Hour 3

Polio Crusade: American Experience

Test Tube Babies: American Experience

POV P An artist creates a stage performance with mechanical puppets for his father with Alzheimer’s.

Amanpour & Company ** P father with Alzheimer’s. Company ** P

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Prime Time | September 1-6...Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show Celebrate the magic of Irish music and dance in this reinvention of the groundbreaking show. Mister Rogers: It’s You