December 2011 Online Program Guide

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tHERE’S nO PLACE LIKE nEw YORK for

the holidays. from the rockefeller Center

Christmas tree to the radio City rockettes,

the city becomes a winter wonderland that

delights adults and children alike. You’ll

find plenty of holiday cheer this month

on ThirTEEn as we bring you enchant-

ing ballets, historic concerts, and locally

produced specials celebrating some of

the city’s most festive offerings.

first, join Great Performances for An-

drea Bocelli Live in Central Park (fri 2nd,

9 p.m. on ThirTEEn; mon 12th, 8 p.m. on

wLiw21), the broadcast premiere of the

internationally beloved tenor’s free Central

Park concert. Céline dion, Tony Bennett,

Bryn Terfel, Chris Botti, and david foster

are among the special guests joining Bo-

celli for this starry evening featuring the

new York Philharmonic under the direction

of music director alan Gilbert. This spec-

tacular event was Bocelli’s special gift to

new York City—and now it’s our gift to you!

sugarplum fairies abound in George

Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (wed 14th,

8 p.m.), a Live From Lincoln Center spe-

cial featuring the new York City Ballet. on

an equally festive note, the flea Theater

in Tribeca presents Looking at Christmas

(wed 21st, 10 p.m.), a charming comedy

about a failed writer and a struggling

actress who meet in front of Bloomingdale’s

holiday windows on Christmas Eve.

Classical 105.9fm wQXr and legendary

comedy club Carolines on Broadway come

together for WQXR Comedy Classics (fri

9th, 10:30 p.m.), a unique talent contest

featuring comedians who combine clas-

sical music and humor—and ThirTEEn’s

cameras are there to capture it. judges

include comedian robert klein, PdQ Bach’s

Peter schickele, classical music talent agent

Charles hamlen, and opera star deborah

Voigt. wQXr’s Elliott forrest hosts.

ThirTEEn’s popular Treasures of New

York series continues to spotlight the city’s

premier cultural institutions with The New-

York Historical Society (Thu 15th, 8 p.m.

on ThirTEEn; Tue 20th, 10:30 p.m. on

wLiw21), a look at the renovation and

reinvention of new York’s oldest museum.

jon meacham hosts.

finally, ring in the new Year with the

new York Philharmonic, music director alan

Gilbert, and pianist jean-Yves Thibaudet

as Live From Lincoln Center presents its

New Year’s Eve Gala (sat 31st, 8 p.m.). The

evening of Bernstein and Gershwin music

features selections from Candide, West

Side Story, and Rhapsody in Blue.

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1 tHuRSDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 a cast of 300 celebrates the musical’s anniversary at London’s o2 arena. rEPEaTs EarLY sun 4Th,

5:30am. [r]

12/02 EARLY FRIDAY Am 12:00 Charlie Rose rEPEaTs

fri 2nd, 1:30Pm.

1:00 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

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1:30 Barbra Streisand—One Night Only at the Village Vanguard [r]

3:00 Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas rEPEaTs saT 3rd, 3:30Pm. [r]

4:30 Joel Harper’s Firming After 50 [r]

2 FRIDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week

8:30 PREmIERE Need to Know with scott simon, maria hinojosa, ray suarez, and jeff Greenfield. 9:00 PREmIERE PBS Arts From New York: “Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park” The celebrated italian tenor’s historic, free Central Park concert features the new York Philharmonic, music director alan Gilbert, and a starry line-up includ-ing Céline dion, Tony Bennett, Bryn Terfel, Chris Botti, and david foster. rEPEaTs sun 4Th, 7Pm and

EarLY TuE 6Th, 2:30am.

11:30 Charlie Rose

12/03 EARLY SAtuRDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Suze Orman’s Money Class rEPEaTs EarLY

sun 4Th, 3:30am; mon 5Th,

8Pm; EarLY wEd 7Th, 2:30am;

and Thu 8Th, 1Pm.

3:00 Member Favorites 5:00 Teaching Channel: “The ABCs of Parent Involvement”

3 SAtuRDAY

6:30 Greatest Duets: It Takes Two kenny Loggins hosts a celebration of pop-ular duets, featuring stevie wonder, Paul mcCartney, and others. [r]

8:00 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul The British Beats, motown, soul, and pop classics. rEPEaTs saT 3rd,

10:30Pm; sun 4Th, 9:30am;

EarLY mon 5Th, 3am; EarLY

Thu 8Th, 1am; fri 9Th, 1Pm;

and saT 10Th, 10am. [r]

10:30 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul sEE saT 3rd, 8Pm.

rEPEaTs sun 4Th, 9:30am;

EarLY mon 5Th, 3am; EarLY

Thu 8Th, 1am; fri 9Th, 1Pm and

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12/04 EARLY SunDAY Am 12:00 Member Favorites 3:30 Suze Orman’s Money Class rEPEaTs EarLY wEd 7Th,

2:30am and Thu 8Th, 1Pm. [r]

4 SunDAY

5:30 Barbra Streisand—One Night Only at the Village Vanguard Barbra streisand’s historic one-night-only performance at the intimate new York City jazz club. highlights from the 2009 concert include “The way we were” and “Evergreen.”

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7:00 PBS Arts From New York: “Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park” sEE fri 2nd,

9Pm. rEPEaTs EarLY TuE 6Th,

2:30am. [r]

9:30 The Vienna Boys’ Choir: Songs Along the Road and Time The renowned choir performs songs from the film Silk Road: Songs Along the Road and Time. [r]

10:30 PREmIERE Angelique Kidjo and Friends: Spirit Rising kidjo shares the stage with josh Groban, Branford marsalis, and

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EvEnIng AnD nIgHtdancers from the Broadway show Fela!.

12/05 EARLY mOnDAY Am 12:00 PREmIERE Santana—Live at Montreux 2011 sEE Thu 8Th, 10Pm. rEPEaTs

Thu 8Th, 10Pm and EarLY

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1:30 Stop Back Pain with Vijay Vad, M.D. [r]

3:00 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul sEE saT. 3rd, 8Pm. rEPEaTs

EarLY Thu 8Th, 1am; fri 9Th,

1Pm; and saT 10Th, 10am.

5 mOnDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Suze Orman’s Money Class The financial expert offers timely advice on saving and investing, planning for retirement, and more. rEPEaTs EarLY

wEd 7Th, 2:30am and

Thu 8Th, 1Pm. [r]

10:00 PREmIERE Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New York The singer/songwriter performs “kodachrome,” “slip slidin’ away” and other hits. rEPEaTs EarLY wEd 7Th,

1am.

11:30 Charlie Rose

12/06 EARLY tuESDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. rEPEaTs wEd 7Th, 1Pm;

EarLY fri 9Th, 4am; and

saT 10Th, 6:30am. [r]

2:30 Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in

Central Park sEE fri 2nd,

9Pm. [r]

5:00 Equitrekking: “Alberta” [r]

6 tuESDAY


6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 Great Performances: “Plácido Domingo: My Favorite Roles” The celebrated tenor reflects on his favorite roles from opera houses around the world. [r]

10:00 Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy The singer/pianist celebrates the music of that fabulous era when frank sinatra reigned supreme. [r]

11:30 Charlie Rose

12/07 EARLY wEDnESDAY Am12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New York sEE mon 5Th, 10Pm. [r]

2:30 Suze Orman’s Money Class sEE mon 5Th, 8Pm.

rEPEaTs Thu 8Th, 1Pm. [r]

4:30 Member Favorites

7 wEDnESDAY

5:30 BBC World News America

6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Journey of the Universe Explores cosmic and Earth evolution and the role humans play in this 14-billion-year process. rEPEaTs EarLY fri 9Th, 2:30am.

9:30 PREmIERE Buddy Holly: Listen to Me a concert tribute to Buddy holly, with Chris isaak, Paul anka, stevie nicks, and more. rEPEaTs

EarLY fri 9Th, 1am and EarLY

saT 10Th, 2:30am.

11:00 Charlie Rose

12/08 EARLY tHuRSDAY Am 12:00 Tavis Smiley 12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul sEE sun 4Th, 4Pm. rEPEaTs

fri 9Th, 1Pm and saT 10Th,

10am. [r]

3:30 Mayo Clinic Diet [r] 5:00 Equitrekking [r]

8 tHuRSDAY


6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Celtic Woman—Believe The trio performs classic irish songs, pop favorites, and inspirational songs in this concert filmed at atlanta, Georgia’s fox Theatre. rEPEaTs saT 10Th, 8am.

10:00 Santana—Live at Montreux 2011 Carlos santana and his band perform “oye Como Va”

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11:30 Charlie Rose

12/09 EARLY FRIDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley

1:00 Buddy Holly: Listen to Me sEE wEd 7Th, 9:30Pm.

rEPEaTs EarLY saT 10Th,

2:30am. [r]

2:30 Journey of the Universe

sEE wEd 7Th, 8Pm. [r]

4:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. rEPEaTs saT 10Th,

6:30am. [r]

9 FRIDAY


6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider.

6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 PREmIERE Need to Know with scott simon, maria hinojosa, ray suarez, and jeff Greenfield. 9:00 PREmIERE Victor Borge: Comedy In Music! footage from The Andy Williams Show and The Perry Como Show. rEPEaTs

Thu 29Th, 8Pm.

10:30 PREmIERE WQXR Comedy Classics a talent contest featuring comedians who combine classical music and hu-mor. with judges Peter

schickele (PdQ Bach), opera star deborah Voigt, comedian robert klein, and talent agent Charles hamlen. wQXr’s Elliott forrest hosts.

12/10 EARLY SAtuRDAY Am 12:00 Charlie Rose rEPEaTs

mon 12Th, 1:30Pm.

1:00 Santana—Live at Montreux sEE Thu 8Th, 10Pm. [r]

2:30 Buddy Holly: Listen to Me sEE wEd 7Th, 9:30Pm. [r]

4:00 Financial Fitness After 50 With Paul Merriman [r]

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6:30 PREmIERE History Project: Dead Sea Scrolls science, technology and biblical scholarship bring a legend to life. rEPEaTs

sun 11Th, 12:30Pm.


12/11 EARLY SunDAY Am12:00 Member Favorites

11 SunDAY

6:00 Member Favorites6:30 Nikolai Boskov: Romantic Journey The russian tenor performs selections from Tosca, La Bohème, and more.

8:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Downton Abbey” dame maggie smith and Elizabeth mcGovern star in the Emmy-winning miniseries. (ParTs 1-2 of

4) rEPEaTs EarLY TuE 13Th,

1am. [r]


12/12 EARLY mOnDAY Am 12:00 Member Favorites

12 mOnDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 Antiques Roadshow in madison, wi, a valuable rummage sale painting. (ParT 3 of 3) rEPEaTs EarLY

wEd 14Th, 4am.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow finds in denver include a turn-of-the-century canoe. rEPEaTs EarLY Thu 15Th, 4am

and EarLY sun 18Th, 5:00am.

10:00 Through A Dog’s Eyes Training dogs to assist people with disabilities. rEPEaTs EarLY wEd 14Th, 3am

and EarLY saT 17Th, 5am. [r]

11:00 Charlie Rose rEPEaTs

TuE 13Th, 1:30Pm.

12/13 EARLY tuESDAY Am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

TuE 13Th, 1Pm.

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Masterpiece Classic sEE sun 11Th, 8Pm. [r]

4:30 Nature: “Echo: An Elephant to Remember” rEPEaTs saT 17Th, 5Pm.

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6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Christmas With the Mormon Taber- nacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York holiday songs and the story of Christmas. rEPEaTs EarLY Thu 15Th, 1am

and fri 23rd, 9Pm.

9:00 PREmIERE National Christmas Tree Lighting 2011 The annual ceremony, in its 89th year, with an all-star line-up of performers. rEPEaTs EarLY Thu 15Th, 2am.

10:00 Frontline The public affairs series. rEPEaTs EarLY

Thurs 15Th, 3am.


wEd 14Th, 1:30Pm.

12/14 EARLY wEDnESDAY Am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

wEd 14Th, 1Pm.

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale2:00 Grove rEPEaTs saT 17Th,

2Pm and EarLY mon 19Th,

3:30am.

3:00 Through A Dog’s Eyes sEE mon 12Th, 10Pm. rEPEaTs


4:00 Antiques Roadshow

sEE mon 12Th, 8Pm. [r]

5:00 Equitrekking [r]

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6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Live from Lincoln Center: “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” marching toy soldiers and glorious dancing highlight the new York City Ballet’s holiday performance. rEPEaTs EarLY fri 16Th, 1am

and sun 18Th, 12:30Pm.

10:00 NOVA: “Mystery of the Megavolcano” a remote lake in southeast asia conceals evidence of Earth’s greatest volcanic cataclysm. rEPEaTs EarLY

fri 16Th, 3am; sun 18Th, 7Pm;

and EarLY mon 19Th, 4:30am.


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EvEnIng AnD nIgHt12/15 EARLY tHuRSDAY Am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

Thu 15Th, 1Pm.

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sEE TuE 13Th, 8Pm. rEPEaTs

fri 23rd, 9Pm. [r]

2:00 National Christmas Tree Lighting 2011 sEE

TuE 13Th, 9Pm. [r]

3:00 Frontline [r]

4:00 Antiques Roadshow sEE mon 12Th, 9Pm. rEPEaTs

EarLY sun 18Th, 5am. [r]

5:00 Rudy Maxa’s World [r]

15 tHuRSDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 PREmIERE Treasures of New York: “The New-York Historical Society” follows the renovation and reinven-tion of new York’s oldest museum and one of the nation’s most important american history research institutions. hosted by jon meacham. rEPEaTs EarLY fri 23rd,

5am, and sun 25Th, 6:30Pm.

8:30 No Escaping Houdini The life and career of the extraordinary escape artist.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers” wallander investigates the murder of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse. rEPEaTs

EarLY saT 17Th, 2:30am.

10:00 Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work The television comedy king’s best-remembered char-acters and skits. rEPEaTs



fri 16Th, 1:30Pm.

12/16 EARLY FRIDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

fri 16Th, 1Pm.

1:00 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:30 Live from Lincoln Center sEE wEd 14Th, 8Pm.

rEPEaTs sun 18Th, 12:30Pm.

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3:30 NOVA sEE wEd 14Th,

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4:30 Marching Once More: 60 Years After The Battle of The Bulge

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6:30 Nightly Business Report7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week

rEPEaTs saT 17Th, 9am.

8:30 PREmIERE Need to Know with scott simon, maria hinojosa, ray suarez,

and jeff Greenfield. rEPEaTs sun 18Th, 6Pm.

9:00 PREmIERE PBS Arts From San Francisco: “Great Performances: The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet” hamburg Ballet director john neumeier blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle in this unique interpretation of hans Christian andersen’s classic tale. 11:30 Charlie Rose rEPEaTs

mon 19Th, 1:30Pm.

12/17 EARLY SAtuRDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

mon 19Th, 1Pm.

1:00 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:30 Theater Talk2:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies rEPEaTs

EarLY sun 18Th, 3:30am and

sun 18Th, 3Pm.

2:30 Masterpiece Mystery! sEE Thu 15Th, 9Pm. [r]

4:00 Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work sEE Thu 15Th, 8Pm. [r]

5:00 Through A Dog’s Eyes


17 SAtuRDAY

6:00 Mike Colameco’s Real Food 6:30 Lidia’s Italy In America 7:00 The This Old House Hour 8:00 Keeping Up Appear-ances Christmas Special (1991) who is kissing hyacinth underneath the mistletoe? [r]

8:30 As Time Goes By: “You Must Remember This, Part 1” jean teaches Lionel a lesson about trust. [r]P

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9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “Made for Each Other” (1939) a couple (james stewart and Carole Lombard) struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind romance. rEPEaTs EarLY

sun 18Th, 12:15am.

10:30 PREmIERE Reel 13 Indies: “Metropolitan” (1990) director whit stillman’s ode to the world of nYC prep society. rEPEaTs EarLY sun 18Th,

1:45am and EarLY wEd 21sT,

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12/18 EARLY SunDAY Am 12:10 PREmIERE Reel 13 Shorts rEPEaTs EarLY

sun 18Th, 3:25am and EarLY

wEd 21sT, 3:05am.

12:15 Reel 13 Classics sEE

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1:45 Reel 13 Indies sEE

saT 17Th, 10:30Pm. rEPEaTs

EarLY wEd 21sT, 1:30am. [r]

3:25 Reel 13 Shorts sEE

EarLY sun 18Th, 12:10am.

rEPEaTs EarLY wEd 21sT,

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3:30 Ebert Presents at the Movies rEPEaTs sun 18Th,

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4:00 Frontline [r]



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6:00 Need to Know sEE

fri 16Th, 8:30Pm. [r]

6:30 PREmIERE America’s Competitive Challenges: Lincoln Center Dialogues Tom Brokaw moderates a discussion between Peter orszag of Citigroup and ruth Porat of morgan stanley.


10Pm. rEPEaTs EarLY

mon 19Th, 4:30am. [r]

8:00 Masterpiece Classic: “Downton Abbey” The sisters have a bitter rivalry; the servants scheme against each other. (ParTs

3-4 of 4) rEPEaTs EarLY

TuE 20Th, 1:30am. [r]

11:30 PREmIERE Independent Lens: “The Woodmans” one family’s fall and redemption in the often brutal world of art.

12/19 EARLY mOnDAY Am 1:00 Not As I Pictured: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer’s Journey Through Lymphoma [r]

2:00 Independent Lens: “For Once In My Life” [r]

3:30 Grove [r]


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6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Antiques Roadshow: “Forever Young” dr. seuss artwork and other treasures. rEPEaTs

EarLY Thu 22nd, 4:30am.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Big & Little” Tiny treasures and outsize objects.

10:00 PREmIERE American Masters: “Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter” ray and Charles Eames are remembered

for mid-century modern furniture and other designs, all built from novel materials. rEPEaTs

EarLY wEd 21sT, 3:10am.


TuE 20Th, 1:30Pm.


TuE 20Th, 1Pm.

1:00 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:30 Masterpiece Classic sEE sun 18Th, 8Pm. [r]

4:30 Globe Trekker [r]

20 tuESDAY

5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PREmIERE Lidia Celebrates America: “Holiday Tables & Tradi-tions” an italian Christmas Eve and more with chef Lidia Bastianich. rEPEaTs

EarLY Thu 22nd, 1:30am.

9:00 Picturing Mary art, architecture, poetry and music inspired by the Virgin mary. rEPEaTs EarLY

Thurs 22nd, 2:30am and

EarLY mon 26Th, 4:30am. [r]

10:00 Frontline The award-winning public affairs series. rEPEaTs EarLY

Thurs 22nd, 3:30am.

11:00 PREmIERE In The Life The acclaimed LGBT

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EvEnIng AnD nIgHtnewsmagazine. rEPEaTs

EarLY TuE 27Th, 5am.


wEd 21sT, 1:30Pm.

12/21 EARLY wEDnESDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

wEd 21sT, 1Pm.

1:00 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:30 Reel 13 Indies sEE

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3:05 Reel 13 Shorts sEE

EarLY sun 18Th, 12:10am. [r]

3:10 American Masters sEE

mon 19Th, 10Pm. [r]

4:40 Equitrekking rEPEaTs

saT 24Th, 7am. [r]

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6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Christmas In Yellowstone” Breathtaking winter landscapes frame intimate scenes of Yellow-stone’s wildlife in their most challenging season. rEPEaTs EarLY fri 23rd, 1am

and saT 24Th, 5Pm.

9:00 Christmas at St. Olaf The renowned choirs and the st. olaf orchestra perform. rEPEaTs EarLY

fri 23rd, 2am.

10:00 PREmIERE Looking at Christmas steven Banks’ comedy about a failed writer and a strug-gling actress who meet in front of Bloomingdale’s holiday windows on Christmas Eve. Taped at the flea Theater in new York City. rEPEaTs EarLY

fri 23rd, 3am and

sun 25Th, 11Pm.


Thu 22nd, 1:30Pm.

12/22 EARLY tHuRSDAY Am 12:30 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

Thu 22nd, 1Pm.

1:00 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:30 Lidia Celebrates America sEE TuE 20Th, 8Pm. [r]

2:30 Picturing Mary sEE

TuE 20Th, 9Pm. rEPEaTs EarLY

mon 26Th, 4:30am.

3:30 Frontline [r]



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6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 Great Performances: “Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas In Concert” with special guests natalie Cole, mary j. Blige and the muppets at the kodak Theatre in Los angeles. rEPEaTs

fri 23rd, 10Pm. [r]

9:30 Masterpiece Mystery!: “Wallander, Series II: The Man Who Smiled” an old friend tells wallander (kenneth Branagh) that his father has been murdered. rEPEaTs EarLY saT 24Th,

2:30am. [r]


fri 23rd, 1:30Pm.

12/23 EARLY FRIDAY Am 12:00 Tavis Smiley rEPEaTs

fri 23rd, 1Pm.

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature sEE wEd 21sT,

8Pm. rEPEaTs saT 24Th, 5Pm.

2:00 Christmas at St. Olaf sEE wEd 21sT, 9Pm. [r]

3:00 Looking at Christmas sEE wEd 21sT, 10Pm. rEPEaTs

sun 25Th, 11Pm. [r]

4:30 European Christmas Markets [r]

5:00 Treasures of New York: “The New-York Historical Society” sEE

Thu 15Th, 8Pm. rEPEaTs

sun 25Th, 6:30Pm. [r]

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5:30 BBC World News America 6:00 NJ Today with mike schneider. 6:30 Nightly Business Report 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week

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