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AS THE UNITED STATES continues to

face an unprecedented pandemic, an

economic crisis not seen in generations,

and the ongoing struggle against systemic

racism, August also marks a milestone

in the 2020 Presidential race as voters

turn their attention to the Democratic

and Republican conventions.

We know that you rely on THIRTEEN

to be your go-to source for trusted, in-

depth, independent news and public

affairs programming, and are pleased to

bring you a comprehensive schedule of

programs and online resources to help

guide you along the election trail.

With signature series like Amanpour

and Company, PBS NewsHour, PBS News-

Hour Weekend, and Washington Week,

as well as our award-winning local series

like MetroFocus and NJTV News, you’ll

find thoughtful coverage and investigative

reports, news and analysis from multiple

perspectives, and stories of local and

national interest.

Below is a guide to the many ways

THIRTEEN can help you stay up to date

on election issues, whether you’re watch-

ing on-air, online, or on the go.

TUNE INPBS NewsHour provides primetime cov-

erage of the 2020 Democratic National

Convention (Mon 17th–Thu 20th, 8 p.m.)

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the 2020

Republican National Convention (Mon

24th–Thu 27th, 8 p.m.) in Charlotte, North

Carolina. Judy Woodruff anchors with

PBS NewsHour Weekend (Saturdays

and Sundays at 6 p.m.; pbs.org/newshour),

hosted by Hari Sreenivasan, takes a virtual

roadtrip across America, highlighting the

issues most important to voters in both

toss-up and battleground states, with

stories from local PBS stations, communi-

ties, and organizations around the country.

On the local front, join MetroFocus

hosts Rafael Pi Roman, Jenna Flanagan,

and Jack Ford (weeknights at 6 p.m.;

metrofocus.org) for convention reports,

interviews with newsmakers, and timely

stories on key issues affecting voters

in the metropolitan region and across

the country.

Tune in to NJTV News (weeknights at

5:30 p.m.; njtvnews.org) and log on to

NJ Spotlight (njspotlight.com) for the

latest NJ Decides 2020 coverage on what

is already a buzzworthy election season

in the Garden State. The news teams are

covering the candidates, issues and

reports from the floor, podium, and

outside the venue. A digital livestream

of the conventions will be available at

pbs.org/newshour.

How will Joe Biden and Donald Trump

make their case to voters during these

extraordinary times of tension, division,

and uncertainty? Amanpour and Company

(weeknights at 11 p.m.; pbs.org/amanpour)

sorts through the noise and spin to provide

meaningful conversation, analysis, and

perspective. Led by Christiane Amanpour

with contributions from veteran journal-

ists Michel Martin, Hari Sreenivasan, and

Walter Isaacson, the program features

in-depth interviews with campaign insid-

ers, political experts, historians, elected

officials, and others to get to the heart

of the issues voters care about most.

delegation through Election Day, with

NJTV News Chief Political Correspondent

Michael Aron providing insight and inter-

views with vying candidates and a special

NJ Decides election hub on the NJ Spot-

light and NJTV News websites.

You can also find election-related

stories on the weekly public affairs

series Washington Week (Fridays at 8 p.m.;

pbs.org/washingtonweek), Firing Line with

Margaret Hoover (Fridays at 8:30 p.m.;

pbs.org/firingline), and GZERO WORLD

with Ian Bremmer (Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.;

thirteen.org/gzeroworld).

CONNECT ONLINEVisit thirteen.org/Election2020 for our

comprehensive round-up of news stories

on the 2020 Presidential Campaign from

across public media —PBS NewsHour,

Amanpour and Company, MetroFocus,

and more.

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONWant to inspire and educate young and

future voters? Visit Election Central

(pbseduelectioncentral.com), a free, online

educational resource for students and

teachers. Created by PBS LearningMedia,

the site features timely content, creative

resources, and activities on the process

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10:00 POV: “Chez Jolie Coiffure” Inside a tiny underground hair salon run by a Cameroonian immigrant. REPEATS 6TH, 4AM.

11:00 Amanpour and Company

8/04 EARLY TUE AM 12:00 MetroFocus [R]

12:30 One-on-One With

Steve Adubato 1:00 The Great British Baking Show SEE 2ND,

8PM. [R]

2:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece SEE 2ND,

9PM. [R]

3:30 Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece

4 TUESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour

8:00 American Experience: Reagan: “Lifeguard” From an itinerant boyhood in Illinois to a dramatic 1980 ascent to the Oval Office. (Part 1 of 2) REPEATS 6TH, 1AM.

10:00 Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team President George H.W. Bush and his foreign policy team navigated numerous international crises. REPEATS 6TH, 3AM.


8/05 EARLY WED AM 12:00 MetroFocus [R]

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato

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1 SATURDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 SciTech Now Hosted by Hari Sreenivasan.

7:00 Judy Collins—Winter Stories Recorded in Norway in February 2020, this atmospheric concert revisits the folk icon’s highly acclaimed 2019 album Winter Stories in the company of Norwegian folk artist Jonas Fjeld and bluegrass band Chatham County Line. REPEATS 3RD, 2AM.

8:30 Dionne Warwick: Then Came You The Grammy winner’s Gospel

roots and sensational discovery by Bacharach & David. REPEATS 2ND,

2:30PM AND 3RD, 12:30AM.

10:00 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War In the war’s aftermath, the hard-won freedoms of African Americans were quickly undermined. A Henry Louis Gates, Jr. film. (Part 1 of 2)

8/02 EARLY SUN AM 12:30 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War How African Americans fought back against the rise of Jim Crow. (Part 2 of 2)3:30 Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

2 SUNDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 MetroFocus 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax Caroline is overwhelmed at the prospect of looking after baby Flora. (Part 4 of 6) 8:00 The Great British Baking Show: “The Final” The finalists undertake a British classic using no measurements. REPEATS

4TH, 1AM.

9:00 Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece:

“Deguello” The collapse of a tower block reveals a clue that may uncover the truth. (Part 4 of 4) REPEATS 4TH, 2AM.

10:30 Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story Lives of families in 21st-century America: working together in pursuit of common goals and a better life.11:00 Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee The life and songs of a musical legend. REPEATS 1ST, 1AM

AND 11AM; AND 2ND, 11PM.

8/03 EARLY MON AM 12:30 Dionne Warwick: Then Came You SEE 1ST,

8:30PM. [R]

2:00 Judy Collins—Winter Stories SEE 1ST, 7PM. [R]

3:30 Moments To Remember

3 MONDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Vintage Boston” REPEATS 9TH, 4:20AM.

9:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Tucson, Arizona” REPEATS 9TH, 5:20AM.

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1:00 Feel Better Fast and Make It Last [R]

3:00 Moments to Remember [R]

5 WEDNESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries Deep-dive with Chilean devil rays in the Azores. (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS 7TH, 1AM. 9:00 NOVA: “Rise of the Mammals” An amazing new trove of fossils reveals secrets of our evolution. REPEATS 7TH, 2AM.

10:00 Forces of Nature: “Color” The energy in color holds clues to the secret language of our planet. (Part 3 of 4) REPEATS 7TH, 3AM.


8/06 EARLY THU AM 12:00 MetroFocus 12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 American Experience SEE 4TH, 8PM. [R]

3:00 Statecraft: The Bush 41 Team SEE 4TH, 10PM. [R]

4:00 POV SEE 3RD, 10PM. [R]

6 THURSDAY

5:00 BBC World News America

5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65 Live performances from the Newport Folk Festival convey the joy, optimism, and turbulence of the era. REPEATS 8TH, 4:30PM

AND 9TH, 2PM.

9:30 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III The singer’s triumphant 2012 concert at the legendary Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. REPEATS 8TH, 1AM

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8/07 EARLY FRI AM 12:00 MetroFocus [R]

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries SEE

5TH, 8PM. [R]

2:00 NOVA SEE 5TH, 9PM. [R]

3:00 Forces of Nature: “Color” SEE 5TH, 10PM. [R]

4:00 Native America: “From Caves to Cosmos” (Part 1 of 4) 5:00 Native America: “Nature to Nations” (Part 2 of 4)

7 FRIDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week8:30 Firing Line With Margaret Hoover REPEATS

8TH, 10AM.

9:00 Great Performances: “In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams” Follows the cast and creative team from the musical’s small start to its Tony Award-winning triumph. With Lin-Manuel Miranda. REPEATS 10TH, 2AM.

10:00 Great Performances: “Havana Time Machine” Cuba—where past, present and future collide in joyful celebration. 11:00 Amanpour and Company

8/08 EARLY SAT AM 12:00 MetroFocus [R]

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III [R]

2:30 Keto Diet 4:00 Longevity Paradox

8 SATURDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 SciTech Now Hosted by Hari Sreenivasan. [R]

7:00 Professor T: “Cuberdo” Daan and Annelies investigate a number of fatalities linked to eating poisoned sweets. (Part 1 of 13) REPEATS 10TH, 4AM.

8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators: “Too Cold for Hell” Newlyweds moving into a new home find that the moving men have cleaned them out. (Part 10 of 10) REPEATS 10TH, 5AM.

9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “The Man in the White Suit” (1952) An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business must suppress it for economic reasons. With Alec Guinness.

10:30 Reel 13 Indies: “The Company Men” (2011) Three men are faced with corporate downsizing. With Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, and Tommy Lee Jones.

8/09 EARLY SUN AM 12:20 Reel 13 Shorts 12:25 Reel 13 Classics [R]

1:55 Reel 13 Indies [R]

3:45 Reel 13 Shorts [R]

3:50 Austin Film Festival: On Story 4:20 Antiques Roadshow SEE 3RD, 8PM. [R]

9 SUNDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 MetroFocus 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax Caroline is relieved to find that Greg is a natural with Flora and a positive influence on Lawrence. (Part 5 of 6) REPEATS 10TH, 3AM.

8:00 The Great British Baking Show: “The Final” The finalists reach for pastry perfection. REPEATS 11TH, 1AM.

9:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece: “Oracle” Morse sees in the new year—1970—at an opera house in Venice. (Part 1 of 3) REPEATS 11TH, 2AM.

11:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece Jane Tennison becomes immersed in her first murder investigation. (Part 1 of 3) REPEATS 11TH, 4AM.

8/10 EARLY MON AM 12:30 Austin City Limits: “Miguel/Alessia Cara” 1:30 Songs at the Center: “Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman” 2:00 Great Performances SEE 7TH, 9PM. [R]

3:00 Last Tango in Halifax SEE 9TH, 7PM. [R]

4:00 Professor T SEE 8TH,

7PM. [R]

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Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece

Sun 9th-23rd, 9 p.m.

SHAUN EVANS RETURNS as the young Endeav-

our Morse for a new season of crime-solving in

Oxford. Amidst the dawn of women’s liberation

and social change, the 1970s begin for Oxford’s

finest with the discovery of a body at the canal

towpath—and the only clue in the investigation

is a witness who heard whistling the night of

the crime. Binge-watch all three episodes the

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8PM. [R]

10 MONDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Tucson, Arizona” 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: “Omaha, Nebraska” 10:00 POV: “About Love” Three generations of the Phadke family share a home in Mumbai. REPEATS 13TH, 4AM.

11:30 Amanpour and Company REPEATS 11TH,

4PM.


1:00 The Great British Baking Show SEE 9TH, 8PM. [R]

2:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece SEE 9TH,

9PM. [R]

4:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece SEE 9TH, 11PM. [R]

11 TUESDAY


8:00 American Experience: Reagan: “An American Crusade” One of the most popular presidents of the 20th century was also one of the most controversial. (Part 2 of 2) REPEATS 13TH, 1AM.

10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Keto Diet [R]

2:30 Longevity Paradox [R]

4:00 Rivers of Life: “The Amazon”

12 WEDNESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Nature: “Undercover in the Jungle” Untouched biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. REPEATS FRI

14TH, 1AM.

9:00 NOVA: “Decoding the Great Pyramid” How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids of Giza with copper hand tools? REPEATS 14TH, 2AM.

10:00 Forces of Nature: “Motion” How nature’s forces have kept Earth on the move for billions of years. (Part 4 of 4) REPEATS 14TH, 3AM.


8/13 EARLY THU AM 12:00 MetroFocus [R]

12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 American Experience SEE 11TH, 8PM. [R]

3:00 Frontline 4:00 POV SEE 10TH, 10PM. [R]

13 THURSDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Independent Lens: “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” Explores the pivotal role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in American culture. REPEATS

15TH, 1AM AND 16TH, 12NOON.

10:00 Johnny Cash—A Concert Behind Prison Walls Filmed in 1976, this live performance for inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary features guest artists Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark. REPEATS 15TH, 3AM.

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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Nature SEE 12TH, 8PM.

[R]

2:00 NOVA SEE 12TH, 9PM. [R]

3:00 Forces of Nature SEE 12TH, 10PM. [R]

4:00 Native America: “Cities of the Sky” (Part 3 of 4) 5:00 Native America: “New World Rising” (Part 4 of 4)

14 FRIDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

9:00 Great Performances: “Much Ado About Nothing” Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun) directs an all-Black cast including Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman in this 2019 production recorded live at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park.



1:00 Independent Lens SEE 13TH, 8PM. [R]

3:00 Johnny Cash—A Concert Behind Prison Walls [R]

4:00 Brain Secrets With Dr. Michael Merzenich

15 SATURDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 SciTech Now Hosted by Hari Sreenivasan. [R] 7:00 Professor T: “Ring of Fire” A student suffers life-threatening injuries as the result of an arson attack. (Part 2 of 13) REPEATS 17TH, 4AM.

8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators: “How the Rogue Roar’d” Frank and Lu are tasked with helping close down an old Bingo hall. (Part 1 of 10) REPEATS 17TH, 5AM.

9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “Fearless” (1993) A man undergoes a dramatic personality change after surviving an airline crash. With Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez.

Independent Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising:

The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Thu 13th, 8 p.m.

THE RICH HISTORY OF AMERICA’S Historically Black Colleges

and Universities (HBCUs) began before the end of slavery,

flourished in the 20th century, and influenced the nation for

over 150 years—yet remains largely unknown. Filmmaker Stanley

Nelson (American Masters—Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool; The

Black Panthers) explores the history and impact of HBCUs and

the influential Black intellectuals, artists, and revolutionaries

they nurtured—Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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11:10 Reel 13 Indies: “Philomena” (2013) A political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago. With Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.




5:00 Antiques Roadshow [R]

16 SUNDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 MetroFocus 7:00 Last Tango in Halifax Caroline gets to the heart of the reason Gillian is reluctant to go through with the wedding. (Part 6 of 6) REPEATS 17TH, 3AM.

8:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album Worsley ferrets out the stories behind the pictures in a family album begun by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. REPEATS 18TH, 1AM.

9:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece: “Raga” A

clash between rival gangs results in tragedy. (Part 2 of 3) REPEATS 18TH, 2AM.

11:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece The Bentley family continues their plans to pull off their biggest crime yet. (Part 2 of 3) REPEATS 18TH, 4AM.

8/17 EARLY MON AM 12:30 Austin City Limits: “Dan Auerbach/Shinyribs” 1:30 Songs at the Center: “Eric Gnezda/Carly Fratianne/Souther” 2:00 American Masters: “Eero Saarinen” 3:00 Last Tango in Halifax SEE 16TH, 7PM. [R]

4:00 Professor T SEE 15TH,

7PM. [R]

5:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators SEE 15TH,

8PM. [R]

17 MONDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Democratic National Convention” Coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Judy Woodruff anchors. (Part 1 of 4) 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album SEE 16TH,

8PM. [R]

2:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece SEE

16TH, 9PM. [R]

4:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece SEE 16TH, 11PM. [R]

18 TUESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Democratic National Convention” SEE 17TH,

8PM. (Part 2 of 4) 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato1:00 Country Music (Part 1 of 8)3:30 Margaret: The Rebel Princess (Parts 1-2 of 2)

19 WEDNESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus

6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Democratic National Convention” SEE 17TH,



12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Country Music (Part 2 of 8)3:30 A Year in Space4:30 Beyond a Year in Space

20 THURSDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Democratic National Convention” SEE 17TH, 8PM.

(Part 4 of 4) 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With

Steve Adubato 1:00 Country Music (Part 3 of 8)3:30 Nature: “Dolphins: Spy in the Pod”

21 FRIDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line With Margaret Hoover REPEATS

22ND, 10AM.

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9:00 Great Performances: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I” Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe star in this Tony Award-winning revival.

8/22 EARLY SAT AM 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 MetroFocus [R]

1:30 Country Music (Part 4 of 8)3:30 American Masters: “Richard Linklater”

22 SATURDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 SciTech Now Hosted by Hari Sreenivasan. [R]

7:00 Professor T: “The Family” Students flock to Professor T’s classes in increasing numbers. (Part 3 of 13) REPEATS 24TH, 4AM.

8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators: “See Thyself, Devil!” A washed-up rock star believes the Devil is trying to kill him. (Part 2 of 10) REPEATS 24TH, 5AM.

9:00 Reel 13 Classics: “Tender Mercies” (1983) A broken-down country

singer gets a new wife, and tries to put his troubled life back together. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, and Betty Buckley. 10:40 Reel 13 Indies: “The Carer” (2016) A young Hungarian actress becomes caregiver to legendary actor Sir Michael Gifford.




3:40 Austin Film Festival: On Story 4:10 Antiques Roadshow

23 SUNDAY

6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend With Hari Sreenivasan. 6:30 MetroFocus 7:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding Lucy Worsley’s team reconstructs a wedding that changed history. (Parts 1-2 of 2) REPEATS 24TH, 2AM.

9:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece: “Zenana” Endeavour uncovers a potential link among a series of peculiar accidents. (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS 25TH, 2AM.

11:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece Jane is faced with several harsh realities in both her professional and personal life. (Part 3 of 3) REPEATS

25TH, 4AM.

8/24 EARLY MON AM 12:30 Austin City Limits:

“Run The Jewels” 1:30 Songs at the Center: “Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Thomm Jutz” 2:00 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding (Parts 1-2 of 2) [R]

4:00 Professor T SEE

22ND, 7PM. [R]

5:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators SEE 22ND,

8PM. [R]

24 MONDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Republican National Convention” Coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Judy Woodruff anchors. (Part 1 of 4) 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Secrets of Althorp—The Spencers2:00 Endeavour Season 7 on Masterpiece SEE

23RD, 9PM. [R]

4:00 Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece SEE 23RD, 11PM. [R]

EVENING AND NIGHT

25 TUESDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage: “Republican National Convention” SEE 24TH,



12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Country Music (Part 5 of 8)3:30 American Experience: “The Circus” (Part 1 of 2)

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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato

1:00 Country Music (Part 6 of 8)3:30 American Experience: “The Circus” (Part 2 of 2)

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12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato1:00 Country Music (Part 7 of 8)4:00 India—Nature’s Wonderland (Parts 1-2 of 2)

28 FRIDAY

5:00 BBC World News America5:30 NJTV News 6:00 MetroFocus 6:30 BBC World News America 7:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line With Margaret Hoover 9:00 Great Performances: “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

2019” Enjoy the world-renowned orchestra’s annual concert with guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel and famed pianist Yuja Wang. 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut: “Politically Collect 1” Electing and collecting: Two great American traditions. 11:00 Amanpour and Company


12:30 One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00 Country Music (Part 8 of 8)3:30 Kingdoms of the Sky: “The Andes”4:30 Kingdoms of the Sky: “The Rockies”

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