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A new documentary looks back on the Canadian sketch show Second City Television. If SNL was a smirking upperclassman in a private-school uniform, SCTV was a lovable dirtbag in a denim jacket and jeans.

Premieres Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Get your popcorn ready as ROADSHOW reveals high drama, dire straits, and scandals keeping us on the edge of our seats, including a US Secret Service archive, ca. 1900, and a 1965 Noah Purifoy Watts riots sculpture. One is a $200K treasure!

Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.

Watch Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV. Live special coverage of the 2026 midterm elections co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from the PBS News team and public media reporters from around the country as well as its signature election night analysis. Plus live local results and analysis from the KPBS News team throughout the night begins at 8:30 p.m.

Watch Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV (Not available in KPBS+ / Stream with YouTube. Guest: Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, and Liam Donovan, Republican Political Strategist. The Iran war, rising prices, and growing voter frustration are complicating Republicans' midterm prospects. Can Trump help his party hold Congress, or is a blue wave on the horizon?

Stream with KPBS+ beginning Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 at 6 p.m. Celebrate the music of songwriter Jimmy Webb as guest stars Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Sheléa, Ryan Shaw and Ashley Campbell perform his timeless hits including “Up, Up and Away,” “Wichita Lineman,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix."

Stream with KPBS+ / Premieres Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. “Medicine Ball” follows Native college athletes Lexus Redthunder and Leroy Staples-Fairbanks IV as they navigate basketball and college life at the University of Minnesota Morris, located on a former Native boarding school site. Their journeys reveal how basketball became a source of resilience, hope, and cultural pride in Native communities.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10:30 on KPBS TV. Take a look inside the career of one of America's most enduring storytellers using on rare archival interviews, guest lectures and book readings to trace Stephen King's path from his modest beginnings in Maine to his rise as one of the best-selling authors in publishing history. King's own words guide the narrative, exploring what has made his work resonate with readers across five decades.

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Pivotal in the War of 1812, it's where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and where hundreds of self-emancipated men joined the British to take up arms against their former masters. Now, rising sea levels threaten the island, and the race is on to ensure Tangier will remain a witness to American history.

Premieres Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Join chef Pati Jinich on a Pan-American journey exploring cultural connections.