TV Highlights

Fridays at 8 p.m. and Encore Sundays at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. THIS WEEK: With just 54 days to go until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to build on the momentum from her strong debate performance against former President Donald Trump. The candidates entered Tuesday’s debate tied in polls, and the question remains to be whether their showdown has managed to sway critical swing state voters.

Premieres Tuesday, Oct.15, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The horrifying accounts of living through the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza. Told by the people directly impacted on both sides of the conflict, the death, despair and ongoing trauma.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. What makes the perfect Cacio e Pepe? Milk Street stops at nothing to find out! Christopher Kimball travels to Rome, where he learns that there are endless ways to make this seemingly simple dish with only three ingredients. Then, Rose Hattabaugh unlocks the meaty side of zucchini with Zucchini Carbonara and Rosemary Gill offers a creamy, dairy-free version of pesto, Spaghetti Parsley with Pesto.

Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Examine the priorities of a politically diverse Latino electorate in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election in some of the most hotly contested battleground states, including Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania as well as California and Florida.

Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV Stream now with the PBS app. In the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert. The resulting fallout would kick off a decades-long debate over cancer rates, the costs of patriotism, and the responsibility of a nation to protect its citizens. The film chronicles the history of the testing program, and shares the stories of Utahans who lived downwind from the Nevada site.

Saturday, Oct.12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate with the band as they play the historic Red Rocks amphitheater for the first time. Third Eye Blind delivers a hit-filled performance to thousands of their adoring fans, including "Graduate," "Jumper," "How's It Going To Be" and more.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Much of the uncertainty for Western officials about Israel's military escalations in the Middle East relates to Iran's response. This week, Iranian Vice President Javad Zarif argues that his country is the one showing restraint.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. It's the most famous painting in the world. Nearly 8.5 million people visit her every year. Yet few have ever heard about the time the "Mona Lisa" actually vanished from the Louvre in Paris for nearly two and a half years.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Not far from the North Pole, a research team sets out to measure the world’s largest and oldest sea ice floes. Steve is an expedition leader who has led projects in the High Arctic for 40 years. Chris is a polar oceanographer who studies ice floes from a Harvard lab. They know the data, but nothing has prepared them for the truth on the ground. Caught in a frozen maelstrom, something has to give.

Premieres Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The Charities are lifelong friends that have grown into a Central California based band inspired by 70s soul, R&B, funk and pop. Featuring songs, "Angel Eyes," "Movin? One," "Bring Your Love," "Funk Upon a Time" and more.