TV Highlights

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6 p.m. on KPBS and KPBS 2 + PBS NEWSHOUR YouTube channel + KPBS FM. Live coverage of President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Seeking healing and comfort in community, a dementia family caregiver road trips the U.S. to swap caregiver stories of love, humor, and devotion with other family caregivers who share this hilariously heartbreaking end-of-life journey.

NATURE's new digital series "Comedian vs. Animals" kicks off Tuesdays in March on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Join popular comedians pretending to be experts about the rare and unique animals in our world.

Saturday, March 1 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, March 2 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV, Sunday, March 9 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV. Explore the science and culture behind musical taste with Dr. Nolan Gasser. With live music, animations, and an interactive app, you will find more joy with the music that surrounds your life on a daily basis.

Encore Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. A documentary about the extraordinary man behind the American folk revival and profound influence on many of the most celebrated musical artists in San Diego and beyond.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. President Trump shocked the world when he proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza and a relocation of Gazans to neighboring countries. This week, a man with a direct stake in Gaza's future: Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker spent in Kansas City and his lasting legacy on the Kansas City jazz scene. It features rarely seen archival footage of Parker, interviews with musicians and historians, and live performances from Kansas City’s most talented jazz musicians.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. On March 26, 2024, a massive container ship plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six highway workers. How did the ship lose control? Why did the bridge fail so catastrophically? And how many other bridges around the world are at risk?

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families—and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.

Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Walter White — arguably the most influential Black man in mid-century America and the leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955 — has been all but forgotten. The film traces the life of this neglected civil rights hero and seeks to explain his disappearance from our history.