TV Highlights

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. The deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. An investigation of its causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.

Premieres Sundays, Jan. 5 - Feb. 23, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.

Sundays, Jan. 5 - 26, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. 1909: The double murder of an arms dealer in police custody and a senior public official has shaken Vienna to its core. Can Max and Oskar stop the seditious mole known as ‘Mephisto’ from bringing the Austro-Hungarian Empire to destruction?

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. From Russia to the Middle East, what are the biggest threats facing the U.S.? Outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joins Ian Bremmer for a wide-ranging conversation on America's view of the world and how much will (or won't) change in 2025.

Premieres Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at 11 pm. on KPBS TV / PBS app. A pioneering group of artists gain global recognition after embracing NFTs, but they must reckon with the controversies that threaten to undermine this new technology.

Premieres Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV. Kick off ROADSHOW’s all-new Season 29 with treasures that include a 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art, a 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy, and Winslow Homer watercolors, ca. 1879. One is between $180,000 to $320,000!

Premieres Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. A South African beauty queen faces an identity crisis upon learning she's born genetically male. Her path crosses with an intersex activist as they navigate a common journey marked by society's stigma and inner struggles in a male-female world.

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Noah Kahan, Lyle Lovett, The Lumineers and Lucinda Williams for a tribute to the 1982 album. Hosted by Warren Zanes, the program features performances of Springsteen’s songs with spoken word storytelling.

Premieres Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Follow Lidia Bastianich across America as she meets chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs who are hard at work trying to change not only what is available but the way Americans see and think about food in the future.

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Grammy Award-winners Snarky Puppy, Silvana Estrada, Gaby Moreno, Silvia Pérez Cruz, and Fuensanta bring the audience to their feet during a sold out show at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall honoring Afro-Peruvian icon Susana Baca’s music.