TV Highlights

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Join Chicago as they perform their biggest hits with special guests, recorded live in Atlantic City.

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose steep tariffs on foreign products and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, policies he says will put Americans first. Many U.S. voters reelected Trump on the back of his economic agenda, how will his plan affect workers and consumers? Economist Oren Cass makes the case for Trump’s tariff policies.

Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album, the folk punk group Violent Femmes invited the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to be their “back-up band” in this electrifying concert which mixes classical and rock.

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time, PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.

Broadcast schedule begins Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 1:30 p.m. on CREATE. Christmas in the Alsace region of France is best experienced in the small towns and villages where each community has its own unique holiday traditions, celebrations, food, and of course wine. The Alsatian landscape is covered with medieval towns, castle ruins and vineyards that overflow with charm and history.

Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunitiesvto prevent it. With the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public, examining breakdowns with police, military and mental health care before the Lewiston shooting.

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, March 10 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. In the first episode explore the rich and enchanting history of Hotel del Coronado, from its Victorian splendor to its renowned guests, as Elsa Sevilla and her team uncover the untold stories behind its extraordinary restoration and enduring legacy.

Premieres Sundays, Dec. 8 - 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why.

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app through Dec. 24 + Encores Monday, Dec. 30 at 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on CREATE. Happy little church tucked into a bed of snow, evergreens and mountains; another fine Bob Ross classic.

Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover how the couple's unique relationship led to the creation of the iconic 1971 album Imagine. The film features new interviews with Yoko, Lennon's son Julian, and others who knew the couple best, along with archival footage, audio and photos.