TV Highlights

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has never faced an opponent like Maria Corina Machado, and he knows it. That's why she's been in hiding since he "won" a third term last summer, despite widespread allegations of fraud. But she's not staying quiet.

Premieres Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, June 2 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Meet Chef Javier Caro, who takes us on a tour of his Oja restaurant in Valle de Guadalupe. The breathtaking scenery matches the incredible food. Join Javier on a tour of the facility complete with zebras.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Ravi Patel is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional Hindu parents, still unmarried. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, Ravi submits to his parents' wishes and allows them to play matchmaker. The true-life romantic comedy explores the influences of culture and identity on the most intense, personal, and important part of one's life — love.

Premieres Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. California condors navigate threats like wildfires, lead poisoning, and pesticide DDT. Filmed in Big Sur and Pinnacles National Park, it portrays the struggles of Traveler (Red 71), who overcomes lead poisoning while her mate, Shadow (Yellow 9), raises their chick.

Premieres Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Join historian John Monsky, host Katie Couric, conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for a Veterans Day tribute to remember. In an unforgettable event from Boston’s Symphony Hall, Monsky takes viewers on a breathtaking and suspenseful journey through the events of D-Day, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Allied advance into Germany.

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This exciting period drama is set in northern Chile against a backdrop of political upheaval and international intrigue in the 1930s. The story begins in 1907 during a salt miners strike when the parents of brothers Pedro and Gaspar are massacred by the government while protesting for better working conditions in the mines.

Premieres Monday, May 26, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The film tells the captivating untold story of one of the most unique fighting forces of the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy’s Task Force 117 and Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division, a joint Army-Navy Unit, battled as brothers deep in the Mekong Delta. Forged in brotherhood and tested in relentless combat, these soldiers and sailors became the highest-decorated force of the Vietnam War.

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport and YouTube. MILK STREET Editorial Director J.M. Hirsch travels to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he hears from chefs and home cooks about their effort to preserve Ukrainian culture through cuisine. At Milk Street, Christopher Kimball joins J.M. to make an oven-baked, old-school rendition of Chicken Kyiv flavored with dill, lemon and ginger. Then, we investigate the past, present, and future of Ukrainian Borsch.

Stream now with YouTube. Despite cultural taboos, herpetologist Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is on a mission to save chameleons in Madagascar. Possessing an uncanny ability to spot camouflaging chameleons, she hopes to ensure protections for the island's dwindling species.

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, July 14 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore a Playas restaurant putting a Mexican twist on a Louisiana-style shrimp dish. Watch as Jorge gets messy with a bib on. Then, head to Ensenada to meet David Martinez from Muelle 3, a tiny place with a huge reputation for some of the freshest seafood in the west.