December 20th
| midnight | BBC World News This Week |
| 12:30 a.m. | Washington Week |
| 1 a.m. | Keeping Up Appearances |
| 1:30 a.m. | Waiting For God - Christmas Special 1993 |
| 2 a.m. | As Time Goes By Jean and Lionel plan a picnic with Judy and Alistair in hopes that they will hit it off together. |
| 2:30 a.m. | Monarch Of The Glen |
| 3:30 a.m. | Are You Being Served |
| 4 a.m. | Austin City Limits The indie rock stars and this instrumental quartet affirms showcase their talents as live acts. |
| 5 a.m. | Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique Movements for your hips, feet and full body range of motion are showcased. |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur Francine is working on a model city for her class and is obsessed that everything must be perfect. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen volunteers for an animal painting class to try and save it. |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas George and the Man with the Yellow Hat have a great time preparing for Christmas. |
| 8 a.m. | Wordgirl The Butcher unites with his Dad "Kid Potato" to create the supervillain team, "Meat and Potatoes!" |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog T-Bone decides to toughen up. Charley gets a new telescope but doesn't bring it to Emily's party. |
| 9 a.m. | Maya & Miguel The twins devise competitions to see which friends will join them at the extreme sports competition. |
| 9:30 a.m. | Electric Company Hector mysteriously loses his agility and becomes very clumsy right before his big basketball game. |
| 10 a.m. | Motorweek A look at the 2010 Pratt & Miller Corvette, the Subaru Legacy and the amazing Ariel Atom. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Drive It |
| 11 a.m. | Mclaughlin Group |
| 11:30 a.m. | Now On PBS |
| noon | Bill Moyers Journal |
| 1 p.m. | Great Performances At The Met James Levine conducts Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, staged by Luc Bondy and starring Karita Mattila. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Peter And Paul And The Christian Revolution After envisioning the risen Jesus, Peter led believers in dark times and found support from Paul. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Peter And Paul And The Christian Revolution Spread outside Judea by missionaries the Jesus movement caught on quickly around the Roman Empire. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Desert Speaks |
| 6 p.m. | National Christmas Tree Lighting 2009 |
| 7 p.m. | Nature Wolves, coyotes, elk, bison, bears and otters make their way through their most challenging season. |
| 8 p.m. | Masterpiece Classic Follows the absurdities and tragedies of the people of a small Cheshire market town in the 1840s. |
| 10 p.m. | Sherlock Holmes Intrigue and deception are the order of the day, but is it all too much for the great detective? |
| 11 p.m. | Are You Being Served |
| 11:30 p.m. | Life (part 2) |
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December 21st
| midnight | BBC World News This Week |
| 12:30 a.m. | Mclaughlin Group |
| 1 a.m. | National Christmas Tree Lighting 2009 |
| 2 a.m. | Nature Wolves, coyotes, elk, bison, bears and otters make their way through their most challenging season. |
| 3 a.m. | Masterpiece Classic Follows the absurdities and tragedies of the people of a small Cheshire market town in the 1840s. |
| 5 a.m. | Between The Lions A hungry coyote gets tricked by a clever rabbit. A gingerbread man thinks he can outrun everybody. |
| 5:30 a.m. | It's A Big Big World Bob befriends a bee named Stripey. Winslow tries to fly and challenges Burdette to a competition. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur An architect helps the gang rebuild their tree house. Arthur's chorus group has a new teacher. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha gets people to sign a petition to ban fireworks, but Helen and her friends are devastated. |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George George uses his old-fashioned camping tools during a thunderstorm and tries to ride a rollercoaster. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid is nervous about getting a vaccination shot at school, until he learns his Grandma is the nurse! |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! Tiddalick the frog's puddle jumping is using up water and leaving his neighbors in the dust. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Dinosaur Train Buddy meets Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who is a three-toed theropod and a bird-watcher. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street Abby's freckles jump off of her face, glowing and bouncing all around and she has to find them! |
| 10 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Mac starts a club and tries to exclude T-Bone. Mr. Bleakman makes the park "off limits" to dogs. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Baby Bop is sad that some new friends are more impressed by Riff. Everyone shares art at a festival! |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou Caillou visits a ranch and learns about horses. He practices a fire drill and has his face painted. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales Max and his friends help the flowers wake up. Emmy tries to make friends at her scout meeting. |
| noon | America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated A creamy, rich Grand Marnier souffle and a make-ahead recipe for Chocolate Souffle are showcased. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Everyday Food Whole-Wheat Sandwich Wraps make a thin crust, topped with mushrooms and Asiago and Ricotta Cheeses. |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Christmas At Luther: Night Of Glory, Dawn Of Peace Over 650 student musicians and a symphony orchestra perform in a performance hall in Decorah, Iowa. |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George George uses his old-fashioned camping tools during a thunderstorm and tries to ride a rollercoaster. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Martha gets people to sign a petition to ban fireworks, but Helen and her friends are devastated. |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur An architect helps the gang rebuild their tree house. Arthur's chorus group has a new teacher. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl The Botsfords' cheese party is a success until Dr. Two Brains shows up with his cheese-swiping ray. |
| 5 p.m. | Worldfocus |
| 5:30 p.m. | Inside Washington |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated |
| 7 p.m. | PBS Newshour |
| 8 p.m. | Antiques Roadshow Highlights teeny treasures and outsize objects, from a five-carat diamond to a wall-sized painting. |
| 9 p.m. | Great Performances A dazzling interpretation of the holiday story, set during the city's 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. |
| 11 p.m. | Art In The Twenty-first Century |
