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Abbey Addicts or Downton Divas?
Posted at 14:26 on Friday, January 6th 2012

Never before have so many staffers and viewers of AZPM been antsy for a premiere. Thank goodness for the encore of Downton Abbey's first season--our collective memories are refreshed just in time for the new season. We have seven Sundays of period drama bliss ahead of us. Downton Abbey's new season has come. The wait is OVER!

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PBS-HD Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow treats viewers to a double whammy of appraisals on Monday nights, beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD 6.

January 23
Antiques Roadshow Eugene, Oregon, Hour One, highlights include a collection of signed baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb memorabilia dating back to the early 1950s; n original Rosemary’s Baby drawing by art designer Clem Hall; and a 1919 oil painting by Norman Rockwell.

Next, Houston, Texas, Hour One, where appraisers find a rich brew of objects, including a scrimshaw walrus tusk depicting the Almira, America's longest-working whaling ship; a collection of rare, unopened packs of Topps football cards from 1958, and a book of Mexican War battlefield illustrations.

January 30
Antiques Roadshow Eugene, Oregon, Hour Two, where antiques include a New England Chippendale chest-on-chest; an 1846 map of Western America; and an early 20th-century Russian Imperial Officer’s sword from the reign of Tsar Nicholas II.

Next, Houston, Texas, Hour Two with impressive finds that include an early 19th-century box desk made by a renowned supplier to the British royal family; a collection of lithographed orange crate labels; and a 1959 replica of artist Edith Parson's Turtle Baby bronze sculpture.

February 6
Antiques Roadshow Eugene, Oregon, Hour Three, where highlights include a playful pair of beautifully preserved tin toys; a Civil War cavalry guidon that may have been used in the Battle of Shiloh; and a 1960 jeweled gold moretto valued at $40,000 to $60,000.

Next, Houston, Texas, Hour Three where appraisers see a magical collection of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustreware; a gold charm that once belonged to Lucille Ball; and a romantic English Regency rosewood settee that makes the appraiser swoon as he declares an estimated value of $9,500.

Antiques Roadshow

When to Watch

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PBS HD Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Lawrence Welk Show
Memories Of Nat "King" Cole
8 p.m. Keeping Up Appearances
Please Mind Your Head (1993)
8:30 p.m. As Time Goes By
Moving In (1994)
9 p.m. Hollywood At Home
Goodbye Again
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable Satellite
Digital 6.1
Digital 27.1
Cox 6
Cox 1006
Comcast 6
Comcast 220
DirecTV 6
Dish 8956
World Charlie Rose Medium Focus
Charlie Rose
Join acclaimed interviewer and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose for one-on-one interviews and roundtable discussions. Weeknights at 10:00 p.m.

Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as “one of America's premier interviewers.” He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages the world's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers.

World Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Need To Know
7:30 p.m. Inside Washington
8 p.m. American Masters
Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune
9:30 p.m. Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One
10 p.m. Moyers & Company
11 p.m. Washington Week
11:30 p.m. Mclaughlin Group
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable
Digital 27.3
Cox 83
  Comcast 203
Humbert Keller
Ready TV
Arizona Public Media presents Ready TV, the new 24-hour channel programmed especially for Southern Arizona interests.

Ready TV – programming for Southern Arizona!

This month Ready TV‘s featured chef is the noted French chef , Hubert Keller. In each program Keller starts with his most famous dishes and transforms them into easy-to-follow recipes, tailored especially for home cooks. Throughout his presentations, he demystifies important cooking techniques essential to good cooking

Workout fans can take advantage of early morning exercise routines. Music and entertainment lovers can enjoy performances from Austin City Limits and the Artist’s Den. Do-it-yourselfers can watch “sawdust” shows like This Old House and Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill. Adventure seekers have the choice of exciting travel and nature shows, ranging from Arizona’s desert landscape to exotic locations as far away as Africa, South America and Europe.

Ready TV

Ready TV Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Live From The Artists Den
Daniel Merriweather, A Fine Frenzy, And Lisa Hanni
8 p.m. Austin City Limits
Fleet Foxes/Joanna Newsom
9 p.m. Between The Lines With Barry Kibrick
Daphne Rose Kingma (Personal Coach) The Ten Things
9:30 p.m. Bluegrass Underground
Mike Farris & The Mccrary Sisters
10 p.m. Rudy Maxa's World
London
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable
Digital 6.3
Cox 82
Comcast 201
PBS Kids Sesame Street
Sesame Street!
Beloved by four-decades of preschoolers and their caregivers, Sesame Street focuses on a STEM curriculum, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Join your favorite characters at 9 a.m on PBS-HD and noon on KIDS.

Season highlights include original songs and street stories; a brand new segment, “Murray’s Science Experiments;” new “Super Grover 2.0” stories and new “Abby’s Flying Fairy School” animations. Also in Season 42 are many humorous celebrity moments featuring Elmo, Oscar, Abby and their friends making keen observations and showing their interest in hands-on investigation...all of which reinforce and encourage preschoolers to say: “Let’s Find Out!”

Check KIDS for Sesame Street and other favorite PBS Kids programs!

Kids Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Arthur
D.W., The Picky Eater/Buster And The Daredevils
7:30 p.m. Martha Speaks
Martha's Chair/Td The Pack Rat
8 p.m. Curious George
George's Super Subway Adventure/Well Done, George
8:30 p.m. Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!
The Lost Egg/Hold On Tight
9 p.m. Super Why!
The Goose And The Golden Eggs
9:30 p.m. Dinosaur Train
Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble
10 p.m. Electric Company
A Whole New Francine
10:30 p.m. Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
Long Glen Silver And The Pursuit Of The Golden Fet
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable
Digital 27.2
Cox 80
Comcast 200
UA Channel
BBC World News
News From a Respected World Leader. Weekdays at 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on UA Channel.

The latest global news from the world's largest news broadcaster; the newscasts contain all the most up-to-date news, interviews, analysis, business reports and world sports news.

BBC World News delivers impartial, in-depth analysis of breaking news, as well as looking at the stories behind the news - not just what is happening, but why.

BBC World News

UA Channel Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Arizona Week
7:30 p.m. Washington Week
8 p.m. This Is America With Dennis Wholey
Amb. Hussein Hassouna Ph. D, League Of Arab State
8:30 p.m. White House Chronicle
9 p.m. Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
9:30 p.m. Ideas In Action With Jim Glassman
Ending America's Dropout Crisis Part 1: Middle S
10 p.m. John Mclaughlin's One On One
10:30 p.m. To The Contrary With Bonnie Erbe
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable
Unavailable Cox 116
Comcast 76
Vme El Gourmet
Vme La Hora El Gourmet
V-me presenta una nueva línea de programas de cocina con el debut en los Estados Unidos de programas originales de la popular red de cocina latinoamericana elgourmet.com.

Con interesantes personajes, consejos y técnicas de afamados chefs latinoamericanos, recetas y más, el bloque diario de elgourmet.com ofrece una fresca mirada a la programación sobre cocina y estilos de vida en idioma español. V-me transmite el bloque de cocina de lunes a viernes de 3:00 – 4:00 (hora del este) y los domingos de 12:00 – 1:30pm (hora del este).

La Hora El Gourmet

V-me Tonight
Saturday, January 28
7 p.m. Game40 (Vme)
7:30 p.m. Cliptomania (V-Me)
8 p.m. V-Me Noticias
Saturday 8:00 Pm
8:01 p.m. DesafÍO Extremo
9 p.m. V-Me Deportes
Saturday 9:00 Pm
9:01 p.m. No MatarÁS (V-Me)
10 p.m. Vme Noticias {Vme}
Saturday 10:00Pm
10:01 p.m. Alarm For Cobra (Vme)
With The Best Intentions
Where to Watch
Antenna Cable Satellite
Digital 6.2
Cox 81
Comcast 202
DirecTV 440
Dish 9414