Evening TV Schedules

6 p.m.

BBC World News America

6:30 p.m.

Desert Speaks : Saving Australia's Wild West
800,000 acres of former cattle ranch has become biodiversity conservation & an ecological jewel.

7 p.m.

PBS Newshour

8 p.m.

Washington Week With the Atlantic

8:30 p.m.

ARIZONA 360 : Episode 249

9 p.m.

Maigret : Maigret's Dead Man A gambler is murdered who has connections to a brutal gang from Czechoslovakia.

7 p.m.

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol Nature Cat is visited by the spirits of Nature Past, Present and Future on Christmas Eve.

8 p.m.

Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! The Cat in the Hat, Nick and Sally help a lost reindeer find his way home in time for Christmas.

9 p.m.

Peg + Cat + Holidays "The Christmas Problem," "The Hanukkah Problem" and "The Penguin Problem" feature math for kids.

10 p.m.

Sesame Street : Elmo's Happy Little Train Elmo, Rosita and Zoe play train and pretend to be the driver, conductor and passenger.

10:30 p.m.

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood : Daniel and Miss Elaina Play Rocketship/Daniel Play Daniel and Miss Elaina learn that they can still have fun together, even without their toys.

6 p.m.

Call the Midwife
Barbara's condition doesn't improve and she's kept in isolation. Lucille makes some new friends.

7 p.m.

Call the Midwife
The closing of a nearby maternity home brings an influx of expectant mothers to the midwives.

8 p.m.

Cook's Country : Spaghetti House Classics
Test cook Christie Morrison makes host Julia Collin Davison the perfect hearty beef lasagna.

8:30 p.m.

FOOD OVER 50

9 p.m.

Field Trip With Curtis Stone : The Kimberley A visit to the northern part of Western Australia finds Curtis in the quintessential Outback.

9:30 p.m.

Best of the Joy of Painting : Double Take
This mountain lake scene from Bob Ross transitions from the cold of winter to the warmth of spring.

10 p.m.

PBS Newshour

11 p.m.

Amanpour and Company