Evening TV Schedules
PBS 6 for October 12, 2021
Time
Show
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Desert Speaks 
In this episode, host David Yetman, historian Bill Beezley and Archeologist María José Figuerero trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes from sea level to 15,000 feet elevation.
In this episode, host David Yetman, historian Bill Beezley and Archeologist María José Figuerero trace the Atacama Desert Trade route from the Pacific coast to the Chilean Andes from sea level to 15,000 feet elevation.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Finding Your Roots : The Shirts on Their Backs
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni.
9 p.m.
Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis
The burden costly childcare places on families and new ways of providing childcare are explored.
The burden costly childcare places on families and new ways of providing childcare are explored.
10 p.m.
Frontline : Taliban Takeover
Uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people is investigated as the Taliban take over Afghanistan.
Uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people is investigated as the Taliban take over Afghanistan.
PBS Kids for October 12, 2021
Time
Show
7 p.m.
Wild Kratts : The Cobra King
While searching for Martin's lost Creaturepod, the Kratt brothers encounter a Spectacled cobra.
7:30 p.m.
Wild Kratts : Attack of the Tree Eating Aliens
The Kratts must solve the mystery of why most of the trees in a North American forest are dying.
8 p.m.
Odd Squad : Saving Agent Orson/The Scientist
The agents try and stop baby Agent Orson from getting kicked off the squad.
8:30 p.m.
Odd Squad : Who Is Agent Otis?
Olympia discovers a secret about her partner.
9 p.m.
Arthur : Buster's Breathless/The Fright Stuff
Take a guided tour through Buster's lungs! It's boys versus girls in a big battle of the pranks.
9:30 p.m.
Arthur : Prunella the Packrat/What's in a Name?
Prunella tries to break her packrat habits Binky find out his real name isn't Binky, it's Shelley!
10 p.m.
Cyberchase : A Murky Mystery in Mermaidos
Digit visits Mermaidos, an underwater cybersite filled with merfolk, to visit his friend Eugene.
10:30 p.m.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific : Paintbrush Boy and Pencil Girl/Save a Tree
Feelings get hurt when Pinkalicious and Rafael decide to create their very own comic book!
PBS 6 Plus for October 12, 2021
Time
Show
6 p.m.
Frankie Drake Mysteries : Ties That Bind
Searching for a missing friend of Mary's leads Frankie and Trudy to Chinatown - and murder.
Searching for a missing friend of Mary's leads Frankie and Trudy to Chinatown - and murder.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Flavor of Poland : Poznan, Gniezno
Cuisine, monuments and iconic historical points are explored in the cities of Poznań and Gniezno.
Cuisine, monuments and iconic historical points are explored in the cities of Poznań and Gniezno.
8:29 p.m.
Pati's Mexican Table : Jinetes, Adventure in the Mountains
Pati visits the mountains of Sinaloa and learns culinary traditions of the tiny village of Jinetes.
Pati visits the mountains of Sinaloa and learns culinary traditions of the tiny village of Jinetes.
9 p.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Test cook Becky Hays makes a vegan pinto bean-beet burger. Buffalo cauliflower bites are served.
Test cook Becky Hays makes a vegan pinto bean-beet burger. Buffalo cauliflower bites are served.
9:30 p.m.
This Old House : BEDFORD PROJECT - PART 3 OF 16
The footprint of the addition takes shape as Tom Silva forms the new foundation out of ICFs.
The footprint of the addition takes shape as Tom Silva forms the new foundation out of ICFs.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
